Janiva Magness band with Joe Louis Walker, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, & more
Jam session at the Edmonton Folk Festival on August 6th, 2011. The Janiva Magness band (Jim Alfredson, keys | Gary Davenport, bass | Matt Tecu, drums | Zach Zunis, guitar) on stage with Joe Louis Walker and three members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Zach Zunis is tearing it up and Joe Louis Walker finishes the tune. Janiva is manning the camera and backstage you can see Duke Robillard, Bruce Bears, and John Mayall. Mayall came up later to jam.
About Joe Louis Walker
Louis Joseph Walker Jr. (December 25, 1949 – April 30, 2025), known as Joe Louis Walker, was an American musician, best known as an electric blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. His knowledge of blues history is revealed by his use of older material and playing styles. NPR Music described him as "Powerful, soul-stirring, fierce and gritty...a legendary boundary-pushing icon of modern blues." Another music journalist noted "If you define 'blues' by the rigid categories of structure r...
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