A Night with Zac Harmon and the Drive

Schedule

Fri Sep 13 2024 at 07:00 pm

Location

Arts Garage | Delray Beach, FL

Zac Harmon and the Drive will take you from the roots of Mississippi Blues up to the urban Blues styling of today with their high energy performance.
PERFORMER BIOS:
Zac Harmon is an award-winning guitarist, singer, and songwriter whose distinctive style continues the lineage of American Blues music. America’s classical music.
Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Zac Harmon is a true embodiment of the music that emanated from the city’s historic Farish Street district, home of blues legend Elmore James. Given that Zac was exposed to a lot of music in his home, neighborhood, and local culture, it’s not surprising that he turned out a blues musician. His mom played piano, and his dad, the city’s first state registered black pharmacist, played harmonica and tended to the needs of artists such as Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Ike and Tina Turner, Albert King, and Little Milton.
His next door neighbor was a music instructor who would host friends such as Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, and Harry Belafonte in her home. Another neighbor, Bill Farris, a blues scholar who worked with noted folklorist Alan Lomax and founded the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, recorded a number of Delta blues artists in his home, including Skip James.
Zac started his professional career at age sixteen, playing guitar with Sam Myers, a friend of his father’s. Two years later he was playing with Dorothy Moore, Z.Z. Hill and other well-known blues artists who were passing through on regional tours.
In the early eighties, at age 21, he moved to Los Angeles to take a real shot at the music business. He worked as a studio musician at first and eventually established a very successful career as a songwriter and producer. He worked on major films, television shows, and well-known national commercials, even being hired at one point by Michael Jackson as a staff writer for his publishing company, ATV Music. Harmon wrote songs for the likes of Troop, Karyn White, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Freddie Jackson, the Whispers, K-Ci & Jo Jo, and the O'Jays. He also wrote and produced songs for reggae band Black Uhuru's Mystical Truth album, which received a Grammy nomination in 1994.
After composing and performing some blues songs for a movie score, Harmon felt compelled to pursue his longtime dream of returning to his roots and recording his first blues project.
Since then he’s been on a roll, becoming one of the blues' strongest live performers, thrilling fans everywhere from Memphis to Mumbai. His live performances combine elements of everything that influenced him: soul-blues, gospel, reggae, and modern blues-rock.
Zac Harmon continues to tour both nationally and internationally as an ambassador of this great American music art form called the Blues. His live shows are a non-stop low down throwdown as he brings audiences to their feet with his irresistible passion and enthusiasm.
Corey Lacy has performed with Zac as a keyboardist for the last 12 years. He was trained at North Texas University and graduated from Dallas Arts Academy.
Gino Iglehart has performed with Erica Badu, Kirk Franklin, Prince, and Lucky Peterson just to name a few.
Nate Robinson has been performing his entire life in the Pentecostal Church network. He is a very accomplished bass player performing in both the gospel, blues, and country music genres.
Kingston Livingston has been performing since high school. He is the youngest member of the band at age 26. He has spent most of his time playing with various southern soul artist.
BAND MEMBERS:
Corey Lacy - Keyboards
Gino Iglehart - Drums
Kingston Livingston - Guitar
Nate Robinson - Bass
Zac Harmon - Guitar and Vocals

Where is it happening?

Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave,Delray Beach,FL,United States

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Host or Publisher Arts Garage

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