Jennifer Westwood Band & Ted Russel Kamp
Schedule
Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
1 Clinton Plaza Drive, Oneonta, NY, United States, New York 13820 | Oneonta, NY
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"Jennifer Westwood and the Handsome Devils sound like they made a serendipitous wrong turn on their way to the juke joint and wound up in a countrypolitan cathedral instead. It's beautiful and ever so haunting. Westwood's voice is sexy and strong as it applies the seduction over the band's groove and thoughtful reserve…..And the Handsome Devils lay it down as pretty as their golden haired captain. It's honky-tonk with a little less honky. It's atmospheric yet immediate and approachable. It packs a wallop” -Rochester City NewspaperAt the helm of the band, Jennifer Westwood and guitarist Dylan Dunbar, share an affection for gospel, Texas blues, Stax, and Muscle Shoals era artists and both have family roots tying them inextricably to the sounds of Appalachia.
Jennifer cut her teeth on gospel before hitting the gritty Detroit bar scene that set her career in motion. From the choir loft, opportunities to provide backing vocals for soul and jazz artists along with commercial work gave way to a desire for unfettered creative expression. A rough and tumble hometown with more than ample talent extended the invitation to earn that privilege - or languish. More stoic than intrepid, she kept her creative flame burning and with a bevy of Detroit Music Awards to her credit, she’s shared a stage and recorded with well known musical heroes, including Blue Note Records CEO and producer Don Was, Vin Dombroski (Sponge), Patti Smith, Johnny Bee Badanjek (Mitch Ryder), and others.
Dylan Dunbar spent his teen years refining his chops in Detroit area blues joints, moving on to perform with W.C. Handy/Blues award winners such as Chef Chris and Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones, as well as outlaw country artist Whitey Morgan. He has moonlighted with Grammy winning songwriter Kendell Marvel, and shared a stage or provided direct support for artists Elle King, Patti Smith, Chris Stapleton and more. His passion for tone and a dynamic playing style always leaves the crowd with “wow’ moments whether backed by a full band or performing as a duo. He’s the perfect compliment to Jennifer's broad vocal range and unique sound that invokes influences ranging from Linda Ronstadt to Big Mama Thorton.
Jennifer and Dylan along with a band of A-listers and underdogs from Detroit bars to the Grammy stage have built a family of fans from New York to Texas, touring upwards of 50,000 miles a year as a duo and with the band. They’ve been on bills with acts such as Hayes Carll, Paul Thorn, Katey Segal, Paul Cauthen, Dale Watson, The Secret Sisters, and Delbert McClinton, grateful for every opportunity the road has afforded them.
When Jennifer and Dylan aren’t touring or making music, Jennifer Hosts Your Americana on WAKT 106.1 Toledo and Dylan writes horror fiction.
Ted Russell Kamp is an LA-based singer/songwriter, producer and Grammy winning bass player.
Ted writes, records and travels the world performing his own country / roots / Americana music from his eleven critically-acclaimed albums. Ted also plays live, records sessions, and collaborates on songs with A-list songwriters and musicians in L.A., Nashville, Austin and around the world. Ted often works out of his home studio — The Den — and has produced several well-received albums for fellow artists there. Ted has also had the honor of being a friend, collaborator and member of Shooter Jennings’ band for most of the last 15 years. Ted also played on the 2020 Grammy winning Country Album of the Year, Tanya Tucker’s While I’m Living.
Ted is well known for his ability to step into bands and rock all genres of music — the decades he spent holding down the bottom end for bands as diverse as Shooter, Jessi Colter, Whitey Morgan, Wilson Phillips and others have made sure Ted had the chops for anything from major festivals to David Letterman appearances and the Sirius XM Outlaw Country Cruise.
The last few years have found Kamp focusing on his own career as well as touring and recording with Shooter. He tours continuously in the US and Europe, and has releasing his solo albums to critical acclaim. His records have debuted at #1 on the Euroamericana Chart and made the US Americana Chart’s Top 100 Records of the Year. The Big Takeover wrote, “Kamp simply knocks one ball after another out of the park…Saturated in talent and sincerity … good music done right.”
This Jack of all trades points to Dave Stewart and Buddy Miller as role models, in the sense that they move so seamlessly between the roles of sideman and frontman while supplying both substance and glue to every project they take on.
“The biggest challenge,” Ted says, “is always to be myself and express myself while still supporting others. Bringing in traditional elements is a way to make the music classier and more timeless, in my opinion, whether it’s to enrich my own music or to make anything I’m part of as great as it can be.”
“I was born in New York and live in L.A. and love the heart and honesty of Southern music,” Ted points out. “Most of my favorite records were made within a few-hundred-mile radius that circles Memphis, Nashville, Muscle Shoals, New Orleans and up the Mississippi River, Dallas and Austin. It’s incredible — the passion, the storytelling and the soul that came out of that part of the country. It’s a huge part of the American voice.”
Ted dove into music after college. He spent several years woodshedding in Seattle, and recorded four LPs with his trio Ponticello before moving to LA in 2001. Once in LA, Ted formed the group Union Pacific, played with numerous bands, did extensive session work. That led in 2003 to Shooter Jennings pulling him into his band. And Ted’s never looked back. Whether he’s headlining a major show in the Netherlands with European superstars, playing Gruene Hall in mid Texas in the dead of summer, rocking an LA honky tonk with some of the best players in town, or working in his new studio to pull the soul from each song, Ted pours his drive and musical talent into every note.
Advanced Tickets Here
(guarantees you a seat/dinner reservation)
- Doors 6:30pm, Show: 8pm
$12 Single / $20 Couple / $100 VIP includes admission, Autographed Jennifer Westwood Poster & CD
https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/bsideballroom/jennifer-westwood-ted-russell-kamp
Door Ticket $15 Single, $25 Couple
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