Tales From The Griot of Westminster by The Late Bloomer Band published on 2020-09-30T04:00:37Z Joe Keyes, born 1960, is a “Late Bloomer.” Throughout life, he has found music to be a steadfast source of healing. At the late age of 60 years old, in 2020 with an amazing group of young musicians we, Joe Keyes and The Late Bloomer Band are going to bring the healing power of music to the nations with full honor and respect to the great creators who brought this music to Joe. It’s past time for a new generation to lay down the hard drugs and reach new heights in music, building on the foundations of great musicians like, Miles Davis, Bennie Maupin, Gil Scott-Heron, Nona Hendryx, Joe Bowie (Defunkt) George Clinton, Parliament / Funkadelic, Sun Ra, Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin and Joe Keyes. “He’s the leader of the band, he’s a mentor, he’s a teacher, he’s a brother, he’s a father – he’s a lot of different things to the people in the band,” says Stages engineer Dave Nachodsky, who recorded the album. “A lot of bands don’t have that kind of personality as a leader. That struck me.” By Marc Shapiro https://www.stagesmusicarts.com/blog-page/joe-keyes-lays-down-the-funk-at-stages https://latebloomerband.com/ Genre Jazz, Rock, Funk Contains tracks Nonamaudavis by The Late Bloomer Band published on 2020-09-24T18:16:40Z Did You Hear What They Said by The Late Bloomer Band published on 2020-09-30T03:58:54Z Daddys Song by The Late Bloomer Band published on 2020-09-30T04:16:48Z Reasons by The Late Bloomer Band published on 2020-09-30T04:23:34Z Poem For Mommy by The Late Bloomer Band published on 2020-09-30T04:40:56Z