Raphael Wressnig & Igor Prado - Crossfire (LIVE)

From New Orleans-style funk to soul and rhythm & blues, Wressnig’s percussive and greasy Hammond sounds conjure dynamic, high-voltage music. Old- school and new-school rendezvous in his style and his sound combines an authentic soul & blues vibe and a “lowdown” feel with a contemporary funk edge for a unique listening experience. Together with the Brazilian guitar master Igor Prado he shows the bright potential of soul, blues and funk in a modern world and will give the audience a new way to experience these old genres. They confidently bring out the pyrotechnic power and mightiness of an organ-driven band. They captured a high energy live performance from last October. “LIVE” is a unique document that revisits some of the material from the acclaimed studio album “Groove & Good Times” and some of the best stuff from their songbook.
Raphael Wressnig - Hammond B-3 organ
Igor Prado - guitars
Yuri Prado - drums & percussion
Raphael Wressnig & Igor Prado - LIVE
Vinyl LP: PEC 2141-2
CD: PEC 2141-1
Pepper Cake Records/ZYX-Music
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Produced by Raphael Wressnig
Mixed & Mastered by Igor Prado
Video editing by Substancia Films
Video by Valentina Morianz
Thanks to Orpheum Graz
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Press:
„Oh yes, Raphael plays a dynamic brand of B-3, his passion commensurate with his technique and his creative intelligence. He's a high-voltage dynamo but also a musician of surprising delicacy and self-reflection. Call him one of the finest blues/funk/jazz B-3 operators anywhere.“
(DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE)
„Igor Prado is a high-class guitarist. No wonder the Brazilian was nominated for a blues-music-award in the United States!“
(ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE)
“It’s a true organ trio effort smeared in fat and grease - no fakery. Uncommonly adept at the art of nailing down funk rhythms, this international threesome infuses groove music with elements of jazz, blues, R&B, soul and gospel as if they’d found the Holy Grail to be the early-1970s, cross-genre funk of Jimmy McGriff. Suggestive of McGriff, but with a modern approach, Wressnig changes the tones and drawbar setting throughout a song and deals from a deck of Jimmy Smith-inspired R&B lines, hooks and licks.The fortyish Graz resident displays tremendous spirit and keen musical intellect as he accentuates the natural beauty of the Hammond”
(DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE)