PRESS RELEASE
YOUNG BASS PHENOM TAL WILKENFELD TO HEADLINE
WESFEST 5 CONCERT AT THE ROXY ON FEB 28
PLAYING WITH
VINNIE COLAIUTA, OZ NOY, JOHN BEASLEY
Twenty-three year old bass phenomenon Tal Wilkenfeld, one of the fastest rising stars in the world of bass and music today, will headline WesFest 5: A Concert to Benefit the Wes Wehmiller Endowed Scholarship at Berklee College Of Music at The Roxy in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. Playing new music written for her upcoming album, Tal will be accompanied by the best-of-the-best musicians Vinnie Colaiuta, Oz Noy, and John Beasley.
Tal Wilkenfeld was the answer to the immediate global buzz question “Who’s that girl?” in Eric Clapton’s 2007 Crossroads Festival which aired on PBS. Tal impressed audiences with a memorable solo on guitar god Jeff Beck’s Blow by Blow classic, “Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers!” Jeff Beck, not one given to effusive praise, said this about his bassist Tal "How does one describe an astonishing talent? The answer is: you don't. You listen and watch, as 45,000 people did in Chicago at the Crossroads Festival 2007. To see all those blues fanatics and guitar freaks go berserk halfway through her solo left me emotional. The word proud is barely adequate."
The scholarship fund honors Wes Wehmiller (1971-2005), a Berklee graduate (’92) and highly accomplished bassist who died of thyroid cancer. Established by his family and friends, the Wes Wehmiller Endowed Scholarship is awarded annually to a continuing student at Berklee.
The event will feature four additional acts: John Montagna (solo); Joe Brooks; the WesFest All-Stars; Danny Mo and the Exciters, and 2009 Wehmiller winner Justin Schornstein with Zappa Plays Zappa band drummer Joe Travers.
WHEN: Sunday, February 28 - Doors open at 7:00 PM
WHERE: The Roxy - 9009 West Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
COST: Advance tickets: $35/pair or $20 (before Feb 25) or $30/door
Buy at: http://www.weswehmiller.net/wesfest5
Well that answers three questions:
1. What's next for Tal
2. Will she and Vinnie stay together
3. She's worked with Wayne Krantz, when is she going to work with Oz Noy
Happy Friday! :)
Posted by: Mark Linville | February 19, 2010 at 06:25 AM