Louisiana Red, David Maxwell Tuesday at Regattabar

[Rick Foster]

At 76, Louisiana Red has over 50 years' experience playing the blues with everyojne from John Lee Hooker to Muddy Waters.

Red will be in town Tuesday, July 7 to perform with David Maxwell at The Regattabar at the Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St., Cambridge. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18.

For more info visit: www.regattabarjazz.com.

Louisiana Red began recording career began in '52 with recordings for Chess/Checker, where he was backed by Little Walter on Harp and Muddy Waters on Guitar. He's continued to record relentlessly even to date, with recent releases on Earwig, Severn and Hightone. Red is currently touring in support of his latest release, "Back To The Black Bayou," (Ruf Records) which is receiving significant airplay in the US.

Over the years Red has toured frequently throughout the world, sharing the stage and backing such greats as Jimmy Rogers, Otis Spann and John Lee Hooker. He's a master of slide guitar in both traditional acoustic and urban electric styles, and with his powerful, passionate lyrics and vocals, he has been captivating audiences and gaining lifelong devotees at every step along the way, bringing the same intensity and enthusiasm to every stage he appears on, whether in front of 10,000 people at a festival or 100 people in an intimate club.

David Maxwell has amassed an enormous resume throughout the years playing piano with some of the greatest and most well-knownmusicians in the blues. David plays many styles of blues, jazz and improvised music, but he is best known for his soulful virtuosity and unmatched ability to reach the heart of post-war Chicago Blues. Through his work, he has gained the respect of artists, critics and fans and has established a reputation as one of the finest blues pianists alive.

In the last decade, David has received over a half dozen WC Handy and Grammy nominations and a Grammy Award for recorded work, as well as Handy nominations for instrumental performance. He has played with many of the greats including tours with Freddie King, Bonnie Raitt, James Cotton, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmy Rodgers, Charlie Musselwhite, Johnny Adams and Ronnie Earl; and gigs with Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Levon Helm, Jimmy Witherspoon, Lowell Fulsom, Junior Wells and many others. He has been involved in well over fifty recording sessions and can be found playing keys on many blues albums that have been released over the last 25 years, including backing up Keith Richards and Eric Clapton for Hubert Sumlin's CD, "About Them Shoes" released in 2005.