Alexis P. Suter - Lead Vocals, Ray Grappone - Drums, Jimmy Bennett - Guitar, Vicki Bell -Vocals, Linda Pino - Vocals, Peter Bennett - Bass, Benny Harrison - Keys, Glenn Turner - Vocals and our very special guests, Ted Kooshian - Keys, Deep Singh - Percussion and Bruce Katz on some "bad ass" Hammond B3!
Influences
God, Mrs. Carrie (Mommy) Suter, Levon Helm, Solomon Burke, The Band, Muddy Waters, Ray Grappone, Stax Records, Vicki Bell, Little Sammy Davis, Ollabelle, Elvis Costello, Howlin' Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, Alan Touissant, B.B. King, Big Maybelle, Larry Campbell, Emmy Lou Harris, Ruth Brown, The Staples Singers, Pine Top Perkins, Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin, Jimmy V and the entire Levon Helm Band, Donny Hathaway, Barry White, Isley Brothers, Linda Pino, Greg Payne, Crown Heights Affair, War, Mandril,Two Tons of Fun, Heat Wave,Tha Pac, Miche Braden, Harold Smith ,Rev.James Cleveland, Mississippi Mass Choir, Debbie Hawkins, Andrea Suter(oldest sister,R.I.P),The guy who wrote the theme song to the peanuts, The Kinks, The Meters, La India, Credence Clearwater Revival, Baby Huey and the Baby Sitters, Mos Def, Glenn Turner, Mr.Drayton(PS 20 music teacher R.I.P), Mr. Motley"All city high school chorus), Lolita Holloway, Cream, The Intruders,The Stylistics, Carmen McRae, Billy Preston,The Pointer Sisters, Blind Melon, Sister Sledge, The O'Jays, Queen, Tears for Fears,Chuck Berry, Carl Carlton, Evelyn Champagne King, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington,The natural and man made sounds of NYC, Otis Redding, Jefferson Airplane, Chaka Chan, Ray Charles, Slave, Ike Turner, Nona Hendrix, Sara Dash,Pattie Labelle, Isaac Hayes, Joni Mitchell, Minnie Ripperton, Idzora Rhodes, Clinton Utterbach and the Utterbach Concert Ensemble, Frankie Beverly and Maze, Phillis Hyman, Joe Cocker, Simon and Garfunkle, DJ Rogers, James Brown, Gwen Fredricks, Tobacco Bad Kids, Sly and the Family Stone, plus all the great players and friends we have made playing at the Midnight Ramble, also Al Green, Wilson Pickett, Music...love & light... their's just too many to list!
Alexis P. Suter is a rising star on the roots, blues and soul scene. Her powerful bass/baritone voice, seasoned with raw emotion and a wide streak of attitude, has won the praise of the greats!
"She is one of those wonderful spirits, she's got her arms around you, you can feel that".
Levon Helm
"It's a rare thing to share the stage with great talent like that young lady".
B.B. King
"America’s number one contender for the new queen of the blues Alexis P. Suter"!
Dan Aykroyd
A true vocal phenomenon, Suter has been astounding audiences up and down the east coast for the past few years, backed by her tight, soul-rocking ensemble. The band is anchored by Ray Grappone’s solid, funky beats and Peter Bennett on bass. Guitarist Jimmy Bennett plays stinging guitar, Benny Harrison adds his passionate keyboard wizardry and soulful singers Vicki Bell, Glenn Turner and Linda Pino ramp up the intensity that has captured the attention of some of the best players around.
The Alexis P. Suter Band have had the honor of opening the show at the acclaimed Levon Helm Midnight Ramble Sessions in Woodstock, NY over 80 times. The APS band have also performed at festivals including the Pocono Blues Fest, The Mississippi Valley Blues Fest, The WC Handy Blues BBQ, Virginia Blues and Jazz Fest and the New York State Blues Fest among many others. Along with The Levon Helm Band, they played sold-out shows at the Beacon Theater in New York City, Bethel Woods Center For The Arts, The Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park, NJ and Central Park’s Summerstage.
Recently, Alexis and the band were the guest musical performers on the Imus In The Morning show, aired nationally on WABC Radio and RFD TV. Their song “Ride Ride” is currently being featured on a national commercial for howstuffworks.com. In February, they headlined at BB King’s in New York to a sold out crowd. The APSB had the honor and pleasure of touring the Piedmont region of Italy as part of “Blues Al Femminile”. At the 2009 New York State Blues Fest, the APSB were honored to perform with Mr. Dan Aykroyd.
On their latest CD, Just Another Fool on Hipbone Records, Suter and her top-notch band take you on a musical journey of emotional, gut-busting blues and soul. The CD is doing well on Triple A Radio stations nationwide. The APS Band’s CD/DVD Live at The Midnight Ramble on Levon Helm Studios Records and their debut release, Shuga Fix on Hipbone Records, are also still being enthusiastically received by the music community.
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Dear The Alexis P. Suter Band, in our modern life we have... moments...friendship... changes... expectations... dreams... crisis... roads to go... love to share...
Enjoy this video about our urban life... have a good week...... Vibejays
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The Alexis P. Suter Band, en esta vida moderna tenemos... momentos... amistades... cambios... sueños... espectativas... crisis... lugares adonde ir... amor para dar...
Disfruta este video sobre nuestra vida urbana... Buena semana... Vibejays
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As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.
Wishing you positive energy to move into the light.
Hello to The Alexis P. Suter Band, Thanks so much for the Add–and your friendship. We enjoyed your music very much. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. It's a pleasure having you among our friends! We've added two blogs about Umano, plus four more new compositions, making ten on our page. We hope you and your friends visit us and enjoy our music, too. We wake up every morning and play the music of the new MySpace friends who have arrived at our site during the night. It occurred to us that these friends (you are among them) are almost universally positive, whether they be novices or legends, and without regard to their station in life or the country they occupy. Although it's not an original thought, it also occurred to us that we couldn’t hold a verbal conversation with most of these friends, but we have bridged that gap by expressing our art honestly with each other. We all have been filling the world with our music and art, in the hope that our messages of love and human understanding will have an impact on the world at large. What a gift and what an opportunity we have received from this technology! ♫♫♫ Thom & Lorry Gambino ♫♫♫ New York, New York
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Hello there.....Just wanted you to know we think of you often, hope all is well with you and the band. Hope we get the chance to come see you guys perform again soon, it's been way to long. Take care....we love ya!
Saludos!! Con vuestro permiso os dejo "cuando podré verte dormir" en directo: ( incluido dentro de mi último trabajo ). Tambien os invito a escuchar "VOLANDO" dentro de mi próximo proyecto. Gracias!!