The Alexis P. Suter Band

Bio:

THE ALEXIS P. SUTER BAND

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. ..   I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

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Click here to buy, The Alexis P. Suter Band "LIVE AT THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLE" CD/DVD

Click here to buy, Alexis P. Suter's debut CD "SHUGA FIX"

"JUST ANOTHER FOOL" is available at most fine etailers and for digital download at itunes and emusic

Dan Aykroyd Performs at Syracuse Blues Fest with The Alexis P. Suter Band

Member Since:

November 18, 2005

Members:

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!

Sounds Like:

Gut Busting Blues, Soul and Roots Music!

Record Label:

Hipbone Records - Brooklyn, NY