Performance Experience
Luke Winslow-King started getting paid to play in a weekly house band at Curly’s Bar 15 years of age. In high school he forged his own Winslow-King Blues Band, playing electric guitar and vocals, backed by a drummer and bassist. They performed at local bars, as well as the Wheatland Music festival (Remus, MI). King won best solo at the All State Jazz Competition in ‘00, did a local tour with Interlochen Arts Academy’s Classical Guitar Dectet, and played in Western Michigan University’s Gold Company II.
King embarked on his first national tour in 2002 accompanying Seth Bernard
King embarked on his first national tour in 2002 accompanying Seth Bernard and performed at cafes and house concerts in: Cadillac, Gaylord, Ann Arbor, Boulder, Berkley, LA, Austin. They played The Old Settlers Festival in Texas, The Neutral Ground and The Louisiana Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans as well as The Ark in Ann Arbor opening for Dan Bern. King has performed at many a Michigan music festival, completed several national tours, and has spread his sound around central and western Europe.
King has played in:
Michigan:
The Earthwork Harvest Gathering, Bliss Fest, Farm Fest, Spirit of the Woods, Cadillac’s First Night Celebration, Gopherwood Series, and City Park Series, Bells Brewery, Kraftbrau,and The State Theatre in Kalamazoo, The Manistee City Park Series, Interlochen Center for the Arts, The Mackinac Island Jazz Festival
New Orleans:
Downtown Tipitina’s, Cafe Brazil, The Apple Barrel, The Spotted Cat, Cajun’s Pub, DBA, El Matador, Donna’s Bar and Grill, Sean Kelly’s, Cafe Beignet, Cosimo’s, The Sound Cafe, The Blue Nile, The Howlin’ Wolf
New York:
The Fez, Union Hall, Galapagos, Mickie’s Blue Room, Bait and Tackle, Otto’s Shrunken Head, Sidewalk Cafe, Superfly
Rome:
Theater Argentina Largo, Hotel De Russie, The Drunken Ship, La Testa Matte and house concerts
Solo Street Shows in:
Chicago, New Orleans, New York, Nashville, Memphis, San Francisco, Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Munich, Vienna, Prague, Rome, Florence, Venice, Amalfi, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Pomplona, and San Sebastien
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