Two-time Grammy Award winner Vernon Reid of Living Colour returns to
The Living Room! He will present an evening of solo guitar and share
experiences from his storied life as one of the world's most renowned
and innovative guitarists. Reid founded Living Colour in New York City
circa 1985 and piloted the band through a remarkable career. Among the
highlights: a double platinum-selling debut album "Vivid," released in
1988; its gold-certified successor, "Time's Up," released in 1990; two
consecutive Grammy Awards in the category of Best Hard Rock
Performance; opening for the Rolling Stones' 1989 "Steel Wheels" tour;
and appearing on the first Lollapalooza tour in the summer of 1991. In
addition to Living Colour, Reid released "Mistaken Identity," his
first solo album, in 1996. He has collaborated with numerous other
artists including choreographers Bill T. Jones on "Still/Here;" with
Donald Byrd on "Jazztrain;" with The Roots on "Party 'Til The End of
Time," an end of the millennium tribute featuring the music of
Prince's album "1999;" with guitarists David Torn and Elliot Sharp on
"Guitar Oblique" (Knitting Factory Records); he was featured in the
program "Magic Science," which includes Medesky, Martin \& Wood and
the Gil Evans Orchestra performing Gil Evans' arrangements of songs by
Jimi Hendrix, presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and the
Experience Music Project in Seattle; and he performed and recorded
with Free Form Funky Freqs, an experimental trio with Philadelphia
bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma and drummer G. Calvin Weston. Reid has
produced records by Resort (a Mexican hard rock group) and two
Grammy-nominated albums: "Papa" by the great African singer Salif
Keita and "Memphis Blood: The Sun Studio Sessions" by James "Blood"
Ulmer. Blood's album "No Escape from the Blues" was also produced by
Reid. Reid composed the score for the film "Paid In Full," directed by
Charles Stone III (well known for creating the "Wasssup!" series of
commercials for Budweiser as well as directing three videos for Living
Colour) and released by Miramax in the fall of 2002. Reid also
composed the score for the celebrated documentary "Ghosts of Attica,"
which aired on Court TV in the fall of 2001 and has been featured at
several film festivals. For more information visit
www.facebook.com/VernonReid.
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