UPCOMING SHOWS 2012

Grooviticus` Deutsch Bio 2012

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Spy Austin (UK) am Bass + Vocals
Spy Austin arbeitete bereits mit Gil Scott Heron,
Desmond Dekker, George Clinton, Style Council, Jocelyn Brown und vielen anderen:

Paul Jobson (UK) Keyboards & Vocals
Chacka Kahn über Paul Jobson:”A Prodigy”
LeBurn Maddox (USA)  Gitarre & Vocals.

LeBurn Maddox (USA)
, legendärer 70-jähriger “Atlantic Records Lead Gitarrist” für Chacka Khan, Patti La Belle, Lionel Ritchie, Mr Bill Withers, 
Kool & the Gang, Mother's Finest, Gil Scott Heron, Cameo, LTD, Rose Royce, Tavares, 
Chic, KC & The Sunshine Band and even the amazing Larry Graham & Graham Central Station, Yellow Man, Burning Spear, Steel Pulse,
Jimmy Castor & the Jimmy Castor Bunch, James Brown, George Clinton.

Peter Kunst
Vargas Blues Band`s Drummer

Grooviticus ist:

Peter Kunst =Drums & Vocals (NL)
Paul Jobson=Keyboards & Vocals (UK)
LeBurn Maddox=Guitars & Vocals (USA)
Spy Austin=Bass & Vocals (UK)
 

Grooviticus`English Bio
Peter Kunst (NL)
Drummer of the “Vargas Blues Band”

LeBurn Maddox (USA)
LeBurn's professional career began in the mid 70's as the 20 yr old lead guitarist for Atlantic Records recording artist Jimmy Castor & the Jimmy Castor Bunch who now bear the distinction of being the 2nd most sampled artist of all time right behind James Brown and just before George Clinton.
As a member of the JCB, Leburn spent years sharing bills with world famous artists such as Chaka Khan, Patti La Belle, Lionel Ritchie, Mr Bill Withers, Kool & the Gang, Mother's Finest, Gil Scott Heron, Cameo, LTD, Rose Royce, Tavares, Chic, KC & The Sunshine Band and even the amazing Larry Graham & Graham Central Station,Yellow Man,
Burning Spear, Steel Pulse.

Ian Spy Austin (UK)
Spy  Austin has been playing bass  & singing reggae, Soul, Funk  and Blues  for more than 20 years.
He has performed and toured with some of Jamaica's most prominent artists and groups such as Gregory Issacs, Desmond Dekker, Earl 16, I Roy, Mikey General,
I Jah Man Levi as well as with British reggae artists such as Boy George, Mad Professor, Drumhead, Progressive S ounds Crew and Benjamin Zephaniah.

Paul Jobson (UK)
.. Paul performed his first gig when he was 9 and was participating in session work at 13.

Paul left school in 1999 to pursue his music career, and while completing a BTEC National Diploma in Popular Music and teaching himself to play drums, he joined his first group
"The Fabulous Boogie Band." During this time, Paul also had a resident gig at Project Blue Piano Bar / Restaurant in Maidstone which lasted for over 4 years.
In 2001 he went on to join 'Loose Change', which toured various venues in the UK and Eire.

Paul join 'Tommy Allen's Trafficker' which resulted in touring with blues legend Mojo Bufford (Harmonica player for the late Muddy Waters) and Michael Roach (Singer, songwriter, guitarist and Blues show presenter for BBC Radio 4).
Paul left Trafficker in 2004 to become a freelance musician and has since played alongside notable musicians from accross the globe such as: Chaka Khan, Debbie Bond, Earl Green, Root Jackson, Linda Lewis, Carol Grimes, Noel McKoy, Hamish Stuart, Madeline Bell, Boney M, Omar, Joy Rose and Geoff Achison to name a few.

Since  2009 you can see Paul perform with The Fabulous Boogie Band, Dr JJs Blues Band whom Paul is musical director for, Geoff Achison and the UK Soul Diggers, Bob Bowles, Primo Blues