Gene
Williams
NEW RELEASE: Heroes (September 8,
2010)
GENE WILLIAMS- (GWiz) continues the legacy
of creative energy that has made New York's,
Jamaica, Queens famous. Having toured,
recorded and performed with Roberta Flack,
Chaka Khan, Freddie Jackson, Ashford and
Simpson, Joe, Barrio Boyzz, Lester Bowie,
Nat Adderley Jr, Repercussions, Cissy Houston,
Gloria Gaynor, Vernon Reid, Cory Glover,
Najee, Black Rock Coalition and numerous
others. Gene's keyboard approach ranges
from Jazz, Fusion to Funk and Rock, and
tours nationally and internationally (including:
Germany, Turkey, Bangkok and several trips
to Japan). His live band 'Prime Directive',
featuring Vocalist Lygia Forrest, Bassist
Booker King, and Drummer Rich Harrision,
continued to push musical envelopes creating
what author, Maureen Mahon describes in
her book, 'Right To Rock' as, "a Jazz-inflected
black rock stew of time changes, genre
shifts, freaky themes, and out-of-the-box
solos".
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