About
Willie J Laws Jr.
A Texas guitar “gun slinger”, vocalist and song writer following in the footsteps of T-Bone Walker, Lightning Hopkins, Albert King and many others. This music is the kind of real Texas soul, all mixed up with classic R&B, country, blues/funk that grows from the Texas soil. Willie has performed nationally and internationally, including 2 tours of Russia at the invite of the US Consulate in St Petersburg.
Once the house band at The House of Blues at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and Margeritaville in New Orleans. Winners of the Mass Blues Society Challenge 2011, Semi-finalists at the International Blues Competition 2012 and Beale St Kings Awards. Nominated numerous times for New England Music Award - Best Blues Act, Nominee for Boston Music Award - Best Blues Act 2015. Come see what many are calling the "Real Deal".
Bruce Mattson
Pianist and Hammond B3 player Bruce Mattson is a graduate of Boston’s New England Conservatory of Music and a former member of the Gregg Allman Band.
Bruce has worked as a live performer and session musician with a wide range of artists including his own jazz/blues ensemble, New Orleans R&B quintet the Mattson Medeiros Band, funky Texas blues artist Willie J Laws, Allman Brothers Band drummer and founding member Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, New Orleans R&B saxophonist Dr. Charles Neville, blues rock guitarist Jon Butcher, country artist Keith Urban, pianist Chuck Leavell, and many others.
Osi Brathwaite
A drummer who plays with the fearless conviction and the deep-pocket intuition of a lifelong groove devotee. Known for his explosive dynamics, and tasteful restraint. A master of the drums, he has been playing since he was three years old, much of his youth playing the kit behind Steel Band competitions of the highest level, and professionally in church. All of this contributes to his distinctive style and flare. Brathwaite has taken his drum skills into the blues scene, the Caribbean scene, the funk scene, and the rhythm and blues scene. He has built a reputation as a sought-after collaborator, equally at home driving a tight rhythm section as he is stretching out in improvisational settings. An incredibly versatile musician with a heart of gold.
Lenny Bradford
Lenny “LB” Bradford is an American bassist known for his powerful groove, versatility, and long career performing across blues, rock, and jazz scenes. A seasoned live and studio musician, Bradford has built a reputation as a deeply musical bass player whose style blends solid rhythmic foundation with expressive improvisation.
Over the course of his career, Bradford has performed and recorded with numerous well-known artists and bands, including blues guitarist Joe Louis Walker, rock legend Edgar Winter, and the Boston blues frontman James Montgomery. He has also worked with influential acts such as Bo Diddley and the roots-rock group Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, bringing his driving bass lines to stages around the world.
Respected among fellow musicians for his feel, tone, and adaptability, Bradford continues to perform regularly, remaining an active presence in the blues and jazz circuit and contributing decades of experience to every stage he plays.
Lenny was also a Boston Public School teacher. Teaching music to grades 5 through 8 for seven years.
Music has taken him all around the world, across the continental US. His musical talent has taken him to Turkey, Australia, Europe, Canada, Panama, the Caribbean and China. Lenny is the most recent addition to the Willie J Laws Band!
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