Kevin Downing 101 Lab Band with Erna Ferry

The Kevin Downing Guitar School Lab Band is a 17-piece guitar orchestra run by Kevin Downing who is an internationally recognised guitar education specialist. The band plays a mixture of jazz, blues, funk, rock and has a reputation for backing some of the world’s greatest guitar players and singers in those genres. Some of the tunes being played in this show are also written by Grammy-nominated artists, especially for the band.

The band has been running for over 30 years and has propelled many players coming through it into successful professional careers in music. This band is a one of its kind in New Zealand, and all the players in the band are current students or teachers at Kevin’s guitar school in Palmerston North.

The band also features special guest vocalist Erna Ferry.

The second half of the show will feature Purple Haze - the music of Jimi Hendrix, Cream, The Doors, Led Zeppelin. ALL THE BLUES!