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Seven Eleven
New release with special guest: Fred Wesley

SEVEN ELEVEN is considered thé European formation in the field of funk, jazz and hip-hop crossovers.

With the help of New York P-Funk guitarist and producer Menace, the band released their debut album The Come Out’ in 1996. This album received outstanding acclaims and after their successful evening-packed full-o-funk tour with Menace as special guest, SEVEN ELEVEN was considered as the European version of famous funk-artists such as George Clinton and Bootsy Collins. Performances on national TV shows followed. Also abroad the band was getting recognition: in July 98 The Come Out’ even became Album of the Month on a Colorado State Radio show in the USA.

In April 1999 SEVEN ELEVEN played at a sold-out gig in Holland’s no.1 nightclub The Melkweg in Amsterdam with Gary Mudbone’ Cooper (Bootsy’s Rubber Band) as their special guest. After that event was considered "Champions of funk" by Dutch popjournalists. Parts of that concert were included on their live-album Get 'm down!. In September 1999 the SEVEN ELEVEN funkateers performed in the famous jazz club New Morning’ in Paris.

In the year 2000 the band’s international live reputation was growing rapidly and SEVEN ELEVEN-concerts were broadcasted on radio and television in various countries. In 2001 SEVEN ELEVEN was invited to perform at the world-renowned North Sea Jazz Festival. In 2002 the group joined forces with Bride Of Funkenstein Dawn Silva. After concerts in Amsterdam (Paradiso), Utrecht and The Hague Dawn Silva with Seven Eleven’ was thé funky highlight of the North Sea Jazz Festival 2002. In 2003 the group released their third album Hot 'n' funky with special guest Fred Wesley. In february 2004 the album will be released in the U.S.A
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line up:

HOT ‘N’ FUNKY TOUR 2004

Jewl - vocals
Are MC - rap
Dodge - bass
Dice - guitar
Keyflow - keyboards
Captain Hurk - drums

Seven Eleven horns:
Carlo Banning - alto sax
Jelske Hoogervorst - tenor sax
Michael Rörby - trombone

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