Booker T Jones announces Irish date

Booker T. Jones set the cast for modern soul music and is largely responsible for its rise and enduring popularity. Working with the band Stax in Tennessee, Jones recorded hits like “Green Onions,” “Hang ‘Em High,” “Time Is Tight,” and “Melting Pot”, all of which refined the soul genre and pushed its musical boundaries.

Outside of the band, Jones made the charts as a solo artist who also lent his trademark keyboards to many artists ranging in genre from Ray Charles to Neil Young. He also produced albums for Rita Coolidge, Bill Withers, Willie Nelson’s Stardust and others.

Booker more recently won back to back Grammy Awards in the category Best Pop Instrumental Album for his 2011 release The Road From Memphis where he is backed by the hip-hop band The Roots, as well as getting an award for the 2009 album Potato Hole which features guests Neil Young and Drive By Truckers.

He’s also been in the spotlight leading an all-star band for a number of events for President Obama, the latest being an In Performance at the White House gala devoted to Memphis soul.

Booker’s current album Sound The Alarm (Stax/Concord) is critically acclaimed and features collaborations with some of the finest talents in modern soul and R&B including Mayer Hawthorne, Anthony Hamilton, Vintage Trouble, Estelle, Gary Clark, Jr., Luke James and more.

Booker T. Jones will perform at Dublin's Vicar St on May 2, 2017. Tickets priced €45.50 go on sale this Thursday, October 27 at 9am through ticketmaster.ie and all usual outlets.

Here's Booker T performing Lauryn Hill's 'Everything is Everything' with The Roots: