Artist description The Luxury Kings offer Atlanta's blues/roots music fans an intriguing combination of classics and unique original music. The band has years of playing experience derived from the individual histories of the members, who have played regularly with one another in a variety of contexts for the past ten years. Jason Pastras (gtr/vocals) elaborates:" It was very important to me to start to channel my musical efforts into one project that was based in my favorite music, blues music. I'd been doing a jump and jazz thing with Luke (Wampler, drums), and that was successful, but it was time for something new; blues, but with the potential to move through a lot of roots styles. So I asked Luke, and he wanted to do it, and Eric (Leland, bass) seemed like a natural choice. He's easily one of the most knowledgeable and best-sounding roots musicians in Atlanta. But the Luxury Kings' sound goes far beyond being the blues and early-rock sounds of revivalists. In the more traditional, original numbers, left-turns abound. And the less traditional numbers have an unique voice while still harking back to the sounds of Memphis, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Chicago. That doesn't mean a crowd leaves any show without hearing their favorites, though. The Luxury Kings have a several-hours-long catalogue of classic blues numbers by a variety of The Greats. This band knows the music, and their picks tend to be songs many blues fans keep on mental "What I'd Like to Hear a Blues Band Do" wish lists. Every word of this you read takes a moment which would be better spent listening to the band. So contact The Luxury Kings for a gig and get ready for some fine, fine stuff.

Music Style Electric Blues

Musical Influences Buddy Guy, Freddie King, Albert King, Billy Gibbons

Similar Artists ZZ Top, Los Lobos, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Buddy Guy

Group Members Jason Pastras is Jason Pastras is a guitarist devoted to making new blues. He has played in numerous bands and performed at a wide variety Atlanta and Athens clubs. His latest project was The Dry Time Quartet, an original jazz outfit that played Modern Bop, Groove, and Soul Jazz. He lists Buddy Guy, the three guitar-playing Kings, Hendrix, Herb Ellis, Kenny Burrell, and Los Lobos as influences. Eric Leland has been a performing musician in Atlanta since 1987. He has played bass and written songs for such bands as The Stonesouls (rock), The Cashmen (rockabilly), The Features (pop) and The Rollin’ Machine (blues). Eric’s creative influences include Paul McCartney, John Paul Jones, Robbie Robertson and Willie Dixon. Luke Wampler started performing on stage at 5 years old, with staring roles in school plays. He picked up trumpet at 7 and played it until he was at least proficient. At thirteen Luke found a natural outlet in the drum kit . By 16 he was recording and playing live shows. Luke admits to having stolen from, borrowed from or imitated the likes of Tony Williams, Alex Van Halen, Mitch Mitchel, Omar Hakim, Art Blakey, Manu Katche, Keith Moon, John Bonham, Buddy Rich and Will Calhoun.

Location Atlanta, Georgia - USA

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