Ben Waters - Live In Melbourne (Feat. Derek Nash) (2018)

Ben Waters, from Weymouth UK, was voted Europe's Number 1 Boogie Woogie piano player in 2016, nominated by Jools Holland as one of his top 10 pianists of all time and is hailed worldwide as 'The King of Boogie Woogie Piano'. After seeing him perform for myself, I can certainly see why! Boogie Woogie runs through his veins. He's previously stirred it up with artists including The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Shakin' Stevens, Jools Holland, Ray Davies, Leo Sayer, PJ Harvey and many other greats.

He was supported on saxophone by the extremely talented Derek Nash, a member of the Jools Holland Orchestra since 2004. Previously, Derek has collaborated with Eric Clapton, Amy Winehouse, Paul McCartney, Solomon Burke, Annie Lennox and Tom Jones to name a few.

Joining the Waters and Nash for this leg of the tour are drummer Ash Davies, and bassist and singer Sweet Felicia. Davies, a highly sought-after session musician, composer and drummer from Melbourne, and the extremely talented Sweet Felicia, the 2011 Blues Performer of the Year, Victoria Australia, and Semi-Finalist International Blues Challenge 2011 Memphis Tennessee USA. Both these talents accompanied the band flawlessly and created a unified and voltaic ensemble.