Leif De Leeuw Band - Leif De Leeuw Band's Tribute To The Allman Brothers Band (2019)

The Leif de Leeuw band is a jam band formed around the name giver and guitarist Leif de Leeuw. The young guitarist won several prizes including twice the "Sena Young Talent Guitar Award" (2009/2013) and four times in a row "Best Blues / Rock Guitarist Benelux" by readers the magazine "The Guitarist". The same success applies to the band. In 2014 they won the "Dutch Blues Challenge" and in 2015 they were named "Best band 2015" by the European Blues Awards. Despite these blues prizes, the band is not limited by styles. Genres such as funk, soul, roots, fusion, country and rock appear in their shows with extensive jams. Characteristic is that every performance is unique, there is plenty of room for improvisation. A large part of the music is created on stage and is a surprise every time even for the musicians.

In the early days, the Leif de Leeuw band was a four-man formation. In the line-up of two guitarists, a singer, bassist and drummer, the band released an EP and two albums.

In 2018, the band began to feel the need to play in a more extensive formation. That is why they regularly played shows with the so-called "Leif de Leeuw band XL". With this band they recorded their third album "Live in Concert".

At the end of 2018 the band toured with an extra drummer and keyboard player as Allman Brothers band. This was such a success for both the audience and the band members that the band decided not to go back to a four-piece band in their own music either. The expansion was realized in January 2019. The permanent formation consisting of Leif de Leeuw (guitar), Sem Jansen (vocals and guitar), Boris Oud (bass) and Tim Koning (drums) was supplemented with Rick Linzel (keyboards and vocals) and Joram Bemelmans (drums).