![]() ![]() Embracing improvisation over convention, and with set lists that change nightly, the collective is adept at exploring almost any musical territory. On the road for upwards of 200 days a year, the TTB family has grown strong, bonding over backyard BBQs and long bus rides, all the while developing a growing repertoire of original material and paying homage to an extensive canon of influences ranging from Sly & the Family Stone, Miles Davis and George Jones to Joe Cocker, Nina Simone, and even Indian sarod master Ali Akbar Khan. In February 2019, original band member and brilliant multi-instrumentalist Kofi Burbridge passed away, leaving an indelible mark on TTB’s spirit and sound. There have been evolutionary changes to the band along the way, but the current line up includes the freight-train force of drummers Tyler Greenwell and Isaac Eady, long-time Derek Trucks Band member Mike Mattison, with his dynamic vocals and songwriting skills, Brandon Boone (bass guitar), Gabe Dixon (keyboards), the three-piece horn section of Kebbi Williams (saxophone), Ephraim Owens (trumpet), and Elizabeth Lea (trombone), and Mark Rivers and Alecia Chakour on vocal duties with Mattison. In pursuit of their ideal sound driven by world class musicianship, Tedeschi and Trucks put together a musical collaborative like no other, flying in the face of any practical or economic considerations. “They’re a roots-music tour de force, and there’s a strong case to be made that they’ve been America’s best band of the decade.” – Austin American Statesman To call it ambitious was an understatement. And here were Tedeschi and Trucks along with their (then) 8-member band, loading up two tour buses and hitting the road with a sound that defied conventional genre boundaries or traditional labels a gypsy caravan on the rock-and-roll highway. The popular music landscape was filled with technological theatrics and auto-tuned singers. The nation’s economy was heading into recession. ![]() Two years later, the couple debuted Tedeschi Trucks Band. "The 12-piece outfit puts out a big band sound that still rings intimate, shaking listeners to their emotional core." – Rolling Stone But on that night, hitting the stage together with members of the Derek Trucks Band and a guest horn section they heard the future. It wasn’t the first time they had collaborated they had shared a stage countless times and traded album guest appearances, all while starting a family together. Married since 1999, these two soulmates, equally steeped in the musical roots of blues, jazz, and gospel, had finally decided the time was right to set aside their successful solo careers and commit to a new band melding their vision and talent. But no matter how much the crowd cheered and hollered, Tedeschi never lost her cool and would calmly thank everyone for coming out - something that juxtaposed the beast that would wail on the guitar and mic.Go back to Decemwhen guitarist Derek Trucks and his wife, singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi, were preparing to ring in the New Year. With her Janis Joplin-like vocals and Bonnie Rait-esque guitar playing, she quickly entranced everyone in the room, who instantly started dancing. With the local soul band joining forces with hers, she casually took the mic, plugged in her electric guitar and magic just happened. My first introduction to Tedeschi’s expertise was when she did a guest spot in Soulive’s residency at the Brooklyn Bowl in New York City. Releasing 10 albums including 2013’s ‘Made Up Mind,’ she has been touring around with her band as well as the one she has with her husband Derek Trucks called the Tedeschi Trucks Band for years now. Graduating with a degree in musical composition from the renowned Berklee School of Music, it was during her years at the school that she started to dabble in the blues world, combining her classically trained musical skills and the new improvisational genre to find a niche that is now what Tedeschi is known for today. ![]() The Boston singer, songwriter and excellent guitar player has music coursing through her veins in the form of blues, rock and blue eyed soul. Music, like many things can be a so-called “man’s world,” but there are many women who are defying that idea. ![]()
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