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Jimi Hendrix's original bandmate Billy Cox performs in Kiss the Sky at The Suffolk on August 1. COURTESY THE SUFFOLK
Jimi Hendrix's original bandmate Gerardo Velez performs in Kiss the Sky at The Suffolk on August 1. COURTESY THE SUFFOLK
Jimi Hendrix's original bandmate Juma Sultan performs in Kiss the Sky at The Suffolk on August 1. COURTESY THE SUFFOLK
When Kiss the Sky, the world’s greatest Jimi Hendrix experience, rolls into The Suffolk on Thursday, August 1, at 8 p.m., it will be bringing with it a very special Woodstock reunion appearance from Jimi Hendrix’s original bandmates for the first time since 1988 — Billy Cox, Gerardo Velez and Juma Sultan.
Through meticulously detailed reproductions in every aspect of look and sound, Kiss the Sky recreates Hendrix’s most classic concerts and landmark performances in the world’s most historically accurate Jimi Hendrix tribute show.
Kiss the Sky is fronted by virtuoso guitarist and former Columbia recording artist, Jimy Bleu, and backed by a cast of world-class touring musicians from the New York metro area whose combined resumes are astonishing, recording and performing with major music stars such as: Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, LL Cool J, Teddy Pendergrass, James Cotton, John Mayall, Billy Joel, Lady Gaga and more. The musicians are so experienced that all three of Hendrix’s remaining former bandmates and living legends (Billy Cox, Juma Sultan and Jerry Velez) have each played on stage alongside them. Most especially, Jimy Bleu, is the longest running Jimi tribute specialist in the world and even tours with former Hendrix bassist, Billy Cox and his band of Gypsys Experience.
Tickets are $59 to $79, at thesuffolk.org. The Suffolk is at 118 East Main Street in Riverhead.
Staff Writer on Jul 29, 2024