Victor Wooten
Growing up, the Wooten Brothers were military brats. Their family moved frequently, and the five boys grew up in Hawaii, California, and Virginia. Despite the constancy of motion, the family was anchored in music. Regi, the eldest, began teaching his younger brothers how to play bass and keyboards before any of them turned ten years old. The Wooten Brothers Band was playing gigs when the youngest, Victor, was only six.
Over fifty years later, the Wooten Brothers are still gigging!
Illustrious family outfit The Wooten Brothers are poised to reassemble for an extensive musical voyage, bringing their larger-than-life funk and soul-driven production to dozens of cities across much of the continental United States. The highly anticipated reunion tour commences today in Chattanooga, where the group will debut the titular single from their forthcoming studio album, Sweat, due for release in 2024.
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The Bonnaroo SuperJam on June 17, 2023, masterminded by the incomparable Cory Wong, certainly went down as a monumental event in the music world. A constellation of brilliant artists illuminated the stage, engaging in a dynamic interplay of electrifying performances that kept the audience spellbound. A superbly curated setlist harmoniously interwove timeless classics with fresh, innovative tracks, achieving a pitch-perfect balance that delighted every listener.
Victor Wooten and The Wooten Brothers have expanded their forthcoming tour into November, adding ten new stops to an already jam-packed fall lineup. The group, which features lifelong collaborators and real-life brothers Victor, Joseph, Roy “Futureman,” and Regi Wooten, recently announced its highly anticipated reunion tour commencing in September. Following a nearly two-week run in the southeast with New Orleans jazz-funk titans Rebirth Brass Band, The Wooten Brothers are set to appear in several midwestern markets including St.
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This fall, five-time GRAMMY winning bassist, songwriter, and author Victor Wooten will treat fans to a soul-filled spectacle with the reunion of The Wooten Brothers. Featuring Joseph (keyboards/vocals), Roy “Futureman” (percussion/vocals), Regi (guitars/vocals) and Victor Wooten (bass/vocals), the star-studded family unit will bring their musical tour-de-force to thirteen cities across the eastern United States with special guests, New Orleans jazz-funk ensemble Rebirth Brass Band.
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Last week, Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey and Derico Watson wrapped up their Bass Extremes Tour with a four night blow out in the Centennial State. Landing everywhere but the southwest and west coast in a 21-night-in-27-days run from October into November, the trio hit Fort Collins, Manitou Springs, Denver, and finally Boulder in consecutive performances to close it all out.
GRAMMY® Award-nominated songwriter, producer, and guitarist extraordinaire Cory Wong has announced plans for a unique two-legged collaborative tour – his biggest US headline tour thus far. THE POWER STATION TOUR kicks off with an upcoming Fall run that will see Wong joined by Sierra Hull and Robbie Wulfsohn (of Ripe), beginning November 2 at The Truman in Kansas City, MO, and continuing through the month.
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Victor Wooten is a 5-time Grammy Award winner and a founding member of the supergroup Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. He has been called the most influential bassist of the last 2 decades and was listed as one of the Top Ten Bassists of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine. Wooten was also the winner of Bass Player Magazine's reader poll 3 times and remains the only person to have won it more than once. Having released multiple solo recordings, he is also the author of the widely read novel The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music.
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GRAMMY® Award-nominated songwriter, producer, and guitarist extraordinaire Cory Wong has released his new album, Power Station, today. The explosive jazz-funk LP features many special all-star guests including Big Wild, Chromeo, Billy Strings, Béla Fleck, Sierra Hull, Victor Wooten, Larry Carlton, Nate Smith, and more. Power Station is available at all DSPs and as a limited-edition 12” Double Black Vinyl (33 rpm).
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