JEFF BECK TOUR INFORMATIONJeff Beck Tal Wikenfeld BassJason Rebello KeyboardsVinnie Colaiuta Drums
EUROPEAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED12th July Weert, Holland Bospop Festival, Sportpark Boshoven 13th July Sete, France Festival Jazz a Sete @ Theatre de la Mer 15th July Antibes, France Juan Les Pins Jazz Festival 17th July Montreux, Switzerland Montreux Festival 19th July Limburg, Belgium Peer Festival 22nd July Barcelona, Spain Pueblo Espanol 24th July Madrid, Spain Festival Veranos De La Villa, Casa De Campo 25th July Cazorla, Spain Blues Festival 27th July Alicante, Spain Festival de Musicas del Mundo
CANADA TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED6th July Montreal, Canada Montreal Jazz Festival (2 shows) 8th July Ottawa, Canada Ottawa Blues Festival 9th July Quebec, Canada Quebec Festival D’Ete
UK & IRELAND TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED24th June Brighton Brighton Dome 25th June Birmingham Symphony Hall 27th June Manchester Manchester Apollo 28th June Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 30th June Belfast Ulster Hall 1st July Dublin Vicar Street 3rd July Southampton Guildhall 4th July London Royal Albert Hall
USA TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED4th April Cleveland Induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 6th April Scranton Scranton Cultural Center 8th April Philadelphia Electric Factory 9th April New York The Fillimore NY @ Irving Plaza 10th April New York The Fillimore NY @ Irving Plaza 11th April Mashantucket MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods 13th April Boston House of Blues, Boston 15th April Cleveland House of Blues, Cleveland 16th April Chicago Park West 17th April Chicago Park West 18th April Milwaukee Turner Hall Ballroom 21st April Los Angeles El Rey 22nd April Los Angeles El Rey 23rd April Oakland Fox Theater
We would like to announce that February 21st and 22nd will see joint
shows between Jeff and Eric at the Saitama Super Arena!! Tickets to go on sale on January 17th.
JEFF BECK AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND JAPAN ANNOUNCEDFriday January 23rd Perth Challenge Stadium Sunday January 25th Adelaide The Barton Theatre Monday January 26th Melbourne Palais Theatre Tuesday January 27th Melbourne Palais Theatre Thursday January 29th Brisbane Brisbane Convention Centre Friday January 30th Sydney Enmore Theatre Saturday January 31st Sydney Enmore Theatre Sunday February 1st Sydney Enmore Theatre Tuesday February 3rd Auckland ASB Theatre-Aotea Centre Friday February 6th Tokyo International Forum Saturday February 7th Tokyo International Forum Monday February 9th Tokyo NHK Hall Wednesday February 11th Yokohama Pacifico Hall Thursday February 12th Nagoya (Aichi) Geijutsu Gekijo Friday February 13th Kanazawa Koseinenkin Kaikan Monday February 16th Fukuoka Zepp Wednesday February 18th Osaka Koseinenkin Kaikan Thursday February 19th Osaka Koseinenkin Kaikan
14th November 2008 - “Performing This Week Live at Ronnie Scott’s” Album Link Listen to song samples from Jeff Beck's “Performing This Week Live at Ronnie Scott’s” on the Official Album Site.
12th November 2008 - Itunes: Jeff Beck – “Performing This Week Live at Ronnie Scott’s” (Album)
You can now purchase Jeff Beck “Performing This Week Live at Ronnie Scott’s” from: Itunes
7th November 2008 – Jeff Beck ‘Performing This Week…
Live At Ronnie Scott’s’On 10 November 2008 Eagle Records are proud to release a sensational live album from Jeff Beck, “Performing This Week… Live At Ronnie Scott’s” [EAGCD396]. A new Jeff Beck release is always an event and these concerts in particular are eagerly awaited by his fans. This album release features live versions of classic tracks from across Jeff Beck’s stellar career including: “Beck’s Bolero”, “Led Boots”, “Scatterbrain”, “Where Were You”, “Angels (Footsteps)”, “Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers” and his now iconic version of “A Day In The Life”. Jeff Beck is true rock legend, described by The Telegraph as "the first of the great guitar showmen". From his time with the Yardbirds in the sixties, through the Jeff Beck Group and throughout his solo career his unique guitar style and constant desire to explore new musical areas and sounds has won him the admiration of his peers and the adoration of legions of fans. In 2007 Jeff Beck performed a series of concerts at the renowned Ronnie Scott’s club in London. They became the must have ticket of the year with a packed audience every night of the famous and the fans. Jazzwise hailed, "an absolutely jaw-dropping display of the most exciting, imaginative and inspirational jazz-rock guitar witnessed in years." This CD features performances recorded across the different nights and presents the best version of each track. “Performing This Week… Live At Ronnie Scott’s” captures a stunning talent at his best, The Times review of the show lauded, "Perhaps the greatest living guitar virtuoso... Combining astonishing technique with a blissful nuance he exercised an almost supernatural control of his fretboard." Tracklisting: 1) Beck’s Bolero, 2) Eternity’s Breath, 3) Stratus 4) Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers, 5) Behind The Veil, 6) You Never Know 7) Nadia, 8) Blast From The East, 9) Led Boots, 10) Angels (Footsteps) 11) Scatterbrain, 12) Goodbye Pork Pie Hat / Bush With The Blues 13) Space Boogie, 14) Big Block, 15) A Day In The Life, 16) Where Were You London Lite raved about Beck’s ability to create "the kind of visceral, fluid music-making that other guitarists can only dream of”. With a stunning band complementing Jeff Beck perfectly [the full line up was Jeff Beck – guitar, Tal Wilkenfeld – bass, Vinnie Colaiuta – drums, Jason Rebello – keyboards] this is an essential purchase. A DVD (EREDV723) of the Ronnie Scott’s performances, the first ever authorized by Jeff Beck, will be released on Eagle Vision in December.
20th October 2008 – Jeff Beck at Ronnie Scott's“Jeff Beck at Ronnie Scott's” is to be shown on UK tv BBC4 Friday 24th October 2008 between 9pm-10pm. Also listed at 1.40am on 25th October. The show features Joss Stone, Imogen Heap and Eric Clapton.
24th September 2008 – Rock and Roll Hall of FameJeff is one of this years nominees for entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this time as a solo artist, as he is already a member with The Yardbirds. Voting will be taking place shortly with the winners announced in January, if successful they be inducted on April 4 2009. For the first time ever the event will be held in Cleveland’s Public Hall and limited tickets will be available to the general public. For more information please go to www.rockhall.com/induction2009
10th September 2008 – Jeff Beck Japanese Dates AnnouncedFeb. 6 (Fri) Tokyo International Forum Feb. 7 (Sat) Tokyo International Forum Feb. 9 (Mon) Tokyo NHK Hall Feb. 11 (Wed) Yokohama Pacifico Feb. 12 (Thu) Nagoya Aichi Geijutsu Gekijo Feb. 13 (Fri) Kanazawa Koseinenkin Kaikan Feb. 16 (Mon) Zepp Fukuoka Feb. 18 (Wed) Osaka Koseinenkin Kaikan Feb. 19 (Thu) Osaka Koseinenkin Kaikan For tickets and further information please visit www.udo.jp
30th July 2007 – JEFF LIVE AT CROSSROADS IN CHICAGOJeff was on the bill for Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival on Saturday at Toronto Park in Chicago alongside the likes of BB King, John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton himself. Jeff’s set which included live favourites such as ‘You Never Know’, ‘Big Block’, ‘Nadia’ was closed with his rendition of The Beatles classic ‘A Day In The Life’. Here’s what some of the critics had to say about the performance:
 Jeff and Band (from left to right Tal Wilkenfeld, Jeff, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jason Rebello)
5th June 2007 – JEFF BECK SUMMER DATESWe can officially confirm the following dates for Jeff’s live shows this summer: Tuesday 10th July – Barcelona – Sala Bikini Wednesday 11th July – Madrid – Viajazz Friday 13th July – Pistoia – Blues Festival Sunday 15th July – Montreux – Jazz Festival Wednesday 18th July – Nice – Jazz Festival Thursday 19th July – Toulon – Voix Du Gaou Saturday 21st July – Patrimonio – Night Of The Guitars Saturday 28th July – Chicago – Crossroads (Sold Out)
5th June 2007 – CHANGES TO THE ONLINE STOREWe’ve changed the way the jeffbeck.com store works – you can now choose whether you want to order from our store in the UK or from the USA store. Stock differs in both stores, and both stores will ship worldwide so click here to see what’s available. We’ve added quite a few items from our European archive that won’t have been available online before. CDs are currently only available from the USA store.
23rd May 2007 – OFFICIAL BOOTLEG GETS OFFICIAL JAPANESE RELEASEThe Jeff Beck live CD ‘Official Bootleg USA ‘06’ gets an official release in Japan this week. Sony Music Japan will be releasing the bootleg for Japanese fans. Fans elsewhere in the world can order the CD direct from Jeff Beck's Official Online Shop.
10th May 2007 – JEFF WINS BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARDJeff was honoured at the Ronnie Scott’s Awards on Monday in London where he picked up a gong for Blues Artist Of The Year. He was presented his award by Jools Holland and performed ‘Goodbye Pork Pie Hat’ / ‘Brush With The Blues’ during the show. Other guests at the show included Jamie Cullum and Mica Paris. For more information, visit www.ronniescotts.co.uk
25th April 2007 -JEFF TO PERFORM ON AMERICAN IDOLJeff will perform alongside former American Idol Winner Kelly Clarkson on the special TV show ‘Idol Gives Back’ which will be broadcast live on Fox in the USA tonight. Idol Gives Back is a charity show which aims to save and change the lives of children and young people in extreme poverty in both the USA and Africa. For more information on air times and how you can donate to tonight’s show visit www.americanidol.com. Fans in the UK can see the show this coming Friday, 27th April, at 9.30pm on ITV2. It will be repeated in the UK on ITV1 at 12.35pm on Sunday afternoon, 29th April; on ITV2 on Sunday evening at 6.50pm; and again next Tuesday, 1st May, at 7.00pm on ITV2. Other artists due to be involved in the show include Bono, Annie Lennox, Celine Dion, Pink, Gwen Stefani and Josh Groban.
23rd March 2007 – JEFF TO PLAY AT CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVALWe can officially confirm that Jeff will be performing at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival on 28th July 2007 at Toyota Park in Chicago. Also included on the bill are BB King, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, John McLaughlin and Jimmie Vaughan amongst many others. Proceeds from the event will go to The Crossroads Centre in Antigua. Tickets go on sale next Saturday, 31st March 2007.
14th March 2007 – OFFICIAL BOOTLEG: GUITAR WORLD VERDICTThe current issue of Guitar World Magazine features a review of the recent Jeff Beck release – ‘Official Bootleg USA ‘06’. According to the magazine "Beck and his group turn in rapturous performances on material that covers every portion of the guitarist’s career….Beck’s fingerpicking technique, tone and touch have always been astounding, but Official Bootleg demonstrates that, some 40 years into his career, he is a peerless master of his craft". Read the full piece in the May 2007 issue of the magazine, available now.
7th March 2007 – ARCHIVE JEFF BECK INTERVIEW IN CLASSIC ROCKThe April issue of Classic Rock magazine, out this week, features their choice of the wildest guitarists ever. As part of this, they have managed to dig out an archive piece from back in 1999 where Brad Tolinski interviews Jeff and Jimmy Page together. The interview is accompanied by photos from Ross Halfin. And apparently the people at Classic Rock are also putting together a ‘Blues Rock Special’ due out on April 18th which will include the story of the Yardbirds.
26th February 2007 – JEFF PERFORMS AT DEUCE WEEKJeff was at the Petersen Museum in LA last week for the Museum’s Deuce Week Gala attended by hundreds of collectors, enthusiasts, racers and owners of the iconic car. He performed alongside Jimmie Vaughn, Billy Gibbons and Michael Anthony at the event which took place on Friday 23rd February. We’ve managed to get hold of some photos from the show courtesy of Robert Knight.     
16th February 2007 – JB LIVE AT JBsJeff was in the UK’s West Midlands earlier this week to play a short set at Robert Plant’s charity concert at JBs in Dudley. Jeff performed ‘Brush With The Blues’ along with a couple of funk and blues workouts at the show on Wednesday 14th February, and was joined on stage by Ian Jennings on bass and Jimmy Copley on drums. The event, which also featured The Big Town Playboys alongside Robert Plant & The Honeydrippers, coincided with the 60th birthday of Robert Plant’s soundman, Roy Williams – Happy Birthday Roy!
15th February 2007 – BECK FEATURE IN GUITAR & BASS MAGAZINEThe March issue of the UK magazines "Guitar & Bass" includes a lengthy feature on Jeff, in which he is dubbed the "true guitarist’s guitarist". The piece goes right back through Jeff’s history, and also includes his guitar choices, details on his playing style and why he doesn’t use a pick ("It means I can do nasty vamps that people with ordinary pick styles can’t even attempt, because the whole hand’s wasted holding the pick") as well as a selection of photos including one of him meeting the Queen of England alongside Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Brian May. The issue is available on news stands in the UK now.
13th February 2007 – JEFF ON BRIAN WILSON TRIBUTE DVDA performance by Jeff at the 2005 Musicares show which honoured Brian Wilson has been released as part of a DVD of the event. The show was recorded at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on 11th February 2005 and features Jeff alongside the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Michael McDonald, Shelby Lynne, John Legend, Richie Sambora and John Legend. Blog Critics Magazine in their review of the DVD have said: "one of the most inspiring performances came from guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck. He put on a clinic with his guitar playing. The first song was an almost complete instrumental of "Surf’s Up," with some "Bygones" by Jeff Foskett. He then did a second song, "Surfin USA," with Foskett doing vocals. Both were superb." Click here to read the review in full. ‘Musicares: A Tribute To Brian Wilson’ was released by Eagle Vision Entertainment on 6th February 2007 and will be available in the UK on 26th February 2007.
7th February 2007 – JEFF ON GEORGE MARTIN IN MOJOThis month’s Mojo magazine features an extensive interview with Sir George Martin. Jeff spoke to the magazine late last year to say that "[George]’s a very rare geezer, and such a great leader. He listened to my scrappy demos for Blow By Blow, understood everything, made it sound posh and really opened doors for me in America". George Martin comments that "people’s eyebrows were raised when I worked with Jeff Beck". Read the interview in full in the March 2007 issue of the magazine.
6th February 2007 – OFFICIAL BOOTLEG USA ‘O6 NOW AVAILABLEThe new Jeff Beck live CD "Official Bootleg USA ‘06" is now available exclusively from the Jeff Beck Official Store. Here’s the full story of how it came about: In the spring of 2006, Jeff had committed to a performance for Fender’s 60th Anniversary and another big event that subsequently fell through. Having gathered the same core band as had played the previous summer in Japan – Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), Pino Palladino (bass) and Jason Rebello (keyboards) – a few hastily put-together shows on the USA’s West Coast were added to make the journey worthwhile. The shows sold out almost instantly and generated rave reviews: "one of those nights that even a veteran concertgoer brags about the next day" (Hollywood Reporter) , "frequently spellbinding…eloquent and electrifying…an almost unqualified delight" (San Diego Union Tribune). The daily reference tapes from those shows proved that this was indeed an amazing band and the soundboard mixes were felt to be good enough to be released as an official bootleg for sale at the shows on Jeff’s subsequent summer tour. They turned out to be so successful that a re-order was needed before they were even half-way through the tour. The few CDs that were left over from the tour were put in the store on jeffbeck.com and quickly snapped up by fans. Since then, word has got out, the interest in the CD has gone beyond all expectations and management have been bombarded by both musicians (well-known or otherwise!) and music fans desperate to get their hands on a copy. Due to this overwhelming demand, the CD has been re-issued and is now exclusively available from the online store on jeffbeck.com.
17th January 2007 - OFFICIAL BOOTLEG TO BE RE-ISSUEDThe Jeff Beck "Official Bootleg USA '06" was originally produced to sell at Jeff's summer shows in America in 2006 as part of the tour merchandise. However the interest in the CD has gone beyond all expectations. We’d rather people had an original copy than were forced to buy a bootleg version or pay inflated prices on eBay. Therefore, due to the overwhelming demand and huge number of requests we’ve had from people trying to get their hands on a copy, we are going to get another batch of CDs manufactured which we hope to have available in the coming weeks. The CD will be exclusively available from the online store at: Jeff Beck Official Store
17th January 2007 – CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE FEATUREPaul Henderson of the UK’s Classic Rock magazine visited Jeff at home a few months back for a rare in-depth face to face interview. The results appear in a 5 page feature in the February 2007 issue, currently on news stands.
16th January 2007 – JEFF BECK: GIG OF THE YEARIn a recent interview for Rhythm magazine, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith chooses Jeff’s show at the House of Blues in LA in April 2006 as his gig of the year - he says of the show: "I went with Taylor Hawkins and Glenn Hughes and it was just amazing. Vinnie (Colaiuta) was on drums and I have never seen him play like that before – I just couldn’t wait for the next song. They were so in the zone and the level of musicianship was unbelievable. Our jaws were on the floor…It was mind-blowing and I was very proud to be a musician that night".
3rd January 2007 – EXCLUSIVE BOOTLEG CD & NEW T-SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLEAs a result of popular demand, we have added the Jeff Beck ‘Official Bootleg USA ‘06’ CD from Jeff’s recent tour to the online store. This CD had only previously been available at Jeff’s shows, and is now available exclusively via the jeffbeck.com store. We’ve also added some limited edition t-shirts to the store, again from Jeff’s recent USA shows. Jeff Beck Official Store News 2006
12th October 2006 – 2ND CAR CRAZY EPISODE FEATURING JEFFSix months on from the airing of the initial ‘Car Crazy’ programme featuring Jeff, we’ve just had confirmation from the producers that Part 2 of their interview will be going out this month on FOX Speed Channel. The first airing will be on Thursday 19th October 2006 at 6.30pm PST, and again a few hours later at 11.30pm. It will be repeated on Friday 20th at 5.30am and on Sunday 22nd October at 6.30am PST. Jeff spoke at length with the Car Crazy team, and host Barry Meguiar, about his hot rods when they visited him at home last year and this new episode continues where the first show left off. For more information, visit www.carcrazycentral.com
10th October 2006 – REMASTERED VERSIONS OF ‘TRUTH’ & ‘BECK-OLA’ RELEASED IN USASonyBMG’s Legacy label is today releasing remastered versions of the Jeff Beck albums ‘Truth’ & ‘Beck-Ola’ complete with bonus tracks. The package for each also includes liner notes by British journalist Charles Shaar Murray who spoke to Jeff at length about both albums. Click here for more information on the releases, including audio clips for all tracks.
29th September 2006 – MORE ON THE JEFF BECK SHOWSTo keep you up to date with what the press have been saying about Jeff and his live shows this month: “Beck brings equal command and total intensity to his stage performances, pulling off stunts you wouldn’t think he had a prayer of reproducing live.” LA Weekly “His solos go from lithe and fluid one minute to staccato, machine-gun bursts the next. Fit and agile, the Jeff Beck of 2006 bears a striking resemblance to the one of 1971, but with even more tricks up his sleeve. Perhaps the finest moment of the night, however, was Beck's instrumental cover of the Beatles' A Day in the Life. The nuance and shading of his guitar lines were as expressive as any human voice. The best-value concert this year.” Rocky Mountain News “It’s amazing to hear the range of sounds Beck creates. Starting with the show opener, the regal-sounding shout-out to Ravel, ‘Beck’s Bolero’, Beck worked the entire fretboard, even extending the flying fingers of his left hand above the pickups with absolute precision. For every pulsating ‘Big Block’ and ‘Scatterbrain’, there was a melodic ‘Cause We Ended As Lovers’ or stunningly beautiful ‘A Day In The Life’, his guitar singing out with a full range of emotions for the Beatles classic.” Chicago Sun Times The shows so far have seen lots of fellow musicians in the audience, including Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, pictured here after the Atlantic City show.  The tour ends this weekend - hitting the House of Blues in Las Vegas tonight, Pala’s Starlight Theatre tomorrow (Saturday 30th) and the Ikeda Theater in Mesa on Sunday 1st October.
20th September 2006 – JEFF IN THE PRESSJeff’s is half-way through his current American tour and has been garnering quite a bit of press whilst on the road:
20th July 2006 – JEFF BECK USA TOUR CONFIRMED!With the current European dates well underway and band and crew en route to Japan for a couple of shows, we can now confirm the next batch of Jeff Beck dates. After his critically acclaimed sell-out short tour of West Coast America earlier this year, Jeff will be returning stateside in September for a full month of shows. The complete line-up is below - many dates are on-sale now, with more going on-sale this weekend and in the coming weeks. Tickets available from usual outlets; check with your local venue for further information about on-sale dates, prices and availability.
11th July 2006 – NEW JEFF BECK T-SHIRTS INSTORE!We’ve just added a limited stock of the Jeff Beck t-shirt and polo shirt from the short West Coast USA tour earlier this year to the jeffbeck.com online store. These shirts were produced exclusively for the tour and cannot be bought elsewhere. They’re a one-off run, so once they’re gone, they’re gone! Jeff Beck's Official Store
26th June 2006 - MORE CHANCES TO WIN JEFF BECK TICKETSPlanet Rock, the UK's classic rock station, is giving away a pair of front row tickets to see Jeff Beck in concert at Birmingham's NIA on 11th July. Tune in to Nick Abbot on Monday 3rd July after 7pm to find out how you can win these fantastic tickets. Planet Rock broadcasts nationally on DAB digital radio, Sky Channel 110, NTL 880, Telewest 924 and online via www.planetrock.com
15th June 2006 – WIN TICKETS TO SEE JEFF AT BIRMINGHAM NIA!Fender have launched an exclusive competition to win a pair of tickets to the Birmingham (UK) show on Tuesday 11th July. Check out www.fender.co.uk for the full details – all you have to do is answer a (simple) question. The closing date is 5th July 2006, and the competition is only open to UK residents. Good luck!
13th June 2006 – BAND LINE-UP FOR EUROPE & JAPAN CONFIRMEDThe line-up for Jeff’s band for the forthcoming European and Japanese dates has been confirmed. The band will feature Vinnie Colaiuta and Jason Rebello who played on last year’s sell-out tour of Japan and the West Coast USA dates earlier this year. Randy Hope-Taylor joins them on bass. Randy has toured extensively with Jeff in the past and played on the albums ‘Who Else!’ and ‘You Had It Coming’.
8th June 2006 – JEFF CONTRIBUTES TO NEW MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA BOOKJeff spoke to author Walter Kolosky earlier this year for his book about the legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra. The book, entitled ‘Power, Passion and Beauty’ has just been published and features quotes from Jeff alongside in-depth interviews with John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman, Rick Laird and Billy Cobham and many others. More information available from www.abstractlogix.com/mahavishnubook
6th June 2006 – JEFF PRESENTS MOJO AWARD TO BRIAN MAYJeff was a guest at the Mojo Awards at the Shoreditch Town Hall in London last night to present an award to Brian May. The award in question was the Les Paul Award, now in its second year - Jeff was the first winner of the award last year. Other recipients of awards at the event included Chrissie Hynde (Songwriter Award), Jools Holland (Mojo Medal), Elton John (Hall of Fame) and David Gilmour (Lifetime Achievement).
6th June 2006 – UNOFFICIAL JEFF BECK MYSPACE PAGESWe are aware that there are a number of sites in the Myspace community that are either purporting to be by Jeff, or claiming to be in contact with Jeff and able to pass messages on to management. To clarify, Jeff does not have a page on Myspace.com and we are not in contact with any of the individuals responsible for these unofficial sites. There are no current plans to establish an official Myspace page for Jeff Beck, and in the event that we decide to create one, we will be posting the details on jeffbeck.com in advance and have a link from this site.
23rd May 2006 – ADDITIONAL GERMANY DATE ADDEDWe can confirm that an additional date has been added to the Jeff Beck summer tour schedule for Mainz in Germany on Monday 17th July at the KUZ, making a total of four German dates for the tour. Details available here.
20th April 2006 - ANNOUNCINGTHE JEFF BECK EUROPEAN TOUR 2006 PLUS TWO DATES IN JAPAN! We can now confirm that Jeff will play the following dates in Europe and Japan this summer: July 10th London - Tower of London July 11th Birmingham – NIA July 12th Liverpool – Summer Pops July 14th Rotterdam – North Sea Jazz July 15th Berlin – Zitadelle July 16th Bonn – Museumsplatz July 18th Tuttlingen – Zeltfestival July 22nd Yokohama - Fuji Intl. Speedway July 23rd Osaka - Izumiotsu Phoenix July 26th Lucerne – Blue Balls Festival
JEFF BECK IN THE USA – WHAT THE CRITICS SAIDJeff’s 6 shows in West Coast USA last week were raved about by public and press alike – here’s some snippets of what was said: Beck proffered melodies followed by amazingly dexterous solos for 90 minutes….Playing a single Fender guitar through four good-sized Marshall amps, he opened with a slide-driven rendition of ‘Beck’s Bolero’ that was a model of economy, a warm-up to the rapid-fire tunes like ‘Scatterbrain’ that would dazzle. (Variety) He peppered his playing with tricks and tossed in some honest-to-guitar-god antics, apparently enjoying himself as much as the colorful crowd enjoyed him. … Beck sauntered onstage, powdered up his hands and went straight to work. Using his 1968 classic ‘Beck’s Bolero’ as a warmup, he pinballed across his 40-year career, visiting every square inch of the guitar, mercilessly deploying the whammy bar and occasionally throwing both fists in the air as he let a note hang. Before long, heads were shaking throughout the hall – either moving in time to the music or simply wordlessly saying ‘wow’. Probably both. …. After four decades, Beck still has the ability to thrill. While unfailing technique is second nature to him, it was a pleasure to see Beck give just a bit extra on the showmanship side. The result was one of those nights that even a veteran concertgoer brags about the next day. And the next. (Hollywood Reporter) Jeff Beck has an orchestra in his fingertips, as he demonstrated throughout his frequently spellbinding concert Thursday night at 4th & B. Like few others, this legendary English virtuoso achieves exceptional depth and dimension in his playing. Eloquent and electrifying, he makes his guitar sigh, moan, laugh, soar, dive, ring, squeal, shimmy and shake, but always in service of the song at hand. Beck is also that rare performer who can play with intensity and taste at the same time. This made his 91-minute set here an almost unqualified delight. (San Diego Union Tribune)
JEFF ON BBC RADIO 2Jeff was recently interviewed for a documentary about Howlin’ Wolf for BBC Radio 2 in the UK. The first episode of the programme goes out on Tuesday 4th April 2006 at 9.30pm GMT on BBC Radio 2. Jeff is also featured in the second episode, which airs on Tuesday 11th April. Radio 2 is available on 88-91FM in the UK, or listen live worldwide via the BBC Radio 2 website – www.bbc.co.uk/radio2. As with all BBC radio shows, the programme will be available on demand via the BBC website for one week after broadcast. More information on the show available at www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/documentaries.
CAR CRAZY SCHEDULE CHANGEWe have been advised by the makers of ‘Car Crazy’ that the broadcast dates for the programme featuring Jeff have changed. The show will now be broadcast on Thursday April 6th at 6.30pm PST, with a further two repeats later in the day. It will also be re-broadcast on April 7th and 8th. It will NOT be shown on March 30th/31st or April 1st. For more information visit www.carcrazycentral.com
JEFF ON ‘CAR CRAZY’Jeff will be appearing on the programme ‘Car Crazy’ on FOX Speed Channel later this month. The Car Crazy Team, including host Barry Meguiar, visited Jeff at home in England last autumn and spoke to him at length about his hot rods. The programme is scheduled to air on Thursday March 30th at 6.30pm PST, with a further 2 repeats later in the day. It will also be re-broadcast on Friday March 31st and Sunday April 2nd. More information at www.carcrazycentral.com
ANNOUNCING THE JEFF BECK WEST COAST SPRING TOUR 2006 Jeff Beck is undertaking a rare six date run in the southwest USA this spring. Last summer he was able to put the ensemble together for a tour of Japan and he has grabbed the chance to do it again for fans in America. He will be covering the entire spectrum of his illustrious career from The Yardbirds to the future and for the first time in many years will be accompanied by a guest vocalist, the very special Beth Hart. Full Details and Dates...News 2005
CHARITY GUITAR SIGNED BY JEFF RAISES $1.6MILLIONA Fender guitar signed by a Jeff Beck and a host of other legendary musicians has raised $1.6 million for charity. The signing of the guitar was arranged by Bryan Adams who planned the project to raise money for the victims of the Tsunami last year. The guitar was purchased at a charity auction to benefit the Reach Out To Asia foundation by Sheikha Miyyasah Al Thani of the Royal family of Qatar. The guitar was also signed by Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Paul McCartney, Sting, David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Mark Knopfler, Angus & Malcolm Young, Ritchie Blackmore, Ray Davies, Noel & Liam Gallagher, Def Leppard, as well as Bryan Adams himself. 
JEFF ON UK RADIOJeff is interviewed as part of a BBC Radio 4 programme called ‘Engines on Song’ which airs on Friday 25th November at 3.45pm in the UK. The programme centres around the songs and stories which have been inspired by car engines over the years and also features Chris Rea. Listeners in the UK can listen to the programme on 92-95FM. The programme is also available worldwide online at www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 and like all BBC Radio shows will be available to listen on demand for a week after broadcast.
‘TRUTH’ GETS RE-ISSUE OF THE YEAR AWARD!We are delighted to announce that EMI’s re-issue of the Jeff Beck album ‘Truth’ took the prize for ‘Re-issue of the Year’ at this year’s Classic Rock magazine Roll of Honour Awards which took place at London's Cafe De Paris. The album was repackaged and re-released in May of this year, and features 8 bonus tracks. Congratulations to all involved, particularly Tim Chacksfield at EMI and Hugh Gilmour who designed the artwork.
JEFF ON NEW CYNDI LAUPER ALBUMJeff collaborates with Cyndi Lauper on the track ‘Above The Clouds’ for her new album ‘The Body Acoustic’ due for release on 8th November on Epic Records. The album features re-workings of some of Cyndi’s greatest hits including ‘Time After Time’, ‘True Colours’ and ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ as well as two new tracks. ‘Above The Clouds’ is a brand new track written specially for the album by Jeff, Cyndi and Jed Leiber (who collaborated with Jeff on the soundtrack to ‘Frankie’s House’ for which they won a BAFTA). More info at www.cyndilaupermusic.com.
JEFF ON UK RADIOJeff recently recorded an interview with Suzi Quatro for her radio programme ‘Suzi Quatro’s Pioneers of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ talking about Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps. The show is broadcast in the UK on BBC Radio 2 on Wednesday 21st September at 10pm. Full details available here. All BBC radio shows can be heard online both live and subsequently on-demand for a week after broadcast.
NEW LES PAUL ALBUM FEATURING JEFF OUT NOWAs previously reported, Jeff contributed to a new CD to coincide with Les Paul’s 90th birthday this year. The album, entitled ‘Les Paul & Friends’ is now available. Jeff features on the track ‘Good News’ which is a special ‘duet’ with Sam Cooke. Other artists on the album include Sting, Joss Stone, Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Joe Perry, Mick Hucknall, Keith Richard, Richie Sambora & Steve Miller.
JAPANESE TOUR DIARY NOW ONLINECheck it out on the ‘Tour’ page!
ADDITIONAL TOKYO DATE ADDEDDue to popular demand, an additional date has been added to the end of Jeff’s forthcoming tour of Japan. The tour will now finish in Tokyo at the International Forum on July 15th. For a full list of tour dates, check out our ‘Tour’ page, or go to www.udo.co.jp for info in Japanese.
JEFF WINS ‘LES PAUL’ HONOUR AT MOJO AWARDSJeff was in London for the second annual Mojo Honours List last night (Thursday 16th June 2005). The awards ceremony was created last year by the team at the UK music magazine Mojo and featured a fantastic line-up of both winners (including The Pogues, Paul Weller, Robert Wyatt, Madness, Sly & Robbie, Dr. John) and presenters (Jimmy Page, The Edge, David Gilmour, Sinead O’Connor, Robert Cray, Shaun Ryder, Dizzee Rascal, Blur’s Alex James to name a few). The Les Paul award was a new to the list this year; it was sponsored by Gibson guitars and presented in conjunction with legendary guitarist Les Paul to an inspirational player. The presentation featured a video clip from Les himself, and the award was handed over by Velvet Revolver/Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, a long time fan of Jeff. For more details on the awards and a full list of the winners go to www.mojo4music.com
JEFF LIVE IN JAPAN & LONDON THIS SUMMER!We can confirm that Jeff will tour Japan this summer. His first Japanese tour in 5 years will take in the cities of Yokohama, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Osaka, Nagoya and Sapporo in July. Full tour date listings as follows: July 1 (Fri) Yokohama Kanagawa Kenmin Kaikan July 2 (Sat) Tokyo International Forum July 3 (Sun) Tokyo International Forum July 5 (Tue) Tokyo International Forum July 7 (Thu) Hiroshima Yubin Chokin Hall July 8 (Fri) Osaka Koseinenkin Kaikan July 9 (Sat) Osaka Koseinenkin Kaikan July 11 (Mon) Nagoya Century Hall July 13 (Wed) Sapporo Koseinenkin Kaikan More info from www.udo.co.jp Prior to the Japanese tour, UK fans will also have the opportunity to see Jeff live at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 26th June as part of the ‘Meltdown’ festival, which is curated this year by Patti Smith. Jeff’ will join Smith for the ‘Songs of Experience’ event, a tribute to the music of Jimi Hendrix, which will also feature John Frusciante and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers among others. More info and tickets available from www.rfh.org.uk
RE-MASTERED ‘TRUTH’ ALBUM RELEASED ON EMI
On 9th May 2005, the long awaited 24 bit digitally remastered version of Truth is released with 8 bonus tracks. This album was Rod Stewart’s first ever album-length lead vocal showcase as an artist, and is regarded, along with Beck-Ola, as a musical touchstone of the time. Collaborators on this album (and bonus tracks) include Keith Moon, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Nicky Hopkins, Aynsley Dunbar and Madeline Bell. Jeff Beck’s three singles ‘Tallyman’, ‘Love Is Blue’ and ‘Hi Ho Silver Lining’ are included in the bonus section along with the gorgeous ballad ‘I’ve Been Drinking’ (a B side on Love Is Blue) which was omitted from the original album. All tracks produced by Mickie Most. Tracklisting 1. Shapes Of Things 2. Let Me Love You 3. Morning Dew 4. You Shook Me 5. Ol’ Man River 6. Greensleeves 7. Rock My Plimsoul 8. Beck’s Bolero 9. Blues Deluxe 10. I Ain’t Superstitious Extras 11. I’ve Been Drinking (New Stereo Mix) 12. You Shook Me (Take 1) 13. Rock My Plimsoul (Stereo Mix) 14. Becks Bolero (Mono Single Version with Backwards Guitar) 15. Blues Deluxe (Take 1) 16. Tallyman 17. Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Bleu) 18. Hi Ho Silver Lining (First Stereo Mix)
JEFF’S GUITAR RAISES $6,000 FOR CHARITY
A Gibson guitar designed by Jeff for the ‘Rock The Cure’ charity raised $6,000 at the celebrity auction on 3rd May 2005 at the Hard Rock Café in LA. The guitar featured an autographed metal plate, personally designed and crafted by Jeff in his workshop as detailed in the photos. Jeff with Gibson Charity Guitar Gibson Charity Guitar Gibson Charity Guitar - close up Jeff making plate for guitar 1 Jeff making plate for guitar 2 Jeff making plate for guitar 3 Jeff making plate for guitar 4
JEFF TO FEATURE ON NEW LES PAUL ALBUMWhilst in LA earlier this year, Jeff was in the studio to record his contribution for a new CD, due for release this summer to coincide with Les Paul’s 90th birthday. The album, released by Capitol/EMI Music Catalog Marketing, also features Eric Clapton, Sting, Joss Stone, Richie Sambora and a host of other musicians. More info on the album title and the release date as soon as we have it!
BID FOR A GUITAR DESIGNED BY JEFF!Jeff recently customised a Gibson Les Paul SG Special guitar as part of the ‘Rock The Cure’ auction due to take place at the Hard Rock Café in LA on 3rd May 2005. Although the event, which is in aid of the breast cancer research charity Expedition Inspiration Fund, is by invitation only it possible to bid for the guitars online at www.juliensauctions.com. Online bidding opens to the general public on 24th April 2005. Other musicians involved include Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, Sheryl Crow, Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, No Doubt and Mick Fleetwood. Photos of Jeff with the guitar he designed can also be seen on the Juliens Auctions site.
JEFF MEETS THE QUEENJeff was a guest at the reception hosted by The Queen to honour British Music at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday 1st March. More than 500 guests – both musicians and music industry personnel - were invited to the event, including Jimmy Page, Brian May, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Cilla Black, Shirley Bassey, Jamie Cullum and The Clash’s Mick Jones.
JEFF PERFORMS AT MUSICARESJeff joined a host of artists including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, Shelby Lynne, Earth Wind and Fire, Jamie Cullum and Michael McDonald at the 15th Annual MusiCares dinner at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Friday 11th February. This year’s event, produced by Phil Ramone, was honouring Brian Wilson and Jeff earned a standing ovation for his outstanding performances of Wilson’s tracks ‘Surf's Up‘ and ‘Surfin' USA‘. www.musicares.com
JEFF ON NEW IMOGEN HEAP TRACKJeff recently collaborated with singer Imogen Heap on the track 'Goodnight and Go' for her new album 'Speak For Yourself' due for release in 2005. The track has also been featured on the hit TV series 'The O.C.', and is available to download via Imogen's website – www.imogenheap.com. News 2004
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SEE JEFF ON UK TV!Jeff performed at the UK Music Hall of Fame awards ceremony at the Hackney Empire in London on Thursday 11th November. Jeff and his band (Michael Mondesir on bass, Mark Mondesir on drums and Gary Husband on keyboards) played the Bob Marley song “Is This Love”, which was sung by UK singer Beverley Knight, as a tribute to the late reggae artist. Marley was honoured as one of five “founder members” inducted into the UK Hall of Fame at the first ceremony of the awards. His award was accepted by his wife, Rita. The awards show will be televised on Channel 4 in the UK on Sunday 14th November at 9pm GMT. Click here for more information.
'MY THING' OPENS NEW MEL GIBSON FILMJeff's track 'My Thing' (from his 2003 album 'Jeff'), featuring Nancy Sorrell on vocals, is being used as the opening music for the film 'Paparazzi'. The film, produced by Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey, & Steve McEveety, centres around the plight of a rising action-movie star, Bo Laramie, whose life is being plagued by paparazzi photographers. The cast includes Cole Hauser (2 Fast 2 Furious, Hart's War, Good Will Hunting) as Bo, Tom Sizemore (Heat, Saving Private Ryan, Pearl Harbor) as a paparazzo, and Dennis Farina (Snatch, Saving Private Ryan, Get Shorty) as a veteran L.A. detective. The film is released in the US on 3rd September 2004. More information at http://www.paparazzithemovie.com
JEFF'S GUESTS...Jeff was joined on stage at his London tour dates at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th June by a number of guests. First up was model Nancy Sorrell, performing the Julie London song "Cry Me A River". Nancy had also performed at the dates in Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle the previous weekend. The outstanding Imogen Heap joined Jeff for two numbers in the middle of the show - "Blanket" (co-written by Imogen and Urban Species) and "Rollin' and Tumblin' ". She returned to the stage to perform the vocals for the closing number - Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready" - alongside both Jeff and Ronnie Wood. Ronnie Wood also performed with Jeff on the Meters' track "Cissy Strut". www.imogenheap.co.uk www.ronniewood.com
SUPPORT CONFIRMED FOR UK TOURSinger songwriter Amy Wadge has been confirmed as the support act for Jeff's forthcoming UK tour. Twice winner of the Best Female Solo Singer Award at the Welsh Music Awards, Amy released her debut album 'Woj' earlier this year and has recently supported Brian Kennedy. She will be performing at all dates on the tour, starting in Manchester on 18th June. More information at www.amywadge.com.
JEFF TO JOIN CLAPTON FESTIVALJeff Beck is confirmed to appear at the Crossroads Guitar Festival on Sunday 6th June 2004 at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas. Jeff will appear on-stage alongside both Eric Clapton and ZZ Top. The Festival is a 'one-off' charity event, which is being held to raise funds for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua, the treatment and education centre founded by Eric Clapton in 1997. For more information, go to www.crossroadsguitarfestival.org.
JAN HAMMER TO JOIN JEFF ON UK TOURJan Hammer will join Jeff Beck for all of his UK dates in June. Although Jan has contributed to most of Jeff's albums since 'Wired' and they have toured together many times in the USA and Japan, they only ever played one date in the UK. Probably best known for his 90 episodes of Miami Vice music, he burst into the limelight with The Mahavishnu Orchestra, also featuring John McLaughlin and Billy Cobham, and went on to be a major film composer as well as writing for Jeff ( they won a Grammy for the track 'Escape'). Jeff is thrilled that at long last they will be performing together again on these very special dates.
BECK-OLA REMASTERED AND REISSUEDOriginally released in 1969, Beck-Ola was recorded at De Lane Lea with Rod Stewart on vocals, Ron Wood on guitar / bass, Jeff Beck on bass / guitar, Nicky Hopkins on keyboards, Tony Newman on drums with Mickie Most as producer. On 10th May 2004, EMI Catalogue Marketing are releasing the 24 bit digitally remastered version of the album. With 16 page booklet and liner notes written by Charles Shaar Murray, who interviewed Beck recently, the CD includes 4 extra out-takes. Sweet Little Angel (written by BB King) was recorded 'live' in the studio on November 19th 1968. It was a track played often at live gigs but not released before. Throw Down A Line was written by Hank Marvin and later recorded by Cliff Richard, but appears here as a demo which Mickie Most asked Jeff to record. The full tracklisting is: All Shook Up - Recorded 3rd April 1968 Spanish Boots - Recorded 6th April 1968 Girl From Mill Valley - Recorded 8th April 1968 Jailhouse Rock - Recorded 11th April 1968 Plynth (water down the drain) - Recorded 19th April 1968 The Hangman's Knee - Recorded 10th April 1968 Rice Pudding - Recorded 19th April 1968 Out-takes: Sweet Little Angel (BB King) Recorded at Mirasound New York USA on 19th November 1968, with Mickie Waller on drums. Second of two versions recorded that day on 8 track 'live' in the studio. Throw Down A Line Recorded at Trident Studios London on 7th February 1969 All Shook Up Recorded at Abbey Road on 8th January 1969 by Ken Scott assisted by Alan Parsons. Done again at Trident on 28th January 1969 before third and final album version. Jailhouse Rock Probably early version done on 4 track tape at De Lane Lea in early April 1969 For more information go to www.emicatalogue.com
FENDER AWARDJeff was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Fender on Friday 2nd April in Frankfurt. This prestigious award is for artists who have played a significant part in making the Fender Stratocaster the worldwide success that it is.
JEFF JOINS JOOLSJeff was one of the many musicians that took part in the Jools Holland charity show in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust at London's Royal Albert Hall on Thursday 1st April. Jeff joined Jools and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra for 'Drown In My Own Tears' and 'Strolling The Bones'. He also guested on Solomon Burke's tracks 'Mabel', 'Message To My Son' and 'Cry To Me', as well as sharing the stage with Tom Jones for 'Be Bop A Lula'. Other artists participating in the event included Ronnie Wood, David Gilmour, Shane MacGowan, Suggs and Chrissie Hynde. This was the fourth year that the Royal Albert Hall has played host to Teenage Cancer Trust concerts. The annual event was the brainchild of Roger Daltrey, who is a patron of the Trust and has been involved with the charity for a decade.
JEFF ON NEW ALBUM BY TOOTS & THE MAYTALSJeff is part of an all-star cast that features on 'True Love', the new album by Toots and the Maytals. The album is due for release by V2 Records on 6th April 2004 and Jeff appears on the song '54-46 Was My Number', which is track 5 on the album. To listen to a clip of the song, and for further information on the album's tracks and line-up, go to www.tootsandthemaytals.net.
JEFF BECK ANNOUNCES UK TOUR!
This Summer, one of the world's greatest electric guitarists, Jeff Beck, undertakes his first UK tour since 1990. Fresh from the success of picking up his fourth Grammy award, the ground-breaking guitarist promises a set that reflects the eclectic musical mix that is his trademark. From mixing rock and jazz to produce seminal albums like 'Blow By Blow' and 'Wired', to incorporating eastern, classical and blues influences, you can expect innovative visits to his extensive back catalogue as well as revealing glimpses of his next project featuring a string section. Tickets for all non-London shows (Royal Albert Hall shows already on sale) go on sale this Friday 20th February at 9.00am JUNE 2004 Fri 18th Manchester, Carling Apollo 0870 401 8000 www.carlinglive.com Sat 19th Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium 0870 040 4000 www.secc.co.uk Sun 20th Newcastle City Hall 0191 261 2606 www.newcastle.gov.uk/cityhall.nsf/a/home Wed 23rd London, Royal Albert Hall 020 7838 3101 www.royalalberthall.com Thu 24th London, Royal Albert Hall 020 7838 3101 www.royalalberthall.com Sat 26th Bristol, Colston Hall 0117 922 3683 www.bristol-city.gov.uk Sun 27th Warwick Arts Centre 02476 524 524 www.warwickartscentre.co.uk Mon 28th Portsmouth Guildhall 023 9280 4355 www.portsmouthguildhall.co.uk 24 hr Ticket Hotline tel 0870 735 5000 and www.bookingsdirect.com. (agency & credit card bookings subject to booking fee) More details to follow soon...!
Grammy Win for JeffCongratulations to Jeff, who won a Grammy Award on 8th February 2004 at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The song "Plan B" from the album "Jeff" was the winner in the Best Rock Instrumental Performance category. This is Jeff's fourth Grammy Award, having previously won awards in this category for "Dirty Mind" in 2001, "Jeff' Beck's Guitar Shop" (with Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas) in 1989 and "Escape" in 1985.
Jeff Beck: Live at BB King Blues ClubNew "official bootleg" album available now On September 10th and 11th, 2003 Rock'N'Roll guitar icon Jeff Beck made a stop in New York City for two intimate and rare shows at B.B. King Blues Club. Jeff was joined on stage with long time collaborators and touring mates drummer Terry Bozzio and keyboard player Tony Hymas. The audience included legendary guitarist Les Paul, David Letterman Show music director Paul Schaffer, tennis champion John McEnroe and members of rock band Living Colour. Epic Records commemorates this special event with an online only CD release that features music from Jeff Beck's most recent album Jeff, "Freeway Jam" from Jeff's classic Blow By Blow, Jazz great Charles Mingus' song "Goodbye Pork Pie," and a cover of the Beatles "A Day In The Life" with an audience member strumming the final note on Jeff's guitar to name a few. Available to buy online at www.jeffbeckbootlegs.com  © 2004 Jeff Beck All Rights Reserved - Website Design London |
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