Doors 7pm 
+Support from Ewing
Ex Prince’s Keyboard player & vocalist plays from her solo project.
Ex Prince’s Keyboard player & vocalist plays from her solo project.
A natural entertainer as much as a fierce instrumentalist, rad. commands the stage from the very first minute of her show. And so the intro of "Make Every Second Count" instantly grabs our attention and leaves no doubt that we'll be in on something special. rad. has shared stages with some of the biggest names in music (incl. Prince, Sheila E. & Maceo Parker) and toured as a solo artist for over 15 years. She boasts a stage presence to prove it.
The band on this "Live in Japan" Album & with the live show, is like family and the deep friendships and genuine good times these musicians share on the road resonate in their live performance:
Saxophonist Eric Leeds is best known for his extensive work for Prince in the 80's & 90's. He also headed Prince project Madhouse, besides playing at times in James Brown's and George Clinton's bands. He first shared a stage with rad. in 2001.
Guitarist Ray Obiedo has a large body of work as a solo instrumentalist mainly for Windham Hill Records, a lot of which is Latin influenced. A contributor to the rad. project for some 15 years, he connects here with his funkier roots, indoctrinating rad. into the list of prominent keyboard players he has supported in the past including Johnny Hammond, Herbie Hancock and George Duke.
Bassist Marc van Wageningen is considered rad.'s secret weapon. With the musical personality of a gentle Tsunami, he literally sweeps listeners off their feet. He has played with rad. for over 10 years and played in the past for Sheila E., Tower of Power and the Pete Escovedo Orchestra. Marc breathes the East Bay style finger funk as much as the tumbao and is a virtuosic soloist.
Drummer Billy Johnson brings a well of experience to the mix: from Frankie Beverly & Maze and Carlos Santana to Booker T. Jones and The Original Family Stone - nobody wants to be without Billy's groove. His unconditional love for POCKET has brought about more than one hit. His playing and personality proved to be a natural match for rad. when he joined the band at the start of 2007, taking over the drum seat from Tower of Power's David Garibaldi.
As much at home in Funk music as they are at in Latin and Jazz, all members in rad.'s band share a large common vocabulary to draw on. And it's the conversations they spin out of poly rhythm and melody that make a rad. show convincingly stand out
The CD rad. - Live in Japan is out in June.
rad. - vocals & keys
Eric Leeds - Saxophones
Ray Obiedo - Guitar
Marc van Wageningen - Bass
Billy Johnson - Drums
