Mitch Woods takes his 'Blues Beyond Borders'
<p><span word="Pianist">Pianist</span> <span word="Mitch">Mitch</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="blues">blues</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span>' <span word="most">most</span> <span word="heartwarming">heartwarming</span> <span word="receptions">receptions</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>.</p><p><span word="Woods">Woods</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tour">tour</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="solo">solo</span> <span word="concerts">concerts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Rocket">Rocket</span> 88’<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="toured">toured</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> 2010.</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>," <span word="Woods">Woods</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> 20 <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="played">played</span> 26 <span word="shows">shows</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="borders">borders</span>; <span word="political">political</span>, <span word="geographical">geographical</span>, <span word="religious">religious</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span>.”</p><p><span word="Woods">Woods</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blues">blues</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blues">blues</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="boogie">boogie</span>-<span word="woogie">woogie</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="jams">jams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Buffalo">Buffalo</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boogie">boogie</span>-<span word="woogie">woogie</span> <span word="guys">guys</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, ‘<span word="Oh">Oh</span> <span word="yeah">yeah</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="names">names</span>?' <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="names">names</span>: <span word="Albert">Albert</span> <span word="Ammons">Ammons</span>, <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>, <span word="Meade">Meade</span> <span word="Lux">Lux</span> <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="going">going</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span>, '<span word="Oh">Oh</span> <span word="yeah">yeah</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="like">like</span>.'”</p><p>“<span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="melting">melting</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>," <span word="Woods">Woods</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="African">African</span>, <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>, <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="gumbo">gumbo</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="blues">blues</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Delta">Delta</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="there">there</span>.”</p>
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