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Artist
Johnny Max Band
12+ albums
blues
about
Johnny Max - Vocals Vince Maccarone, Jim Casson - Drums Wayne Deadder, Uli Bohnet - Bass John Findlay, Dylan Wickens - Guitar Jesse O'Brien, Martin Alex Aucoin, Peter Nunn - Keyboards Howard Moore - Trumpet Ed Zankowski - Sax Johnny is a soulful singer whose respect, and passion for all types of music is evident. He is also a brilliant entertainer who has audiences thoroughly enjoying each show. Johnny Max has built up a solid reputation as one of those guys who gives 110% and is one of the most action-packed and satisfying entertainers around. Johnny takes to performing like a fish to water, a perpetual motion machine, galvanizing his spicy blend of Stax/Volt, Atlantic, Funk, and Blues into frenzied heights, often propelling himself into the audience’s eager arms. To listen to Johnny Max tell it, and to watch Johnny Max present it, you understand very quickly that there’s more to creating great music than simply performing a first-rate piece of music well. It’s much more all encompassing than that. Max’s take includes engaging the audience, making his show accessible. He wants to more than simply feed off the audience, he looks to make them part of the experience. And he does so with his good natured wit. Using humour to get your point across is always risky because there’s a fine line between entertaining and being the comic. To his credit Johnny Max knows how to tread that line because the music always comes first. Max’s music doesn’t always follow conventiona
