WXPN Welcomes: 2 Nights of Soulive with Cris Jacobs at Ardmore Music Hall Friday, January 31, 2025 (Night 1) Seated Doors: 6:45 PM | GA Doors: 7:15 PM | Show: 8:00 PM 21+ Unless with a Parent or Legal Guardian 2-Night Passes Available Here About The Venue - Food, Concessions + Drink Menus | Venue FAQ | Contact Info About Soulive Website | Facebook | Instagram | X (Twitter) | YouTube | Spotify Since the end of the 1990s, jazz-funk trio Soulive have melded vintage soul-jazz with modern jazz-funk, sophisticated pop, and hip-hop. Their core membership includes guitarist/producer (and Lettuce co-founder) Eric Krasno, drummer and studio engineer Alan Evans, and Neal Evans on Hammond B-3 organ and keyboards (and a first-call sideman for many artists. While they record and play together as an instrumental trio, they have collaborated with horn players and vocalists. The band's 1999 debut Get Down! registered with college audiences and won them international touring spots with Karl Denson, Maceo Parker, and others. Between 2001 and 2003 they issued three Top Ten albums as part of a non-exclusive deal with Blue Note, including the number three Next. They shifted to Concord for 2005's Break Out. Between 2006 and 2007 they collaborated with vocalist Toussaint Yeshua, resulting in the band's Stax album No Place Like Soul. For 2009's Up Here, their Royal Family debut, they recruited vocalist Nigel Hall and a horn section. The following year Soulive delivered an instrumental tribute to the Beatles entitled Rubber Soulive, and Live at the Blue Note Tokyo that featured jazz trumpeter Christian Scott in the horn section. 2012's Spark was a collaboration with Denson. Soulive spent the next five years on an informal hiatus while its members pursued other projects. They reunited for the studio EP Cinematics, Vol. 1 in 2018, and in 2021 issued Gettin Down at Hampshire College and re-released an expanded version of Get Down! ‎ The band was formed in Woodstock, New York in 1996. Alan and Neal had been members of Moon Boot Lover -- Alan also played with the Greyboy Allstars -- and then hip-hop with Edreys (Billy Drease Williams) as the Elements, then formed a jazz organ trio by enlisting former schoolmate and guitarist Eric Krasno to record some tracks with them in their home studio. That session became the Get Down! EP, released on their own Velour Recordings, and they hit the road. Soulive toured with and opened for a number of notables (including John Scofield, Maceo Parker, Los Lobos, Derek Trucks, and Robben Ford) before headlining their own shows. About Cris Jacobs Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube |  Spotify From Baltimore comes Cris Jacobs—an unexpectedly gritty soul-blues singer and guitarist without law country ethos. Blending a variety of musical traditions, Jacobs creates a distinctive voice and sound of his own punctuated by emotive songwriting and explosive guitar playing. Equally at home playing heartfelt Americana ballads or funky blues rockers, Jacobs is known for his mesmerizing live shows, where his improvisational guitar playing, powerhouse band, and deep reservoir of songs make each night a unique experience.Named one of Rolling Stone’s “10 New Country Artists You Need to Know” in 2017, Jacobs has collaborated with the Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh and Dumpstaphunk’s Ivan Neville, and earned opening slots on tours with Sturgill Simpson and Steve Winwood.With three solo albums to his name, a collaborative record with Ivan Neville aptly titled “Neville Jacobs”, songwriting credits that include bluegrass artists Audie Blaylock and Frank Solivan, New Orleans funksters Dumpstaphunk, and gospel legends Blind Boys of Alabama, Jacobscontinues to evolve and display his wide range of writing and performing prowess. “No matter the song”, he says, “I just like to keep it soulful and let the music speak for itself Join Ardmore Music Club | Private Events | AMH Merch