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Ronnie Laws & Tom Browne Supergroup at Yoshi's Oakland
Courtesy of Andrew Shepherd | Posted on October 25, 2012
Where
Yoshi's Oakland
510 Embarcadero West
Oakland, CA
Map
510-238-9200
When
Fri, November 30, 2012
8pm & 10pm
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Musicians
About
Ronnie Laws
Ronnie Laws’ name is virtually synonymous with good music. True Laws fans know, this gifted contemporary music artist is by no means a new comer to the business. A native of Houston, Texas, born October 3, 1950, the third in a famous line of four musicians that include his classically trained Jazz flautist brother, Hubert, and his vocalist sisters, Eloise and Debra. Laws taught himself to play alto saxophone at the age of eleven, and later developed a progressive mastery and technique through his studies at Stephen F. Austin State and Texas Southern University.
In 1970 he moved to Los Angeles, where he found work under the tutelage of such legendary talents as The Jazz Crusaders and Hugh Masakela. His formative training also included stints with Jazz pianist Walter Bishop Jr. and organist Doug Cann. He was a member of the 70’s much-revered soul group Earth Wind and Fire, where he played tenor and soprano sax for a two-year stint, before finally venturing out to pursue a solo career....