Al Kooper celebrating his 65th birthday

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In what seems to now be an annual event, Al Kooper played solo, with the Danny Kalb Trio, with singer Kristina Train, with the Prisoners of 2nd Avenue and with the Funky Faculty in a night of rock, soul and blues.
Al opened the show with some solo numbers, including Just One Smile, A Drive Through the Old Neighborhood and Without Her.

The great Danny Kalb. Danny played with Al in The Blues Project.

Singer Kristina Train, who was joined on stage by the Prisoners of 2nd Avenue (Jimmy Vivino, Rich Pagano, John Conte) and guest (and Fab Faux member) Jack Petruzelli

Jimmy Vivino

The Prisoners of 2nd Avenue playing with Al.
Songs included Feelin' Groovy, Can't Lose What You Never Had, Birds Nest on the Ground, It Takes A Lot to Laugh (It Takes A Train to Cry), Till the End of Time and Like A Rolling Stone, among others

John Conte, Rich Pagano, Jimmy Vivino and guest Jack Petruzelli

Al

More PO2A + Jack

The great Jerry Ragovoy, producer and writer extrordinaire. Among the great songs that Jerry has written are Cry Baby, Piece of My Heart, Stop (which was covered by Kooper and Bloomfield on the Supersession album), Time Is On My Side, Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) and many others.
Jerry also produced the Butterfield Blues Band LP, Keep On Moving, which featured Love March, which was a big Woodstock hit, Love Disease and Ragovoy's own composition, Where Did My Baby Go.

Al Kooper and the Funky Faculty
The Funky Faculty: Bob "Dyno" Doezema (guitars), Jeff Stout (horns), Daryl Lowery (sax and flute), Jesse Williams (bass), Mark Tuscera (drums)
The band joined Al for such numbers as Got My Eye Ion You, I Can't Quit Her, Treat Her Right, How My Ever Gonna Get Over You, I Love You More Than Words Can Say, Just For A Thrill and Funky Flute Thing,

The conclusion and encore: Jimmy, Kristina Train and Jack Petruzelli rejoin the stage with Al Kooper and the Funky Faculty for Tell Me The Truth Now, Can't Always Get What You Want and Season of the Witch

And here's one more of PO2A from Tony Ferrari.

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