Steve Lukather • Edgar Winter • Gary Ferguson • Phil Soussan

We got together in the summer of 2000 as a result of Steve and Edgar wanting to work together and do some shows for fun and out of a mutual admiration for each other. Gary and I had worked together briefly with Charlie Sexton several years before and it was wonderful to connect with him again. I was asked to play with the band through Steve and we planned a European tour that included appearances at the famed Pori Jazz Festival in Finland and the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland. We also played shows through France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Austria.

At the North Sea Jazz we had the honor of playing alongside Pat Metheny and at Pori we played with such artists as Jeff Healey, Doctor John and even Kool and the Gang!

We really had a gret time playing our mixture of Edgar and Steve's hits a little jazzed up and alternative. The first shows in paris (at the New Morning jazz club) were a little stressful because we had only had one rehearsal, but we soon fell into the groove. I can't think of a better time than driving around on a tour bus with such a great bunch of guys, playing great music and having cocktails to the strains of some heavy be-bop and straight ahead jazz albums on our night time drives. Edgar aptly demonstrated the "Texas Tilt" technique, which is totally an "in" joke! Apart from some little hitches, such as our flight cases not fitting on the tiny aircraft to Pori, we got through it feeling remarkably accomplished and successful.

Once again, thanks to our silent saviors; our road crew who made it all possible:

SONNY ABELARDO our tour manager
RIK BRITTEN our guitar god
COLIN NORFIELD our sound man

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