Midnight Sun - Kool & the Gang vs. Cameo (Sunday)

City Winery Chicago presents Midnight Sun live on Sunday, January 19th at 7:00 PM!

Two big bands from the east coast…

Kool & The Gang, who has represented Philly since 1964, and NYC’s own since 1974, Cameo. Both bands were well versed in Jazz and Funk in their early days and saw moderate to big success on the R&B/Soul Charts in the mid to late 70’s. As the 1980’s emerged, many of the big horn section based bands fell upon hard times with the changes in music styles and recording technology, but not these cats. K&TG and Cameo broke through to superstardom in the 80’s with huge chart topping hits on the Pop charts, changing with the times without completely abandoning their core sound and fan base. It’s only right that The Sun put together a show to pay homage to these legendary bands who still tour and perform to this day.

There is no band in Chicago like Midnight Sun. Established 1976, this 10-piece ensemble throws down with 4-part harmony, full horn section and percussion.

Assembled from Chicago's elite funk, soul, and R&B talent, members of Midnight Sun have backed the biggest artists: The Isley Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Buddy Guy, Gerald Albright, Roy Ayers, Chris Greene Quartet, Destiny's Child, Brian Culbertson, The Emotions, Terisa Griffin, Fred Hammond, Lalah Hathaway, Al Jarreau, The Ides of March, JD McPherson, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, Jill Scott, Johnnie Taylor, CeCe Winans–the list keeps going.

Isiah Mitchell - Lead & Background Vocals

Keith Henderson - Electric Guitar

Maurice Johnson - Keyboards & Background Vocals

Eric Johnson - Drums

Marqueal Jordan - Saxophone & Lead/Background Vocals

Maurice Fitzgerald - Bass

Chris Paquette - Percussion

Chris Greene - Saxophone

John Moore Jr. - Trumpet

Bryant Smith - Trombone