Kenny Wayne Shepherd — Leverkusener Jazztage, 2019

Full live concert by American guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, filmed by WDR’s Rockpalast at the Leverkusener Jazztage in 2019 in Leverkusen (Germany). A Louisiana-born blues-rock prodigy, Shepherd delivers a thirteen-song full show drawing on his own catalogue and cover repertoire: “Woman Like You”, “Diamonds & Gold”, “Heat Of The Sun”, his signature hit “Blue On Black”, and a closing electric reading of Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”. The set showcases his incandescent guitar playing, his Fender Stratocaster and the groove of a road-tested band, with singer Noah Hunt on lead vocals. Filmed with Rockpalast’s trademark care — polished staging, multi-camera work and reference-grade sound — this recording captures the full energy of a modern blues-rock show. Born in Shreveport in 1977, Shepherd rose to fame as a teenage prodigy and has since built a reputation as one of the most respected torchbearers of the electric-blues tradition, bridging Stevie Ray Vaughan’s legacy with his own songwriting. The Leverkusener Jazztage set finds him and his band in commanding form. An essential live filmed concert for lovers of guitar and electric blues.