The Silver Tongued Devils

The R&B demons known as the Silver Tongue Devils are a who’s who of Northwest All-Stars featuring guitarist and UW professor, John Hanford (Fabulous Wailers, Kathi McDonald, Patti Allen), keyboardist, vocalist, composer and educator, Mike “Doctor” Jaap (Robert Cray, Elvin Bishop, B.B. King, James Brown, Stanley Turrentine, Larry Coryell), the virtuoso “1st chair” Seattle horn man, Jay Thomas (Cedar Walton, Billy Higgins, Ray Brown, Elvin Jones, Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra), drummer Ben Smith (Taj Mahal, Leroy Bell & His Only Friends, Peter Frampton, Heart) and bass player, Tim Scott (Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Billy Preston, Dr. John, John Mayall, Tower of Power, Robben Ford, Etta James, Mavis Staples, on and on).

These guys are the real deal. Need we say more?