Future Juke: A Festival of 21st Century Blues presents:

Southern Avenue

+ Christos & The Violet Crown Featuring Olina

Jazz Café, London, GB

£15/20 Adv (+Booking Fee)
Entry Requirements: 18+
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"A potent soul force!" - American Songwriter

“Scorching...a raw soul stomper!” - Clash

"One of the most listenable, and danceable, records of the year." - No Depression "Passionate anthems and snare-tight grooves...energising, inventive musical empowerment." - Uncut

"Southern Avenue excel at a style of music that is usually only found in choice vintage record stores or classic Southern dive bars—a blend of warm keyboard sounds, wailing guitars, syncopated percussion and heavenly vocals." - Relix

“The band has crafted a statement of their diverse talents more compelling than any previous work, including their Grammy-nominated Keep On.” - Memphis Flyer

(Memphis, TN) - Amid continuing hype around their recent album BE THE LOVE YOU WANT (Renew Records/BMG), GRAMMY® nominated Southern Avenue are pleased to announce a European Tour this Spring.

"I can't believe we're FINALLY going on the road and sharing this music with the universe!" says Tierinii Jackson, lead singer of Southern Avenue. "We put our heart and soul into this. These songs were meant to uplift and get you grooving in the right direction!”

In early March 2020, the band was on tour in Norway when the world started to shut down. “We literally escaped after the first few shows and got back to the US just as they were shutting the borders,” says lead guitarist Ori Naftaly. “We had to cancel a week of shows in Denmark (and over 150 more upon our return). Really excited to get back to Europe and play live...we didn’t know if this would ever be doable again."

In the midst of the global pandemic, Southern Avenue recorded and released their third studio album BE THE LOVE YOU WANT. With BE THE LOVE YOU WANT, the group seamlessly bridges the power of Memphis soul with jam band liberation, gospel, blues and R&B to craft their own timeless brand of American music. The ambitious sonic approach expertly complements BE THE LOVE YOU WANT’s rich themes of self-love, self-empowerment, personal accountability, and the desire to push through towards something greater in life.

The third studio album from GRAMMY®-nominated band Southern Avenue was produced by multi-GRAMMY® winner, Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, Deer Tick, Susan Tedeschi, Jackie Greene) and co-produced by Ori Naftaly.

BE THE LOVE YOU WANT, “is the sort of compelling work that could make them a household name" says No Depression, and WNXP Nashville calls the record "timeless music” and an album that is steeped in “soulful self-discovery."

Southern Avenue is known for their high-energy live shows and the next few months will see them perform three separate runs in Europe, in the US from coast-to-coast (including stops at Bonnaroo and NPR’s “Mountain Stage”) and supporting Sheryl Crow & Keb’ Mo’ from Chicago to Atlanta. “We’re blessed to do what we do,” says Tierinii. “We don’t take any of this for granted.”

WATCH “CONTROL” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO: https://youtu.be/cfg1VfIZF7g

BE THE LOVE YOU WANT sees Southern Avenue pushing themselves towards bold new ideas of what it means to be a blues band in the modern world, bending and reshaping their musical heritage with electrifying performance, vivid production, and a remarkably clear vision. Operating from their distinctively international vantage point, Southern Avenue has produced a wide-ranging collection of original music – predominantly co-written by

Israeli-born guitarist Ori Naftaly and powerhouse lead vocalist Tierinii Jackson – that links them to their home city’s glorious past while at the same time, demonstrates their ambitious intent to evolve Memphis music to contemporary effect. With BE THE LOVE YOU WANT, Southern Avenue continue driving the Southern soul legacy into the 21st century, preserving its glory and tradition while striving towards something diverse, universal, and altogether their own.

Line Up

Southern Avenue
Christos & The Violet Crown Featuring Olina