PEEKSKILL – The Jimi Hendrix Re-Experience

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2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the landmark debut album 'Are You Experienced' by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, widely regard as one of the greatest debut albums in the history of rock and roll and an immediate commercial success. Hendrix's second album Axis: Bold As Love is also celebrating it's 50th anniversary. Join Kiss The Sky-The Jimi Hendrix RE-Experience as they perform cuts from both of these albums including 'Purple Haze', 'Hey Joe', 'The Wind Cries Mary', 'Little Miss Lover', 'If 6 was 9', and 'Spanish Castle Magic'..

Rolling Stone Magazine Says: "Yes believe the hype! This show lives up to it!"

Gerardo Velez, Hendrix percussionist & Woodstock band mate with the Gypsy Sun and Rainbows and Founding member of Spyro Gyra says: "The world knows Jimi Hendrix was in a league of his own and there is no better band that captures the essential Hendrix legacy or a more exact tribute to Jimi than Kiss the Sky! This is my only endorsement of any tribute show and believe me I only give it because I can picture my friend Jimi himself smiling down with approval."

Kiss The Sky is thrilled to welcome special guest percussionist Juma Sultan of Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock Band Gypsy Sun & Rainbows. Noted percussionist Juma Sultan has talent spanning rock, blues, jazz and spiritual music. He has appeared on 12 posthumous Hendrix albums, has recorded and performed with artists including Noah Howard, Daoud Haroon, Archie Shepp, Vince Martell and Spanky & Our Gang. His avant garde Jazz recordings are preserved at Clarkson University in New York.
Kiss The Sky is more then a concert. It is a historically accurate visual and sound performance about all phases of the short yet iconic career of Jimi Hendrix .

Kiss The Sky-The Jimi Hendrix RE-Experience is the #1 Hendrix act in the world and the only Hendrix show to be endorsed by all remaining members of Jimi Hendrix's own Woodstock band, Billy Cox (Band of Gypsys), Juma Sultan and Gerardo Velez, all who have honored the band by joining them in performances. Kiss The Sky stars Jimy Bleu the world's longest running Jimi Hendrix Tribute Artist. Just like Jimi Hendrix, Jimy Bleu is a virtuoso, left handed guitarist and performs all of Hendrix's signature stage moves. The spot on look alike and sound alike world class touring musicians perform in full replica Hendrix wardrobe and gear and WOW audiences wherever they go. The stage show features the Joshua Light Show FX actually used by Hendrix at his Fillmore East concerts in NYC plus an exciting historical video presentation. Kiss The Sky is more then a concert. It is a historically accurate visual and sound performance about all phases of the short yet iconic career of Jimi Hendrix .

In 2016 Kiss The Sky-The Jimi Hendrix Re-Experience completed their first national USA tour to rave reviews. The tour kicked off with a live TV concert devoted entirely to them on the season finale of the AXS-TV channel show 'The World's Greatest Tribute Bands', broadcast live to 48 million households. Tour stops included Chicago at Buddy Guy's Legends, in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Casino and in New York at Daryl's House Club owned by Daryl Hall.