New Rising Sons

In Hollywood, California, in 1964,songwriter, singer, multi instrumental Jesse Lee Kincaid was a founding member with Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder, of The Rising Sons a band that played electrified blues and pop that was called, “America’s answer to the Rolling Stones.”Singer, guitarist Jonathan Lovitt grew up in Mill Valley, California and began playing blues onstage as a teenager. Lovitt and Kincaid met at this time, sharing their love of blues and guitar playing before Lovitt went on to college and a twenty year career in journalism in Los Angeles. Kincaid continued in Mill Valley, raised a daughter and taught music.When Jesse and Jonathan reconnected in the summer of 2007, The New Rising Sons Blues and Rock and Roll Revue was born. The Righteous Redheads are the band’s featured vocalists, two powerful women who create excitement from the moment they walk onstage. Boudeeka O’Connor is a legend who performs in TheSan Francisco Summer Of Love show. Veronica Page is the winner of the Marin County Fair Vocal Contest in 2008.Immersed in learning the blues, Jonathan Lovitt developed the slide guitar sound of the Mississippi bluesmen and branched out to Oakland's vibrant blues scene. His searing leads and slide guitar magic mingled with authentic electric tone and gritty vocals are all hallmarks of his music. Multi instrumentalist Jesse Lee Kincaid sings, writes, and plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and piano. Jake Baker, puts the heat in the beat on drums and vocals, Kim Carrigg lays in the thunder from down under on bass, and Bonnie Hofkin joins the band blowing soulful harmonica. For the last two years The New Rising Sons have been creating excitement and cheering crowds at each of their highly charged performances. They are the most fun you can have. Audiences are dancing, applauding, cheering for more at every show and it just keeps getting better. Watch out. The New Rising Sons are coming up and shining the groove light everywhere they go.