Blood, Sweat & Tommy Mitchell: Tribute to Blood Sweat & Tears @ Boca Black Box
This 9 piece horn driven band brings you back to the visually exciting and high fidelity experience of BS&T shows. Tommy at the helm, his powerful voice singing with the same intensity, drive, and precision as he did during his time fronting Blood Sweat & Tears. Songs including Spinning Wheel, God Bless the Child, And When I Die just to name a few will thrill you and transform you back to when you first loved them. Behind the scenes stories and anecdotes that Tommy reveals along this journey along with video footage will give you a deep dive into the heart mind and soul of Blood Sweat & Tears.
Tommy got his first taste at writing for a jazz band while his dad was a part of the Dick Cavett Show Orchestra lead by Bobby Rosengarten on ABC-TV. The charts were performed regularly by the band during the broadcast of the show and earned his first royalties as a writer. Incidentally a new young face on the scene was brought in to play trumpet with two outstanding veterans, Joe Wilder and Ray Crisara. It was Randy Brecker.
As someone who grew up during the 1960s, Tommy’s musical tastes are no doubt diverse, and this shows in his songwriting and ability to arrange so many different styles of music. One of his Pop songs, "Where Do We Go From Here," was signed by April/Blackwood Publishing. Hubert Laws recorded Tommy’s Jazz composition, "Your Love". and released it on Warner Bros. Records. Another of Tommy’s songs, "If this Ain't Love," was recorded by Jay Novelle on Emergency Records and hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Dance Chart. He was also invited to co-write the soulful horn arrangements on s title track, "Angel In The Dark," that was completed after her death. And most recently, Tommy’s Jazz instrumental composition, "Messenger," recorded by guitar phenom John Tropea (who has performed on the recordings of Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, and Van Morrison), is getting airplay in Japan.
His early successes led to a career singing, and then writing and producing music in many major national radio and TV commercials for clients Coca-Cola, The NY Rangers, Toyota, among many others. Tommy’s productions have included working with Michael Bolton, Leon Russell, Irene Cara, Martha Wash, and Patti Austin.
Tommy resides in Jupiter, Florida, and over the some 40 years span of his musical career, continues to sing and perform live as a solo and with the Tommy Mitchell Band. He has been on stage with Darlene Love, Phoebe Snow, Ben E. King, Paul Shaffer, and Blood Sweat and Tears
Tommy got his first taste at writing for a jazz band while his dad was a part of the Dick Cavett Show Orchestra lead by Bobby Rosengarten on ABC-TV. The charts were performed regularly by the band during the broadcast of the show and earned his first royalties as a writer. Incidentally a new young face on the scene was brought in to play trumpet with two outstanding veterans, Joe Wilder and Ray Crisara. It was Randy Brecker.
As someone who grew up during the 1960s, Tommy’s musical tastes are no doubt diverse, and this shows in his songwriting and ability to arrange so many different styles of music. One of his Pop songs, "Where Do We Go From Here," was signed by April/Blackwood Publishing. Hubert Laws recorded Tommy’s Jazz composition, "Your Love". and released it on Warner Bros. Records. Another of Tommy’s songs, "If this Ain't Love," was recorded by Jay Novelle on Emergency Records and hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Dance Chart. He was also invited to co-write the soulful horn arrangements on s title track, "Angel In The Dark," that was completed after her death. And most recently, Tommy’s Jazz instrumental composition, "Messenger," recorded by guitar phenom John Tropea (who has performed on the recordings of Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, and Van Morrison), is getting airplay in Japan.
His early successes led to a career singing, and then writing and producing music in many major national radio and TV commercials for clients Coca-Cola, The NY Rangers, Toyota, among many others. Tommy’s productions have included working with Michael Bolton, Leon Russell, Irene Cara, Martha Wash, and Patti Austin.
Tommy resides in Jupiter, Florida, and over the some 40 years span of his musical career, continues to sing and perform live as a solo and with the Tommy Mitchell Band. He has been on stage with Darlene Love, Phoebe Snow, Ben E. King, Paul Shaffer, and Blood Sweat and Tears