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Kasim Sulton's Utopia
Fri, 1 Mar, 8:30 PM EST
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7:30 PM EST
Iridium
1650 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
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On the heels of a sold-out tour earlier this year, world renown Bass Player Kasim Sulton will once again be celebrating his longtime association with the ground breaking progressive rock band Utopia and their legacy by performing a limited number of shows consisting entirely of Utopia music with a full band. The set list will be comprised of songs hand-picked by Sulton, spanning the 10 albums he appears on, including deep cuts as well as many more familiar songs.
Sulton joined Utopia in 1976 when the group settled into it’s most recognizable quartet of Todd Rundgren (guitar, vocals), Kasim Sulton (bass, vocals), Roger Powell (keyboards, vocals), and Willie Wilcox (drums, vocals). All four band members wrote, sang, produced, and engineered the material on their critically acclaimed albums. Sulton wrote and sang lead on Utopia's biggest hit, "Set Me Free," from their best-selling album Adventures in Utopia (1980), which reached #27 on the Billboard Top 40 charts.
"My career began with Utopia,” says Sulton. “I can't think of a better way to honor my work with Todd, Roger, and Willie than to do a string of performances that showcase the special and unique music we created together."
BAND LINE-UP:
Kasim Sulton - Bass and vocals
Jesse Gress - Guitar and vocals
Gil Assayas – Keyboards and vocals
Andy Ascolese - Drums and vocals
About Kasim Sulton:
Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Kasim Sulton is recognized and respected the world over as a solo artist, and for his work with other artists including Todd Rundgren and Utopia, Meat Loaf, Joan Jett, Hall & Oates, Richie Sambora, Patti Smith, Patty Smyth, Mick Jagger, Blue Oyster Cult, and Don Felder to name just a few. He has added his esteemed input to a variety of projects, ranging from playing bass, keyboards, and/or guitar, to adding vocal harmonies, singing lead, and contributing as a songwriter, to producing entire albums, as he did with the Meat Loaf VH-1 Storytellers CD, released in 1999. His latest release, Live Bootleg – recorded in 2015 at The Cutting Room in NYC and Hotel Utah in San Francisco – features Kasim Sulton solo material and Utopia songs.
For more information on Kasim Sulton, visit:
www.KasimSulton.com
www.facebook.com/kasimsultonmusic
www.twitter.com/ksulton
www.instagram.com/kasimsulton
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Kasim Sulton
Kasim Sulton
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A true journeyman, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Kasim Sulton has toured and recorded with artists as diverse as Meat Loaf, Todd Rundgren, Ringo Starr, Joan Jett, Hall and Oates, Cheap Trick, the re-formed version of The Cars, Blue Oyster Cult, and Don Felder. He has also played and or sang on over 150 albums as well as writing the Top 20 Hit “Set Me Free” that appears on the Adventures In Utopia record. In 1981, Kasim signed with EMI America and recorded his first self titled album. Taking a brief leave from his Utopia duties, he formed his own band and played to audiences across the US. Through the 80’s and into the 90’s Kasim toured and recorded with Joan Jett, Patty Smyth, Hall & Oates, and Cheap Trick. After lending his vocals to the million+ selling album Bat Out Of Hell II, Kasim was asked by Meat Loaf to join his band as the rhythm guitarist and keyboard player. He switched from that position to Musical Director and Bass player in 1998, producing the Meat Loaf VH1 Storyteller’s record in 1999. Kasim never stopped writing his own songs and has released three critically acclaimed solo albums. Often described as ‘a musicians musician’, Kasim continues to maintain a strong presence in the music industry. His current solo shows are a combination of original material complimented by memorable selections from the myriad of artists he’s worked with throughout his career. The audience is always treated to behind-the-scenes stories for a glimpse into a life spent touring and making records with some of the best known artists of our time.