James Montgomery and Friends
Available for your corporate, private or charitable event

Although he continues to record and tour with the ever-popular James Montgomery Band, as well as being front man for the legendary Johnny Winter Group, Mr. Montgomery has found another home with "The Friends". "These guys came along at a good time for me and over the years it has continued to gel on every level" comments Mr. Montgomery. "Our personal history and musical background is the glue which holds us together on and off stage".

Formed in 2000, The Friends draw from decades of personal and professional experience. Many of the Friends are known from recent and previous works…

Stu Kimball, (Bob Dylan/ Peter Wolf), George Leh (Swallow, Powerhouse Blues Band) Ted Armstrong (Bo-Didley, Johnny Johnson), Danny Klein (J. Geils Band) Garret Suvluk and Henley Douglas, Jr. (The Boston Horns, Extreme), David Hull (Joe Cocker, Joe Perry Project), John Ryder (Face to Face, JM+F Co-Founder) and Pete Hackel (Jon Butcher, Joey Molland, JM+F Co-Founder) are just some of the musicians that make up the core of The Friends. In addition Steven Tyler, Jon Butcher, Joey Cramer, Tom Hamilton, Doug Flutie, Johnny A, Mark Naftalin of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Ian Mitchell of the Bay City Rollers, Joey Molland of Badfinger and others have recently been featured as 'Special Guests' with The Friends. You just never know who's going to show up at a JM & Friends performance!

The band was honored in 2003 to be nominated as "Best Blues Act Of The Year" by the Boston Music Awards and performed at the annual Awards Ceremony at The Wang Center with The Taylor Family, Blue Man Group and others. But the love of the music and the opportunity to give back to the community and less fortunate is paramount with the group as they find fundraising events the best stage for what they do. "Over time, we have learned what is really important in our lives and our music, so we've committed our time and energy as a group to charitable causes " says drummer and co-founder Peter Hackel. "I take personal pride and find great pleasure working with these guys," adds John Ryder. "Being in a position to help others while having so much fun is a blessing".

For booking and additional information please log on to www.phproductions.net or call Peter Hackel at 617-965-4400 x 137.