Karen Carroll ( daughter of Jeanne Carroll )

• Karen Carroll´s musical emphasis lies in the Blues, Jazz and excellent Gospel.

her next gigs:

• 1-2nd of april - Budapest
• 4th of april Bad Windsheim Kiliani-Klinik Gospel with Christian Jung
• 10th of april Bad Dürkheim Kneipenfestival Nightgroove in der www.cafebar-chacha.de
• 17th of april Nürnberg Restaurant Estragon with Christian Jung - Blues www.estragon-nuernberg.de
• 5th of Mai Neustadt an der Aisch, Kulturfest, Rathausehrenhalle von 20-21 Uhr und 22-23 Uhr
• 4th of july - Serbia (we will build some more around)
• Between 12th and 15th of august : Sziget Festival (we plan more dates around, we are waiting for an answer from a Czeh festival as well)
• 25th of september - Budapest (we will play before Alvin Lee)
• 28th of october Fürth, Grüne Halle 18 - 20 Konzertreihe Blues
• 27th of november - Gödör Festival
• 2nd part of december (no exact date yet) - Budapest

History:

• born in Chicago as daughter of Jeanne Carroll.
• first appearance on stage at 14 years old as a guitar player in her mother´s band.
• has appeared since 1976 with Katie Webster, Albert King, Carey and Lurrie Bell, Rudy Rotta, Otis Grand, Angela Brown, Billy Branch, Melvin Taylor Coleman, Eddie Clearwater, Lonnie Brooks, Charlie Love, Byther Smith and Sugar Blue.
• since 1986 Karen worked mostly in Canadian Clubs with Professor´s Blues Review.
• although Karen played in the well know clubs like Buddy Guy´s Legends, B.L.U.E.S., Blues et Cetra (mit Buddy Miles), Kingston Mines, Blue Chicago.

highlights:

• Chicago Blues Festival (live countrywide television show on two channels)
• since 1990 tour through Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Greece, Poland, Switzerland, England, Canada, and USA.
• living in Nürnberg since 1998
• Bardentreffen Nürnberg
• Bluestage Dresden
• Palmengarten Frankfurt
• German television show at HR3
• Blaue Nacht Nürnberg
• Rother Bluestage
• Jazz- u. Bluestage Ingolstadt
• various gigs in Switzerland with Alligators of Swing

up to date:

• Karen built up her own high quality band in Nürnberg: Karen Carroll and the Fever´d Soul Band.
• In addition to her career as a singer Karen began to write songs. The latest being "The Way of Time"
• Karen Carroll recorded a new CD: „Be My Guest“ with the Alligators of Swing. See also the description of the CD on the web presence of the Alligators of Swing.
  Mailorder for US customers: You can order the CD for 19.95 USD (free shipping and handling) by sending a request to:
  Karen Carroll & the Alligators of Swing
  P.O.Box 520458
  Salt Lake City, UT
  84152-0458
  or write an E-Mail to karen_carroll@comcast.net