Clark Center Presents Leonid amp Friends Sun Nov 19 2023 at 700pm

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link: https://clarkcenter.org/shows/leonid-... • With multiple sold-out U.S. tours under its belt and hundreds of thousands of fans around the world, Leonid Friends continues to astound its global audience with its unique ability in capturing the spirit, musicality, and fire of American supergroup Chicago. And what is even more stunning is that Leonid Friends, comprised of 11 of the finest musicians in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus, haven't seen Chicago perform live, yet replicates the band’s complex arrangements amazingly note for note. Chicago has never been in Russia, and none of us have attended their concerts, said Leonid Vorobyev, a multi-instrumentalist who is the band’s leader. We have only recordings and videos (to help us learn Chicago songs). • In 2014, Vorobyev decided to indulge his love for the band by gathering a few fellow musicians in a studio to record a video of them playing his favorite Chicago tune, Brand New Love Affair. No charts or scores of the song existed so Vorobyev transcribed the tune by ear. The result was a YouTube video that quickly went viral. Since then Leonid Friends has recorded videos of other Chicago hits including Make Me Smile, 25 or 6 to 4, and Saturday In The Park. • However, Leonid Friends hasn’t been satisfied with merely connecting with fans through videos and recordings. In early 2019, the band embarked on its first tour outside of Russia that had fans dancing in the aisles at sold-out shows in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Florida. Two other scorching coast-to-coast U.S. tours followed that same year. In Los Angeles, the band met its musical heroes, founding members of Chicago, keyboardist Robert Lamm, and drummer Danny Seraphine as well as Michelle Kath Sinclair, daughter of late, great Chicago guitarist Terry Kath. “We were so thrilled that Robert, Danny, and Michelle took the time to visit with us,” Vorobyev said. “It was an experience that we will cherish and remember forever.” • In September of 2018, the band recorded its first song from legendary supergroup Earth, Wind, Fire and also paid tribute to the band Blood, Sweat Tears as well. Borrowing a line from one of Chicago's biggest hits, it's only the beginning of great things from Leonid Friends.

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