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Ada Dyer and the a Band

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Rating: 2.8 out of 5 based on 6 reviews

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Ada Dyer and the A Band Concert Schedule and Tour

Soulful R&B singer Ada Dyer is bringing her commanding voice and endearing personality to selected venues in 2015. Dyer's clear and powerful voice is every bit as impressive as icons like Whitney Houston and Stephanie Mills, and her nostalgic concerts transport ticket buyers back to soul's '60s and '70s heyday. Dyer is probably one of the few singers that can take songs by Aretha Franklin or Elton John and truly make them her own, handling originals and covers with equal flare. With jazz underpinnings courtesy of her talented backing group The A Band, her performances are a treat for fans of all genres -- a blast from the past that manages to feel fresh and engaging.


BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:

Born and raised in Chicago, Ada Dyer first began performing professionally while in high school. During her early career she paid the bills recording numerous radio jingles and performing in Broadway musical The Wiz (1981), and around that time she caught the attention of jazz drummer Norman Connors with her demo of “Invitation”. Connors invited her to collaborate, and their success led Dyer to relocate to New York. There she joined electro-dance group Warp 9 and sang on the influential singles “Nunk” and “Light Years Away”.  Dyer made her solo debut in 1988 with the album Meant to Be, scoring an R&B hit with “I Bet Ya I’ll Let Ya”. The success of Meant to Be gave Ada more creative control over her self-titled 1990 follow-up album, allowing her to branch out into pop ballads as well as more traditional soul.

2017-2018 Ada Dyer and the a Band:

Reviews

Rating: 2.8 out of 5 based on 6 reviews
  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Avoid Ada #Shouldhaveseenthegospelchoirinstead

    by OGM22 on 9/6/15B.B. King Blues Club & Grill - New York

    If you are going to this performance do so for the band and not the singer. I understand that live music is impromptu but she does more talking than singing and her singing is questionable. The musicians however we're great mainly the keyboard and the bass player they made the performance. Keep in mind that even though you purchase your tickets for this show there is a $20 minimum purchase on food or beverage.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    ada

    by joseppi2 on 7/16/15B.B. King Blues Club and Grill - New York

    the best. great variety of songs from Aretha to Marvin gay. Had a wonderful time. Very personable person also. The best performance.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    ADA DYER and The A BAND was great!!

    by Skorpan on 3/29/15B.B. King Blues Club and Grill - New York

    Best night in New York with our best friends! Really nice and great atmosphere and a very good performance despite the cold of the ADA DYER. The A BAND was great! Good food and good wine and very friendly staff and serving. We will be back at B.B King next time we're in New York.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    birthday tribute

    by cyck on 3/31/14B.B. King Blues Club and Grill - New York

    Ada Dyer and the band were very good. The music both vocally and instrumental were top notch. It was a lot of fun. It would have been better if there had been a place to dance during the performance. I just got to seat dance.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Ada Dyer was an Embarrasment to Herself

    by ChipAsh on 1/3/13B.B. King Blues Club and Grill - New York

    My girlfriend and I went to NYC for New Years Eve. However, the night before (12/30) we attended a Broadway show and followed it up with what was supposed to be an excellent show by Ada Dyer & The "A" Band. Let me start by saying the band was quite good. However, Ada Dyer was horrific. We are unsure whether she was drunk, on drugs or both. She was clearly on something. She fell on stage twice, forgot the words to the songs, and screeched rather than sang most songs. At one point she even had the audacity to tell the crowd that she was embarrassed and we deserved to have our money refunded. She apologized at least 20 times during the short 1 hour show.

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    Disappointing

    by Anonymous on 1/1/13B.B. King Blues Club and Grill - New York

    The club was nice with pretty good food and drink. We were disappointed however with Ada and the A band. First if all it was billed as R&B, Motown and Soul, which they reslly didnt play that at all. The band was so loud that we could hardly hear Ada singing, it seemed like she was screaming over them. Also she didn't seem to know the words to the songs which went on for so long that we forgot what the song even was. All and all not what we were expecting and we were disappointed.