Robben Ford

Name: Robben Ford
Start: 2026-07-25T21:00:00+03:00
End: 2026-07-25T21:00:00+03:00
Location: Kirkkopuisto

took place · 25 Jul 2026

Kirkkopuisto, Laitila

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American blues and jazz guitarist Robben Ford takes the stage at the JazzKukko 2026 festival in Laitila.

About: Robben Ford

A five-decade veteran of blues, jazz and rock guitar, Ford has shared stages and studios with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell and George Harrison - and at 74 he is still releasing new music and touring internationally.

5×

Grammy Award nominations

16+

Solo studio albums released

#100

Ranked among 100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century by Musician magazine

What's new

2026-04
Ford released his latest studio album Two Shades of Blue via Provogue/Artone, recorded in both the US and UK with two different bands.
2026-02
Ford released 'Perfect Illusion' as the second single from Two Shades of Blue, a brass-laced soul ballad written in 1999.
2025-12
Ford announced Two Shades of Blue and released lead single 'Make My Own Weather', a groove-driven blues track partly conceived as a tribute to Jeff Beck.

Tour

New YorkBuxtonLondon

Tracks

Talk to Your Daughter1988 solo album, one of his most acclaimed blues records

Robben Ford & the Blue Line1992 Grammy-nominated album that marked his return to blues roots

Tiger Walk1997 Grammy-nominated all-instrumental album

Make My Own WeatherLead single from 2026 album Two Shades of Blue

Two Shades of Blue2026 studio album recorded in the US and UK, featuring blues, funk and Jeff Beck tribute instrumentals

Robben Ford

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