SEVEN ELEVEN was founded in Amsterdam in 1987 and is considered to be one of Europe's leading formations in the field of funk, jazz and hip-hop crossovers. With the help of guitarist and producer Menace (USA), the group released their debut album THE COME OUT in 1996. This record received outstanding acclaims and after their successful evening-packed full-o-funk tour with Menace as special guest, SEVEN ELEVEN was considered as the European version of funk-artists such as George Clinton and Boots...
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SEVEN ELEVEN was founded in Amsterdam in 1987 and is considered to be one of Europe's leading formations in the field of funk, jazz and hip-hop crossovers. With the help of guitarist and producer Menace (USA), the group released their debut album THE COME OUT in 1996. This record received outstanding acclaims and after their successful evening-packed full-o-funk tour with Menace as special guest, SEVEN ELEVEN was considered as the European version of funk-artists such as George Clinton and Bootsy Collins. Performances on national TV shows followed. Also abroad the band was getting recognition. In July 1998 THE COME OUT even became Album of the Month on a Colorado College Radio show in the US. In April 1999 SEVEN ELEVEN played a sold-out gig at the Melkweg in Amsterdam with Gary Mudbone Cooper from Bootsy's Rubber Band as their special guest. After that event the band was named "Champions of funk" by Dutch popjournalists. Parts of that concert are included in their live-album GET 'M DOWN!, released in 2000. In September 1999 the SEVEN ELEVEN funkateers performed in the famous jazz club 'New Morning' in Paris. The band's international live reputation was growing rapidly and SEVEN ELEVEN-concerts were broadcasted on radio and television all over Europe. In 2001 SEVEN ELEVEN was invited to perform at the North Sea Jazz Festival, which is the biggest indoor festival in the world. In 2002 the group joined forces with Bride Of Funkenstein Dawn Silva. After concerts in Amsterdam, Utrecht and The Hague 'Dawn Silva with Seven Eleven' was the funky highlight of the North Sea Jazz Festival 2002. People still talk about that legendary show. In 2003 the group signed a license deal with Challenge Records for their third album HOT 'N' FUNKY featuring Fred Wesley as special guest. In February 2004 the record was released in the US by Allegro. The band's hot live concert in Paris on 9/11/2004 was recorded direct from the mixing console and sounded so good that it was released on CD in 2006. In 2007 the band will celebrate their 20th anniversary.
