A Bowie Celebration 2022

Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us!
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A Bowie Celebration, from Mike Garson and Rolling Live Studios, returned for year two.
The livestream featured Def Leppard, Noel Gallagher, Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon and John Taylor, Rob Thomas, William Corgan, Living Colour, Evan Rachel Wood, Gary Oldman, Walk the Moon, Jake Wesley Rogers and more, with a special appearance from Ricky Gervais, benefitting Save the Children.
The concert, with direction by Kerry Brown and musical direction by Mike Garson, took place on what would have been David Bowie’s 75th birthday.
This year’s show also honored the 35th anniversary of Labyrinth, the classic fantasy film and Jim Henson/David Bowie collaboration, with a special performance from actress Evan Rachel Wood and a beloved character from the film created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop specifically for the event, along with an appearance by Brian Henson. The show was dedicated to frequent Bowie photographer Mick Rock.
Highlights from this year’s concert included the first performance by Def Leppard in two years as they performed Bowie’s hit single “Drive-In Saturday.” Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon and John Taylor performed an energetic “Let’s Dance” featuring many of the Bowie alumni musicians who recorded that mega-hit song with Bowie.
WALK THE MOON rocked three Bowie classics including “Fame,” “Golden Years” and “Under Pressure,” while Grammy Award winner Judith Hill soared to new heights with her take on “It Ain’t Easy” and her jaw-dropping duet of “Wild is the Wind” with The Rolling Stone’s Bernard Fowler, who also expertly sang the Bowie classic “The Jean Genie.” The show featured a stunning turn by Bowie alumni Gail Ann Dorsey who sang “Shadow Man” from Bowie’s recently released Toy album, along with a gorgeous rendition of “Valentine’s Day” by Noel Gallagher.
Academy Award winning actor and friend of Bowie, Gary Oldman sang an emotional “Slip Away” while Living Colour offered a powerful “I’m Afraid of Americans” and a thrilling version of Bowie’s hit “Young Americans” with the song’s original legendary saxophone player David Sanborn. Up and coming singer/songwriter Jake Wesley Rogers commanded the stage with show-stopping takes of “Modern Love” and “Life on Mars?” along with Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas who performed “Changes” and a soaring “Heroes” encore.
The band was comprised of former Bowie alumni band members from throughout his legendary career, led by Mike Garson, who was the rock icon’s longest running and most frequently used band member. Other players included David Sanborn, Charlie Sexton, Alan Childs, Steve Elson, Mark Guiliana, Omar Hakim, Stan Harrison, Tim Lefebvre, Gerry Leonard, and Carmine Rojas.
Additional guest performers included Gaby Moreno, Gretchen Parlato, Joe Sumner, The Section Quartet, Billy Mohler, Max Gilbert, plus Kitten Kuroi, Maiya Sykes, and Jules Galli who sang with the band.
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I don't suppose a recording is available anywhere for purchase?