Billy Cox, the bassist who worked with JIMI HENDRIX in concert and in the studio as part of both the BABND OF GYPSYS and THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE, will be hitting the road with his own band on a multi-city tour with stops in New York, Washington DC, Boston and other markets throughout the northeastern US. The performances are billed as BILLY COX PRESENTS: THE BAND OF GYPSYS EXPERIENCE and will feature special guests Dani Robinson and Byron Bordeaux as part of his band.

The tour kicks off on June 19 in Northampton, MA. In addition to Hendrix classics such as 'Machine Gun' and 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' Cox will also showcase his impressive blues roots--drawing upon the trove of performances and recording sessions he made with such legends as Slim Harpo, Little Milton, Gatemouth Brown and Freddie King.

Joining Cox will be two exciting guitarists he personally picked for these special performances. "It was Jimi's dream to use a second guitarist. He was getting into a new phase of his music and he felt that one guitar limited the band and limited the new music that he was creating,” explains Cox “There were glimpses of what he was trying to do at Woodstock with Larry Lee as the second guitarist. But that idea was not able to continue. Now almost 43 years later, I am grateful that I have the opportunity to continue the dream with two dynamic guitarist, Dani Robinson and Byron Bordeaux.”

Cox is, of course, the stellar bassist who first joined forces with Jimi Hendrix when they chanced to meet while serving in the US Army more than 50 years ago. After they were discharged, Hendrix and Cox moved to Nashville and played the southern ‘chitlin circuit’ backing up big names of the era including Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson and with their own band, THE KING KASUALS. They lost touch with each other after Hendrix was ‘discovered’ by ANIMALS bassist Chas Chandler who brought Jimi Hendrix to England where the Jimi Hendrix Experience was founded in London In October of 1966.

When Noel Redding departed the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Hendrix sought and found his old buddy and thereafter formed GYPSY SUN & RAINBOWS, the expanded ensemble that Hendrix featured at the Woodstock festival and then the Band Of Gypsys with drummer Buddy Miles. Following that, Cox and Hendrix remained together in the re-envisioned version of the Jimi Hendrix Experience that headlined major pop music festivals as the Isle Of Wight and continued to tour until Jimi’s untimely death. Cox’s most recent studio album Old School Blue Blues has been a critical success since its release October of 2011. Billy Cox is also featured as a musician on the current Jimi Hendrix release People, Hell & Angels, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Charts earlier this year.

“Our show could be described as triangular in context, we perform not only Hendrix, but some originals and some old school,” says Cox describing his forthcoming tour dates. “We are most especially committed to giving the audience an evening of good listening and fun. Dani and Byron embody the spirit of guitar showmanship."

Dates for the Band of Gypsys Experience:

June

19 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
20 - Norfolk, CT - Infinity Music Hall and Bistro
21 - Stanhope, NJ - JAZZ at the Stanhope House
23 - New York, NY - City Winery NYC
24 - Washington, DC - The Hamilton
25 - Wilmington, DE - World Cafe Live at The Queen
26 - Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theater & Washington House Restaurant