“Joe Metzka is not your average blues man. He moved to the sacred ground of St. Louis and assembled a world class band that delivers a full package of blues, soul, funk and jazz seamlessly.”
“The charismatic vocals, confident solos and killer grooves of this group will take you to the next level of appreciation for a live music experience you deserve.”
– John May, St. Louis Blues Society
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HUBB is a singer/songwriter raised in St. Louis and educated in the countless live music clubs of Austin, TX, where he spent his formative years on a blues and soul pilgrimage playing music throughout the South. He returned to St. Louis with a newfound fire in his playing and the desire to form a band capable of bringing what he found to the midwest.
Enter The Heavy Hearts.
Showcasing some of the finest and most talented musicians of the St. Louis area, The Heavy Hearts turn heads when and where ever they play. Driven by HUBB’s fiery guitar and gritty vocals, their creative and expressive renditions of classic funky soul tunes and roof-shattering jazz and blues leave audiences wanting more.
While mixing the unmistakable sound of St. Louis Blues with southern soul, The Heavy Hearts create a sound that’s familiar but all their own. Whether an original tune or a cover, The Heavy Hearts sound shines through. From New Orleans funk to smooth jazz, to roadhouse country and everything in between, there’s something for all music lovers at a Heavy Hearts show.
The Heavy Hearts philosophy is simple. Everything we do gonna be funky.
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New Orleans born pianist/singer/composer Chris Walters relocated to Nashville to tour
as Music Director & pianist for Barbara Mandrell. Upon her retirement in 1997 he
became pianist for the band Alabama, touring and recording with them from 1997-
2004. He toured as Music Director/pianist for Sony Music Masterworks Recording Artist
& Hall of Fame Songwriter JD Souther, opening each show with a set of his own original
music. He also tours as keyboardist with The Alison Brown Quartet, The Peter Mayer
Group, and The Jeff Coffin Mu’tet. He’s performed with the Nashville Symphony
Orchestra and recorded the soundtrack for a documentary film scored by Bela Fleck. At
the age of 18, he was a finalist in the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra’s Gershwin
competition. Chris attended the Jazz Studies Program at Webster University in St. Louis
and was listed by them as a notable alumnus in Downbeat magazine. His debut album,
“Strange Fruit”, was featured on National Public Radio’s “Jazz South” program. Chris
followed that with “Cool Blue Swing” (2003) and “Yay! Everybody, Yay!” (2012),
recordings that include his original compositions as well as works by Alberto Ginastera
and Cole Porter, and feature orchestral arrangements around his small band
performances. He has released two recent albums, “Boneyard Thieves” (2018), an
album of original songs and the Grammy nominated “Whisper & Howl” (2019), an
album of original instrumental Surrealist Pop. He is also an award-winning animator.
Two of his animated shorts won first place at the 2005 Key West IndieFest Film Festival.
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