Tomas Doncker & The True Groove All-Stars

Venue: Palladino’s Jazz & Blues Bar

Date: Thursday 12 November

Doors: 6:30pm

Music Starts: 8:30pm

Tickets: £17

“Tomás Doncker and the True Groove All-Stars have fused Blues, jazz, Funk, Soul and Gospel and taken them to another level.” Blues and Soul magazine

Producer/Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist, and True Groove Records Founder & CEO Tomás Doncker has long been a prime mover and innovator on the New York music, arts & culture scenes. From the early 1980’s as a member of groundbreaking No Wave and Punk Funk bands The Contortions and Defunkt, to international touring, recording & songwriting collaborations with luminaries such as Bootsy Collins, Yoko Ono, Madonna, Ivan Neville, and Bonnie Raitt, to helming his own band, Tomás Doncker and The True Groove All-Stars, he's established himself as a cross-genre innovator without peer.

For over a decade, his expansive creative endeavors (all released on True Groove) have included work with; Meshell Ndegeocello, Ravid Kahalani’s Yemen Blues, Finnish hip hop star Paleface, P-Funk alumni Michael "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton and Amp Fiddler, hip hop pioneer Keith Shocklee (Public Enemy/Bomb Squad), iconic bassist/producer Bill Laswell and, the legendary Ms.Patti Smith.

‘Plenty of artists claim to thrive in a live setting. Tomás Doncker & The True Groove All-Stars actually prove it without ever sounding like they’re trying too hard. That authenticity extends to the emotional core of the songs. Themes of social justice, resilience, racial inequality, and hope are woven into a shared communal experience…A celebration. It is a reminder that meaningful music does not have to sacrifice groove, and that powerful messages often hit harder when delivered with undeniable rhythm and soul’.-Jammerzine Magazine

The Band

Tomás Doncker-Vocals, guitars

Jon Read-Stick Bass, Vocals (The Specials, Fun Lovin’ Criminals)

Eddie Dublin-Drums, vocals (The Specials)

Stan Samuel-Guitar, keys, vocals (The Specials)

Tim Smart-Trombone, Percussion, Vocals (The Specials, Paul Weller, Book Of Mormon)

Special guest: Jamie Varley

Tomás Doncker continues to support Fun Lovin’ Criminals on their extensive 2025/2026 tour throughout the UK and Europe with his band, The True Groove All-Stars, which includes members of The Specials Horns.
On the tour, he says, “I’m so honoured and excited to have been invited to be a part of the Fun Lovin’ Criminals World tour. They’ve really made me feel welcome as a member of the international / UK music community, and I am forever grateful for this opportunity. It’s gonna be a lot of fun for sure!”

Doncker has received praise for his groundbreaking productions from such taste-making music, art & culture discovery destinations as CNN, Huff Post, Mojo, Spin, Brooklyn Vegan, NPR’s “All Songs Considered,” Guitar World, All About Jazz, The Source, Vents Magazine, Paste Magazine, and No Depression, American Blues Scene, Music Crowns, and Rolling Stone - to name a few.

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Palladino's Jazz and Blues bar, 73 Merthyr road, Cardiff, United Kingdom

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