Johnny Duke and the Aces

Johnny Duke and the Aces is a young, high energy blues band that takes much inspiration from Jazz, Funk, Country, and Rock.  While having many original tunes to fill their sets, they also enjoy covering original versions of legendary tunes.  From the Funky Meters to Ray Charles, these boys cover a lot of inspirational ground.  JDA finished the album "Taillights" in the summer of 2006.  This album features Johnny Neel, the former keyboard player for the Allman Brothers, and David Bromberg, an internationally recognized musician of many styles.  In February '07, they where invited to open for B.B. King on three tour dates.  They have also been nominated for the 2006 New Music Weekly Awards under the category “AC/Hot AC Breakthrough Artist of the Year”.  Johnny Duke and the Aces is truly a sight to see and hear because of their professional-caliber sound and feel, despite a young age.   Stay tuned as Johnny continues to lead the group forward!

"Johnny Duke" Lippincott is an inspiration to guitarists all around the Delaware area.  Having Mississippi roots, the Delta-blues style of music is frequently  evident in his guitar playing.  David Bromberg, Johnny's mentor, said in the international magazine Dirty Linen (2004), "If you stick around tonight, there's a 16-year old guitar player who is as good a blues guitar player as any I've ever played with, and I've played with some really good guitar players.  That's John Lippincott… He's a killer!"  Just recently, Bromberg said in an article of the Philadelphia Inquirer that Johnny is "the best electric blues player in town".  With Johnny Duke and the Aces, John continues to impress people with his showmanship, his talent for songwriting, and his guitar skills that are graceful, moving, and "professional", as recently stated by the King of the Blues himself, B.B. King (after sitting in with him at a clinic in the summer of 2005 in Mississippi).  Under the wing of Mr. Bromberg, Johnny has performed onstage with Jorma and Southside Johnny.  Last summer, he sat in with David at Bonaroo '07.  Johnny is currently studying music at Berklee College of Music in Boson, MA. 

    Johnny Duke - Guitar and lead vocals


    Sam Wagner - Drums    


   Jordan Maley - Tenor Sax
                                                               Chris Brouwers - Trumpet
    Daniel Hartzheim - Keys and vocals

   Brad Shapiro - Bass