Jimmy Herring Cracks ‘The Invisible Whip’

In between dates with Widespread Panic, Jimmy Herring will be doing his own thing this summer with the debut of his new band, The Invisible Whip. 

Courtesy of MAD Ink PR – Jimmy Herring & The Invisible Whip

Herring has built up quite the resume over the years, including being a founding member of The Aquarium Rescue Unit, Project Z, and Jazz Is Dead. He’s been the lead guitarist for Widespread Panic since 2006 and even joined The Allman Brothers Band on tour in 2000. Herring has also performed with The Dead as well as Phil Lesh and Friends.

An announcement explains that The Invisible Whip is named for “the intangible musical force that fuels” the longtime friends and musical collaborators that make up the band. The moniker is also “a nod to their time spend playing with Col. Bruce Hampton,” who passed away May 1 after collapsing on stage during his 70th birthday concert.  

The lineup for The Invisible Whip includes Herring, Drummer Jeff Sipe, Matt Slocum on B3 organ and clavinet, bassist Kevin Scott, and multi-instrumentalist Jason Crosby on Fender Rhodes, piano and violin. 

The setlist for the tour will feature new music from Herring and selections from his previous two solo albums, 2008’s Lifeboat and 2012’s Subject to Change Without Notice.

The routing begins July 19 at Memphis’ Minglewood Hall. The Invisible Whip joins John McLaughlin and the 4^th Dimension on tour starting Nov. 1 in Buffalo, N.Y.

Tickets are available now.

Find out if Herring is headed your way by checking out his Pollstar artist page.