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Will Downing

Soul & R&B band from Brooklyn, NY · formed 1963

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Shows on record
38
Rooms played
29
Cities
23
Releases
30
Last show
Mar 14, 2026Trilith Live

About

Will Downing is a band from Brooklyn, NY, formed in 1963, tagged classic pop and rock, contemporary r&b, jazz by its sources. Shows on record run from 1990 to 2026, across 29 rooms in 23 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

38 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 19903 shows
  2. 20092 shows
  3. 20104 shows
  4. 20112 shows
  5. 20132 shows
  6. 20141 show
  7. 20156 shows
  8. 20167 shows
  9. 20171 show
  10. 20182 shows
  11. 20202 shows
  12. 20212 shows
  13. 20222 shows
  14. 20251 show
  15. 20261 show
Show history
DateVenue
Mar 14, 2026Trilith Live · FayettevilleHeadlinerwith Paul Taylor, Ken Ford
Jul 12, 2025Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre · MabletonHeadlinerwith Najee, Ken Ford
Jun 25, 2022New Jersey Performing Arts Center · NewarkSupportwith Patti Labelle
Jun 8, 2022Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre · DetroitSupportwith Damien Escobar, Rick Braun, Gerald Albright, +8
Aug 8, 2021BJCC Concert Hall · BirminghamSupportwith Peabo Bryson, Najee, Eric Essix, +1
Jul 7, 2021Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre · DetroitSupportwith Sheila E., Monica Blaire, Avery*Sunshine, +18
Jun 19, 2020BJCC Concert Hall · BirminghamSupportwith Peabo Bryson, Najee, Eric Essix, +1
May 30, 2020Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre · MabletonHeadlinerwith Gerald Albright, Jeff Lorber
Jun 24, 2018Islington Assembly Hall · LondonSupportwith Will Downing Najee, Najee
Jun 22, 2018Islington Assembly Hall · LondonSupportwith Najee, Will Downing Najee
Apr 7, 2017Berks Jazz Fest · ReadingSupportwith Anat Cohen, Najee, Keiko Matsui, +8
Dec 30, 2016Robinson Center · Little RockHeadlinerwith Najee
Dec 11, 2016Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre · AtlantaHeadlinerwith Najee, Ken Ford
Dec 4, 2016Sound Board, MotorCity Casino Hotel · DetroitHeadlinerwith Najee
Dec 2, 2016The Venue at Horseshoe Casino · HammondHeadlinerwith Najee
Jul 28, 2016Dell Music Center · PhiladelphiaSupportwith India.Arie, Kenny Lattimore
Jun 5, 2016Merriweather Post Pavilion · ColumbiaHeadlinerwith Fourplay, David Sanborn, Pieces of a Dream, +7
Jun 3, 2016Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater · NashvilleSupportwith Boney James, Brian Culbertson, Spyro Gyra, +6
Dec 13, 2015Digalert Grove of Anaheim · AnaheimHeadlinerwith Kenny Lattimore
Dec 5, 2015BJCC Concert Hall · BirminghamHeadlinerwith Kenny Lattimore, Maysa
Dec 4, 2015Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre · AtlantaHeadlinerwith Kenny Lattimore, Maysa
Nov 28, 2015Scottish Rite Auditorium · CollingswoodHeadlinerwith Kenny Lattimore
Oct 10, 2015James L. Knight International Center · MiamiHeadlinerwith Lalah Hathaway, Lyfe Jennings, Najee
Jul 24, 2015Red Hat Amphitheater · RaleighHeadlinerwith Najee, Gerald Albright, Will Downing Najee
Nov 29, 2014Theatre at Westbury · WestburySupportwith Patti Labelle
Dec 28, 2013Detroit Stadium · DetroitSupportwith Frankie Beverly, Maze
Aug 16, 2013Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park · AtlantaHeadlinerwith Sunset Jazz, Najee, Will Downing Najee, +2
Dec 31, 2011Masonic Temple · DetroitSupportwith Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Maze, Frankie Beverly, +1
Feb 4, 2011Atlanta Symphony Hall · AtlantaHeadlinerwith Najee
Dec 17, 2010Dr. Pepper Arena · FriscoHeadlinerwith Najee
Dec 12, 2010Clowes Memorial Hall · IndianapolisHeadlinerwith Najee
Nov 5, 2010Atlanta Symphony Hall · AtlantaHeadlinerwith Najee
Jun 26, 2010Trump Taj Mahal · Atlantic CitySupportwith Maze, Frankie Beverly, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
Nov 6, 2009Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) · DurhamSupportwith Kem, Maysa, Najee
Oct 24, 2009Cannon Center for the Performing Arts · MemphisHeadlinerwith Najee
Mar 11, 1990Eventim Apollo · LondonHeadlinerwith After 7, After Midnight
Mar 9, 1990Eventim Apollo · LondonHeadlinerwith After 7, After Midnight
Mar 8, 1990Eventim Apollo · LondonHeadlinerwith After 7, After Midnight

Where they play

29 rooms in 23 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Atlanta5 shows
  • Detroit5 shows
  • London5 shows
  • Birmingham3 shows
  • Mableton2 shows

and 18 other cities

Releases

30 releases, 1988–2023

  • Pieces

    2023 · Album

  • Soul Rising

    2023 · Album

  • Sophisticated Soul

    2021 · Album

  • The Song Garden

    2021 · Album

  • Romantique (Part Two)

    2020

  • Sisters

    2019

  • The Promise

    2018 · Album

  • Soul Survivor

    2017 · Album

  • I'm Feeling The Love

    2017

  • Everything I Want In My Lady

    2017

  • Your Smile

    2017

  • Black Pearls

    2016 · Album

  • Chocolate Drops

    2015 · Album

  • Euphoria

    2014 · Album

  • Silver

    2013 · Album

  • Lust, Love & Lies

    2010 · Album

  • Classique

    2009 · Album

  • After Tonight

    2007 · Album

  • Soul Symphony

    2005 · Album

  • Christmas Love and You

    2004 · Album

  • Emotions

    2003 · Album

  • Sensual Journey

    2002 · Album

  • All the Man You Need

    2000 · Album

  • Pleasures of the Night

    1998 · Album

  • Invitation Only

    1997 · Album

  • Moods

    1995 · Album

  • Love's the Place to Be

    1993 · Album

  • A Dream Fulfilled

    1991 · Album

  • Come Together as One

    1989 · Album

  • Will Downing

    1988 · Album

Lineup

  • Wally Jump Jr. and the Criminal Element

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Will Downing — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Will Downing — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Will Downing — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Will Downing — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Will Downing — Logo
Logo — TheAudioDB
Will Downing — Trilith Live, 2026-03-14
Poster · Trilith Live, 2026-03-14 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Will Downing on Last.fmArtist facts
Will Downing on DiscogsArtist facts
Will Downing on GeniusArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos, Logo
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.