For nearly three decades, Frankie Beverly & Maze have been creating music that is original and innovative, an instantly recognizable brand of music that has given the group a solid, steadfast and loyal audience that remains constantly supportive, year in and year out. One of the most influential groups in the world of contemporary music, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly continue to perform regularly in concerts and at major festivals, drawing capacity crowds every time.

In 1977, the group released the first of a string of non-stop gold albums, the self-titled Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly set. Frankie had made the move from Philly to the Bay Area a few years earlier with original Maze members Roame and McKinley "Bug" Williams, and after opening on tour for the late, great Marvin Gaye, the group began an incredible journey that has included gold albums such as Golden Time of Day (1978), Inspiration (1979), Joy and Pain (1980), Live in New Orleans (1981), We Are One (1983), Can't Stop the Love (1985) and Live in Los Angeles (1986), all recorded for Capitol Records.

The hits from those groundbreaking albums ensured Maze a permanent place on the charts with twenty-four R&B Top 40 singles from 1977 to 1994, including such popular anthems as "While I'm Alone," "Golden Time of Day," "Southern Girl," "Running Away," "Before I Let Go," "Back in Stride," "Too Many Games," "Can't Get Over You" and "Silky Soul," the latter two recorded for Warner Brothers after the group signed with the label in 1989. The change in record labels ushered in a new era for Frankie & Maze. What followed were two more chartmaking gold albums — 1989's Silky Soul and 1993's Back to Basics (which featured the hits "Laid Back Girl," "The Morning After" and "What Goes Up"). Any Maze concert always includes must-do tunes like "Happy Feelings," "We Are One," "Before I Let Go," "While I'm Alone" and the ultimate crowd-pleaser "Joy and Pain," which always finds audiences up on their feet, dancing and singing along. Says Frankie, "Those songs are still so big for us and the people respond now more than they ever have."

A new decade finds Frankie revamping the line-up for the band, which now includes Chris Johnson on drums, Larry Kimpel on bass, Jubu Smith on guitar, Carl Wheeler on keyboards and Vance Taylor on keyboards along with original members Roame on congas and background vocals and McKinley "Bug" Williams on percussion and background vocals.