14-year-old guitar prodigy Alex Tintinalli has a new CD Nothing to Lose, a hard, authentic blues-rock at its sublime best, played with a technical virtuosity worthy of comparison with the greats. The phenomenally talented Tintinalli, from Kitchener, Ontario, wrote and arranged the entire record, save covers of songs by his heroes, fellow Canadian Colin James (Voodoo Thing) and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan (Life By The Drop). Alex is a truly sensational musical proposition. In a mere three-and-a-half years since picking up the guitar, he has reached an astonishing level of accomplishment in his playing and writing, that he fuses with an on-stage passion and energy which leaves audiences on their feet and open-mouthed. Despite his tender years, Alex is referred to as 'an old soul' musically, a reference to his classic playing style and mature approach to writing, performing and recording. He makes his admirably humble musical ambitions clear: "I feel that good
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Anthony Kavouklis, 10, was called up on stage by blues legend Buddy Guy during his concert at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Gainesville, FL last week. After playing with Guy, Anthony received a standing ovation. Who was that kid? When 10-year-old Anthony Kavouklis of Micanopy stepped onto the Phillips Center stage to trade guitar licks with blues legend Buddy Guy, he was an unknown to most of those who came to enjoy a night of music. By the time he finished jamming on "Voodoo Child," he was the answer to the most asked question in the lobby, "Who was that kid?" Guy, a master of the blues guitar and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, wowed the crowd last Thursday and brought the concert to his fans, playing as he strolled the aisle of the University of Florida's Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. But when he returned to the stage he had some company, a young boy wearing blue jeans, a red T-shirt and a hair style older music fans might describe as early
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Born in the summer 1994, musical phenom Conrad Oberg battled health issues from the start but, at the age of 2 1/2, was given an electronic keyboard, after his father had noticed that he was trying to play songs on his toy piano. By the age of three, Conrad had taught himself to play well enough that he could perform nearly any song he heard. At 11 years of age, Conrad has been performing in public for over seven years. He recorded his first album when he was 10 years old, at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Conrad was also featured on Cartoon Network on the show "Props." He was chosen as one of the 20 most talented kids in the United States, the only musician....and a blues kid to boot!
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The Hiser Brothers are Kane (19) and Jacob (17). Kane has played the electric and standup bass for 7 years and the piano for 12 years, and Jacob started violin at the age of 5 and piano at 7 years old. They have shared the stage with bands such as the Amazing Rhythm Aces, Buddy Miles, Bob Margolin, and Pinetop Perkins. They've also played at the Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival the past 4 years and Hopson's the past 3 years.
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The Homemade Jamz Blues Band, sponsored by the Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, Ryan (14), Kyle (12) and Taya (8) Perry of Tupelo took second place at the 23rd International Blues Challenge in Memphis February 3, 2007. You had to see and hear this to believe it.
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15 year old PATRICK DRONEY has become one of America’s phenomenal young guitar players and talented young songwriters. Winning the Robert Johnson Star Award in 2006 as one of the country’s most promising young musicians, he has been turning heads since picking up the guitar at the age of 7. Patrick has graced the stages of The Montreal Jazz Festival, The Whiskey A-Go-Go, BB King’s Blues Clubs (LA and NYC), The Bamboozle Music Festival, and House of Blues, just to name a few. His band (in 2006) was even the youngest to play the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, according to Vintage Guitar Magazine. He has been the support band for such legends as BB King and the late James Brown and recently (October 2007) performed at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City as part of the Jimi Hendrix Experience Tour, sharing the stage with Mitch Mitchell (drums) and Billy Cox (bass), the same Jimi Hendrix Experience rhythm section that played behind Hendrix at Woodstock. Steve Johnson, grandson of the leg
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TJ MOOR: Age 14. Blues musicians in Portland have known TJ as a young slide guitar player who has recently picked up harmonica as well. In April, TJ was honored to play at the Aladdin Theatre in Portland with Pinetop Perkins, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, and Bob Stroger. Ironically, this happened on Muddy Waters' birthday. It would have been his 95th. He has jammed at Pinetop's Homecoming with the likes of Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, Bob Margolin, Carl Weathersby, Kenny Neal, Buddy Flett, Terry "Harmonica" Bean,etc. TJ has been playing guitar since age 8 and performing since he was 10. He originally played rockabilly and for the past 3 years he has loved the blues! TJ plays a mix of Piedmont, Delta and Chicago blues. TJ played for the Children's Miracle Network, company picnics, schools (BluesEd/Blues in the Schools..band "historian"), the opening of the Holland Performing Arts Center, several tv appearances, opened every month for the 'Playing With Fire' concert series in 2005, arts
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