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Artist
Jason Ricci
12+ albums
harmonica bluesbluesRadio KarlsruhebluesrockContemporary Blues
about
Ex-member of Jason Ricci and New Blood. JASON RICCI (1974.02.03 - ) is an American harmonica player and singer who grew up in Portland, Maine. After placing first in the Sonny Boy Blues Society contest at 21 years of age, and recording his first album, he has quickly found his way among some of the best harmonica players in the blues arena. He has played with blues greats Junior Kimbrough, R. L. Burnside and Nick Curran. In 1999, he won the Mars National Harmonica Contest, and began playing with Keith Brown. In 2000, Jason received a two page write up in Blues Access magazine by Adam Gussow (harmonica player for Satan and Adam) saying: “I am convinced he along with New Jersey’s Dennis Gruenling is one of the best harmonica players of his generation.” After 15 months with Big Al and the Heavyweights, he started his own band Jason Ricci & New Blood in 2002. Blues, Rock, Funk, Jazz Fusion, Eastern, Punk, Carnival, Psychedelic, Performance Art and more are all regularly attached descriptions of the band Jason Ricci and New Blood. Defying category, without defying the techniques, authenticity and disciplines of any one of those category is a rare and dangerous high wire act this band has been balancing expertly year after year, award after award, show after show, fan after fan and album after album. New Blood’s repertoire includes standard-length songs, epic improvisational jams, sharp original lyrics, as well as melodic instrumental pieces. The setlist changes every night and m
