Jason Ricci And New Blood

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Jason Ricci is an American harmonica player and singer. 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. In 2005, Jason was honored with the Muddy Waters Most Promising New Blues Artist award. He can be found playing in cities all over the United States, almost 300 days per year. 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 may feature any of the dozens of songs in the band's catalog, including some classic blues, jazz, and funk covers like "Cissy Strut" (The Meters), "Get Up, Stand Up" (Bob Marley), "Shake Your Hips" (Slim Harpo), and "Turkish Coffee" (Herbie Mann). Jason Ricci & New Blood's live shows were described by Blake Taylor, writer for Cincinnati City Beat, th

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albums

Done With The Devil

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Rocket Number 9

3rd Annual Delta Groove All-Star Blues Revue - Live At Ground Zero, Vol. 1

Blood on the Road

Down That Road...

Live At Checkers Tavern

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2004-11-11 - Mexicali Blues

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IndieFeed: Blues Music

Feel Good Funk

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2005-02-25 - Sweeney's Station Saloon

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2005-02-23 - Terra Blues

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2005-12-01 - Terra Blues

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