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Brandon Santini
October 14, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
$15
One of the favorites with the Red Rooster blues community, Brandon Santini continues to develop into one of the contemporary stalwarts of blues harmonica. His easy-going stage presence, fluid lyrics, and audience interaction complement a fervent intensity in his instrumental phrasing and technique – often compared to James Cotton or Paul Butterfield. Joining Santini is long-time guitarist Timo Arthur, whose own intensity is awe-inspiring.
Raised in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, Santini purchased his first harmonica in 1997 at the age of fifteen when his mother took him to the local music store upon his request. He founded the Blues Music Award nominated band Delta Highway in 2003 and relocated to Memphis where he absorbed the sounds and culture of the Delta and North Mississippi Hill Country, honing his craft night after night, sweating it out in local Beale Street clubs just like Muddy Waters and B.B. King did decades before him.
Now living in Springfield, Illinois and playing over 100 shows per year throughout the world, Santini has garnered multiple Blues Music Award nominations, festival headlining slots, and shared on stage performances with the likes of Buddy Guy and Gary Clark, Jr. Blues Blast magazine called him “one of the best harp players in the blues scene today.”
Discography:
- Songs of Love, Money and Misery – 2011
- This Time Another Year – 2013
- Live & Extended! – 2015
- The Longshot – 2019
- Tennessee Redemption – 2019
- Don’t Shake The Devil’s Hand – 2022
Sample Video Clip from Summer 2023 – New York State Blues Festival: