Concerts
Chicago Blues Queens Bia Marchese & Kate Moss (USA)
Atlantis
Atlantis
,
Klosterberg
13, 4051 Basel
Two Great Blues Ladies For The First Time Together
Event details
With Bia Marchese a new star shines in the blues sky. The Brazilian has been living in Chicago with her husband, Nick Moss bassist Rodrigo Mantovani, for several years. Bia has a very changeable and impressive voice, a great winning presence and is at home in blues, soul and jazz. With her debut album she immediately wins the Etta James Award for best emerging vocalist. Kate Moss is the wife of Nick Moss. Kate is an interesting blues guitarist who performs regularly in and around Chicago. The idea of both of them performing at the Groove Now Blues Weeks Basel 2023 was developed by Groove Now together with Nick Moss. Nick's band as well as other American blues greats will accompany the two ladies. Once again Groove Now presents a musical project that can't be seen anywhere else, except at perhaps the most exciting and exclusive blues festival in the world!
Blues singers who do not try to copy Janis Joplin - mostly very badly or even embarrassingly - or who come from the gospel, are rather rare in the blues.
With the Brazilian Bia Marchese, who lives in Chicago, we present an insider tip who will not remain one for long.
Bia comes from a family of musicians. She originally studied literature and languages before turning exclusively to music. The most obvious thing would certainly have been to sing Brazilian music. However, this was not what Bia wanted. She was interested in black music from an early age. Musicians like Ray Charles, Bessie Smith, Johnny 'Guitar' Watson', Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole or Freddie King interested her much more.
On her first album - Let me in - Bia interprets songs of musicians who inspired her. The album was recorded with great Brazilian musicians. The album also includes a song by the sadly deceased Wee Willie Walker (who performed at Groove Now shortly before his death). Rodrigo Mantovani, Bia's husband and bass player in Nick Moss' band as well as one of the best bass players in the blues world at all, accompanied Wee Willie Walker on practically all tours in Brazil. So it was obvious that Bia recorded a song by Wee Willie.
At the moment Bia is working on a new album, which should be presented in Basel. In her new home - Chicago - she performs regularly.
Kate Moss has a well-known name. And she also looks quite similar to the English model of the same name. However, Kate is a serious musician. Kate started playing the guitar at the age of ten. With her husband Nick, Kate forms a musical family dedicated to the blues.
In addition to her role as a mother, Kate Moss regularly picks up the guitar. Blues greats like Kid Andersen or Walter Trout praise her in the highest tones. Over the years she has played with musicians like Jimmy Vivino, Tommy Castro, Jimmy Johnson, Walter Trout, Eddie Shaw, Curtis Salgado, Ana Popovic, Smokin' Joe Kubek, Lurrie Bell or Mud Morganfield. And, of course, with her husband Nick. Kate rarely performs outside of Chicago, however. Every Monday night, however, she plays a steady gig at a Chicago club.
The two musicians are accompanied by Nick Moss' band as well as blues legend Steve Guyger, vocals and harmonica, the great saxophonist Sax Gordon and piano legend Willie O'Shawny.
Both women perform together for the first time ever in Europe - exclusively at the Groove Now Blues Weeks Basel.
We are very proud that with Bia Marchese and Kate Moss we can present for the first time in Europe two musicians who both stand for highest quality.
Female power with great support from a handful of the best international blues musicians at probably the best smaller blues festival in the world.
Lineup
Bia Marchese - Vocals
Kate Moss - Guitar, Vocals
Nick Moss - Guitar, Vocals
Dennis Gruenling - Harmonica. Vocals
Steve Guyger - Vocals, Harmonia
Sax Gordon - Saxophone, Vocals
Piano Willie O'Shawny - Keyboards
Rodrigo Mantovani - Bass
Pierce Downer - Drums
Concert details
Friday, June 2, 2023
Atlantis, Klosterberg 13, Basel
Door opening: 20 h
Concert start: 20.30 h
Tickets: CHF 69
No seat guarantee!
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
Blues singers who do not try to copy Janis Joplin - mostly very badly or even embarrassingly - or who come from the gospel, are rather rare in the blues.
With the Brazilian Bia Marchese, who lives in Chicago, we present an insider tip who will not remain one for long.
Bia comes from a family of musicians. She originally studied literature and languages before turning exclusively to music. The most obvious thing would certainly have been to sing Brazilian music. However, this was not what Bia wanted. She was interested in black music from an early age. Musicians like Ray Charles, Bessie Smith, Johnny 'Guitar' Watson', Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole or Freddie King interested her much more.
On her first album - Let me in - Bia interprets songs of musicians who inspired her. The album was recorded with great Brazilian musicians. The album also includes a song by the sadly deceased Wee Willie Walker (who performed at Groove Now shortly before his death). Rodrigo Mantovani, Bia's husband and bass player in Nick Moss' band as well as one of the best bass players in the blues world at all, accompanied Wee Willie Walker on practically all tours in Brazil. So it was obvious that Bia recorded a song by Wee Willie.
At the moment Bia is working on a new album, which should be presented in Basel. In her new home - Chicago - she performs regularly.
Kate Moss has a well-known name. And she also looks quite similar to the English model of the same name. However, Kate is a serious musician. Kate started playing the guitar at the age of ten. With her husband Nick, Kate forms a musical family dedicated to the blues.
In addition to her role as a mother, Kate Moss regularly picks up the guitar. Blues greats like Kid Andersen or Walter Trout praise her in the highest tones. Over the years she has played with musicians like Jimmy Vivino, Tommy Castro, Jimmy Johnson, Walter Trout, Eddie Shaw, Curtis Salgado, Ana Popovic, Smokin' Joe Kubek, Lurrie Bell or Mud Morganfield. And, of course, with her husband Nick. Kate rarely performs outside of Chicago, however. Every Monday night, however, she plays a steady gig at a Chicago club.
The two musicians are accompanied by Nick Moss' band as well as blues legend Steve Guyger, vocals and harmonica, the great saxophonist Sax Gordon and piano legend Willie O'Shawny.
Both women perform together for the first time ever in Europe - exclusively at the Groove Now Blues Weeks Basel.
We are very proud that with Bia Marchese and Kate Moss we can present for the first time in Europe two musicians who both stand for highest quality.
Female power with great support from a handful of the best international blues musicians at probably the best smaller blues festival in the world.
Lineup
Bia Marchese - Vocals
Kate Moss - Guitar, Vocals
Nick Moss - Guitar, Vocals
Dennis Gruenling - Harmonica. Vocals
Steve Guyger - Vocals, Harmonia
Sax Gordon - Saxophone, Vocals
Piano Willie O'Shawny - Keyboards
Rodrigo Mantovani - Bass
Pierce Downer - Drums
Concert details
Friday, June 2, 2023
Atlantis, Klosterberg 13, Basel
Door opening: 20 h
Concert start: 20.30 h
Tickets: CHF 69
No seat guarantee!
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
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