美国 U.S.A.
场地 Venue
华侨城创意文化园北区B10现场 B10 Live, North District of OCT-LOFT
演出者 Artists
Sugar Blue – 人声 Vocal / 口琴 Harmonica
Ilaria Whiting – 贝斯 Bass / 人声 Vocals
Sergio Montaleni – 吉他 Guitar / 人声 Vocals
James Cowan – 键盘 Keyboards
C.J. Tucker – 鼓 Drums
“……他是我们时代最重要的口琴演奏家之一……”
——《滚石》杂志
“……如同一位真正的天才，他的音乐超越了流派。”
——《Blurt》杂志
“……继Little Walter后出现的最具创意的口琴演奏家”
——Koko Taylor
“……一位无比抒情的口琴演奏家”
——《纽约时报》
在纽约出生、长大的口琴天才Sugar Blue从纽约街头开始了他的音乐生涯。受家人的影响，他从小便爱上了爵士乐，并常听许多爵士乐大师级人物的演奏。15岁时，他收到了人生中最重要的礼物——一把蓝调口琴 (Blues Harp)。从此，Sugar Blue对蓝调的热情一发不可收拾。他伴着电波中传来的Bob Dylan（Sugar Blue不久将与他合作录制专辑）和Stevie Wonder的乐曲吹奏口琴，刻苦磨练琴技，摸索多种音乐风格。
在70年代，Sugar Blue先是作为伴奏乐手录制了多首单曲，后受到蓝调钢琴家Memphis Slim的推荐，移居到巴黎继续发展。Sugar Blue在巴黎各地的丰富演出经历与人脉使他逐渐扬名世界。他在法国录制的唱片深深地震撼了滚石乐队 (The Rolling Stones) 的主唱Mick Jagger。
1977年，受到滚石乐队的邀请，Sugar Blue进入了滚石乐队在巴黎的录音棚，为他们录制新专辑《Some Girls（一些女孩）》 。1978年，包含着他震撼人心的口琴演奏的名曲《Miss You》作为单曲问世，迅速冲到了排行榜第一名。随着这首歌的大火，在歌中吹奏美妙口琴的Sugar Blue名声大噪，成为了人人知晓的世界级口琴大师。
1983年，Sugar Blue意识到自己渐渐偏离了蓝调音乐。为了回归到更纯粹的蓝调音乐，他回到了蓝调的老家——芝加哥。在那里，他替代另一位知名口琴手Billy Branch加入了Willie Dixon的乐队。在乐队中出色的表现与知名单曲《Another Man Done Gone》的发行更使他获得了格莱美奖与更高的评价。
Sugar Blue被称为口琴界的Jimi Hendrix：他灵活运用着让人惊叹不已的琴技，与沸腾的电子效果融合，成就了属于自己的独特风格。他的音乐不仅有令人眼花缭乱的技巧，还有着深情的表现力。作为格莱美奖的获得者，他不光颠覆了人们对于蓝调音乐的认知，也超越了人们对口琴的想象。是他让世界明白，由小小一枚口琴创造出的音乐，也有着无限可能。
“…one of the foremost harmonica players of our times …”
– Rolling Stone
“…like a true genius, his sound transcends genres.”
– BLURT
” …the most innovative harmonica player to come along since Little Walter”
– Koko Taylor
“…an extravagantly lyrical harmonica player”
– New York Times
Born and raised in New York, harmonica genius Sugar Blue began his career as a street musician, he grew up listening to the jazz greats and then honed his chops by wailing along with Bob Dylan (with whom he would later record…) and Stevie Wonder songs on the radio.
Like many American musicians before him Sugar Blue left these shores and relocated to Paris, where he became a first-call studio musician and performing artist. That’s his harmonica blasting on the Rolling Stones’ platinum disco hit “Miss You”.
Considered to be one of the first harp pyro-technicians, he uses awe-inspiring high-register runs, circular breathing and electronic effects on his harmonicas blending them into his unique, visionary and singular style, technically dazzling yet wholly soulful.
Grammy winner Sugar Blue has been called the Jimi Hendrix of harmonica: he has played and recorded with Willie Dixon, Prince, Rolling Stones, Stan Getz, Bob Dylan, only to name a few… Sugar Blue and his top notch band are guaranteed to put on a high octane show that you will remember for a long time.
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