Bman's Blues Report

I just received a copy of the newest release, 3 Get Ready by The Paul Garner Band . The recording opens with a straight up retro sounding verion of Willie Dixon's My Babe . Garner's trio has a smooth jazzy attack on this track and continues onto the Crusaders track, Never Make A Move Too Soon . Garner is a smart guitar player playing stylish embellishments rather than over the top riffs. Very cool. Garner takes a Bob Dylan Tune, Lay Lady Lay , and plays it the way Mike Bloomfield would have. Garner demonstrates his interpretive skills in making this track into a deep blues tune and demonstrates that he has not only been listening to Dylan but has absorbed what Bloomfield had to say. Very nice. Garner takes a shuffle run at Blind Blakes Police Dog Blues again showing his ability to see tracks from a totally different angle. Garner plays some really tasty riffs showing his influence by Gatemouth Brown. Garner penned Louisiana Blues has not only some of the delta roots of the...

The Paul Garner Band is an original, progressive, guitar/organ blues trio. They put out a gritty, funky sound to back Paul's intelligent and cliché-free original blues songs. Individually and collectively the band exhibit the highest standards of musicianship, and are one of the few groups on the scene today with the talent and vision to push the blues into new territory while maintaining a strong connection with the roots. The Paul Garner Band perform regularly at London venues, such as Ain't Nothin' But blues bar. The members are: Paul Garner: guitar and vocals Claudio Corona: keyboards Jason Ribeiro: drums Career highlights include: Opening for Jools Holland to a crowd of 2000+ at the Rhythm On The Thames event in London. National TV and Radio appearances in Australia and New Zealand and airplay on BBC Radio 2. Festival appearances in UK, France, Australia and New Zealand including main stage at the Blues At Bardies Festival (France) alongside Mat...