Big Bill Morganfield with Jason Ricci and Mr. Nick & the Dirty Tricks
2-22-2018
Big Bill Morganfield is the son of McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) and has emerged in the past few years as one of the top blues talents in America. Bill has played all over the world, bringing pure joy to those who have had the pleasure of seeing him live. Many men try to fill their father's shoes when they join the family business. Few, however, must prove they are up to the task in front of an audience as large as the one that watched Big Bill Morganfield come into his own. The similarity between Big Bill's voice and his father's is uncanny. The years of dedication and hard work paid off handsomely. Morganfield's debut album, “Rising Son,” was released in 1999 to popular and critical acclaim. Guitar Player Magazine expressed their belief that Morganfield's album would have brought a smile to his father's face. The following year, the W.C. Handy Awards dubbed Waters' son the Best New Blues Artist. Bill's music has reached all the way to the #1 position on Living Blues Radio charts and has received great reviews all over the world.
Jason Ricci is one of the most popular harmonica players on the planet today, listed in most every top ten list on the internet. For more than two decades of endless touring, TV appearances and recordings Ricci’s style of harp-playing is so revolutionary and influential that there exists an entire younger generation of players imitating his music, clothes, gear and even stage presence. Nicknamed “Moon Cat” (a street name he once used in Nashville and New Orleans to avoid police detection) Jason has been an almost constant force for decades in the studio, festivals, club dates and press.Through performing, singing, song writing, teaching, harmonica playing and activism, Moon Cat from Maine is currently changing the world through music and education.
Mr. Nick & the Dirty Tricks are one of the most sought after Blues acts in the Northeast. Lead by powerhouse vocalist and unorthodox harmonica ace Nick David, this band boasts a who's who of the New England Blues scene. Having experienced a break out year with their wildly praised CD "Oh Wow!", they were named one of the top 20 bands in Boston, (landing right in between the Dropkick Murphys and the James Montgomery Band) and "Oh Wow!" was named one of the top 25 records of the year for the entire country by Alternate Root Magazine. In addition, this year they were awarded the prestigious New England Music Award for "Blues Act of the Year.” The band's full throttle, high energy shows and expert musicianship keep audiences coming back for more.
Big Bill Morganfield is the son of McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) and has emerged in the past few years as one of the top blues talents in America. Bill has played all over the world, bringing pure joy to those who have had the pleasure of seeing him live. Many men try to fill their father's shoes when they join the family business. Few, however, must prove they are up to the task in front of an audience as large as the one that watched Big Bill Morganfield come into his own. The similarity between Big Bill's voice and his father's is uncanny. The years of dedication and hard work paid off handsomely. Morganfield's debut album, “Rising Son,” was released in 1999 to popular and critical acclaim. Guitar Player Magazine expressed their belief that Morganfield's album would have brought a smile to his father's face. The following year, the W.C. Handy Awards dubbed Waters' son the Best New Blues Artist. Bill's music has reached all the way to the #1 position on Living Blues Radio charts and has received great reviews all over the world.
Jason Ricci is one of the most popular harmonica players on the planet today, listed in most every top ten list on the internet. For more than two decades of endless touring, TV appearances and recordings Ricci’s style of harp-playing is so revolutionary and influential that there exists an entire younger generation of players imitating his music, clothes, gear and even stage presence. Nicknamed “Moon Cat” (a street name he once used in Nashville and New Orleans to avoid police detection) Jason has been an almost constant force for decades in the studio, festivals, club dates and press.Through performing, singing, song writing, teaching, harmonica playing and activism, Moon Cat from Maine is currently changing the world through music and education.
Mr. Nick & the Dirty Tricks are one of the most sought after Blues acts in the Northeast. Lead by powerhouse vocalist and unorthodox harmonica ace Nick David, this band boasts a who's who of the New England Blues scene. Having experienced a break out year with their wildly praised CD "Oh Wow!", they were named one of the top 20 bands in Boston, (landing right in between the Dropkick Murphys and the James Montgomery Band) and "Oh Wow!" was named one of the top 25 records of the year for the entire country by Alternate Root Magazine. In addition, this year they were awarded the prestigious New England Music Award for "Blues Act of the Year.” The band's full throttle, high energy shows and expert musicianship keep audiences coming back for more.