Bearsville Theater - February 15th @ 8:00pm
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Chris Bergson Band
New York, NY
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Bearsville TheaterDate and Time
Friday, February 15th at 8:00pm
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Chris Bergson Band
Friday, February 15, 2013
8pm door / 9pm show
$10
Chris Bergson Band
Chris Bergson - guitar, vocals
Jay Collins - tenor and vari sax, backing vocals, keys
Matt Clohesy - bass
Tony Leone - drums
Website: www.chrisbergson.com
Video: www.chrisbergson.com/video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Jp4-5YOys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_LlXv9zCro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj__WO2TFr4
With MOJO Magazine's #1 Blues Album of 2008, Fall Changes, and #2 Blues Album of 2011, Imitate the Sun, New York guitarist/singer Chris Bergson has established himself as "one of the most inventive songwriters in modern blues music." (Richard Skelly, All Music Guide). Chris Bergson has performed and/or shared the stage with Hubert Sumlin, Levon Helm, B.B. King, Norah Jones, John Hammond, Little Sammy Davis, Etta James, and Bettye LaVette, to name just a few. The Chris Bergson Band features tenor saxophonist Jay Collins (Gregg Allman), bassist Matt Clohesy (Kurt Rosenwinkel) and drummer Tony Leone (Ollabelle). Notable past performances include: Blues in Hell (Norway), Harvest Time Blues (Ireland), Groningen Rhythm and Blues Night (Holland), Moulin Blues (Holland), Leicester Blues Festival (UK), River to River Festival (NYC), Joe’s Pub (NYC), The Blue Note (NYC), Jazz Standard (NYC), John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (DC), SXSW (Austin, TX), Levon Helm's Midnight Rambles (Woodstock, NY) and opening for B.B. King at B.B. King's Blues Club (NYC).
Click here to read Kay Cordtz's in-depth profile of Chris Bergson in ROLL Magazine:
www.rollmagazine.com/chris-bergson-singersongwriter-guitarist-husband-father-is-living-his-dream/
"Gut-busting, horn-bedecked NY blues." "A powerful spirit with flavours of Ray Charles and Tom Waits... These guys could strip down the engine of a soulbluesmobile and put it back together blindfold."
MOJO
"Upon first hearing guitar man Chris Bergson and his gravely southern drawl, which is a combination of Levon Helm and Gregg Allman, you can hardly believe this guy is from New York City. Imitate the Sun displays an artist dedicated to bringing blues and classic R&B into the future while honoring the past."
No Depression.com
"...satisfying blue-eyed soul, sad bastard storytelling, and tasty ensemble textures - where Bergson's voice, then guitar, prove to be both wise leaders, and worthy centers of attention…Bergson's lower-pitched tenor tends to emphasize taste and ornament over range, and his semi-hollow Gibson tones put him between the late Little Milton and Warren Haynes's current sound du jour..."
Jambands.com
"Chris Bergson plays the kind of guitar you can build a house on - it's B.B. meets Steve Cropper meets John Scofield."
ROLL Magazine
"Smoky flavors wafting from New York City up to the Catskill Mountains infiltrate the unfussy music of the Chris Bergson Band. Bergson's a spry, supple guitarist with an earthy singing voice and a blues-grounded heart...Keep a sharp eye on this guy."
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