About This Show
A new project dedicated to celebrating the music of New Orleans, The American Delta, Pre-war Blues & Americana… With Marcus Bonfanti on Voice and Guitar, Jihad Darwish on Double Bass, Bubu DJT on Drums and/or percussions. With their own interpretations of classic blues and jazz songs the three piece go from moments of raw beauty to fast paced dance sections playing songs by Dr John, Tom Waits, Muddy Waters, Taj Mahal, Little Feat, Robert Johnson, Little Walter, Skip James, Son House, Snooks Eaglin… Twice winner of the British Blues Award for Best Acoustic Performer and Best Songwriter as well as countless nominations in other categories, Bonfanti has toured the world with many artists as well as his own band and released 3 critically acclaimed albums in his so far short but successful musical career. His growing reputation as one of the top performers in the UK and Europe lead to him being asked to front the legendary British Rock & Roll band Ten Years After which he has done since early 2014, co-writing and producing their latest album ‘A Sting In The Tail’ released in 2017. He has worked with Eric Clapton, Tom Jones, Ginger Baker, Van Morrison, PP Arnold, Shuggie Otis, Ronnie Wood, Cliff Richard, Jimmy Carl Black and many other legendary musicians as well as opening shows for Chuck Berry, Robert Cray, Beth Hart, Paul Jones and Little Feat. Known for his deep powerful vocal style and ability to combine many differing guitar styles to create his own unique sound, Bonfanti’s live shows are full of a raw energy that many people thought had left live music a long time ago.
