Bands - Lou & The Blues w/ Shana Morrison
line-up: shana morrison: vocals; lou leonardi: guitar; matteo addabbo: hammond organ; federico ermini: drums; piero paolini: sax; margaretha kemper: backup vocals
Shana Morrison´s musical style has been called pop with a side of blues and rock. She has also been known to include other ingredients, like country, R&B, and jazz into the mix. Her material seems to be ever-changing and hard to pin down categorically. What always remains the same is Shana´s unique and wide-ranging voice.
Shana Morrison began performing with her group Caledonia in the San Francisco Bay area in 1996. Her debut CD, Caledonia was released on her own label, Belfast Violet Records, in 1998 and picked up by the Monster Music label in 1999.
Shana has shared billing with the likes of Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, and Dr. John. She has also played for festival audiences on the main stage both at the Guinness Fleadh in New York in 1997, and in San Francisco in 1999. In 2000 Shana performed at the San Francisco Blues Festival, the Ottawa Blues Festival, and the Edmonton Folk Festival. Recently she has had the type of exposure she deserves, opening shows for Lyle Lovett, Joe Cocker, Michael MacDonald, John Hyatt, Keb ´Mo, and Bob Weir.
Since 2002, the band has been busy with tours across the United States, Germany, Italy, Ireland, and the UK, playing radio shows, clubs, theaters, and festivals, most notably playing the Warfield in San Francisco, the Viper Room in Los Angeles, the House of Blues in Cambridge, the Bottom Line in New York, Meinisfree Open Air in Germany, the Arezzo Wave Pop festival in Italy, the Borderline in London, the Cork Jazz Festival, the Galway Arts Festival, and The Late Late Show in Ireland.
2006 through 2008 saw Shana singing beside her father Van Morrison again during his U.S. and U.K. tour dates. Twelve years have passed since her beginnings singing duets with Mr. Morrison in his infamous Rhythm and Soul Review, which featured artists such as Jimmy Withersoon, Junior Wells, and John Lee Hooker. Since her first foray into recording on the Van Morrison releases A Night in San Francisco (1994) and Days Like This (1995), Shana Morrison has grown as a singer, a songwriter, and an artist. Her self-produced 2007 release, the R&B-flavored CD That´s Who I Am, is on Belfast Violet Records.
www.shanamorrison.com
''with a smooth, elastic voice and a style that lands between jazz chanteuse and rock chick, morrison has won an enthusiastic following.''
ROLLING STONES
''a catchy, varied, and crisply performed cd, showing a command of the blues, country, and soul.''
LOS ANGELES TIME
''lyrical and vocal strength abound on 7 wishes. if any project is poised to bring morrison to a widespread audience, this is it.''
BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
''this fascinating new solo album unveils a strength and maturity shana has only hinted at before. she co-wrote 11 of the 13 tracks, and they are filled with integrity and wisdom. everything resonates truthfully here, and without pretension.''
THE BOSTON GLOBE
ENDORSMENT
Lou Leonardi use
ESSE-CABLES to get a great sound with a full range clean sound and no background noise. Cool custom picks by
InTuneGP and stay in tune with his custom gauge of
SitStrings.
TOUR 2012
| 01 MAY | | Maggio All'Orso (Monteriggioni (SI)) |
| 04 p.m. | | I Jaguari |
| 12 MAY | | Posta (Monsummano) |
| 09 p.m. | | I Jaguari |
| 17 MAY | | Bar dell'Orso (Monteriggioni (SI)) |
| 09 p.m. | | I Jaguari |
| 25 MAY | | Next Villa Boselli (Mantova) |
| 09 p.m. | | I Jaguari |
| 26 MAY | | Il Barrino (Piombino (LI)) |
| 09 p.m. | | I Jaguari |
| 08 JUN | | Contrada del Montone (Siena) |
| 10 p.m. | | I Jaguari |
| 09 JUN | | Montalcino (Siena) |
| 10 p.m. | | I Jaguari |
| 15 JUN | | Bagno Sirena (Cecina) |
| 10 p.m. | | I Jaguari |
| 16 JUN | | Music Circus (Montalcino (SI)) |
| 10 p.m. | | I Jaguari |
| 23 JUN | | Private Party (Siena) |
| 10 p.m. | | I Jaguari |
| 30 JUN | | Private Party (Siena) |
| 10 p.m. | | I Jaguari |
| 03 AUG | | Bagno Sirena (Cecina) |
| 10 p.m. | | I Jaguari |
| 01 SEPT | | Private Party (Follonica) |
| 10 p.m. | | I Jaguari |
| 16 SEPT | | Padova Vintage Festival (Padova) |
| 10 p.m. | | I Jaguari |
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