GLENDALE JAZZ & BLUES FEST 2008 - "634-5789"
GLENDALE JAZZ & BLUES FEST 2007
"COLD SWEAT"
GLENDALE JAZZ & BLUES FEST 2007
"WHAT IS HIP ?"
GLENDALE JAZZ & BLUES FEST 2008
" WHAT'S GOIN' ON ? "
Influences
All the great R&B, Blues and Soul stars of the 50's, 60's and 70's.
Sounds Like
B. B. King, Tower of Power, Cold Blood, Delbert McClinton, Chicago, EWF......and like COLD SHOTT!!
RECENT PICS !!
Formed in Mesa, AZ in 1990, The COLD SHOT BLUES BAND, a classic and contemporary blues trio managed by Valley music veteran TED KOWAL, made its mark in the Phoenix area by backing Chicago Blues legend CHICO CHISUM (Howlin' Wolf). Ted always had a love for big-band R&B, BLUES and SOUL (i.e. B. B. King, Buddy Guy, Delbert McClinton, Wilson Pickett, Tower of Power, Cold Blood) and reformed the band in 1992 to include horns and powerful lead vocals. Since 1992 COLD SHOTT and THE HURRICANE HORNS have worked to become a powerful mainstay in the Arizona R&B, Blues and Soul circuits.
The band presents their live recording "If You Got The Blues..." first as a loving tribute to its manager, bassist and founding member, TED "Madman" KOWAL, who passed away in early July 2002, and secondly in honor of the great Arizona musicians past and present, who have graced the band. Recorded in October 2002 at Phoenix's own THE RHYTHM ROOM, the CD boasts original tunes as well as classic and contemporary favorites. Proudly showcased are the strong and soulfully inspired vocals of our local Phoenix legend, 'SMALL PAUL' HAMILTON, who has entertained the Arizona and Southwestern U. S. crowds since the 1960's.
The band includes many veteran Arizona musicians who have played professionally for up to 30+ years, not only in Arizona but all across the United States! Come on out and dance to the music of one of the finest "OLD SCHOOL" bands in Arizona, especialy with a firey 3-piece horn section!!
GLENDALE JAZZ & BLUES FEST 2008
"Sir Duke"
GLENDALE JAZZ & BLUES FEST 2007
"Express Yourself - Knock On Wood"
SHOW LOW Concert In The Park
"Pick Up The Pieces"
Thank you for being our friend. Mike Dollins & The Cruize Bros "Live" Hot Springs Blues Festival 2009 jamming Sissy Strut.
Guido Ciardetti – Born in Chicago, and was Buddy Miles Bass Player
Brad Messer – Born in Texas, and grew up with SRV
Mike Fraz – Born in New Orleans, playing same venues as Dr. John
Mike Dollins – From California & Arkansas Delta, played in the King Biscuit Blues Band, and with the great blues legends Big Daddy Rucker and Len Rainey on the west coast.
These veteran players love jammin’, and Sissy Strut is becoming a fan favorite on YouTube, AOL, MySpace and FaceBook. United as brothers in the roots of Blues, Jazz, R&B, Soul, Funk, Gospel and American Rock.
Hello Guys .. its been a long time... I am hoping to get out and about to hear you play real soon as I know it would lift my spirits to the sky. Since December of last year after my first surgery for breast cancer I have been undergoing extensive and aggressive chemotherapy and basically fighting for my life ... but hey as much as I am a lover, this has made me a fighter and I am not giving up.. I will beat this trial & tribulation of my life right now. But would appreciate your prayers and thoughts as those are the good things in life ... good music shared with good friends... for a time all is forgotten except the music which happens to touch my soul ... I can't wait to see you all again!! Sue
Thanks so much for the Add–and your friendship. We enjoyed your music very much. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. It's a pleasure having you among our friends!
We've just added two new blogs about Umano, plus four more new compositions, making ten on our space. We hope you and your friends visit us and enjoy our music, too.
We wake up every morning and play the music of the new MySpace friends who have arrived at our site during the night. It occurred to us that these friends (you are among them) are almost universally positive, whether they be novices or legends, and without regard to their station in life or the country they occupy.
Although it's not an original thought, it also occurred to us that we couldn’t hold a verbal conversation with most of these friends, but we have bridged that gap by expressing our art honestly with each other.
We all have been filling the world with our music and art, in the hope that our messages of love and human understanding will have an impact on the world at large.
What a gift and what an opportunity we have received from this technology!
