Charlie Christian, Tiny Grimmes, Bill Jennings, Snooks Eaglin, Brothers Myers, Floyd Mc Daniel, T-Bone Walker, Pee Wee Crayton, Johnny Guitar Watson, Guitar Slim, Robert Nighthawk, Eddie Taylor, Jimmy Rogers and many many others...
Igor Prado fell in love with the guitar when he was 11 years old. Self-taught and left-handed, Igor learned to play the guitar upside down and backwards (with the thinnest string on top) and once he discovered the blues, he took on the most challenging undertaking – to study and play the blues in Brazil. Currently, he plays in the “Prado Blues Band”, which is a group dedicated to Blues / West Coast Swing / Jump Rhythm & Blues. The band has released 3 CD’s in Brazil and distributed in the United States under the label Pacific Blues Records in which became one of the leading albuns among all blues artists.
During his solo career Igor released his first solo album called "Upsidedown" with special guests like R.J Mischo, Steve Guyger, Greg Wilson, Ron Dziubla (Sax player of Lynwood Slim, Kid Ramos), J.J Jackson and others. It was named after his lefty, upsidedown playing techniques and also because of the fact that he is a ‘south american playing blues’.
Igor and his band has also played in many tours with different international artists such as Jamie Wood, Enrico Crivellaro, Eddie C. Campbell, Steve Guyger, James Wheeler, Phil Guy, Mud Morganfield (the oldest son of muddy waters), R.J Mischo, Mark Hummel, Lynwood Slim, Gary Smith and Rick Estrin (Little Charlie & The Nightcats).
Real Blues Magazine placed Igor’s album ‘UpsideDown’ under the top ten Blues CD’s chart of 2007. He has received many nominations and compliments of several magazines such as Blues Revue (US), Southland Blues (US), Blues Matters (England), Blues Wax (US), Twoj Blues (Poland), Juke Blues (UK) etc.
”...a young talent from South America that has been quickly making a name for himself as one of the best guitarplayers to emerge in the past few years.”
Don Jacobson / Southland Blues - USA
”Your guitar playing is equal to that of the better US guitarists in this same genre. You clearly have a deep grasp of the various early 1950s blues traditions. You play with taste, talent, energy and good attention to tone. The band are tight, and the players are very good. I enjoyed your vocals too!”
Bruce Iglauer / Alligator Records - USA
”West Coast Blues is alive and well and living in Brazil! Doubters need only spin Igor Prado Band!”
Blues Revue Magazine - USA
”Man you are a swinging maniac!!!”
Junior Watson / West Coast Guitar Monster - USA
”I like your sense of melody on the jump blues and boogie numbers - a little bit of jazz, a bit of Texas guitar, with an original twist. Keep up the good work - it's refreshing to hear a young talent that sounds like an old guy!”
Little Charlie Baty / LC&Nightcats - USA
”Braziliam Blues, I did not know that, but turns out that blues guitarrist Igor Prado is a big name in the blues world down South America way!”
Stuart A.Hamilton / Blues Matters! - UK
”You play like a HEAVY WEIGHT american players!! Your vocals sound really strong and...your band kicks ass!!!!”
Rick Estrin / singer and harp player - USA
”KILLER!!! It's actually better than 95% of the U.S. Blues CDs we've heard in 2007. We'll be putting it on our TOP 100 BLUES CDs Chart in the next couple of days!”
Andy Grigg / Real Blues Magazine – Canada
”Blues music fans think of the music as an original American artform, also played by bands from Europe and Canada. You can add Brazil to the list and credit the Igor Prado Band as spearheading the blues in South America to the rest of the world.”
Jerry Hall / Pacific Blues Records – USA
”Igor Prado, from San Paulo, is a jump blues guitarist of the highest order, has a very hot band, Prado has a guitar tone to die for...""
Juke Blues Magazine – UK
”One of the most entertaining surprises of 2007: The blues has moved to Brasil!”
Jocopo Meille / Il Popolo del Blues – Italy
”Prado’s guitar solos are always interesting! He shows maturity far beyond his 25 years”
Richard Ludmerer / Blues Wax – USA
”Igor Prado is a musician who really knows what he wants to do and how to get it. He is also a tasteful guitar player who does elegant arrangements.”
Zummel / La Hora del Blues – Spain
”Igor seems to be a creative and inventive guitar player. He controls all the styles he approachs, while adding his own personal signature.”
Jean Claude Mondo / Music Zine – France
”You are one of those handful of players, true to the form of West Coast blues but at the same expressing your own musical personality through it. Your guitar licks are imaginative and memorable – it is evident that you know guitar stylings of Junior Watson, Hollywood Fats or Pee Wee Crayton from A to Z but instead of copying them used them as a base for your own style. Very classy!”
Przemek Draheim / Blues Poland
”Great playing! Wow. You have the thing!”
Bob Corritore (harp player & owner of The Rhythm Room, Phoenix, Arizona)
"I'm looking forward to playing with you guys now that I have heard you play!"
Lynwood Slim / west coast singer and harp player – USA
"Hey Igor, You've got it happening man!"
Kenny Blues Boss Wayne / legendary piano-player – USA
"One of he best new blues CD's Ive heard, sound is Killer too!"
R.J Mischo / singer and harp player – USA
"Igor is one of the VERY best guitar players I ever heard in my life. He has a deep soulful feeling in his playing. I could listen to him all day long and never get tired of his playing"
Jeannete Clarke / Widow of William Clarke – USA
Igor, parabéns pela banda esta arrasadora, da gosto de ouvir um som assim. Aproveitando gostaria de agradecer a receptividade e a camaradagem de vcs, para nós da Marafa Blues foi um prazer e uma honra ter feito a apresentação junto com vcs no Bourbon Street, pena que o dilúvio em Sampa não colaborou para que mais pessoas pudessem se deliciar com a apresentação de vcs. Sucesso
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