| Band Members | Rene Trossman - Guitar (Chicago, Illinois) Rene Trossman is a guitar player with a long history in Blues Music. Since turning pro in 1985 Rene has just about done it all. The fantastic Chicago club scene, where he was a regular at both South Side and West Side clubs, playing with the likes of Buddy Scott, Byther Smith, Lurrie Bell, Iceman Robinson, Little Mack Simmons, Lorenzo Thompson, Sharon Lewis, and others.
Jan Korinek - Keyboards (Prague, Czech Republic) - Jan (Honza) Korinek is a long-time associate of Rene's. They've played hundreds of gigs together all over Europe with various guest stars from the U.S. Jan is simply the total package, bringing a reallly swinging sound to the band. Leader of Jan Korinek and Groove.
Tomas Vokurka - Drums (Prague, Czech Republic) - Graduate of Conservatory of Music in Prague, Tomas is a very versatile musician, having played in a variety of musical genres. A naturally swinging cat, he plays killer shuffles, and really creates that pocket for the band.
Taras Voloshchuk - Bass (Kiev, Ukraine) - This master of walkin' blues is the number one guy for blues bass in the whole region! Taras also plays great jazz and latin music, as well as being a classically trained musician, Taras also happens to have a beautiful record collection too!
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| Influences |
Here are some Blues radio stations where you can hear Rene Trossman Band. Please check back again soon, the list is growing!
The BluzNdaBlood Podcast
SALTY DOG BLUES
BluePower.com
WITR Radio/Bad Dog Blues
Graveyard Blues Radio - WRCN-FM
Maxwell St (French) http://maxwellstreet.ifrance.com
American Routes - New Orleans, LA
http://www.theworldofblues.com
Bad Dog Blues
BLUES NEWS - France
"Good Morning Blues" on WRFG in Atlanta, GA
WRFG Radio
www.awekblues.com - France
" BOOM BOOM " on Equinoxe - ROCK-106.4 FM Namur, Belgium
Blues Power - Graffic Fm - 106.1 - Loches, France
CRBlues - Lyon, France
Radio Canal Bleu - OBJAT, France
http://crossroads.over-blog.com - www.radiosblues.com - France
Radio Coteaux - SAINT BLANCARD - FRANCE
virusdeblues.free.fr - France
"ANTIROUILLE" - www.bordeaux.radio-campus.org - France
Amicalement Blues - Lyon, France
Bluesactu.com - France
Surfin' Bird Radio - France - http://www.myspace.com/alfred68
Highway 61 - Radio Voce Spazio - Italy
www.radiorcc.com/launch.html - www.myspace.com/rocknbluestoday - Italy
T-Bone Walker, Earl Hooker, Jimmy Reed, Eddie Taylor, Elmore James, Otis Rush, Magic Sam, Pee Wee Crayton, The Kings: Albert, B.B. and Freddie, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Robert Nighthawk,Robert Jr. Lockwood, Johnny Shines, J.B. Lenoir, Johnny Littlejohn, Junior Wells, Snooky Prior, Louis Myers, Fred Below, Johnny Big Moose Walker, Johnny Young, Tiny Grimes, Bill Jennings, Hubert Sumlin, Floyd McDaniel, Junior Parker, Lowell Fulson, Otis Spann, Luther Tucker, Lovie Lee, Lafayette Leake, Snooks Eaglin, Willie Dixon, The Aces, Big Bill Bronzy, Big Joe Turner, Little Walter, Zuzu Bolin, Sunnyland Slim, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Bobby Blue Bland, Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, Charles Brown, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Etta James,
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Jimmy Witherspoon, Ray Charles, Roy Gaines, Ike Turner, James Cotton, Little Milton, Lightning Hopkins, Marvin Gaye, Booker T, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Tyrone Davis, Sly Stone, Sam Cooke, James Brown, and as always, Buddy Scott.
These are some. I could add a hundred more!
Rene Trossman maintains a working relationship with EB DAVIS, JAMES WHEELER,
LORENZO THOMPSON, and other blues stars who have all been an inspiration to him.
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