Coco Montoya
Schedule
Sun Aug 27 2023 at 08:00 pm
Location
Sweetwater Music Hall | Kentfield, CA
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General Admission (Day of Show): $36.00 General Admission (Advance): $30.00 Purchase Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/s/38203723
“An astounding guitar virtuoso and a forceful singer.” – Billboard
“Stratocaster-fueled, fierce slash-and-burn guitar work…dramatic, smoldering Southern soul-rooted intensity. Montoya’s voice is as expressive as his guitar.” – Washington Post
Known primarily now as one of the top blues-rock guitarists, Montoya distinguishes himself by playing highly melodic lines and effortlessly shifting into searing, combustible solos. With each album, his vocals seem to take on more passion. It makes for one potent package. … Montoya’s guitar solos are not shredding exercises, he purposely constructs them to build to an emotional peak. … Montoya plays powerfully. Brace yourself. – Elmore Magazine
“Awe inspiring”– Village Voice
“Montoya plays “stunning, powerhouse blues with a searing tone, emotional soloing, and energetic, unforced vocals.” – Guitar Player
Between his white-hot guitar playing and his soulful, emotional vocals, Coco Montoya has talent to burn. In a career that spans almost four decades, he’s gone from drumming for blues icon Albert Collins to holding the lead guitar spot in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers to leading his own band and touring worldwide. Montoya is revered for his ability to move from subtly melodic guitar playing to slash-and-burn pyrotechnics. Equally forceful are his deep, soul-baring vocals. Years of constant touring, playing unforgettable shows at clubs, concert halls and festivals, have earned him his position at the top of the contemporary blues world. And it all started with a chance meeting in the mid-1970s with legendary bluesman Albert Collins, who offered Montoya a spot in his band, where he stayed for the next five years. Coco was initially hired as Collins’ drummer and later—with Albert mentoring him on the guitar—became the band’s rhythm guitarist. A few years after leaving Collins’ band, British blues star John Mayall heard Coco jamming onstage and was so impressed that he hired him for the newly reformed Bluesbreakers.
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Where is it happening?
Sweetwater Music Hall, Kentfield, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
