Lorenzo Thompson is a truly dynamic entertainer that has the unique ability to connect with audiences everywhere he performs. Lorenzo Thompson is an artist that people remember and return to see. His energy is contagious and he turns every show into one big party.
Lorenzo has been playing all over the Chicago area, and beyond for the past fifteen years. He is regularly appearing at the Chicago Blues Festivals.
Lorenzo has done hundreds of concerts in many venues all over Europe. In 2001 Lorenzo Thompson was the headliner at the “Jazz pod Kozakovem†festival and in the same year also Sumperk BluesAlive festival. He also took part in Blues v Lese Festival, Jazz Festival in Usti nad Labem and Holesov Jazz Festival. Lorenzo came again In 2002 and 2003, for two 10 concert tours in CZ, Poland and Germany.
In 2004 he did a 4-concert tour in May. This year, he was the headliner at Rybnik Blues Festival in Rybnik, Poland.
On tour in May 2001, Lorenzo and Rene Trossman, recorded a live CD with Jan Korinek and Groove, in Brno, Czech Republic, at Stare Pekarna Club. The CD has been released. . The CD is a live performance, This decision was made in order to capture the excitement that Lorenzo Thompson brings to his shows.
If you ask Lorenzo Thompson how long he has been singing, he will probably tell you that it's been as long as he can remember. The years he spent singing gospel songs in church with his grandmother, while listening to blues artists like Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Jimmy Reed, helped to form the very essence and soul of Lorenzo Thompson.
Lorenzo Thompson has performed with many Blues greats such as:
Willie Kent
Melvin Taylor
Buddy Scott
Aaron Burton
Howard Scott & the World Band
Pinetop Perkins
Little Mack Simmons
Lurrie Bell
Iceman Robinson
Little Arthur Duncan
Byther Smith
Hubert Sumlin
Jimmie Lee Robinson
Jimmy Burns and numerous others.Lorenzo Thompson and Rene Trossman Band - Caldonia
Add to My Profile | More Videos
Lorenzo Thompson with
Rene Trossman Band - Caldonia, March-2007, U Maleho Glena Club, Prague.Lorenzo Thompson and Rene Trossman Band - Feel So Bad
Add to My Profile | More VideosLorenzo Thompson and
Rene Trossman Band w/- Feel So Bad, March-2007, U Maleho Glena Club, Prague.Lorenzo Thompson and Rene Trossman with Jan Korinek and Groove, at Sumperk Blues Alive Festival, Czech Republic, 2001.
