arias blues collective

Reunidos entorno al bajista y productor Juan Arias, creador de la legendaria Caledonia Blues Band y uno de los músicos pioneros del Blues español, el Arias Blues Collective presenta una alternativa ecléctica y actual , fruto de la experiencia atesorada durante años en la escena musical española e internacional.Este colectivo independiente, formado por músicos profesionales, se funda en Noviembre de 2006 con el objetivo de recorrer los principales caminos de la música negra con su propia receta de; Blues, Soul, Jazz y Funk.Durante mas de 20 años de ajetreada trayectoria profesional, Juan Arias ha tenido oportunidad de compartir escenario con algunos de los mas celebres artistas del genero;nacionalesCaledonia Blues Band, Tonky Blues Band, Ñaco Goñi, Mingo Balaguer, Alex Guitar, Manolo Arcos, Marcos Coll & Adrian Costa, Big Mama & Blues Messengers, Charly Cepeda, Raimundo Amador, Rafael Amador,Víctor Uris & the Harmónica Coixa Blues Band, Lolo Ortega, Francisco Simón, The PureTones, Blues de Bellota, Algeciras Blues Express, Félix Slim Band, Los del Tonos, Los Andabluses, Blues Band de Granada, La Banda del Predicador, The Blusters, Bluesville, Julián Maeso’ Speak Low, Alberto Miras (Blues Blaster), Dani Nelo, Bluekey, Entresuelos, Lito Blues Band, The Allnigthers, Blues & Bordes, Tres Hombres y otros..internacionalesJohnny Winter, Otis Rush, Magic Slim & the Teardrops, Canned Heat, Charly Musselwhite, Joe Turner & the Blues Caravan.Al mismo tiempo fue director de - Blues de Luxe – el primer programa de radio especializado en Folk Blues y Rhythm & Blues en Andalucía, que comienza sus emisiones en 1985 en Radio Aljarafe y que fue laureado por los medios después de 12 años en antena. A este espacio pionero de la radio Andaluza, llegaron entrevistados por vez primera artistas de la talla de Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Magic Slim, Charly Musselwhite y Junior Wells.
John Stringer has been part of the music establishment in Australia for close to 20 years. He formed his first band, the Little Monsters, when he was 17 with his brother Kenny Stringer, who would go on to national fame with the Sweet Blue Midnights. After two years of playing the Perth scene in the Little Monsters, John was keen to move out of his brother’s shadow, and formed Full Measure, which, after a few line-up changes, changed its name to Colourblind, and went on to record four CDs, Crude and Green, EatPeople, Everyman, and Four Humours culminating in national airplay for the single, Certainty on the national youth radio station Triple.Not one to rest on his laurels, John had a number of side projects, including the Blues Bus, a seminal blues band with a rolling line-up that included founding member, Robert Thorne, Australian blues legend Lindsay Wells, Bob Patient (Dave Hole), John Wilson (Dave Hole), Bob Fortescue (Chain), Matt Taylor, Ivan Zarr, and Ron Parker (Dave Hole), amongst many others. He also formed a trio with Michael Francas and Dudley Bastian, the Blindettes, and toured Australia’s north. Later, John joined Robert Thorne again, and put together a repertoire of classic soul and blues songs mixed with their superlative originals, releasing the CD Grabs and Snatches, to rave reviews in Sydney.