Dario Lombardo & the Blues Gang

DARIO LOMBARDO Dario Lombardo è uno dei principali musicisti del Blues italiano. Chitarrista, cantante ed autore è attivo professionalmente dal 1979. Ha fatto parte di gruppi come i Mean Mistreater Chicago Blues Band, i Blues Shakers ed i Model T Boogie. Dal 1989 guida la Blues Gang. Dal 1987 lavora con Phil Guy, e negli anni ha collaborato con molti altri Bluesmen statunitensi, come Johnny Copeland, Luther Allison, Albert Collins. I suoi concerti l’ hanno portato ad esibirsi in molti stati europei, principalmente Spagna, Francia e Svizzera, e negli Stati Uniti. Nel maggio 2007 è stato probabilmente il primo musicista Blues italiano ad esibirsi ufficialmente in Africa, a Melilla. La sua discografia comprende due lavori con i Model T Boogie (rispettivamente del 1986 e 1989), uno con Phil Guy (Working Together, 1999) e due con la Blues Gang (I don’ t want to lose, 1998 e Searchin for gold, 2003). Suoi brani son stati inclusi in antologie e compilations, ultima delle quali in ordine di tempo è Rack of Blues 1, del 2006, edita dalla prestigiosa rivista americana Big City Rhythm&Blues. Lonesome Blues (2007) è il primo video ufficiale per una Blues band italiana, e la sua colonna sonora è parte del cd Searchin for gold. Dario Lombardo insegna al Centro Jazz Torino dal 1989.------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------Dario Lombardo is one of the most representative musicians in the Italian Blues scene. He is a guitar player, a singer and he writes his own songs. He is professionally working since 1979. Dario Lombardo has been part of well known Italian bands such as Mean Mistreater Chicago Blues Band, Blues Shakers and Model T Boogie. He leads the Blues Gang since 1989. He started working with Phil Guy in 1987, and his roster is filled with many other cooperations (Johnny Copeland, Luther Allison, Albert Collins among others). He has played all around Europe (France, Spain and Switzerland mainly) and he has visited many times US, playing in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and New York. In May, 2007, he has probably been the first Italian blues musician to play in Africa, with a series of shows in Melilla. On June 7th, 2007, he has played the Chicago Blues Fest as part of Phil Guy' s Chicago Machine. Dario Lombardo' s discography includes two LP with Model T Boogie (edited in 1986 and 1989), one CD with Phil Guy (Working Together, 1999) and two with The Blues Gang (I don' t want 2 lose, 1998, and Searchin for Gold, 2003). Many of his songs are included into compilations, last to be published has been Rack of Blues (2006), edited by the well known American Blues Magazine Big City Rhythm & Blues. Lonesome Blues (2007), is the first official video for an Italian Blues band, using as soundtrack songs taken from Searchin for Gold. Dario Lombardo is one of the guitar teachers of the Centro Jazz Torino since 1989.