Artist description A quartet with two electric guitars,drums and bass)

Music Style Guitar Oriented Melodic Rock-Blues

Musical Influences Late 60's Rock, Classic Rock, Country, Blues, old movie's soundtracks.

Similar Artists Jimi Hendrix, Nils Lofgren, Rory Gallagher.

Artist History Tolo started his career in early 70's. From Treviso Italy,he has played in popular Italian bands such as Orme. Tolo has performed at many popular music festivals all over Europe.Tolo has opened for acts such as Jack Bruce (Cream) Ginger Baker (Cream)and B.B. King. Tolo was the winner of the Jimi Hendrix electric guitar competition (in the 18 and over category) that was held in January 1998 in Seattle by the Hendrix Family.After he performed his original composition Alpine Valley and a rendition of Red House,he received the Voodoo-chile Award from Al Hendrix, Jimi's father. Tolo has performed with Deep Purple's legendary drummer Ian Paice om march 15 2002 in Italy, in front of 1200 people, paying tribute to Hendrix and playing also his original songs.

Group Members Tolo Marton (lead guitar and vocals), with a wonderful band called Lostiguana ( Max Michieletto on guitar, Maurizio Feraco on bass and Marco Michieletto on drums).

Instruments Mostly Stratocasters through a Fender Super reverb, or Fender 75. Effects include: mxr dist.+, a Rothosphere, Cry Baby or Vox wha

Albums The Blues Won't Go Away (1981), Let Me Be (1982), One Guitar Band (1983), Toloquarantasuonati (1992), My Place is Close to You (1996), Still Close to You (1998), Colours and Notes (1999), DAL VERO (double live, 2002)

Press Reviews Experience Hendrix, the Official Jimi Hendrix MagazineVolume 2, Issue 1, March/April 1998(http://www.jimi-hendrix.com/inside/spotlight.asp)Cosmik.Com Interview by Shaun Dale 1998http://www.cosmik.com/cosmikdebris/aa-may98/reviews/review_tolo_marton.html. www.bluesrockers.com

Additional Info Email: jazhat51@iol.it

Location austin, texas - USA

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