Artist description 7 piece band featuring 3 horns, a drummer/percussionist, keyboards, bass and guitar,playing a mix of originals and covers, in a variety of styles withinthe blues genre-Texas blues, New Orleans blues, West Coast blues, swing, funk.

Music Style Blues

Musical Influences Roomful of Blues, Neville Brothers, Olivia Newton John (not really!)

Similar Artists Roomful of Blues, only a lot different! Elements of Chris Daniels, Lucky Peterson, Tower of Power, Kenny Neal, and a whole lot of other folks too numerous to mention.

Artist History Cafe Blue has been together 10 years, with the current line up for about 4. We haveplayed around the Northwest US for several years and are fast becoming festival favorites.Recently picked up for distribution by BurnsideRecords in Portland, OR. Cd available on Amazon.com, CDNow, NWBlues.com. Will bereviewed in the fall issue of Blues Access magazine.

Group Members Pat Coast, guitar and vocals; Keith Lewis, keyboards and vocals; Tom Brewster, bass guitar and backup vocals; Bill Bancroft, drums and percussion; Russ Hoffer, baritone and tenor saxes; Bob Spittal, tenor and alto saxes,and Mike Lenke, trumpet.

Instruments Guitar, bass, drums/percussion, keyboards, 2 saxes and trumpet

Albums Cafe Blue,

Press Reviews "A great cd, perfectly mixed and perfectly recorded...Pat Coast proves his merit as a songwriter..." Washington Blues Society newsletter,July 1999;"An absolutely great release!" Inland Empire Blues Society newsletter, March 1999, Spokesman -Review newspaper, Spokane WA March 1999"...a fat sound...slammin' horns...four fine originals as well as clever covers...Coast combines rockabilly fire with greasy swing licks on his axe...Juicy stuff!"- Sept.'99 Blues Revue; "Coast's guitar sound is quicksilver fast and a little jazzy, ala Robben Ford or Chris Cain,though Coast burns with a little more of a rock edge...'Shoebox Mama'is an entertaining scorcher..."Blues Access,fall '99. Winner of 1999 Empire Awards by the Inland Empire Blues Society for Best Blues Album, Best Blues Drummer, Best Blues Bass Player, Best Instrumentalist, Best Blues Guitar, and Best Blues Band.

Additional Info Check out our other band's new web page at www.patcoast.com or at www.mp3.com/patcoast to hear new original songs!songs! ...you'll be glad you did!

Location Post Falls, ID - USA

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