Artist description With a flare and unbridled passion, Gaston Gagnon invites you to share in his longtime love affair with the blues music. His first solo album is now available on Black Pearl records. Gaston Gagnon - Live (2002).

Music Style Blues, progressive, rock

Musical Influences Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, blues music of the 60's

Artist History Gaston Gagnon has been involved in the music business since an early age. As a teenager, he learned to play the guitar listening to master guitarists Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and other greats ... Born in Quebec, Canada, Gaston joined a wide variety of bands, alternating between rock music and his main love affair ...blues. He's the main axeman behind the sound of " Garolou ", a leading folk-rock band which already has one gold record to their credit and was voted twice best folk album of the year (ADISQ). Over the years, Gaston has performed with some great Canadian bluesmen including Juno award winner Ray Bonneville, harp wizard Jim Zeller, singer Bob Walsh and boogie man Alan Gerber. Performing around the world like the Nyon Folk Festival in Switzerland, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New-York, to name a few, Gaston showed a versatility and sensitivity appreciated by all . As a guitar player, accompanying various artists, he's opened for John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Joe Cocker, John Mayall and Johnny Winter. More recently, he has joined forces with bluesman Denis Parker and together they offer a wide variety of soulful blues classics to originals that stand on their own merit. Gaston Gagnon is also a member of the progressive rock band "Existence" where his inventive guitar work brings an aura of space and musicality to this intricate group. Leading his own band (the Gaston Gagnon band), the power and originality of Gaston's guitar shines upon the music not to mention the raw smoky blues voice he delivers in his own songs as well as blues classics. A recording engineer as well, Gaston has worked in Newfoundland with producer Don Walsh, helping him get the best out of the recordings from Canada's east coast. Credits include ECMA nominees ''Snotty Var'' and Denis Parkers ''Snowman Blues''. A quote from ace keyboardist Wade Pinhorn in the magazine "Around Town" says it all : "... Gaston Gagnon is a perfectionist and risk taker. A rare and beautiful combination in a musician..." A long recording career and extensive touring in Canada, the USA and Europe, have made Gaston Gagnon what he is today: a consummate gentleman with a unique guitar style.

Group Members THE GASTON GAGNON BAND is : [Gaston Gagnon - Vocals, Lead guitar] [Stan Deguire - Drums] [Bruno Dumont - Sax] [Denis Coulombe - Bass]

Instruments Guitar, Drums, bass, keyboard, Sax

Albums Gaston Gagnon - Live [2002] / Le Party (of Pierre Flardeau) - Movie Soundtrack [1990]

Location Montreal, Quebec - Canada

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