The Roberto Morbioli Band (Bull Run Restaurant)

5-11-2023

Roberto Morbioli plays the Blues, breathing fire from his axe like a young Clapton or Stevie Ray. Crowded, noisy bars hush a bit when he steps up and folks look around to see who this is making such a holy wail.
His personality and unique playing style shine through all his interpretations so much that, even while recalling the styles of blues greats such as Freddy King, Albert King, B.B. King, Albert Collins, T-Bone Walker, you see and hear that every note is coming straight from the heart. And it’s so infectious that you’re caught up in it before you realize what’s happening.

His guitar playing is nothing short of magic, and as a singer, his powerful voice recalls Sam Cook, Otis Redding, Robert Cray and Donny Hathaway. And even though Rob sounds like he grew up close to Chicago, he was born in Verona, Italy and picked up the guitar when he was very young. He has played at some of the biggest European festivals like the Amsterdam Blues Festival, New Orleans Music Festival in Ascona and San Remo Blues Festival.

In 1991 he founded his own band MORBLUS which brought him critical recognition and awards. Since then, he has collaborated with many important artists such as Guitar Shorty, Jesse Yawn, Robben Ford, Roomful of Blues and Big Daddy Wilson.

Current band members: Roberto Morbioli Guitar & Vocals; Lenny Bradford Bass & Vocals; John Medeiros Jr. Drums & Vox; Bruce Bears Keys & Vox

In the USA, he has performed at B.B. King’s Blues club in Memphis, Antone’s in Austin, Texas, the North Atlantic Blues Festival in Rockland, Maine and regularly tours in New England. Since 2011 he has been granted consecutive US working visas as an artist of extraordinary ability.

His albums “Acoustic Me“ (2016) and “From Scratch“ (2018) were awarded with Akademia Awards for Best Album.

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