The BLUE STEEL Blues Band is a band created in January 2001 in the neighborhoods of
MILANO, an area near the famous Formula 1 race track in MONZA.
That’s why we are used to fast beats in our music.
Blues is a music coming from heart and soul and everybody knows Italians are famous all
over the world for being people with big hearts and souls.
That’s where we come from.
The beginning of our musical activity was due to a common passion for the Chicago and
Texas Blues, for the Rhythm & Blues and SOUL music.
WE started very soon to having gigs around the Milan area and in April 2001 we won the
NEW BANDS Contest (Superband 2001) organized for new bands of the Brianza Region (
north of Milan).
The band has gone through seasons of LIVE concerts all over the Northern Italy and
Switzerland, playing in the best Live clubs for Blues Music ( more than 100 gigs) ( BLUES
HOUSE (Milano), Blue Stage (Linarolo PV), Locanda Pasinetti ( Gorduno CH), Delta Beach (
Ascona CH),
La casa di ALEX (Milano), BUSKER ( Vimodrone MI), Heineken Live Music ( Limbiate MI) and a
lot more.
We took part at Blues Festivals like the VALLEMAGGIA Magic Blues in 2008, TENERO Music
Nights in 2008, Pagnona Blues Festival in 2006, Niguarda Blues Festival in 2007, Umbria Jazz
in 2009 and also had concerts during BIKERS’ Festivals in Cesano Maderno (MI) and
Castelplanio (AN).
We had 2 recorded live radio appearances at RCS in Cernusco (MI).
The BAND plays mainly re-arranged covers of well-known Blues Standards and also original
songs.
The style goes well through traditional Chicago Blues ( Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy) to Texas
Blues (SRV, Freddy King), to Rhythm & Blues ( Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Otis Redding) to
new Blues Artists ( Joe Louis Walker, Tab Benoit, Joe Bonamassa).
The BLUE STEEL live gigs are full of energy, great groove and intensity.
Usually people can’t stay at the concerts without moving hands, feet and dance at the
rhythm of the band. Brilliant solos and voice plots are our plus points.
The band is currently made of 5 musicians:
Mario Molinari: Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar and Harmonica
Giovanni Clementini : Keyboards, Piano and Back Vocals
Enzo Raimondo: Drums
Stefano Avanzi: Lead Guitar
Technical information:
The Gig Program can be of 2 or 3 sets for a show up to 3 hours of energic and good quality
music.
The Band has a complete set of instruments, amplifiers, mics and stage equipment for a
fantastic sound quality.