Singer/songwriter/harmonica player Rick Estrin, who has been called a combination of jive-talking carnival side-show hustler and world class musician is the most colorful and entertaining showman around. Dressed in forties hipster-style sharkskin suits, white shoes, and hair in a pompadour, he and his band Rick Estrin & The Nightcats have just released their latest album, Contemporary. This studio album (their fourth) delivers twelve foot-stomping wise-cracking contemporary songs, a combination of rockabilly, jazz, blues, rock, and big band swing.
We got nominations for BAND OF THE YEAR, DRUMMER OF THE YEAR and GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR from the Blues Foundation!!! This is an amazing honor for which we all say, thank you. Being a part of this band is such a great experience both on and off of the stage. If you look up ”team work” in the dictionary, you’ll see Rick Estrin and The Nightcats listed as an example. Thanks to the Blues Foundation for all the great work you continue to do. Visit https://blues.org to cast your votes! We are beyond humbled by this honor and we look forward to seeing you out there somewhere soon. Peace, Love & Light to you all.
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San Francisco Chronicle: "Estrin is an amazing harmonica player, a soulful lead vocalist and a brilliant original songwriter. Estrin’s harmonica sings alongside blues tunes that entertain audiences like no other in the genre”
DOWNBEAT: "Rick Estrin sings and writes songs like the brightest wiseguy in all bluesland and blows harmonica as if he learned at the knee of Little Walter."
LIVING BLUES: "Infectious, captivating, powerful blues …Intense Chicago-style harp playing, witty songs and tough-as-nails grooves”
BILLBOARD: "Fabulous, remarkable original material”
LIVING BLUES: 2023 Nominee - Outstanding musician harmonica
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