+ Upcoming Artists

When:	Saturday, March 8, 2008 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Where:	The Listening Room at J Michael Instruments 1946 N Wickham Road Melbourne, FL 32935
Cost:	Online: $ 15.00 / Door: $ 15.00

Accompanied only by his guitar, rack harmonica and sensual expression, Michael Pickett is a performer who has stripped away the frills, to arrive at a place that belongs entirely to him. Pickett embraces the Blues with style, substance and musical integrity. In the 70s, 80s, and 90s he established himself as a musically ground-breaking, electrifying singer / songwriter / harmonica player, leading seminal bands Whiskey Howl, Wooden Teeth, and the Michael Pickett Band. Musically profound, they pushed the envelope for Blues and funky Roots music. He provided the direction for all three projects and surrounded himself with some of the top musicians in the country.

QUOTES

* I had a vision that he was gonna be one of the best. In my book he is." Hubert Sumlin

* "One of the finest harmonica players of all time." Lee Oskar

* "An amazing artist who breathes a new life into the blues by bringing it back with original energy and charisma." Downeast (USA)

* "His songs transcend the urban blues idiom... " Billboard

* "Acoustic, traditional blues at its best performed by a true bluesman!" Concerto (Austria)

* "He's got it folks! A real student of the blues. If it's hard to get over as a singer/songwriter, it's exponentially harder to write good blues, and he does it." Sing Out! (USA)

* "Pickett continues to amaze everyone with even more unexpected talents and creative dimensions. A world-class tunesmith. One of Canada's top acoustic blues artists!" Blues Revue (USA)

* "Gives good chase to John Hammond on guitar and leaves him behind on harp." Blues Matters! (UK)

* "A seasoned master on Guitar, brilliant Harp and Voice." WMPG (USA)

* "Quite simply, when Michael sings it, we believe it. Mr. Pickett's work has that timeless quality that says we'll still be listening a long, long time from now." Blues On Stage (USA)

* "How can one man sing with so much soul!?" KYNR (USA)