Statistics of David Blenkhorn
guitar
Dave Blenkhorn’s guitar playing career began in the 1995 til 2005 in Sydney after which he moved to Europe where he is now based in the south of France touring and recording with musicians in a variety of genres.
Born and raised in Tamworth, Australia he took up the guitar inspired by his older brothers and blues and rock players like Eric Clapton and BB King as well as jazz records by Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery and Oscar Peterson.
At the JazzAscona festival in Europe where he led bands from 2003 -2019 he had the opportunity to hear and play with New Orleans greats Herlin Riley, Shannon Powell, David Torkanowsky, Roland Guerin , John and Lillian Boutee and many others. He has also performed with notable artists Jon Faddis, Lee Konitz, Scott Hamilton, Harry Allen and Cecile McLorin Salvant.
In 2019 he recorded his first singing album featuring New Orleans masters Herlin Riley, David Torkanowsky, Gregory Porter jr of the Meters, Grayson Brockamp, Jamison Ross and special guest percussionist Pedro Segundo.
Born and raised in Tamworth, Australia he took up the guitar inspired by his older brothers and blues and rock players like Eric Clapton and BB King as well as jazz records by Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery and Oscar Peterson.
At the JazzAscona festival in Europe where he led bands from 2003 -2019 he had the opportunity to hear and play with New Orleans greats Herlin Riley, Shannon Powell, David Torkanowsky, Roland Guerin , John and Lillian Boutee and many others. He has also performed with notable artists Jon Faddis, Lee Konitz, Scott Hamilton, Harry Allen and Cecile McLorin Salvant.
In 2019 he recorded his first singing album featuring New Orleans masters Herlin Riley, David Torkanowsky, Gregory Porter jr of the Meters, Grayson Brockamp, Jamison Ross and special guest percussionist Pedro Segundo.