Chris Duarte Group "Blue Velocity"

Not one to rest on his well-deserved reputation in the blues community, guitarist Chris Duarte has confidently worked on his growth as a musician and the years of recording and touring have culminated purposefully in "Blue Velocity", a record which aptly showcases many sides of this brilliant artist in the context of high energy blues-rock with moments that bring to mind legendary artists as diverse as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Johnson. Duarte has made the kind of guitar-driven blues record that fans have been waiting for, done up in the aggressive Blues Bureau International style.