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\u201cUno de los mejores guitarristas que he escuchado en mi vida.\u201d<\/span>
<\/span> Tommy Castro<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cTommy es una triple amenaza: guitarra, voz y composici\u00f3n.<\/span>
<\/span> Su nuevo \u00e1lbum ser\u00e1, sin duda, uno de los mejores discos de roots rock de 2021.\u201d<\/span>
<\/span> Tinsley Ellis<\/b><\/p>\n

Tommy Z<\/b> es un artista contempor\u00e1neo de blues\/rock y locutor de radio originario de Buffalo, NY, descrito como un \u201ctesoro del blues\u201d (Jim Santella, <\/span>Buffalo News<\/span><\/i>) y \u201cuno de los secretos mejor guardados del oeste de Nueva York\u201d (Sarah French, <\/span>Blues Matters Magazine<\/span><\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n

En el escenario, es un estilista del blues el\u00e9ctrico con una fuerte presencia de guitarra, pero en el estudio compone una variedad de estilos musicales. Con experiencia en blues tradicional, jazz, funk y rock, es un artista que transmite ese sentimiento profundo del blues en toda la m\u00fasica que interpreta o crea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Su trabajo y talento han sido reconocidos con numerosos premios a lo largo de los a\u00f1os, incluyendo haber sido votado como <\/span>Mejor Vocalista de Blues del Oeste de Nueva York<\/b> en 2003, 2004 y 2006, y <\/span>Mejor Guitarrista de Blues<\/b> en 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2005 y 2006. Su banda ha ganado en las categor\u00edas de <\/span>Mejor Banda de Blues\/Crossover Blues<\/b> en 1994, 2005 y 2006, y fue galardonada con el <\/span>Premio Muddy Waters<\/b> como \u201cArtista del A\u00f1o\u201d por la Blues Society del Oeste de Nueva York en 2004 y nuevamente en 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

En 2007, Tommy fue incluido en el <\/span>Sal\u00f3n de la Fama de la M\u00fasica de Buffalo<\/b>, siendo reconocido junto a algunos de los talentos m\u00e1s destacados que han surgido del oeste de Nueva York (incluidos Rick James, The Goo Goo Dolls, Billy Sheehan, entre otros).<\/span><\/p>\n

Ha tenido la oportunidad de actuar, componer, grabar y\/o compartir escenario con algunos de los artistas m\u00e1s importantes del g\u00e9nero blues\/rock a nivel mundial, incluyendo a: <\/span>B.B. King<\/b> (y su hija Shirley), <\/span>Buddy Guy<\/b> (invitado en su gira de despedida 2023), <\/span>Tom Hambridge<\/b>, <\/span>Johnny Winter<\/b>, <\/span>The Fabulous Thunderbirds<\/b>, <\/span>Jimmie Vaughan<\/b>, <\/span>Robert Cray<\/b>, <\/span>Jeff Healey<\/b>, <\/span>Colin James<\/b>, <\/span>Tinsley Ellis<\/b>, <\/span>Roomful of Blues<\/b>, <\/span>Blues Traveler<\/b>, <\/span>Derek Trucks<\/b>, <\/span>Joe Bonamassa<\/b>, <\/span>Robert Randolph<\/b>, <\/span>Peter Frampton<\/b>, <\/span>Ian Gillan<\/b> (Deep Purple), <\/span>Carey Bell<\/b>, <\/span>John Mayall<\/b>, <\/span>Lynyrd Skynyrd<\/b>, <\/span>Tommy Castro<\/b>, <\/span>Duke Robillard<\/b>, <\/span>Elvin Bishop<\/b>, <\/span>Eric Gales<\/b> y muchos m\u00e1s.<\/span><\/p>\n

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