Quique Gomez, with Kid Andersen and the Greaseland Allstars

By GZip / March 8, 2023

Quique on Vocals and harp,
Kid Andersen on Guitar
June Core, drums
Kedar Roy, upright bass//BIO//

Harmonicist and singer born in Madrid, Quique starts playing harmonica at age 18 and assembles his first band, Juan Bourbon, Juan Scoth & Juan Beer, at the age of 20. It’s with this band he travels the Spanish stages during the following decade, while studying and running a small club. In 2008, he visits Chicago and meets some of the Blues’ greatest exponents with whom he starts playing frequently on both sides of the Atlantic. Quique has stepped on stages from 5 continents, sharing them with artists such as John Primer, Eddie C. Campbell, Bob Stroger, Rockin Johnny (with whom has recorded Dos Hombres Wanted released Vizztone label on 2019 on US) Jimmy Burns, Tail Dragger, Kenny Blues Boss Wayne, Kid Andersen, Little Charlie Batty, Chris Cain

Quique Gómez & His Vipers, the band he works with regularly With 13 albums edited so far and more on the way, Quique is releasing his last recording with the late great Little Charlie Baty , with whom, together with Kid Andersen on Bass and Alex Pettersen on Drums, he recorded Cooking at Greaseland , Gulfcoast 2023, the last recording of the guitar Legend before his pass produced by Kid Andersen.

He has also recorded with Willie Buck and Lorenzo Thompson and he is the voice and the harp of the great spanish band Gatos Bizcos, Quique puts the harmonica aside on occasions to show us his most “crooner” side as the BOB SANDS BIG BAND’s singer. With this New Yorker’s band, he performs classics of Swing with arrangements of Count Basie, Thad Jones accompanied by 18 other musicians on stage.

As a complement to his life on stage, since 2013 and is the director of the Intensive Blues Course in Béjar, Spain, since 2009. Quique is on tour on the US on february and March after a january tour in Mexico. He will visit Memphis, Los Angeles, the bay area, Sacramento and Whashington state with more than 30 shows ….

What they say about Quique:
Quique Gómez gives historical blues lesson on his latest release. His exciting voice and harp virtuosity run right in proportion of the tight backing band. What a stunner of a CD! Highly recommended! Philip Verhaege , Keys & Chords Magazine

Some of the festivals and tours he’s been part of:

Terri Thouards 2016 ( France)
Chicago Blues Festival (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017 – Chicago, USA).
Kinsasha Jazz Festival (2009 – Kinshasha, Congo)
Encontro de Armonicas Sesc Pompeia (2014 – Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Béjar Blues Festival (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015,2018,2019,2021,2022 – Béjar, Spain)
Festival do Blues de BH (2013 – Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Trasimeno Blues (2012 and 2013 – Perugia, Italy)
Duvel Blues Festival (2015 – Puurs, Belgium)
Vilnius Blues Nights (2010 and 2012 – Vilnius, Lithuania)
Cazorla Blues Festival (2006, 2013 2019,2021,2022– Cazorla, Spain)
Jazz Fermín (2014 – Pamplona, Spain)
Rockford Blues Festival (2013 – Illinois, USA)
Turnout Blues Night (2006 – Belgium)
Blues Train Sessions (2008 – Netherlands
Corralejo Blues Festival ( Canary Islands) 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Blues & Boggie L’hospitalet 2021,2022
Primavera in Black 2021,2022
Nidaros Blues festival 2021 ( Norway)
Japan tour 2018