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Gerry Joe Weise - Australia 
    2009 - N°1 on the "Top Electric Blues" charts for 9 consecutive months 2008/2009 in Australia. - N°1 on the "Top 100 Artists Blues Rock" charts in Australia. - N°2 on the "Top 100 Artists Jazz Blues" charts in Australia. - N°1 on the "l'Abripom" charts in France.
2008 - N°1 on the "Top Electric Blues" charts for 4 consecutive months in Australia. - N°1 on the "Top 100 Artists Blues Rock" charts in Australia. - N°3 on the "Top 100 Artists Jazz Blues" charts in Australia. - "Dreamtime Shuffle", N°8 on the "Top Radio Charts" in New Zealand. - "Artist Of The Month" April, Lizard Lounge Radio in Australia. - "Long Train Blues" won the "Strat Master" 2008 title USA. - Headlining the Santa Maria Blues Festival, The Azores Isles, Atlantic.
2007 - "Long Train Blues" was "Song Of The Month" at Songweavers NYC. 07:00 - 27.2.2006Gerry Joe Weise - Video§ GERRY JOE WEISE - Down Chicago Way - live in Portugal § § GERRY JOE WEISE - Great Dividing Blues § § § GERRY JOE WEISE - Hoochie Coochie Man § 07:00 - 26.2.2006Gerry Joe Weise - Biography & Discography
Profile GERRY JOE WEISE (guitar, vocals, composer) was born in 1959 in Sydney, Australia, he learned to play guitar at the age of 4. During the 1970s when he was 16 and 17, he guest supported AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, The Angels, Dragon and Midnight Oil at venues like the Bondi Lifesaver and Chequers with rock bands The Class and Siren in Sydney. At 18 he joined the progressive Corroboree that had drummer Craig Collinge (ex Manfred Mann) and keyboardist Cezary Skubiszewski (ex Alexis Korner, film composer "Two Hands"). In 1980 Gerry Joe Weise took a big step forward and moved to Europe, living in France, Germany and Switzerland until 1999, before moving back to Australia. He has toured Australia, Europe, USA, Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji, Polynesia, the Azores Isles and Scandinavia. He has released the albums: 1994 "Live In Paris", 1996 "A Letter To Jimi", 1999 "Bushman Boogie", 2005 "Sydney-Paris Blues". In 2000 he wrote two songs for Nabarlek (Indigenous Live Band Of The Year Award 2005), for their 2nd album "Bininj Manborlh". Throughout his many tours he has jammed with B.B.King, John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Noel Redding and Eric Clapton. His trios have had musicians from Mick Taylor, Roy Buchanan, Savoy Brown, Tower Of Power, Ravi Shankar, Big Ed Sullivan and Otis Grand. - Gerry Joe Weise has guest supported Ray Charles, B.B.King, Buddy Guy, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, The Scorpions, John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Noel Redding, John McLaughlin, Albert Collins, Pat Metheny, Luther Allison, Joe Louis Walker, Dave Hole, Deborah Coleman, Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, Van Wilks, Luther 'Houserocker' Johnson, Bob Brozman, Jerry McCain, Otis Grand, Maurice McKinnies, Billy Branch, Mark Hummel, Nine Below Zero, Eddie & The Hot Rods, 1996 Jimi Hendrix 30th Commemoration Festival, headline at the 2008 Santa Maria Blues Festival the Azores Isles Atlantic Ocean, the Chicago Blues Festival Tour and the San Francisco Blues Festival Tour in Europe.
22:00 - 25.2.2006Gerry Joe Weise - Articles
HOT ROD TONE & BLUES ABUSE
GERRY JOE WEISE has injected new energy into the Blues. His larger-than-life tones and outstanding solos add to a rich mix of blues rock arrangements. Songs that range from slow spacey textures / tears in your beer, to tone-to-the-bone blues, to outrageous rockin' tunes, to searing tortured blue bends. Gerry Joe Weise plays both standard and infectious slide guitars. With a style steeped in blues, rock and country, this Sydney born guitarist has lived and toured extensively in Europe for more than 20 years. Since 1993, he has released several remarkable studio and live solo albums, that display a player of great skill and taste, with magnificent guitar tones and soaring melodies. A French magazine claimed Gerry Joe Weise to be a "studio savvy, root's rocking guitarist extraordinaire", while a German paper announced that "Gerry Joe Weise's onstage persona sticks closely to the : do what it takes to amaze an audience". Throughout his many European tours, he has jammed with legends such as B.B.King, John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton, Albert Collins and Buddy Guy, among others. Gerry Joe Weise performed with his trio and later joined Noel Redding onstage for the 1996 30th Jimi Hendrix Commemorative Concert near Paris. Weise also opened for the Scorpions in front of 7,000 people in Toulouse France, playing Dobro as a solo-act in 1999. 21st Century Blues Rock executed with a twang-banger Stratocaster electric, a famous 1963 model, and a 1960 Sears Silvertone. The abuse and the raw power create a sonic landscape that spotlights the talents of Gerry Joe Weise. Singer and accomplished songwriter, he has written more than 80 tunes, some of which have had radio airplay. To sum things up, for the last 25 years, Gerry Joe Weise has performed amazing guitar at festivals and concerts around the world. by John Douglas, Blues magazine.
INTERVIEW 2006 Northern Territory Blues
MIKE ZOLTEN: After traveling around the World, so many tours after all these years since the late 1970's, which would be your favourite countries ? GERRY JOE WEISE: I'd probably have to say France and Australia. Even though France has some political issues, it still is one of the leading forces in the Arts. I've done so many exhibitions, countless Blues tours in France, and I've made great friends and had so much great support; you just don't realize how lucky you are until you move to another country. For me France will always rest an institution to the 7 Arts. Australia on the other hand is the last frontier, with great richness in the indigenous arts, that is so very dear to me. The wide open spaces where it is very easy to get to, away from the hustle and bustle of city life. It's great to travel and tour, so many breathtaking landscapes to discover. But Australia has an isolated thriving musical culture, which doesn't export so well, that's why I've based myself in Europe during the 1980's and the 1990's. It's been so hard to make up my mind where to stay, since 1999 I have been living in Australia and in the South of France. M Z: You are busy performing about 100 concerts a year ? G J W: That's right, and I still find time to go to the studio and record new songs, and organize my exhibitions of installations, paintings and photography. I generally divide my time up 50/50 between art and music. M Z: In the beginning of the early 2000's, you stayed at a couple of aboriginal communities ? G J W: Yes one of them was a remote, population of 50 outstation, called Manmoyi; the other a much larger community named Gunbalanya, incorporating the Injalak Ats Council. Both belong to the Kunwinjku tribe, and are situated east of Kakadu Reserve in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. I had a great chance to have highly interesting musical exchanges, as well as learning from aboriginal artwork. I gained in knowledge, the real deal, and I feel a little less ignorant these days. Many thanks to the Kunwinjku people, for allowing me permission to enter their land. M Z: What equipment are you using ? G J W: Well basically it's my old trusty 1963 Strat and 1960 Silvertone. I made myself a white rectangle guitar and a purple left-handed guitar (note: Gerry has been servicing his own guitars since the 1970's - he has never put one of his guitars in a repair shop yet!), mostly for the extra open-slide tunings, like in A, G, E, D. I use Ibanez overdrive and distortion pedals; Carl Martin, Boss and Yamaha compressors, both vintage and new. The compressors are a pretty important part of my sound, they just seem to make everything else sound bigger. M Z: And that's what makes Gerry Joe Weise so special, making the guitar sound bigger than life on his latest 2005 release "Sydney-Paris Blues".
Guitartist Magazine CDs Of The Month SYDNEY - PARIS BLUES Australian guitarist, Gerry Joe Weise had been living in the south of France for 5 years before going back to Australia. The tracks on this album composed by bluesman Gerry Joe Weise have both fire and power, ignited by his 1963 L-series Stratocaster and 1960 Sears Silvertone. Showcasing "Slidewater Cajun" with his trio live in Paris, featuring cosmic slide-work. "Long Train Blues" a soaring electrifying experience, taken from a concert opening for the Yardbirds. "Crocodile River" where Texas meets Australia's Northern Territory; and tunes even more australian in style, like "Ned Kelly Outlaw" a solo deep and blue about bushrangers catching a fugitive. "Down In Sydney" a soulful acoustic solo performed live opening for the Scorpions in front of 7,000 people in southern France.
Soul Bag Magazine SYDNEY-PARIS BLUES Staying with a big guitar sound is Gerry Joe Weise with his third CD "Sydney-Paris Blues". Australian guitarist living in the south of France, has put aside traditional australian instruments (didjeridu etc...) that had given his former "Bushman Boogie" album great color, to concentrate more on vocals and guitar. Fans who enjoy heroic guitar solos under control, will enjoy the treatment. Many great arrangements, plus an interesting contemporary approach to acoustic guitar. Christophe Mourot, SOUL BAG MAGAZINE, N°181 Dec 2005
.......................................................................................................... GERRY JOE WEISE Live 05 Stratus live All compositions by Gerry Joe Weise except : Voodoo Chile (J.Hendrix), Purple Haze (J.Hendrix), Stratus (B.Cobham).
18:00 - 24.2.2006Gerry Joe Weise - Aussie Blues Rock
10:00 - 23.2.2006Gerry Joe Weise - Blues Rock Down Under
Sue Cranwood, Daily Express.
At the Blues Festival this weekend, Gerry Joe Weise performed breathtaking guitar and vocals, with a great homage to Hound Dog Taylor. He's a legend in the making.
Outrageous contemporary blues rock guitar, Gerry Joe Weise has many techniques up his sleeve : slide, fingerpicking, different open tunings, you name it - he can play it well! He is definitely a top-notch bluesman. John McMahon, Guitar Magazine.
Another expat bluesman, this time from Sydney, is Gerry Joe Weise. Over the last 20 years he's played internationally with great musicians, such as John Lee Hooker and B.B.King. His guitar playing, which combines tight blues riffs with a lyrical edge, has great original quality.
Ken Moore, The Voice.
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10:00 - 21.2.2006Gerry Joe Weise - Newspaper Headline
22:00 - 19.2.2006Gerry Joe Weise - Concert Poster
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Description GERRY JOE WEISE Australian blues rock guitarist born in Sydney, has played with B.B.King, Albert Collins, John Lee Hooker, Noel Redding and Eric Clapton. His trios have had musicians from Mick Taylor, Roy Buchanan, Tower Of Power and Otis Grand. While playing at concerts and festivals, he has guest supported Ray Charles, Scorpions, Iggy Pop, Buddy Guy, Yardbirds, Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, Bob Brozman, Canned Heat, Joe Louis Walker and Dave Hole, among many others. Home User Profile Archives Friends GJW Web.com GJW MySpace Blues GJW MySpace Solo GJW Mp3.com 1 GJW Mp3.com 2 GJW Mp3 Mac iPod GJW Live In Europe GJW Studio Albums GJW in the 1970s Jimi Tribe MySpace Jimi Tribe Podcast GJW MP3.com.au GJW Googlepages GJW french/français GJW german/deutsch Recent Entries - Gerry Joe Weise - Australia - Gerry Joe Weise - Video - Gerry Joe Weise - Biography & Discography - Gerry Joe Weise - Articles - Gerry Joe Weise - Aussie Blues Rock - Gerry Joe Weise - Blues Rock Down Under - Gerry Joe Weise - Newspaper Headline - Gerry Joe Weise - Concert Poster Friends - bluesguitaraustralia |
