Tangiers Blues Band

The Tangiers Blues Band was formed in 1998 after guitarist Chris Scianni and drummer Dave Borla met photographer/harmonica player Danny Clinch and discovered their mutual love for blues music. The first Tangiers Blues Band jam session took place on Thanksgiving night that year with other musicians and friends, including Huey Morgan from the Fun Lovin' Criminals, King from Cooley High, Mick Jones from Foreigner and tennis player/guitarist John McEnroe. The original line-up was Chris (guitar), Dave Borla (drums), Danny (harmonica), Huey (lap steel), King (vox and guitar), Dave Sellar (bass) and Peter Levin (keys) .

The TBB line-up changes from show to show, with a rotation of musicians they have known and jammed with for many years and in many different configurations. The line-up on the TBB studio recordings consists of Chris, Danny, Pete, King and Dave Sellar with Jon Graboff (Ryan Adams and The Cardinals) on lap and pedal steel guitars and Mo Roberts (Shemeka Copeland) on drums. The recording was done in one day at Moon Palace Studios, mixed and produced by Tim Latham (Lou Reed, Tribe Called Quest) a long time friend of all the guys.

In the early days, The TBB had a weekly slot at Lot 61, Amy Sacco's club in N.Y.C, where they started experimenting with their set list. They soon realized that by "down-dating" current hits and reworking non-traditional blues songs, they could appeal to an audience that was not familiar with the blues, while throwing in updated versions of blues standards and originals to appeal to blues enthusiasts. On any given night, the TBB can play a set including music by Lady Gaga, Elvis Costello and the Clash that morph into blues classics performed by Junior Wells, Muddy Waters and Albert King. The band has performed their eclectic set of blues from clubs in NYC like Joe's Pub and The McKittrick Hotel to the stages at Bonnaroo, and playing at Presevation Hall in New Orleans during Jazz Fest and Voodoo Fest. Some of the musicians that have joined the band on stage have included Bruce Springsteen, Tash Neal, Phil Lesh, Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), members of the Dave Matthews Band and My Morning Jacket, Nicole Atkins, Citizen Cope, Donald Fagen and Cage The Elephant.The Tangiers Blues Band was formed in 1998 after guitarist Chris Scianni and drummer Dave Borla met photographer/harmonica player Danny Clinch and discovered their mutual love for blues music. The first Tangiers Blues Band jam session took place on Thanksgiving night that year with other musicians and friends, including Huey Morgan from the Fun Lovin' Criminals, King from Cooley High, Mick Jones from Foreigner and tennis player/guitarist John McEnroe. The original line-up was Chris (guitar), Dave Borla (drums), Danny (harmonica), Huey (lap steel), King (vox and guitar), Dave Sellar (bass) and Peter Levin (keys) .

The TBB line-up changes from show to show, with a rotation of musicians they have known and jammed with for many years and in many different configurations. The line-up on the TBB studio recordings consists of Chris, Danny, Pete, King and Dave Sellar with Jon Graboff (Ryan Adams and The Cardinals) on lap and pedal steel guitars and Mo Roberts (Shemeka Copeland) on drums. The recording was done in one day at Moon Palace Studios, mixed and produced by Tim Latham (Lou Reed, Tribe Called Quest) a long time friend of all the guys.

In the early days, The TBB had a weekly slot at Lot 61, Amy Sacco's club in N.Y.C, where they started experimenting with their set list. They soon realized that by "down-dating" current hits and reworking non-traditional blues songs, they could appeal to an audience that was not familiar with the blues, while throwing in updated versions of blues standards and originals to appeal to blues enthusiasts. On any given night, the TBB can play a set including music by Lady Gaga, Elvis Costello and the Clash that morph into blues classics performed by Junior Wells, Muddy Waters and Albert King. The band has performed their eclectic set of blues from clubs in NYC like Joe's Pub and The McKittrick Hotel to the stages at Bonnaroo, and playing at Presevation Hall in New Orleans during Jazz Fest and Voodoo Fest. Some of the musicians that have joined the band on stage have included Bruce Springsteen, Tash Neal, Phil Lesh, Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), members of the Dave Matthews Band and My Morning Jacket, Nicole Atkins, Citizen Cope, Donald Fagen and Cage The Elephant. Show less