Jazz Articles about Joe Restivo

About Joe Restivo

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The instrumental trio of guitarist Joe Restivo, organist Al Gamble and drummer George Sluppick first came together as the City Champs in 2007. After the release of The Safecracker (Electraphonic Recordings, 2009) and The Set-Up (Electraphonic Recordings, 2010), the three musicians were then drawn in different directions; Restivo, a member of the Bo-Keys, supported artists such as Don Bryant and Percy Wiggins, while Gamble joined St. Paul & the Broken Bones and Sluppick performed with JJ Grey & {{Mofro as ...

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Joe Restivo: Where's Joe?

Read "Where's Joe?" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
August 3, 2019

The title Where's Joe? carries a deliciously ironic subtext because guitarist Joe Restivo has hardly been an unobtrusive figure on the Memphis music scene. On the contrary, after having schooled himself on the history of the area as a flashpoint for blues and jazz, as a member of the Bo Keys, Restivo began making regular club appearances on and around Beale Street in the Nineties (not to mention venues and festivals all over the world). Accordingly, the vintage, plain design ...