For more than thirty-five years, CBL has carved out its place as a blues, roots and soul institution in Australia — a band built on improvisation, instinct, heart and serious musical firepower.
Led by astonishing singer, songwriter and drummer Carl Pannuzzo, CBL has featured a rich mix of musicians over its lifetime. For the New Zealand tour, Carl is joined by Richard Tankard on keys and Shannon Bourne on guitar, who together, on stage light up the blues, soul and roots music igniting it with dazzling virtuosity, deep groove and fearless improvisation. From the very first bar of the first song the chemistry is unmistakable.
Every performance carries a spark of discovery. With a playful, almost childlike sense of adventure, the band reinvents the music night after night — immediate, authentic and impossible to predict. From standing ovations at festivals to packed Melbourne pubs, CBL leaves audiences lifted, energised and completely enthralled. This is music played with honesty, integrity and raw feeling — the very essence of a live show that stays with you long after the final note.
Support Act - Simon Donald
Simon sounds like he is 80 years old and has been playing the blues for 79 of them, playing solo Simon has the feel, guitar chops, groove, and voice, a blues master beyond his years. His arrangements and delivery of a range of classic blues standards like You Got My Mojo Working evidence of just how good he is. He also dips into folk at times with inspired version of the likes of Dead Flowers by the Rolling Stones.
