CHRIS DUARTE
DISCOGRAPHY 1990-2023 (56CD/DVD)
Chris Duarte (born February 16, 1963) is an American guitarist, singer,
and songwriter. Duarte plays a style of Texas blues-rock that draws on
elements of jazz, blues, and rock and roll. In his own words, his
musical style is a combination of "rockin' blues" and "punk blues." He
is signed to Shrapnel Records.
Duarte was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was first inspired by music at age 8 after seeing Fiddler On The Roof on television. Duarte first began playing on his brother's guitar and then obtained his own electric guitar at the age of 14.
In 1979, Duarte moved to Austin, Texas, and purchased a 1963 Fender Stratocaster guitar for $500 and began exploring various genres including the jazz music of John Coltrane and Miles Davis. This guitar, a 1963 Fender Stratocaster on which he primarily learned to play, was stolen in 1993. Duarte was inspired by blues legend Stevie Ray Vaughan, and credits John Coltrane as his number-one musical idol.
DISCOGRAPHY 1990-2023 (56CD/DVD)
BIOGRAPHY
Duarte was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was first inspired by music at age 8 after seeing Fiddler On The Roof on television. Duarte first began playing on his brother's guitar and then obtained his own electric guitar at the age of 14.
In 1979, Duarte moved to Austin, Texas, and purchased a 1963 Fender Stratocaster guitar for $500 and began exploring various genres including the jazz music of John Coltrane and Miles Davis. This guitar, a 1963 Fender Stratocaster on which he primarily learned to play, was stolen in 1993. Duarte was inspired by blues legend Stevie Ray Vaughan, and credits John Coltrane as his number-one musical idol.
Duarte won a label recording contract with Silvertone Records and
released Texas Sugar/Strat Magik in 1994, and was named "Best New Talent"
in Guitar Player's 1995 Reader's Poll. He finished fourth in the
magazine's "Best Blues Guitarist" category behind Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy
and B.B. King.
Duarte said once in an interview, "I always thought I was a better live
performer anyway." Though Duarte has played a limited number of US dates
in recent years with the Japanese band Bluestone Company backing him, he
performs primarily as a power trio billed as the Chris Duarte Group.
Originally formed with long-time friends and collaborators, John Jordan on
bass and Jeff Hodges on drums, the current incarnation features Dustin
Sargent on bass and John McKnight on drums.......