Jackie Venson Live at Strange Brew hits you in the gut where real blues belong.
Patrick O’Heffernan (Los Angeles) Austin-born and still Texas-based Jackie Venson is a Berklee College of music trained-blues rock guitarist – not a common combination – who blows the roof off every venue she plays in. Trained in classical piano, Venson has multi-instrumental chops plus a voice that can drip with emotion or belt with blues. She picked up the guitar shortly after graduating from Berklee and made the giant leap from classical music to raw and gritty blues and the rest is history. A new page in that history is the release of her latest album, Jackie Venson Live at Strange Brew. This is a knock out blues triumph. Put on your headphones, clear your schedule because Jackie Venson Live at Strange Brew will hit you in the gut where real blues belongs. Venson has always been a standout in the blues world, not only because she has a voice that goes from delicate and seductive to in-your-face-with-the-pain-of-the-blues, but because her guitar playing achieves a level of precision at the top [Read More]
