PRESS
QUOTES:
“Everywhere his harmonica is brilliant, with a phrasing of its own and an ability to innovate while respecting the classics” – Christophe Mourot – Soul Bag (France) – 2022
“…the group has an undeniable strength, a powerful attitude and a firm conviction, something listeners will realize from the first notes…” – Vicente Zumel – La Ahora Del Blues (Spain) – 2022
“Grosso gives us only finely interpreted Blues…” – Marco Piazzalonga – Jazz N More (Switzerland) – 2022
“Riccardo Grosso pays respect to the Chicago Blues masters with a hard swinging band. His harmonica varies from soulful soft tones to pile driving fever pitch, and comes straight from the heart. Bravo!” – Dale Spalding (Canned Heat) – 2022
“As for me, I just want as many people as possible to hear and get this album (The Road And The Room), which you just have to have in your collections.” – Mladen Loncar – Soundguardian (Croatia) – 2022
“’The Road and the Room’ by the RG Blues Band is already the next milestone in the history of this top Italian blues band…” – ESC for Rootstime (Belgium) – 2022
“Grosso’s hi level harp playing through out the whole CD is dripping with Soul and originality but always paying respect to his mentors. He never copies riffs on his harp but rather builds and expands on the Masters who came before him.” – Rob Paparozzi (READ MORE) – 2021
“Man, your recording sounds really good. I hope it does well for you because it really should! Bravo!!!” – Charlie Musselwhite – 2021
“Harmonica sounds amazing! I love it!” – Johnny Sansone – 2021
“Fantastic atmospheres!” – Blues Online (Poland) 2015
“A fine Italian quartet with impeccable credentials” – Blues Matters! (United Kingdom) 2014
“Real strokes of genius!” – Rootstime (Belgium) 2014
“A premier international group” – Fred Delforge for Zicazine (France) 2014
“Convincing and fascinating” – Wasser Prawda (Germany) 2014
“Riccardo must be considered definitely a pro…he scared ME” – Adam Gussow 2010
RADIO:
Interview at “Note Blues”, RadioSardegnaWeb (Italy) – Mar 22, 2022: http://www.noteblues.it/index_htm_files/Note_Blues_Web_25.mp3
Interview at “Music On The Couch”, True Grits Radio (USA) – Mar 8, 2022: https://www.musiconthecouch.com/march-2022
Radionova (Italy) – Feb 10, 2022: https://www.radionova.it/2022/02/10/riccardo-grosso-blues-band-the-road-and-the-room/
“Dischi e Musica” Radio Shamal (Italy) – Feb 3, 2022: https://www.dischiemusica.com
RSD-Radio (Luxembourg) – Feb 3, 2022: https://www.rsd-radio.com
Jazz & Blues Tour (Netherlands) – Feb 1, 2022: https://jazzbluestour.nl/?page_id=10&fbclid=IwAR1O1cEJXCOF7g4q5cOO3xkkZRWLv4tCbbTJDJhVfQ2stn9VRd0MJIUX91o
The Blues Show – Smart Radio (UK) – on rotation from Jan 16, 2022
Red, Hot & Blues (Spain) episode 1133 – Dec 23, 2021: https://vandeblues.blogspot.com/2021/12/red-hot-blues-radio-show-1133-10.html
Blues Road Radio (Brazil) – on rotation from Dec 11, 2021
Blues Fires Radio Show (Italy) – Dec 6, 2021: http://www.animajazz.eu/?diretta=2021-12-06-23-05-blues_fires-369.mp3
Blues Moose Radio (Netherlands) – Nov 15, 2021: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/bluesmusic/episodes/2021-11-20T01_58_50-08_00
MAGAZINE:
Soul Bag (France) – Mar 2022: https://rgband.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Soul-Bag-246_69.pdf
La Hora Del Blues (Spain) – Mar 1, 2022: https://lahoradelblues.com/en/riccardo-grosso-blues-band-the-road-and-the-room/
Jazz N More (Switzerland) – Mar 1, 2022: https://rgband.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grosso-JNM-2-22.pdf
Soundgarden (Croatia) – Feb 16, 2022: https://www.soundguardian.com/index.php/blues-corner-kolumne-53/58132-riccardo-grosso-blues-band-the-road-and-the-room
Roots Time (Belgium) – Jan 15, 2022: https://rootstime.be/index.html?https://rootstime.be/CD%20REVIEUW/2022/JAN1/CD58.html
Rock Nation (Italy) – Jan 11, 2022: https://www.rocknation.it/records/riccardo-grosso-blues-band-the-road-and-the-room/
Onda Musicale (Italy) – Nov 19, 2021: https://www.ondamusicale.it/musica/71909-riccardo-grosso-pubblica-the-road-and-the-room-tre-identita-della-musica-blues/
Blues.Gr (Greece) – Nov 18, 2021: http://blues.gr/profiles/blogs/q-a-with-italian-blues-musician-riccardo-grosso
We-Rock (Italy) – May 5, 2015: http://www.we-rock.info/band-emergenti/rg-band-il-italy-con-lo-spirito-blues-di-orleans/
Wasser Prawda (Germany) – Feb 10, 2014: https://wasser-prawda.de/rgband-right-now/
Roots Time (Belgium) – 2014: http://www.rootstime.be/CD%20REVIEUW/2014/AP1/CD138.html