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Leslie Austin & Aristide Garofalo
August 21 6:00 pm PDT
Second Stage
Doors Open: 5:30
$12LESLIE AUSTIN IS A RECORDING ARTIST, SINGER, SONGWRITER, AND PERFORMER WITH A SOUTHERN SOUL STYLE, UNIQUELY WARM TONE, AND A GRITTY EDGE. SHE GREW UP SINGING, DANCING, AND ENTERTAINING FROM A YOUNG AGE AND HAS ALWAYS KNOWN SHE WAS BORN FOR THE STAGE. AUSTIN’S EARLY FOUNDATION STARTED IN THE CHURCH, WORSHIP TEAMS, AND FAITH CONFERENCES AROUND THE U.S. AND SHE SANG IN A GOSPEL CHOIR THAT PERFORMED WITH GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST KIRK FRANKLIN AT HIS HOME CHURCH.
AUSTIN RECENTLY PLAYED TWO INTERNATIONAL TOURS IN SOUTHERN ITALY WHERE SHE WAS A FEATURED ARTIST REPRESENTING THE USA AT CILENTO FEST, MYLAND CILENTO MUSIC FESTIVAL, CICERALE JAZZ FESTIVAL, AND MORE. AUSTIN HAS BEEN A HEADLINING ARTIST ON THE MAIN STAGES OF MANY NOTABLE SHOWCASES AND VENUES WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING A LIVE NATION SHOWCASE AND A DOLBY ATMOS SHOW IN LAUREL CANYON (LA). TO QUOTE ACTOR SEAN PENN AFTER SEEING THE DOLBY PERFORMANCE OF LESLIE, “I’D NEVER SEEN OR HEARD THE SINGER, BUT FELT LIKE I WAS SEEING & HEARING A LEGEND. SHE’S AWESOME.”
ARISTIDE GAROFALO IS AN INTERNATIONAL BLUES ARTIST, GUITARIST, SONGWRITER, PRODUCER, AND STUDIO MUSICIAN FROM THE CILENTO REGION OF SOUTHERN ITALY
GAROFALO HAS BEEN PLAYING GUITAR SINCE THE YOUNG AGE OF 6 AND BEGAN PERFORMING PROFESSIONALLY AT 18. HE WENT ON TO STUDY MUSIC AT SAINT LOUIS MUSIC COLLEGE IN ROME, ITALY, EARNING HIS BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ROCK & BLUES AND A MASTER’S DEGREE IN BRITISH BLUES AT ICMP LONDRA, COMPLETING MASTERS MUSIC PROGRAMS IN BOTH LONDON AND IRELAND. FROM THERE HE DEVELOPED HIS OWN UNIQUE STYLE AND ‘BLUES EXPERIENCE’ THAT INTERTWINES ELEMENTS OF BLUES, ROCK, AND AMERICANA. INFLUENCES OF ERIC CLAPTON, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, BB KING, BUDDY GUY, AND OTHERS CAN BE HEARD THROUGHT GAROFALO’S LIVE SET.
GAROFALO HAS TOURED IN ITALY, THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND SWITZERLAND, AS WELL AS PLAYED NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS. INCLUDED AMONG THEM ARE SANREMO JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL, EXPO MILANO, STRATOCASTER DAY CORONA CALIFORNIA, DIWINE JAZZ FESTIVAL, PISTOIA BLUES FESTIVAL, CASA SANREMO, AND SOUTH ITALY BLUES FESTIVAL.
IN 2020, GAROFALO MADE WAVES WITH THE RELEASE OF HIS FIRST ORIGINAL SONG & FOOT-STOMPIN’ ANTHEM TITLED ‘WOMAN’, AND HAS MORE NEW MUSIC ON THE WAY.
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Ages: 21 and up
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