Terry Robb Trio play Nehalem
Terry Robb, who Living Blues Magazine called “one of the finest...guitarists on the international scene,” will bring his trio to the NCRD Performing Arts Center in Nehalem for a special electric/acoustic set this Friday, April 12.
Robb will perform alongside two highly acclaimed musicians — Gary Hobbs on drums and Dave Captein on bass. The evening of music will have influences of rockin' blues to Coltrane-style jazz and ragtime to Jimi Hendrix.
Some musicians win awards. Then there are the very few who have awards named after them. Robb, hailed as a blues guitar virtuoso and one of the finest acoustic guitarists on the international scene, is one of those musicians. The Vancouver-born, Portland-based bluesman took home the Muddy Award for Best Acoustic Guitar so many times that the Cascade Blues Association finally broke down and attached his name to the trophy permanently.
Recognition for his artistry doesn't stop there. The Oregon Music Hall of Famer has been praised by Rolling Stone, Acoustic Guitar, Down Beat, Guitar Player, Vintage Guitar, Living Blues and Oprah's O Magazine, extolling his talents as a finger-picker, singer, songwriter, arranger and producer. He has toured the country with Buddy Guy, Steve Miller, Robin Trower and John Fahey, appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, dazzled the crowd at Portland Trail Blazers games and collaborated with the Oregon Symphony. During his multi-decade run in the spotlight — one in which he has released 15 acclaimed albums — he has shown himself to be a master of nearly every blues style and technique imaginable.
His 13-track collection of original tunes, “Confessin’ My Dues” was released in 2019 to worldwide acclaim and soared to the Billboard Blues Album Chart, Living Blues Radio Report, Roots Music Report Blues Album Chart and the UK’s International Blues Broadcasters Album Chart, earning him another Muddy Award for Northwest Recording of the Year and a Blues Music Award nomination from The Blues Foundation.
Robb’s work has also appeared in Hollywood films, documentaries and biographies, such as “Game of Thrones,” “The Horse Whisperer and “Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey, American Guitarist.”
Friday’s concert begins at 7 pm at the NCRD Performing Arts Center, located at 36155 9th Street in Nehalem. Tickets are $25. For more information, go to ncrd.org.