Doors 7 pm, show 8 pm. Open seating, beer and wine available. $30 Advance, $35 Day of Show.
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Between his white-hot guitar playing and his soulful, emotional
vocals, Coco Montoya has talent to burn. In a career that spans almost
four decades, he’s gone from drumming for blues icon Albert Collins to
holding the lead guitar spot in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers to leading
his own band and touring worldwide. Montoya is revered for his ability
to move from subtly melodic guitar playing to slash-and-burn
pyrotechnics. Equally forceful are his deep, soul-baring vocals. Years
of constant touring, playing unforgettable shows at clubs, concert halls
and festivals, have earned him his position at the top of the
contemporary blues world. And it all started with a chance meeting in
the mid-1970s with legendary bluesman Albert Collins, who offered
Montoya a spot in his band, where he stayed for the next five years.
Coco was initially hired as Collins’ drummer and later—with Albert
mentoring him on the guitar—became the band’s rhythm guitarist. A few
years after leaving Collins’ band, British blues star John Mayall heard
Coco jamming onstage and was so impressed that he hired him for the
newly reformed Bluesbreakers.
Montoya earned his status as a master guitarist and soul-powered
vocalist through years of paying his dues as a sideman with Albert
Collins (first as a drummer) and then as a featured guitarist with John
Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, before launching his solo career in 1993. Five
years of constant touring with Collins and ten years with Mayall turned
him into a monster player and dynamic performer. Montoya has released
solo albums to great critical and popular acclaim, and has played at
clubs, concert halls and major festivals all over the world. Guitar
Player says Montoya plays “stunning, powerhouse blues with a searing
tone, emotional soloing, and energetic, unforced vocals.”
Still an indefatigable road warrior, Montoya continues to pack clubs
and theaters around the world, and brings festival audiences to their
feet from New York to New Orleans to Chicago to San Francisco. Across
the globe, he’s performed in countries including Australia, Belgium,
Switzerland, Germany, Norway, England, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Mexico,
Ecuador, Italy, Poland, Russia, Czech Republic and Canada. Vintage
Guitar says, “Coco just keeps getting better and better…rockin’ blues
with guitar that cuts straight to the heart of the matter. His guitar
playing is funky and blistering; it’s perfect. Whatever he plays, he
does it with fire and passion rarely seen in this day and age.”
The award winning historic Sutter Creek Theatre is an intimate 215
seat former silent film theatre with superb sound. Voted Best Indie
Theatre multiple times (KCRA A-List).
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