Next show: San Francisco, Fri 30 Oct
A nostalgic, underground blues artist.
Although he's played all around the U.S. (including stops in New York, Chicago, etc.), blues guitarist Steve Freund is best-known in the San Francisco Bay Area. Born on July 20, 1952, in Brooklyn, NY, his mother (who played classical piano) initially inspired Freund, but it was around the age of 16 when he first picked up the guitar. In 1976, Freund moved to Chicago and began to play regularly with Sunnyland Slim, which then led to gigs playing alongside such blues notables as Hubert Sumlin, Big Walter Horton, Pinetop Perkins, Paul Butterfield, Luther Allison, Koko Taylor, and Little Charlie & the Nightcats. By the late '90s, Freund had begun a regular residency at the bar/club The Saloon in San Francisco, almost always playing alongside blues pianist Wendy DeWitt, while issuing several albums along the way -- Set Me Free, Romance Without Finance, C for Chicago, and I'll Be Your Mule. ~ Greg Prato, Rovi
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Steve Freund plays traditional Chicago and West Coast blues, showcasing master-level guitar work honed through collaborations with blues legends like Sunnyland Slim and Hubert Sumlin.
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Steve Freund was born in Brooklyn, New York, spent years as a prominent fixture in the Chicago blues scene, and later established himself in the San Francisco Bay Area.
