Johnny "Big Stone" & the Blues Workers se compone de:
Johnny "Big Stone" a la guitarra y voz.
Artem Zhuliev al saxo
Little Jordi al contrabajo y armónica
Reginald Vilardell a la bateria.
En la actualidad Johnny "Big Stone" sigue reinventándose después de mas de 20 años de trayectoria en este genero. Después de su primer trabajo "Jumpin & Dodgin" un album con once temas de composición propia grabado en el año 2013,
en el 2015 nos presentan con mucha frescura "Move On" un disco con trece canciones de las cuales nueve son de composición propia y en el que han querido contar con la colaboración de Victor Puertas al piano, Dani Pérez al saxo y Sweet Marta coros. En este nuevo trabajo emulan el sonido clásico al estilo de Johnny Guitar Watson, Guitar Slim, T-Bone Walker o Big Bill Broonzy.
En el 2016 nos presentan su tercer disco "Juke Joint Sessions Vol1.", una recopilación de viejas joyas del blues con pinceladas de west coast y swing jazz en el que a diferencia de los dos discos anteriores versionan a grandes músicos como
Ray Charles, Tiny Grimes, Howlin' Wolf , Bill Doggett y T-Bone Walker. este recopilatorio con 9 canciones se graba en Junio de 2016 en el local de ensayo con solo dos micros y una revox de dos pistas para emular el sonido de la época.
En este disco han contado con la colaboración de David Giorcelli(piano) y Victor Puertas(piano y hammond b3).
En 2018 fueron seleccionados y en representación de España compitieron en el “European Blues Challenge” que se celebró en Hell, Noruega.
En el 2019 registran su cuarto álbum "Juke Joint Sessions Vol2."un disco con colaboraciones de Nathan James, Paul Orta y Richard Ray Farrell.
En el 2022 se incorpora Artem Zhuliev al saxo y la banda se consolida como cuarteto.
En 2024 con la formación a cuarteto, registran su quinto álbum "FIVE" un disco con 11 canciones de las cuales cuatro son de composición propia y versiones de Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Johnny Otis y Johnny Guitar Watson entre otros.
Johnny Big Stone & the Blues Workers include:
Johnny "Big Stone" on guitar and vocals
Artem Zhuliev on saxophone
Little Jordi uprightbass and harmonica
Reginald vilardell on drums
Today Johnny "Big Stone" continues to reinvent himself after more than 20 years of experience in this genre. After his first work "Jumpin & Dodgin" an album with eleven songs of his own composition recorded in 2013,
in 2015 they presented us with a very fresh "Move On" an album with thirteen songs of which nine are his own composition and in which they wanted to count on the collaboration of Victor Puertas on piano, Dani Pérez on saxophones,
and Sweet Marta on chorus. In this new work they emulate the classic sound in the style of Johnny Guitar Watson, Guitar Slim, T-Bone Walker or Big Bill Broonzy.
In 2016 they presented their third album "Juke Joint Sessions Vol1.", a compilation of old blues gems with touches of west coast and swing jazz in which, unlike the two previous albums, they cover great musicians such as
Ray Charles, Tiny Grimes, Howlin' Wolf, Bill Doggett and T-Bone Walker. This compilation with 9 songs was recorded in June 2016 in the rehearsal room with only two microphones and a two-track Revox to emulate the sound of the time.
On this album they have had the collaboration of David Giorcelli (piano) and Victor Puertas (piano and Hammond B3).
In 2018 they were selected and represented Spain to compete in the “European Blues Challenge” held in Hell, Norway.
In 2019 they recorded their fourth album "Juke Joint Sessions Vol2." an album with featuring from Nathan James, Paul Orta and Richard Ray Farrell.
In 2022 Artem Zhuliev joined on saxophone and the band was consolidated as a quartet.
In 2024 with the quartet formation, they recorded their fifth album "FIVE" an album with 11 songs of which four are their own compositions and covers of Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Johnny Otis and Johnny Guitar Watson among others.