"Stay
tuned Buffalo, .. the party is just getting started" , ...........
"& we're just getting Warmed Up"
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We hope to see YOU at some of
our upcoming shows !!! ~
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For bookings please contact
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"Jags" ~ {716}
835-0399 ... or ... Dale ~ {716} 694-6451
"
BLUES CHILD "
Bios :
{
Drums & Lead Vocals }:
Mike Jagiello-( "Jags"
)-{
2nd. from left in picture
}-considered to be "one
of the best "singing
drummers"
in the business"
!! } ~ { "Jags"
is one of the "founding"
members of "Blues Child", &
extremely versed in classic rock, motown, funk, swing, blues, &
rock for many years with past Buffalo bands as "Rockaway" , "Midnight
Rollers" , "Alaska" , "Phil & The Specters" ,
"Abraxas" , "Argus" , "Turning Time" , "The
JAM" , "E.S.T." , "The Brew" , "Jump Street"
, "Thin Ice" } ~ { Earlier in his career Mike jammed with Local
Buffalo Legend & National recording artist "Rick
James", who afterwords said~{
"Dam man , for
a white boy you got some chops"!!
}~ & also National acts : "Wilmer
& The Dukes" &
"Steppenwolf"
} ~ { Mike has also opened for National recording artists "The
Guess Who", earlier in his career. }
~ {"Jags" has done some "voice
over" work in the studio in the
past, one of which was a radio commercial for Buffalo's own hometown "Buffalo
Blizzard", which aired for quite
awhile. } ~ { "Jags" takes pride in
doing "voice imitation"
on many bands , such as : "Jethro Tull",
"Rare Earth", "Steppenwolf
", "B.B.King",
"Ides of March", "Johnny
Lang", "Blues Brothers",
"Molly Hatchet",
"Lynyrd Skynyrd", "Elvis
Presley", "Beatles",
"Joe Cocker", "Delbert
McClinton", "Tragically Hip",
"Led Zeppelin", "Ac/Dc",
& the list goes on, "giving
the audience an "authentic"
version of what the song "actually"
sounds like & making
you feel your listening to the "original"
band perform"
!! } ~ { "Jags"
is also in the "Guinness
Book Of World Records" by taking
part in Buffalo Drum Outlet's "Buffalo
Big Beat 2008" , run by owner Paul Musilli , where 150 drummers
from Buffalo played the same beat together for over 6 minutes, along with
five other cities in the country "simultaneously"!
The event was held at the "Millenium Hotel"
in Cheektowaga, NY on November 2nd., 2008, sponcered by "Buffalo Drum
Outlet" & benefiting the "Responce
To Love Center". ~ "Blues Child" performed at the event
also ; &
"Blues Child" returned
for a performance at: {"Buffalo
Big Beat 2009" ~ "Sticking
it to Hunger"
~ Charity Event
} held @ the "Marygold
Manor" 770
Maryvale Drive, Cheektowaga, NY on
November 1st., 2009. All
proceeds went to the "Responce
To Love Center"(a soup kitchen in East
Buffalo) & "Mr.
Holland's Opus"(a
national organization providing schools with brand new band or orchestra instruments),
sponcered once again by "Buffalo
Drum Outlet's owner Paul Musilli". } ~ { This
is the 2nd. "Guiness Book Of World Records"
event for "Jags" ! } ~
Blues Child's own Mike("Jags")Jagiello
will also be supplying the sound gear &
running the sound for all the bands at the event
! } ~ {"Jags" adds drive with
his "precision
percussion work" &
his "powerfull
variety of vocals", making "Blues
Child" one
of Buffalo's Best !! }~
{
Sax, Flute,
Harmonica, Bkg.
Vocal }: Dale
Rugg-( "Hollywood"
)-
{ 2nd. from right in picture
} - has been playing in
Buffalo's local music scene for many years , and he is also one of the "founding"
members of "Blues Child" &
has opened up for Eddy Money in Buffalo's Lafayette Square in 2005
& recorded an original
Buffalo music scene c.d. with his band; "The
Swillberries", produced by Gary
Mallaber-{ drummer for Steve Miller Band, Van Morrison, &
other popular artists !! } ~ { Dale
adds his "powerful
harmonica" sounds on such artists
as: John Mayal's "Room to move" , Blues Brother's version of "Messin'
with the kid" , Molly Hatchet's "Train Train" , &
especially on Blues Travaler's "Runaround", "The Hook", &
"Crash Burn"! } ~ { "Hollywood"
makes use of "four
saxphones",- Soprano, Alto, Tenor,
& Baritone. He uses a "harmonizer"
on his saxaphones on numerous songs which adds that extra "full
sound of horns" !!
} ~ { Dale also plays Flute , &
"he'll absolutely
"wow you"
on Jethro Tull's "Locomotive Breath" &
"Cross Eyed Mary" !! }
~ { Dale is also an accomplished "Clarinet
player" , as you'll see when
we add a couple big band tunes to the list in the future. } ~ { Dale
is also a fine automotive technician and co-owner along with Bob McDonald
of an auto repair business(2 locations)called: "Hewitt
International" in Buffalo, & Tonawanda,
N.Y. } ~ { He loves riding his vintage Harley~Davidson's as much as possible.
} ~{ Dale has numerous "works
of art" on 80% of his body !!
} ~ { He enjoys Martial
Arts , & also holds a "Black
Belt"
in Karate !! } ~
{ "Hollywood"
is also avidly into playing rolls in certain movies as an "extra",
where you might see him in a "fighting
scene" , or maybe as a "body
guard" &
you may have seen him on a 3 ft. x 5 ft. "poster
in Tops Market" in July of '09 for an
ad for gasoline ! } ~ { Dale
has also been seen in the background on multiple "T.V.
commercials as well"
! } ~ { Hollywood has "Fabio",
but Buffalo has "Daleio"! "Hey
,you never know, soon Hollywood could have "both"
! } ~ { But seriously , & best of all
, Dale's been a good friend for many years
& everyone in
"Blues Child" is absolutely thrilled
to have him back playing music with us again !!
}~
{
Bass , Lead Vocal }: Dan Morey-{
Far left in picture
} - has been a part of
Buffalo's local music scene playing rock, classic rock, and blues for many
years. Dan started playing at the ripe old age of 14 , and has played in numerous
bands playing all types of music ! ~ { Dan still continues to lay down "melodic
, soulful , & at times powerfull , thundering bass lines"
! } ~ { Dan's "strong
four-octave vocal range"
gives "Blues Child" an open door to many blues or classic
rock tunes. } ~ { Dan also plays a five string bass , which is very useful
in alot of tunes that "Blues Child"
plays. } ~ { Dan's awesome vocal rendition of
Blues Travelers' "Run Around" & "The Hook", coupled
with the Blues Brothers' rendition of "Gimme Some Lovin' ", Junior Walker's
tune : "Shotgun" , & Eric Clapton's
song : "Forever Man", coupled with Buddy Miles's "Them Changes"
& Stevie Ray Vaughn's "House is Rockin'
" just to name a few , gets the crowd on their
feet & dancing every time !! } ~ { We made a "personnel
change" and added a keyboard
player after our first year of playing, and in doing so ; Dan,-{along
with "Jags"}-on vocals, "very
easily" split up the tunes that
one of our past members sang , & "continued
on without missing a beat"!!
} ~{ Dan also sings most of the high harmonies in the band. }~{ At times you'll
find Dan jumping up &
down, getting into the music more so now
than he did before because Dan, along with everyone
else in the band agree that "Blues
Child"
is Now the "Best
It's Ever Been" !!
}~
{
Lead Guitar, Lead Vocal }: Adrian Michael Kobrin-(
"Cobra" )-
{ Far
right in picture } - a seasoned veteran
for many years, has played lead guitar for years with three of Buffalo's premier
bands such as : "Junction West"
, "Weekend"
, & "United
Sound" , which after Mike left , made
it into the Buffalo Music Hall Of Fame. } ~ { "Cobra"
has also been on the road numerous times, &
has opened for many National recording artists for a good part of his playing
career, & has some stories to tell there
, for sure ! } ~ { He has been in the studio
numerous times when touring acts would call him in to lay down some guitar
tracks. } ~ { Mike has made each band he played with that much better , &
"Blues Child" is the latest !
} ~ { "Cobra"
brings his superior lead guitar work , coupled with
his vocals , to "Blues Child". } ~ { Mike is definately one
of the absolute best singing lead guitar players you'll find not only
in Buffalo , but anywhere in the country for that matter !
} ~ { Whether Mike is "standing
still jammin' away" at some incredible
leads, ..."occationally
walking around through the audience
with his wireless on",..."in
the right moment, standing on a chair or table playing with his teeth"
,... or "playing
with the guitar behind his neck",
"Cobra" has proven time and
time again to bring excitement
& versatility
to each band he has played in , including "Blues Child" !
} ~ { Mike's a "master
at his craft" &
"a
true showman" which makes "Blues
Child" one of Buffalo's Best
!! } ~
{
Keyboards, Bkg. Vocal }:
Richard Smith-( "Professor
Smitty" )-
{ Center of picture
} - is the newest member of "Blues Child",
and a "welcomed addition"as
well ! ~ { "Professor Smitty's"
calm & analytical approach to things, and life in general, makes
"everyone"
in the band realize , & we are "all
in agreement" that "Blues
Child" is now much "more
relaxed" &
"much
better" then
we ever were in the past , by adding Rich"
!! } ~ { "Professor
Smitty"is
a real joy to have in the band ! } ~ { "Rich's"
availability & timing for looking for a band
couldn't have been better for "Blues Child" because it brought
about "changes"
we were thinking about doing in the band for quite some time , to fruition
!! } ~ { "Professor
Smitty" is
also another veteran for many years , & is
one of Buffalo's "Premier
keyboardists" !!
} ~ { "Blues Child" is very happy to have him aboard !!
} ~ { Rich is extremely versed in music theory,
and can literally play anything asked of him , whether it's on "Piano"-{as
in the 'Jethro Tull' songs: "Locomotive Breath", "Cross Eyed Mary"
, & "Aqualung",
coupled with 'Colin James' tune: "Cadillac Baby" , or the 'Blues
Brothers' version of "Sweet Home Chicago", .... or "Organ"-{
in tunes such as : "Get Ready" by 'Rare Earth' , &
the 'Blues Brothers' version of "Gimme' Some Lovin' ", &
also "Steppenwolf's' "Born to be Wild", or 'Joe Cocker's "The
Letter" & "Unchain
my Heart",...or "Horn
sounds"-{ in tunes like : "Vehicle"
by 'The Ides Of March', "Them Changes" by 'Buddy Miles', "Soul
Man" by the 'Blues Brothers' , or "Blues Is My Business" by the 'Groove Hogs'
, or a "complete
String section" - { as in the
intro. of the 'The Honey Drippers' version of the tune "Sea of Love"
! } ~ { "Professor Smitty"
also offers that "extra
demention", "expanding
our horizon" &
absolutely making "Blues Child"
one of Buffalo's "Premier Rockin'
Blues
/ Classic
Rock Bands" !! } ~
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