MUSIC: Rick Estrin & the Nightcats

Description

Blues harmonica master, vocalist, and songwriter Rick Estrin leads the award-winning Rick Estrin & The Nightcats with a combination of razor-sharp musicianship, fearless originality, and wildly entertaining stagecraft. Their latest release, The Hits Keep Coming, produced by guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Kid Andersen at Greaseland Studios, showcases the band's signature blend of blues, rockabilly, jazz, funk, and roots music through groove-heavy originals and inventive arrangements. A two-time Blues Music Award winner for Band of the Year, the Nightcats feature Estrin alongside Andersen, keyboardist Lorenzo Farrell, and drummer Derrick "D'Mar' Martin," four musicians renowned for their chemistry, virtuosity, and dynamic live performances. Estrin's career stretches back to collaborations with blues legends including Muddy Waters, Lowell Fulson, and Little Charlie & The Nightcats.