Fabio Treves
Also known as: Treves Blues Band
Milan harmonica player and bandleader, founder of the Treves Blues Band in 1974 — widely regarded as Italy's first blues band — and a fixture of the Italian blues scene for over 50 years.
Musical Influence
As founder of Italy's first blues band and the country's most decorated blues harmonica player, Treves — honoured with Milan's Ambrogino d'Oro and profiled by Rolling Stone Italia — has shaped the Italian blues scene for over five decades and mentored generations of Italian blues musicians (Source: Wikipedia; official site).
Formative experiences
- •1949: Born 27 December in Milan, Italy (Source: Wikipedia; Wikidata).
- •1967: Forms his first group, the Friday Blues Group (Source: Wikipedia).
- •1972–1973: Performs at the Sanremo Festival (Source: Wikipedia).
- •1974: Founds the Treves Blues Band, widely regarded as Italy's first blues band (Source: Wikipedia; official site).
- •1981: Records the live album with visiting Chicago guitarist Mike Bloomfield (Source: Discogs).
- •2014: Awarded Milan's Ambrogino d'Oro civic honour (Source: Wikipedia).
- •2015: Profiled in Rolling Stone Italia's "100 Faces of Italian Music" (Source: Wikipedia).
- •2024: Treves Blues Band marks 50 uninterrupted years of activity (Source: official site).
Instruments & Equipment
Stories & Anecdotes
"Treves is the only Italian musician known to have shared a stage with Frank Zappa during one of Zappa's Italian tours (Source: Wikipedia)."
"His nickname "il Puma di Lambrate" deliberately echoes John Mayall's British blues moniker "the Manchester Lion," naming Treves after the Milan neighbourhood of Lambrate where he grew up (Source: Wikipedia)."
Collaborators
Recorded and toured Italy together; released as the live album "Live In Italy" (Source: Discogs).
Treves is the only Italian musician to have performed on stage with Zappa during an Italian tour (Source: Wikipedia).
American Chicago blues pianist; recorded/performed with Treves (Source: Wikipedia).
American Delta/Chicago blues guitarist; recorded/performed with Treves (Source: Wikipedia).
American Chicago blues pianist and singer; recorded/performed with Treves (Source: Wikipedia).
Watch & Listen
Fabio Treves Blues Band - Traintime Blues (Live at Muddy Waters, Calvari)
YouTube
Fabio Treves Blues Band live @ Teatro Sociale Como
8/07/2022 Pistoia Blues - Fabio Treves Blues Band
Fabio Treves Blues Band in concerto 2015 a Besozzo
Fabio Treves blues band 29/08/23
Fabio Treves, il Puma di Lambrate - Blues interview
Fabio Treves - 50 anni di Treves Blues Band
DOC (Rai 1987-1989) - Fabio Treves: Snow Town Blues
Watch & Listen
Discography
| Year | Title | Producer | Studio | Label | Chart | Sales | Musicians | YouTube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Treves Blues Band | — | — | — | — | — | — | Self-titled debut LP (Source: Discogs). | |
| 1979 | Two | — | — | — | — | — | — | Second studio album (Source: Discogs). | |
| 1981 | Live In Italy | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live album recorded with visiting American guitarist Mike Bloomfield, alongside Margaret Edmondson and Woody Harris (Source: Discogs). | |
| 1999 | Jeepster | — | — | — | — | — | — | Studio album (Source: Discogs). | |
| 2001 | Blues Again | — | — | — | — | — | — | Studio album (Source: Discogs). | |
| 2004 | Bluesfriends | — | — | — | — | — | — | Released for the band's 30th anniversary, featuring guest collaborations (Source: Discogs). |
Famous songs
Awards & Recognition
External links
Booking / Contact
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