Marco Pandolfi
Italian blues harmonica player, singer and guitarist, active on the scene for over 30 years, twice a competitor at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis and winner of the 2013 Italian European Blues Challenge final.
Musical Influence
The only Italian blues musician to have twice competed at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Pandolfi has carried Italian blues harmonica playing onto major American and European stages for three decades, from Ground Zero in Clarksdale to the Chicago Blues Festival (Source: official site).
Formative experiences
- •2006: Competes at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis with his band Marco Pandolfi & the Jacknives (Source: official site).
- •2008: Sole European musician invited to the Delta Groove All-Star Blues Revue at Ground Zero Blues Club, Clarksdale (Source: official site).
- •2011: Competes again at the International Blues Challenge, this time in the solo/duo category (Source: official site).
- •2013: Wins the Italian national final of the European Blues Challenge (Source: official site).
- •2014: Represents Italy at the European Blues Challenge in Riga, Latvia (Source: official site).
- •2016: Guest of honour at the European Blues Challenge Grand Gala (Source: official site).
Collaborators
Collaborative album "Stuck on the Blues"; later joint appearances including at The Front Porch in 2012 (Source: official site; YouTube).
Former Muddy Waters band member; has praised Pandolfi's blues authenticity (Source: official site).
Former Muddy Waters guitarist; performed alongside Pandolfi (Source: official site).
American blues harmonica player and radio host; performed alongside Pandolfi (Source: official site).
American Alabama blues guitarist; performed alongside Pandolfi (Source: official site).
Watch & Listen
MARCO PANDOLFI - Rosario (Live at Blues Made In Italy, 2014)
Live at the Blues Made In Italy festival, Cerea, Verona, October 2014.
YouTube
Marco Pandolfi - OVER YOUR SHADOW (Blues Cafe Live)
Marco Pandolfi "Over Your Shadow" // Le Blues Café Live
Marco Pandolfi "Skipping the Line" // Le Blues Café Live
Roberto Morbioli & Marco Pandolfi - Wonderfull time - Live at Bluesmoose Radio
Richard Ray Farrell & Marco Pandolfi at The Front Porch 5-31-12 : One Dime Blues
MARCO PANDOLFI & ABDELL B.BOP - Festival International Mécleuves Terre de Blues
MARCO PANDOLFI & ABDELL B.BOP - Festival International Mécleuves Terre de Blues
MTB - PROGRAMMATION 2023 - MARCO PANDOLFI & ABDELL B.BOP
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Press & quotes
"Marco Pandolfi keeps real blues authenticity alive and deserves recognition for his work preserving the genre."
Discography
| Year | Title | Producer | Studio | Label | Chart | Sales | Musicians | YouTube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Stuck on the Blues | — | — | — | — | — | — | Largely acoustic collaborative album with Richard Ray Farrell (Source: official site). | |
| 2019 | Ambrotype | — | — | — | — | — | — | Recorded in Trieste, mastered at Abbey Road Studios, London (Source: official site). | |
| 2021 | No Expectation | — | — | — | — | — | — | Studio album (Source: official site). | |
| 2025 | Get Closer | — | — | — | — | — | — | Studio album (Source: official site). | |
| 2025 | Slam | — | — | — | — | — | — | Duo album with Umberto Porcaro (Source: official site). | |
| 2026 | Rain or Shine | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fourteen new original tracks, released on EPOPS Music in April 2026 (Source: official site). |
Famous songs
Awards & Recognition
External links
Booking / Contact
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