Gerry Joe Weise blues guitarist, singer and songwriter was born in Sydney. He has toured Australia, the USA, Europe, Poland, Russia, Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji, Polynesia, the Azores Isles, Scandinavia and New Zealand. Throughout his many tours, he has jammed with Buddy Guy, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton, Albert Collins and Noel Redding. Juma Sultan (ex Jimi Hendrix) has recently been a band member for European and USA Festivals. Gerry Joe Weise has released 12 albums, and 4 singles with Blues Breaking Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Gerry Joe Weise among the Top 10 Australian Guitarists in 2018
https://www.buzzfeed.com/mats5/the-top-ten-australian-guitarists-in-2018-hja1
2019 album, Axis Volume 3 USA Tour.
2019 album, Axis Volume 2 Australian Tour.
2019 album, Axis Volume 1 French Tour.
2018 album, Live and Lost in the Netherlands.
2018 single, Manic Depression (Jimi Tribe), mixed and mastered at Electric Lady Studios NYC.
2017 album, Laon Blues Festival, recorded live in France.
2016 album, Blues Gone Wild, voted number 1 Best Australian Blues Rock Album at the Australian Blues Rock Magazine.
2016 single, Blue Concerto for Orchestra (Slide Guitar and Violin), Gerry Joe Weise (composer) plays guitar, violin and piano; recorded in Sydney with the St Peters Orchestra and Choir.
THE LAST 10 YEARS, 2009 to 2019.
The last ten years have been significant for Gerry Joe Weise.
The year 2009 saw his new opus "Blues Down Under", which met with critical success, that led to numerous tours of the USA and Europe.
In 2010 he opened for Robert Cray and Buddy Guy in the USA, and added to the European and USA tours: Hawaii, Polynesia, Fiji, Tahiti, Poland, North Africa and New Zealand.
2011 saw the "Live Blues World Tour" album with live recordings from the previous year's touring of the North and South Pacific, USA, Europe and Africa. Also in that year was released the single "Blues For Gary Moore" which has become Weise's most popular downloaded song.
The year 2012 had again tours of the USA and Europe, while adding to that year's tour list; Russia, Lithuania and Belarus. During the same year, the definitive Gerry Joe Weise live album "Live and Proud", a compilation of his best live tracks appeared, which was well received by the critics.
All of 2013 was devoted entirely to touring Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, and around the Mediterranean Sea on the islands of Sardinia and Corsica; while preparing for the following year's album release.
2014 release "Stormy Sydney, 20th Anniversary", celebrating 20 years as a solo recording artist. After the February album launch, he embarked on a tour of Vietnam, Australia including the Broadbeach Blues Festival QLD, on a USA tour culminating at the Gardenstock Festival with band member Juma Sultan (Jimi Hendrix, Woodstock 69) in Dixon IL. A stopover in Fiji, over to Europe organized by Sony, then back to Australia again.
The main 2015 festival with Juma Sultan on percussion, was at Sunshine's Ride and Awareness event, Warehouse 66, Kernersville, North Carolina USA.
The album "Blues Gone Wild", released in 2016. 12 songs (including 3 songs in concert), with 28 musicians featuring Juma Sultan on percussion. Recorded in the USA, Australia, France, Switzerland, by Blues Breaking Records USA. The album was voted number 1 Best Australian Blues Rock Album by the Australian Blues Rock Magazine website, both from the Critic's Choice and the Reader's Selection.
The 2016 single with Weise's classical music composition "Blue Concerto for Orchestra, Slide Guitar and Violin", where he performs slide guitar, violin and piano, was recorded with the St Peters Orchestra and Choir in Sydney.
In July 2017, the live album titled "Laon Blues Festival" was released, it was recorded in concert at the Maison des Arts et Loisirs, in Laon, France. In September 2017, they were one of the headlining bands along with legendary Chain, at the Mitchell Creek Rock 'n' Blues Festival, in Queensland, Australia.
2018 has been a busy year with the new album "Live and Lost in the Netherlands", and the single EP release "Manic Depression (Jimi Tribe); the latter was mixed and mastered at the celebrated Electric Lady Studios in NYC (of Jimi Hendrix fame). The single and album, have both received popular radio airplay in Australia and abroad. The Gerry Joe Weise Blues Band toured New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, and South Australia. They played prestigious Australian venues like the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra, and Lizotte's in Newcastle. They were headliners at several festivals in New South Wales and Queensland. In September, Matt Taylor of Chain joined them on stage, for a memorable jam session at the Mitchell Creek Rock 'N' Blues Festival on the Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia. In December, Gerry Joe embarked on another World Tour with the SONY XMAS TOUR 2018, taking him from Australia, to Spain, France, Germany, Russia, the USA, then back to Australia again.
Gerry Joe Weise, Axis Volume 3 U.S.A. Tour, album 2019.
Blues Breaking Records, Chicago. |
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AXIS VOLUME 3 U.S.A. TOUR
1. All Blues
2. Voodoo Child
3. Blueswalker
4. Broken Hill Blues
5. B Good 2 Me
6. Purple Haze, Steamroller
7. Espresso
8. Down Chicago Way
9. Funky Train
10. Inside Looking Out
1. All Blues
2. Voodoo Child
3. Blueswalker
4. Broken Hill Blues
5. B Good 2 Me
6. Purple Haze, Steamroller
7. Espresso
8. Down Chicago Way
9. Funky Train
10. Inside Looking Out
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Gerry Joe Weise, Axis Volume 3 U.S.A. Tour, 2019. |
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Gerry Joe Weise, Axis Volume 2 Australian Tour, album 2019.
Blues Breaking Records USA. |
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AXIS VOLUME 2 AUSTRALIAN TOUR
1. Red House
2. Down Chicago Way
3. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
4. All Blues
5. Dreamtime Shuffle
6. Blueswalker
7. Aussie Boogie
8. Funky Train
9. Slidewater Cajun
1. Red House
2. Down Chicago Way
3. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
4. All Blues
5. Dreamtime Shuffle
6. Blueswalker
7. Aussie Boogie
8. Funky Train
9. Slidewater Cajun
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Gerry Joe Weise, Axis Volume 1 French Tour, album 2019. Blues Breaking Records USA. |
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AXIS VOLUME 1 FRENCH TOUR
1. Stratus
2. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
3. Broken Hill Blues
4. Funky Train Jam
5. Steamroller
6. Kangaroo Hop
7. Down Chicago Way
8. B Good 2 Me
9. Blueswalker
10. You Gotta Move
11. Little Wing
1. Stratus
2. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
3. Broken Hill Blues
4. Funky Train Jam
5. Steamroller
6. Kangaroo Hop
7. Down Chicago Way
8. B Good 2 Me
9. Blueswalker
10. You Gotta Move
11. Little Wing
Blue Concerto for Orchestra (Slide Guitar and Violin), composed by Gerry Joe Weise,
performed and recorded by the 82 musicians of the St Peters Orchestra and Choir,
at the Sydney Conservatorium. Gerry Joe Weise played slide guitar and lead violin.
performed and recorded by the 82 musicians of the St Peters Orchestra and Choir,
at the Sydney Conservatorium. Gerry Joe Weise played slide guitar and lead violin.
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Blue Concerto for Orchestra,
Slide Guitar and Violin,
by Gerry Joe Weise.
Released by Blues Breaking Records.
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All Blues (Miles Davis), performed by Gerry Joe Weise and Juma Sultan (ex Jimi Hendrix, Woodstock 1969), at the Gardenstock Art and Music Festival in Dixon, Illinois USA. With Jay Pauley keyboard, Bill Encke bass and Joe Pasteris drums.
Gerry Joe Weise, Australian Blues Guitar Tour,
March April May 2019, Victoria,
New South Wales, Queensland.
Gerry Joe Weise, Australian Blues Guitar Tour,
Dobro Steel and Knives Tour,
January and February 2019,
New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, ACT,
Northern Territory, South Australia.
Blue Concerto for Orchestra,
Slide Guitar and Violin,
by Gerry Joe Weise.
Released by Blues Breaking Records.
Apple/iTunes Amazon
Tidal (FLAC) Google Play
Spotify Deezer
Music Stores
Gerry Joe Weise, November December Blues Tour 2019,
Australia and the United States.
Gerry Joe Weise, September Ocyober Blues Tour 2019,
Australia, USA, Fiji.
Gerry Joe Weise, July August Blues Tour 2019,
Australia and the United States.
Gerry Joe Weise, July Blues Club Tour 2019,
Melbourne, Ballarat, Bendigo, Australia.
Gerry Joe Weise, June Blues Tour 2019,
Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia.
Gerry Joe Weise, Outback Black Guitar Tour,
June 2019, New South Wales, South Australia.
Gerry Joe Weise, Blues Guitar Tour, Flow Bar,
Old Bar, NSW, Australia, 16 June 2019.
Gerry Joe Weise, Cooly Rocks On Festival,
Eddie's Grub House, Coolangatta, Gold Coast,
Queensland, Australia, 8 June 2019.
Gerry Joe Weise, Australian Blues Guitar Tour,
March April May 2019, Victoria,
New South Wales, Queensland.
Gerry Joe Weise, Australian Blues Guitar Tour,
Dobro Steel and Knives Tour,
January and February 2019,
New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, ACT,
Northern Territory, South Australia.