chris corcoran
'Undoubtedly one of the best guitarists on the Continent
today. Pure class.'
Valencia Blues Society, Spain.
NEWS - New 7 piece band album,
'The Coolerator' in production Q2 2019
'At present, the best Texan Blues Guitarist isn't from Texas, but from England'
- Blues News (Germany)
'One of our favourite purveyors of vintage blues' - Guitarist Magazine
'My favourite contemporary "guitar hero" and he just keeps getting better. Without doubt THE instrumental album of the year.
- Blues Finland
'High quality. An experienced force from the English rhythm and blues world.'
- Blues Magazine (Netherlands)
'Spectacular. This release is the instrumental album of the year'
- Blues Junction Productions (US)
Chris Corcoran is the guitarist's guitarist. He is one of the UK's finest Blues and R&B players and has been performing across the UK and Europe for the last 20 years.
The Brit King of Jump Blues Guitar, leads his self-styled trio & seven piece band. Their unique brand of instrumental Blues is exciting, dynamic and a completely original presence on the UK Blues scene.
His 2017 CD release ‘Blues Guitar Grooves’ was awarded ‘Instrumental Album of the Year’ by US magazine, Blues Junction Productions.
Widely respected as one of the UK’s finest Blues guitarists, he was profiled in Issue 406 of Guitarist Magazine (May 2016), with examples of his signature licks and accompanying video on the Guitarist Youtube channel. The magazine followed this in 2017 by inviting Chris to produce a series of Jump Blues articles and videos.
2019 sees Chris working on a new “Instrumental Blues” feature with Guitarist Magazine to coincide with a follow up release to ‘Blues Guitar Grooves’ – ‘The Coolerator’.
He has worked with many of the UK's finest Blues and Vintage acts
Chris runs regular Guitar Workshops which are popular among Jump Blues Guitar aficionados, and holds the guitar seat for the highly rated Laura B & Her Band. He is also a registered composer for Soho based, Felt Music.
