Give Me The Upper Hand - Music

Songwriter And Blues Guitarist Extraordinaire Conor Gains Has Performed With The BB King All Stars In Nashville And Memphis And Was Invited By The Late Les Paul To Join Him On Stage At New York’s Iridium Jazz Club – All Before His 16th Birthday! Now Still 18 Years Of Age Gains Has Been Collaborating With Fellow Cambridge Ontario Musicians Vic Freitas Drums And Jeremy Patey Bass For The Past Two Years. The Results Have Been Staggering. The Trio Has Consistently Sold Out Venues Across Southern Ontario Including The Boathouse In Kitchener Cafe 13 And The Groove Kitchen In Cambridge. They Are Also Becoming Fixtures Around The Toronto Area Performing At The Horseshoe The Rex Hotel And Other Legendary Venues. But The Highlight So Far Occurred On July 3rd 2011 When The Trio Headlined The Blues Stage At The ‘Montreal International Jazz Festival’. More Recently The Conor Gains Band Won The Grand River Blues Society’s ‘Road To Memphis’ Competition And Represented The Region In The International Blues Challenge In Memphis January 31st – February 4th 2012. The Band Made An Enormous Impression There Receiving Invitations Across North America. As A Songwriter Gains Is Blossoming And Gradually Introducing More Of His Original Songs Into The Band’s Setlist. Two Years Ago He Also Had The Privilege Of Writing A Song With Grammy Award Winner Dan Hill Who Said Of The Young Man ” I Swear He’s Brilliant.” The Band’s Debut Album “The Junction Sessions” Was Released January 28th 2012 And Features Eleven Conor Gains Original Songs With Special Guest Shakura S’Aida The 2011 Maple Blues Award Winning Vocalist Appearing On Two Tracks. read less