Gerry Jablonski Back At Backstage On Saturday 23rd January 2016. Tickets £12.

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The Story of Gerry Jablonski. When Polish-born Peter Narojczyk stepped off the coach in Aberdeen Bus Station, he began to doubt why he had bothered to make the journey. As he walked through the doors, two men fought in the street outside the Criterion Bar. As Peter watched, open-mouthed, police cars screamed past him, sirens blazing, to break up the fight.

Then it rained. For two days. Non-stop.

Peter lived and worked in Aberdeen, playing blues harp in open mic nights and jamming with bands at the weekends, all the while being told that he had to see this guy named Jablonski: he was half-Polish and apparently very good. As luck would have it, Peter noticed that Gerry Jablonski was playing in The Globe one Saturday, and decided to take his girlfriend, who had just moved to the city.

After a couple of young guitarists ploughed through their covers sets, it was Gerry’s turn to take the mic. Peter had been expecting an old fart with a big beard playing some stuffy blues, but he couldn’t have been further from the truth.

Borrowing a guitar from one of the other acts, Gerry took to the stage and pretended to throw away the music stand in front of him in mock egotistical fashion: he didn’t need a stand, having played the blues for years. The top, however, flew out of the stand and across the room, smashing the pint sitting on the table in front of Peter. Covered in glass and beer, Peter was ready for a fight. When Gerry played, however, Peter was converted: he knew this was the man he had to play with.

It was two long years before Peter and Gerry’s paths crossed again, but to employ a cheap and oft-used cliché, every granite-grey raincloud has a silver lining…

Gerry Jablonski and the Electric Band. A four piece blues rock powerhouse that never fails to win over their audience as they take them on a rollercoaster ride of original music that pays tribute to the blues rock classics that have influenced this band.

In the five years they have been together the band have released 3 albums, included in Classic Rock blues magazine top albums of the year and have enjoyed airplay on BBC Radio 2 Paul Jones Blues Show. With a work ethic second to none the band have clocked up 4 extensive and successful Polish tours, tours in Holland, Germany and Norway and played all the major UK blues festivals.

The band take no prisoners, reeling in the audience and giving off so much energy the crowd have no choice but to bathe in the reflected glory of four musicians letting it rip and giving their heart and soul to the performance. There are no airs or graces or niceties – gutsy rock n roll and with memorable melodies, sweet harmonies and a powerhouse rhythm section – an absolutely refreshing and life affirming experience that only a truly phenomenal performance can bring.

Do yourself a favor, check out the best band you never heard of before the rest of the world catches on and they all want some.

Gerry Jablonski

Gerry Jablonski