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Joe Conte
Harmonica, Vocals
Joe Conte has been playing harmonica for the past two decades. His style is his own and it he is constantly pushing himself to expand on what that is. JAC, JeConte, Joe C is know as a solid and creatively technical player. He currently plays through a 1940's vega amp and a standard Green bullet, though he has recently acquired many new vintage vibes that he will be unveiling live as the months progress.
Over the years Joe Conte has played with a number of musicians throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, New Orleans, Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, Europe, Latina America and South America. He also performs in a project entitled 'Citronica Muse'which is an eclectic combination of sounds that are mixed with the ambient grooves of the DJ, and dumbek percussion.
His past projects stretch from early East Coast bands in the late 80's to funk projects in the mid 90's throughout California. An original member of 'THIC' a rock band out of Humbolt California in 2002 that Negmeddin Shaheen was also a part of. The "Brooker' even joined in on the end of that one. The following is the short list of the players and bands that Joe Conte has shared the stage with.
Players: Tab Benoit, Stevie Black, Jackson Browne, Carl Dufrene, Kervyn Cole, Cecil 'P-Nut' Daniels, CR Gruver, Eenor, Dale Fanning, Fuzz, Glenn Hartman, Chris Haugen, Vince Herman, Wally Ingraham, Kirk Joseph, Michael Lamacchia, The Leroi Brothers, Arne Livingston, Eric Lindell, David Lindley, Jessica Lurie, Bill McKay, Tommy Miller, Eric McFadden, Mike Myers, Anders Osborne, Mighty Dave Pelliccaro, Christopher Robin, Andy Widman, Mitch Woods, Rob Wasserman, and many many more.
Bands: ALO, Alphabet Soup, Anders Osborne, The Axis Bothers, Tab Benoit, Black Dog, Christopher Robin Band, Les Calypool, Carl Dufrene, Deep Banana Blackout, Living Daylights, Leftover Salmon, Mother Hips, Outformation, Poor Man's Whiskey, Raw Deluxe, Tea Leaf Green, Derek Trucks, Transcendental Hayride, Wild Magnolias, World Anthem Band, Vinyl, and many many more.
Joe Conte is also owner of a production studio in Sausalito Californina: OLA.TV. He has created hundreds of websites and is currently pursuing a film career ion writing and directing with a feature film project, 'Wings of Change,' situated in Dubai. To see his work with Carlos Santana and other greats go to: OLA.TV
To email him please do so jac@pushsf.com
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