Video shot by 1AnitrasDance on YouTube, “Let Me Love You Baby” is performed by Artur Menezes, Josh Smith, Celso Salim at Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood, CA.
Artur Menezes has an upcoming album, Keep Pushing, to be released May 28th.
Winner of the Gibson/Albert King Award for Best Guitarist and third-place winner in the Band Category at the 2018 International Blues Challenge, Artur Menezes is a high-octane guitarist whose passion and emotion electrify crowds. Based in Los Angeles, the Brazilian artist is releasing his fourth album, Keep Pushing.
Artur plays traditional blues with mastery and respect, augmenting his sound with modern blues and creative applications of other genres. He was a lead educator about blues in his native Brazil, where he co-founded the Casa De Blues society, gave TED talks on the music, and helped organize weekly blues concerts. He enhanced his knowledge and skill during stints living in Chicago, where he jammed with the likes of Buddy Guy, John Primer and Linsey Alexander, among others, in legendary clubs including Kingston Mines, Smokey Daddy and Katheria’s.
In Brazil, Artur stood at the top of the blues music scene, headlining festivals, sharing the stage with Joe Satriani for a crowd of 20,000, and opening Buddy Guy’s South American 2012 tour in Brazil. Soon his fame spread through the Latin world, with tours of Mexico and Argentina. Europe followed, with a headlining spot at Estonia’s August Blues Festival and a tour of the U.K. In the U.S., Artur has opened for Grammy-winning Bobby Rush in L.A. and tied for top honors among more than 2000 artists from around the world competing for a place to play with Eric Clapton at the Crossroads Guitar Festival, one of the world’s largest guitar festivals. Most recently, he was featured on JITV HQ Los Angeles’s Jam in the Van.
Josh Smith, also featured in the video, is an outstanding guitarist in his own right. With the 2009 release of his sixth studio album, Inception, in 2009 Smith established himself as one of the most versatile guitarists in blues music today.
Celso Salim is another outstanding guitarist/bluesman and singer featured playing with Josh Smith and Artur Menezes. His latest album, To The End of Time won two Independent Music Awards, and others.
To pre-order Keep Pushing by Artur Menezes:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Keep-Pushing-Artur-Menezes/dp/B07BV5QL3W
For more information about Artur Menezes:
Website: http://www.arturmenezes.com/2018/index.php?l=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artur.menezes.391
Just out of this world !!!!
Spectacular video and performance
I have been a big fan of Josh Smith and now looking forward to Arthur Menezes here as well
Gary
Glad you appreciate their performance like I did. Artur is outstanding as is Josh Smith. All 3 of them are. Thanks for your comment.
Wow! The guy on the right with the beard and black guitar rocks!! Check out his expressions when he’s jamming.