Danny Bryant | |
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Born | Royston, Hertfordshire, England | 26 July 1980
Genres | Blues, blues rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, Singer-Songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | Jazzhaus Records |
Website | dannybryant |
Danny Bryant (born 26 July 1980) is an English blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. [1] He was born and grew up in Royston, Hertfordshire, England. At the age of 14, [2] he began playing the guitar and became a professional guitar player at the age of 18. Since then he has toured all over the world and appeared on bills alongside a number of notable artists such as Buddy Guy, Carlos Santana, Joe Cocker and Mick Taylor. [3]
He formed Danny Bryant's RedEyeBand [4] together with his father, Ken Bryant, on bass guitar. They toured and recorded together with drummer Trevor Barr Superstar until Ken's retirement in July 2013. [3] Bryant signed with the German-based label, Jazzhaus Records, in 2011 and went on the record his first live DVD/CD on 17 September 2011, titled Night Life – Live in Holland. [5] 2013 seen Bryant release his first studio album for Jazzhaus Records titled 'Hurricane'. [6] As of 2013 the title 'Redeyeband' was dropped, and the band are now billed as 'Danny Bryant'.
The release of Hurricane, highlighted Danny's singer-songwriter abilities.
2014's Temperature Rising was preceded by a five-week tour of the US and Canada fronting Walter Trout's band while Trout recovered from liver transplant surgery. The Temperature Rising tour then took the band across the UK & Europe and as far afield as China. [7]