Inninger Blues Tage 2025 - Tag 4 mit der VANJA SKY BAND und PHILIPP FANKHAUSER

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Inninger Bluestage 2025 - May 9 | 10 | 16 | 17

Vanja Sky Band

Vanja Sky is Croatia's answer to Sheryl Crow and Norah Jones. An artistic career could hardly develop any faster. Five years after learning to play the guitar, Vanja recorded her debut album with renowned artists from the international blues scene. A very successful follow-up was quickly released under the title "Woman Named Trouble". Now it's time for the release of her third album "reborn" on the Kick The Flame label and distributed by Broken Silence. The blues was originally the initial spark for the young confectioner from the small coastal town of Umag. After attending a concert by Croatian guitar hero Denis Makin and his band "The Screaming Wheels", the barely adult Vanja was obsessed with the idea that she had found her true destiny in blues and rock. She first moved to Zagreb to immerse herself in the local music scene. She also got to know the Brit Laurence Jones when he played there. Vanja also played together with guitarist Eduard "Jimmy" Matesic, one of the country's most prominent side artists, in an acoustic duo at concerts throughout the country. Vanja Sky became the discovery and high-flyer of the scene and has long since ceased to be an insider tip. The highlights of her lightning career to date include close collaborations with the likes of Bernard Allison and Mike Zito, as well as her debut album "Bad Penny", recorded at Bessie Blues Studios in Stantonville, Tennessee, the workshop of Grammy-winning producer Jim Gaines, followed by the second, much rockier album "Woman Named Trouble", which was selected by ROCKS MAGAZINE as one of the best records released in 2020 alongside releases by AC/DC, Deep Purple, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen!

Philipp Fankhauser

Philipp Fankhauser was 23 years old when he founded the Checkerboard Blues Band in 1987. Thanks to the American blues singer Margie Evans, the band was soon performing at renowned festivals. Between 1991 and 1993, they released three albums, gave countless concerts and finally bid farewell to their fans with the live album "Thun - San Francisco". In 1994, Philipp Fankhauser was invited by American blues great Johnny Copeland to accompany him as a guest singer on his US tour. A year later, Fankhauser recorded his first solo album "On Broadway" with the Memphis Horns in Los Angeles. He also recorded a new album with the Original Checkerboard Blues Band during this time. With "Welcome to the real world", the band went on a Swiss concert tour for the very last time in 2000. Fankhauser then formed Funkhouseblues and the Philipp Fankhauser Blues Band, two independent formations covering a broad musical spectrum. The most recent solo albums "Try my love" (2011) and "Philipp Fankhauser plays Montreux Jazz Festival" (2013) have each earned the Swiss blues musician a place in the top ten of the Swiss charts Blues lovers have known Philipp Fankhauser for years. The general public has come to appreciate and love the charming and modest musician as a coach on the SRF show "The Voice of Switzerland". In the second season of the successful casting show, the Bernese is once again on board to support Swiss singing talents on their way to success.

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