MAX de bernardi & VERONICA sbergia
Acoustic blues
max & veronica: roots, commedia dell'arte style
The dauntless Max De Bernardi and the petulant Veronica Sbergia create an extraordinary musical experience, armed only with their voices and a handful of acoustic instruments.
The Milanese duo has crafted it’s roots repertoire by drawing on American music of the 1920s and 30s, thereby composing a shimmering rainbow of blues, jazz, ragtime, and swing.
Prepare to journey through musical chronicles of scams, sex, and alcohol, where the shadow play of crooks, loose women, and dharma bums unfolds.
Having won the 2013 European Blues Challenge, our Italians, hardened by necessity and showy by inclination, summon to their singular “commedia dell’arte” the spirits of Victoria Spivey, “Big Mama” Thornton, Fred McDowell, and Reverend Gary Davis.
Max & Veronica: what's being said
- ”The most beautiful European reality in country blues and jugband music.” (www.buscadero.com, Italy)
- “Truly something special.” (Eminence Front Radio, WRIU, USA)
- “Music that puts a smile on your face.” (www.digitalblues.co.uk)
- “A real treat.” (Le Télégramme Newspaper, France)
- “An irresistible blend of blues, ragtime, vaudeville and hillbilly music.” (www.mescalina.it)
- “When it comes to Americana, these two are right up there.” (Mike Vernon, producer of Eric Clapton, UK)
- “Good time blues is alive and well in… Milan!” (www.rootsmusicmagazine.com, USA)
- “Top pre-war blues.” (www.BluesReviews.it)
- « A blend of powerful musicianship with light-hearted storytelling.” (The Stables MK, UK)
- „Blues in original versions.“ (www.journal-laterrasse.fr)
- “Their infectious enthusiasm makes them delightful to watch.” (www.amusicianscorner.com, UK)
- „A musical oeuvre of crystalline beauty.» (www.rootshighway.it)
- “A band with a mission.” (Folk & Roots Magazine, UK)
- “The most entertaining acoustic duo in Europe.” (www.bigwheelblues.com, UK)
- «Not to miss !» (www.gratefulfred.co.uk)
- „They sing a largely unknown cultural heritage”, (www.rockshock.it)
Max & veronica: discography
Max & veronica: references
Awards:
European Blues Challenge (2013), Italian Indépendant Labels Prize (MEI Award, 2013), Blues Oscar Kayman Records (2013), Italian Blues Award (2019)
Festivals:
Notodden Blues Festival (NOR), Lucerne Blues Festival (CH), Blues sur Seine (FRA), Lugano Blues To Bop (CH), Cognac Blues Passions (FRA), Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival (UK), Blues Alive (CZ), Shetlands Folk Festival (UK), Torrita Blues Festival (ITA), Blues Baltica (GER), Mustique Blues Festival (Carribean), International Jazz Festival Spiekeroog (GER), Blue Wave Festival (GER).
