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Eddie Roberts

Eddie Roberts

  • Artist: Ceredig 'Eddie' Roberts
  • From: Swansea till age 10, then Penarth
  • Style / influences: Soul jazz - Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Jimmy McGriff; plus a whole lot of other stuff: The Meters, Hendrix, Santana, Coltrane
  • What he plays: Jazz Guitar with the New Mastersounds
  • Been going since: aged 10
  • Where he plays: UK, Europe, North America
  • Favorite local venue: The Coal Exchange
  • Songs he covers: 'Sugar' by Stanley Turrentine and 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem
  • Recordings available: 5 albums (2 with NMS, 1 with The Three Deuces, 1 with Gaucho, 1 solo album) plus numerous EPs and 7" singles. See website discography
  • Best moment so far:
    Playing at a club in Bremen in January 2004
  • Favourite other local artists: Shirley Bassey
  • Anything else we should know? Still hoping to play at Brecon Jazz, but so far never been invited
  • Website: www.newmastersounds.com*
  • Jazz Connection interview - BBC Radio Wales

    *The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites


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