Henri Herbert

Henri Herbert is a piano-playing phenomenon, and definitely one of the best and most sought after boogie woogie blues piano men in the world. The former pianist of the mighty Jim Jones Revue now blazes his own trail with his critically acclaimed EP ‘Wired’, and the imminent release of his follow up EP 'You Say'...Henri Herbert has racked up an incredible 10 million+ YouTube hits and has already toured the UK, Canada, Holland, Spain and France. With a TV documentary under his belt, a Marc Riley BBC Radio 6 Music session, and sell-out headline shows in the UK, Herbert is firmly establishing himself as one to watch in 2016.Hot on the heels of the acclaimed ‘Wired’ EP, rated 8/10 by ‘Classic Rock’ magazine and 9/10 by ‘The Blues Magazine’ respectively, boogie piano king Henri Herbert returns with his follow up ‘You Say’ EP. Production comes curtesy of renowned producer and engineer ‘Neil Brockbank’ (Nick Lowe/Bryan Ferry/Ocean Colour Scene), and with rock ‘n’ roll ace Nick Jones on drums and a UK debut from French bassist Lucas Itie the EP delivers a dynamic and powerful collection of songs penned by Herbert and his band mates.Itie lays down a magical bass groove on opener ‘She Thinks She Do’, which calls to mind early Rolling Stones and Johnny Cash. Title track ‘You Say’, about fair-weather friends, follows with its bouncing Beatlesque pop groove and Ennio Morricone influenced backing vocals, before the tempo shifts down a gear with ‘Chicago Sound’, a wistful ballad about being far away from home and loved ones, inspired by life on the road. ‘Lonely Man Blues’, a rocking New Orleans flavoured boogie, wraps things up.Herbert continues to grow as a writer and performer, and with showcase performances due at SXSW 2016, US tour dates in April and a UK tour to follow, it won’t be long before the Henri Herbert ‘steam train’ comes hurtling your way.“Herbert’s debut [Wired] EP trades the fingers-on-fire mania for some classy, considered songwriting…” 8/10

Henry Yates, Classic Rock Magazine"The speed, power and pure devil-level energy of Herbert’s precision playing – twinned with his tone-rich rockabilly vocals - would be enough to make most keysmen keel over and weep"

Matt Frost, The Blues Magazine“The barrelhouse piano of Henri Herbert rolls like a steam train hurtling at speed down a greased railway track”

The Quietus“He’s a force of nature!”

Marc Riley, BBC Radio 6 MusicFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/henri.herbert/