GABE ROSENN: Reviews

"I hired Gabe and Los Devastrados to play at my restaurant regularly for months. He is a very talented musician and band leader and has been nothing but professional and accommodating. I would highly recommend Gabe with no reservations."-Melina De Anda, General Manager, Tantalum Restaurant

"Armed with a killer tone, L.A.-based guitarist / composer Gabe Rosenn leads this tight-knit unit on an instrumental road trip alternating between catchy, hard groovin' funk hooks and gorgeous, lyrical ballads. With his innately tasty phrasing, Rosenn seamlessly blends the influences of Freddie King, John Scofield and the Meters. Highly recommended." - Chris Bergson, NYC guitarist, MOJO Magazine's 2008 Best Blues Album Winner

"One definitely hears a healthy mix of guitar heroes deftly illustrated in his big, warm sound; guys like BB King, Eric Clapton, Hendrix..." - Gary Fukushima, Co-founder, LA Jazz Collective

"Atmospherically interesting and harmonically sophisticated instrumental blues out of LA, featuring Joe Bagg on the B3 and former Vassar Student Gabe Rosenn on guitars..This is an album for thinking guitar fans..."- Nick Delay, Blues program director, WVKR, Poughkeepsie, NY

“The Big Joe Hurt band sounded great, taking and adding new life to the tunes with the inclusion of the Dirty Rotten Horns and new lead guitarist Gabe Rosenn.- particularly on "Sting of Love" and "War."  They took their show to a new level when they threw a few curveballs in their set. "Sting of Love" transitioned seamlessly from its soul inspired bridge to a cover of Bill Withers "Grandma's Hands" that kicked off a medley of cover songs that even included Ray Charles "I Got A Woman" before bringing it back to Reggae outro. It would have been the highlight of the show if not for the fantastic dueling solos at the end of the closer between Gabe Rosenn, Aurelius Demarco and Juan Martin on"Rescue Me the Revival." The applause was intense. BigJoe Hurt closed the show the usual way by bringing harmonica and that old southern church fervor to the floor of the Whiskey. The Band's enthusiasm is too contagious for you to not get caught up in the fervor. The crowd at the The Whiskey A Go Go couldn't avoid it - even as the house music started to fade in, many were still chanting for more. -Rich Garcia, “Souled Out”, Review of Joe Hurt Band at Whisky A Go Go