About this user
Born and raised in New York City, Bleu has been a professional singer/musician since his Junior High School days.
Throughout his many years around the world on stage, he has backed-up and toured with such notaries as Aerosmith, Wilson Pickett, Slade, Betty Wright, J.Geils Band, Joe Tex, Foghat, New Birth, Al Green, Brook Benton and Lonnie Youngblood to name a few.
His training includes High School of the Performing Arts, Berklee College of Music, New School of Social Research, Greenwich House School of Music and HB Drama School.
In the late '80's, Bleu was signed to indie label Select Records, then later was signed to Columbia/Def Jam Records, under the management and direction of entertainment mogul Russell Simmons. As a multi-instrumentalist, he also worked as a Columbia studio musician, playing on tracks for such artists as Oran Juice Jones, Alison Williams Chuck Stanley, earning him favorable reviews for his musicianship by NYC publications the Village Voice and the Daily News.
Blending a wide range of strong influences such as Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Sun-Ra, George Benson, Mahalia Jackson, James Brown and George Gurdjieff, his stage show always delivers an exciting presentation of musical skill and showmanship.
Since 1968, Bleu has been performing the ONLY authentic Jimi Hendrix tribute show worldwide, still going strong in its 38th year. He is currently in post-production on a film based on Hendrix' life.
