JARED JAMES NICHOLS

Presented by Gérard Drouot Productions (L-R-21-11645 / 13065). Left-handed guitarist who plays without a pick, Jared James Nichols cultivates straightforward blues-rock, fueled by electric blues and 1970s hard rock. Originally from Wisconsin, over the years he has established himself as a musician as comfortable in improvisation as in live energy, even sharing jams with Slash, Zakk Wylde, Joe Perry, and Buddy Guy. Since Old Glory & The Wild Revival (2015), he has charted his path without locking himself into a formula. His fourth album, Louder Than Fate, marks a new step: recorded between the Foo Fighters' Studio 606 in Los Angeles and Nashville, it places more emphasis on songs, vocal harmonies and choruses, while preserving the essential role of the guitar. An evolution that asserts a broader ambition, without taking anything away from the raw nature of his blues-rock.