Twelve Bar Blues Band

The Twelve Bar Blues Band From the moment the band started in 2005 the Twelve Bar Blues Band, also known as 12BBB, was considered as THE surprise of the Dutch blues scene. As the band demonstrated their musical qualities already many times at national and international stages journalists and organizers made clear this band is not a surprise anymore . Everybody who saw and heard the band play consider 12BBB as the top in the Netherlands and beyond for sure. Well known people in the Dutch and Begium bluesscene overload the band with compliments:

From the moment the band started in 2005 the Twelve Bar Blues Band, also known as 12BBB, was considered as THE surprise of the Dutch blues scene. As the band demonstrated their musical qualities already many times at national and international stages journalists and organizers made clear this band is not a surprise anymore . Everybody who saw and heard the band play consider 12BBB as the top in the Netherlands and beyond for sure.

Well known people in the Dutch and Begium bluesscene overload the band with compliments:
Bobtje Blues (Belgium): "...pure class......imposing...super steady...unequalled..."

Rien Wisse, DE BLOCK (NL): "...Today the NeTherlands again has a band that reminds to the very best of the first generation white blues in the early 60th...."

"The Bluesman" (NL): "...a class band...such power... Dutch blues at het very highest level?

Frankie Bluescruiser (NL): "...the best bluesband of the Netherlands..."

The American market also discovered the band and many USA Internet radiostations overload 12BBB with positive reactions. Recently a second distribution channel has been established in USA to serve USA residents to easy ordering CD's.

DWM Music (USA) : "...The best electric blues we've heard in a while!! ... "

The First CD of the band ?The Blues Has Got Me? that was released worldwide, by many blues radiostations was chosen as ?Blues CD of the Month? and even as Blues CD of the year 2006.

In May 2008 the 2nd album ?Email From Heaven? has been released. Also this one became CD of the month at many internet radiostations and the band was very honoured to receive the CD Of The Year 2008 Award from Bluesforum.nl.

In May 2010 the 3rd album "Key To Your Heart" was released. Almost all reviewers of Blues Magazines and Blues Sites already considered this CD as the best of all three.

The Band
12BBB mainly plays originals (!), real down to earth blues, written by supertandem Jan J. Scherpenzeel, alias J.J. Sharp (Lead Vocals&Harmonica) and Kees Dusink, (Lead&Slide guitar). They get their inspiration straight from the Chicagoblues.
Leaded by these guys the band impresses the audience and organizers with the high quality of their music and creation of the ultimate bluesfeel you only would expect to find in Chicago or New Orleans.
The 12BBB rhythm section is already worthwile to see playing on its own. Base player Patrick "Sideburn" Obrist, drummer ?Wild? Marcel Bakker and rhythm guitarist Randy Pears together form the solid base of 12BBB.
They are really experienced and able to play any traditional bluesstyle as a real peace of art. This is exactly where the blues-lover comes for, such a groove that may never end and where you won't get out of.

More Info: www.twelvebarbluesband.nl
Bookings: jjscherpenzeel@upcmail.nl

The members of the band together create a magical synergy. This is not strange, because what they have in common is their unconditional love for the blues.