John D'Amato

Many people claim to have the right to sing the blues. That entitlement may come from their birthplace, their heritage, or their circumstances. John D’Amato definitely has the right to sing the blues because he was literally born blue. John was born with a life threatening condition known as Coarctation of the Aorta, where the lack of oxygen through the body actually caused him to turn blue. By todays’ standards, John was a child prodigy. He was the first guitarist ever accepted to the prestigious New Haven Educational Center for the Arts. There he found local at that early age playing for various regional bands around New Haven and Connecticut. Over the years, he played with various artists like B.B. King and in different genres; yet he always came back to the Blues. John has a sense of where he is going creatively and what blues music means to him. He is focused on making an impact with his songs and what they bring to the lives of those that encounter them – especially live.