Influences:
BB King, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins, Eric  Clapton, to name a few.

Quotes:
Carvin Jones is a young  cat out of Phoenix who I think is the next up-and-coming blues  player
- Eric Clapton

"Carvin Jones is one of the brightest young stars on the blues scene today"
- Albert Collins

"The New King of Strings is Carvin Jones"
- Buddy Miles

". . . one of the best blues guitarists in the world . . ."
- London Surrey News

Profile
Carvin Jones was born in Lufkin, Texas. At a very  young age, he was seduced to the blues by listening to BB King  records his grandfather constantly played in the house. At age 11, Carvin remembers "my grandmother bought me my first guitar because I would borrow other people´s and when they came  back to get them, I´d bum out. She took me downtown and  bought me a guitar.
I´ll never forget that day." Carvin  recalls "my part of town was a rough neighborhood with a  capital ´R´.  I saw people litterally get killed - shot, stabbed, whatever. The guitar kept me out of trouble because I was always
inside playing the guitar away from that."

 For a few years after high school, Carvin was performing small gigs around Texas.  He decided to move to  Arizona for a change of pace. In 1989, he moved in with his aunt and uncle, The Rev. Henry Adams and his wife Mattie, in their  home in south Phoenix. “They took me in and I owe all my  success to them.  If it
weren´t for them, there wouldn´t be any Carvin Jones he says.

 Thus, the first incarnation of the "Carvin Jones Band" was formed, and he began taking gigs anywhere they could get bookings.
We´d go in and play for hamburgers and soda pop Carvin laughs.

 By March, 1991, the Band had gained tremendous  popularity, and were playing at clubs all over the Valley. They have maintained a consistent seven nights-a-week performance schedule  since then.  In March 2000, Carvin celebrated his 3000th performance!

 Over the past years, the Carvin Jones Band  has opened for guitar legends BB King, Santana and Albert King, and has performed with Joe Cocker and the Fabulous Thunderbird's  at the House of Blues 1996 Tour in Phoenix. The Band opened for REO Speedwagon in 1998 at New Year's Eve, and has been a feature  band of Fiesta Bowl's New Year's Eve Block Parties for the past two years.

 The Carvin Jones Music Show, a 1/2 hour cable TV show promo, included interviews with Carvin, performance clips, local gig calendar, and website plug. The Show aired during February-March,  2000, once a week, on various local Arizona cable channels. The Band has also been featured on Arizona's  Channel 3, Channel 15, and Channel 10 News stations and is still featured on Glendale's Channel 11 regularly. Carvin has been a staple of the Glendale, AZ Jazz and Blues fest for several years - much to Arizonans delight!

Carvin began touring Europe in 1999. He has performed with the likes of Buddy Miles, Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, John Mayell, Jimmie Vaughn,  Ten Years After, Eric Burden and The Animals. In 2007, Carvin and his band opened for the legendary Walter Trout - twice - with rave revews! He has made many appearances on European Television and has regular airplay on several  Blues dedicated radio shows throughout Europe. Carvin regularly headlines many European Blues Festivals - including The Pokey Hole Festival (UK), Skegness Rock & Blues Festival (UK), The Warrenpoint Festival (Ireland), Bejar Blues Festival (Spain), Colne Blues Festival (UK), and several others throughout Italy, Spain, Germany, &  Holland.

In 2007, Carvin welcomed into the band two amazing Italian musicians, who tour with Carvin full-time throughout Europe. On drums, Gianpaolo  Feola - from Sant' Angelo d'Alife, Italy - has brought tremendous energy and excitement to Carvin's all ready electrifying show. Gianpaolo has played with many popular Italian bands throughout Italy and complements Carvin's versitility with his ability to play many types of music... from classic slow Blues & Jazz to classic Rock and Pop. (Mike Califano - from Naples, Italy - is a self-taught, natural talent. He began playing bass in December 1996 - watching and learning from 'Queen' concerts on DVD - loving the big sound of  the bass. Among Mike's influences are Tommy Shannon, John Deacon, John Paul Jones, Paul McCartney, & Geddy Lee. Like Gianpaolo, Mike brings an amazing amount of energy  and versitility to the Carvin Jones experience. Together, Carvin, Mike, and Gianpaolo have been heralded the "Best Blues/Rock Band in Europe".