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KZSU 90.1 FM Stanford Radio - Blues with a Feeling
Interview
Adrian Costa, Byrd of Paradise
 Byrd (admin: kku)  Contact Contributor
May 31, 2013, 12:35 p.m.
Adrian Costa is from Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He plays on the second Monday of each month at the Poor House Bistro in Downtown San Jose right next to the Diridon Train and Transit Center:
http://www.poorhousebistro.com/events.html
His website is:
http://www.myspace.com/adrian_costa#!

Adrian Costa is a guitar player from Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

The website for his band, Los Reyes Del K.O. is www.losreyesdelko.com

The website for his record label, HOTSAK, is http://www.hotsak.com/?set_language=en

His phone numbers are: (650)391-5693, SPAIN (0034) 686 510


The vocals in his band, LOS REYES DEL K.O., include MARCOS COLL

Blues bands in which he has performed as a guitar player
BUDDY MILES (with Tonky Blues Band). MICK TAYLOR ( with Tonky Blues Band). CHRIS RANNENBERG, BRUCE EWAN BLUES BAND, ARON BURTON BLUES BAND, GUITAR CRUSHER BAND, GEORGE GREEN BAND, AMAR SUNDY BAND, EB DAVIS AND SUPERBAND, TONKY BLUES BAND

Noted musicians with which he has collaborated are: TINO GONZALES, TONKY DE PEñA (the boss), ROBY "SUPERSAX" EDWARDS, BILLY BOY ARNOLD, KEITH DUNN, HERB HARDEST, SAX GORDON

He has also jammed with LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD, CHARLY MUSSELWHITE, my buddy ñACO GOñI, KENNY NEAL, THE NIGHTHAWKS, JAMES LEVY, STEVE GUYGER, NICK CURRAN, BOBBY RADCLIFF, ANN RABSON, KELVIN DIXON, CHRIS BURNS, CARL GREEN, SUGAR G ROBINSON, MARK HUMMEL, and STEVE GANNON

With MARCOS COLL's "LOS REYES DEL K.O." he had the opportunity to be the support band for big legends like THE ANIMALS 06/06/2009 (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal). JOHNNY WINTER 07/23/2008 (Santander, Spain). CHUCK BERRY 03/28/2008 (Gran Canaria, Spain) and 03/29/2008 (Tenerife, Spain). JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS 07/18/2004 (Puertollano, Spain)


He has come out or has collaborated in the following albums: LOS REYES DEL KO "IT'S FIESTA TIME" (GAZTELUPEKO HOTSAK) 2010
TINO GONZALES & LOS REYES DEL KO "FUNKY TORTILLAS" (GAZTELUPEKO HOTSAK) 2009
LOS REYES DEL K.O. "LIVE AT YORCKSCHLOSSCHEN-BERLIN" (GAZTELUPEKO HOTSAK) 2008
LOS REYES DEL K.O. "HOT TIN ROOF" (GAZTELUPEKO HOTSAK) 2006
JAZZ & BLUES AWARD BERLIN (LOS REYES DEL K.O.) (ICESTORM) 2005
MARCOS COLL, ADRIAN COSTA AND THE HOMEBREAKERS "HOME MADE BLUES" (GAZTELUPEKO HOTSAK) 2004
LOS REYES DEL K.O. "COLL VS COSTA" (GAZTELUPEKO HOTSAK) 2002
Adrian's Biography in His Own Words:
One of the first things I remember is my grandma's portable record player, which while not quite a "Walkman", played all day, even though grandma only had one record: "A Tonga Da Mironga Do Kabuletê" by Toquinho. And grandma sang along and taught me loads of traditional songs like La Paloma. A few years later, in Simango, our local supermarket cum record library, I discovered "King of the blues guitar" by Albert King. I took it home on a long term loan basis (I really must return it one day) and when diamond touched vinyl on the turntable, I was stunned as a jack rabbit: I was twelve and all I could think about was playing the guitar like Albert King. The next day at school I told everyone I was a guitar player and I believed it myself even though I didn't know a single chord. Now and again somebody would produce a Spanish guitar and demand I play something. I made excuses and said I wasn't in the mood or my mojo wasn't workin'… Finally my mum relented and bought me an electric guitar on the condition that I stopped pestering her. I was 13 and had my first guitar. It wasn't long before I needed an amplifier… One of the greatest influences in my life has been my brother Carlos, who showed me how to find my style and the musicians who have moved me most like Howlin' Wolf, Paul Butterfield, Snooks Eaglin, Johny Guitar Watson, Booker T & the MGs, Junior Wells, Mike Bloomfield, Stevie Wonder...etc, etc… So thanks to you all from the bottom of my soul. Where would I be without you brothers and sisters?

Adrian Costa, Byrd of Paradise, KZSU

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