Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps
L.A. based, Texas born, GRAMMY® nominated dynamo TeresaJames delivers soul-drenched vocals & piano!
Her persuasive pipes slathered in honey and soaked in Texas-bred sass, keyboardist Teresa James and her band, TheRhythm Tramps, have long reigned as one of Los Angeles’leading contemporary blues outfits, even though theiruncommonly imaginative repertoire is by no means strictlylimited to the 12-bar form. Their 2019 CD “Here in Babylon”was nominated for a GRAMMY® in the Contemporary BluesAlbum category and Teresa has received two nominations forContemporary Blues Female Vocalist (2008 and 2023) fromthe Blues Foundation.
Spanning 25 exciting years, Teresa James & the RhythmTramps remain a staple of the Los Angeles-area blues scenein addition to an international touring artist, with a sound alltheir own. Moving easily from Texas-style grease and bluesinto Memphis soul or New Orleans-flavored grooves and allpoints in between with fun and abandonment, as one criticsaid, “there are no clichés in this band.”
Her persuasive pipes slathered in honey and soaked in Texas-bred sass, keyboardist Teresa James and her band, TheRhythm Tramps, have long reigned as one of Los Angeles’leading contemporary blues outfits, even though theiruncommonly imaginative repertoire is by no means strictlylimited to the 12-bar form. Their 2019 CD “Here in Babylon”was nominated for a GRAMMY® in the Contemporary BluesAlbum category and Teresa has received two nominations forContemporary Blues Female Vocalist (2008 and 2023) fromthe Blues Foundation.
Spanning 25 exciting years, Teresa James & the RhythmTramps remain a staple of the Los Angeles-area blues scenein addition to an international touring artist, with a sound alltheir own. Moving easily from Texas-style grease and bluesinto Memphis soul or New Orleans-flavored grooves and allpoints in between with fun and abandonment, as one criticsaid, “there are no clichés in this band.”
