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"𝑴𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒁𝒊𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄."
— 𝑩𝑳𝑼𝑬𝑺 𝑹𝑶𝑪𝑲 𝑹𝑬𝑽𝑰𝑬𝑾
"𝑴𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒁𝒊𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒐𝒑-𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕, 𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒋𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆..."
— 𝑹𝑶𝑪𝑲 & 𝑩𝑳𝑼𝑬𝑺 𝑴𝑼𝑺𝑬
"𝑴𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒁𝒊𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒌-𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒑... 𝑶𝒏 '𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝑶𝒓 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆', 𝑴𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒁𝒊𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒘𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔, 𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔-𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅."
— 𝑨𝑴𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑵 𝑯𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑾𝑨𝒀𝑺 (𝑨𝒍𝒃𝒖𝒎 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒇 '𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆')
𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳 & 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭: https://jazzandbluesmarket.com/music-schedule/
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𝟔𝐱-𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 & 𝟏𝟕𝐱 𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 & 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐙𝐈𝐓𝐎 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦, '𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞', to widespread acclaim earlier this year, with Blues Rock Review saying, "Mike Zito is back and still breathing fire."
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭. 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬-𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐭, 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐙𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥. He began playing guitar at age five and by his late teens was a fixture on the St. Louis music scene. For Zito, honesty, authenticity, and integrity aren’t just part of the brand, they’re the foundation. “I have nothing to hide; it seems my honesty is what people relate to most,” he once told Vintage Guitar.
𝐙𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤. He’s an artist whose gritty guitar work, deeply human songwriting, and magnetic stage presence have made him a defining force in the genre. From smoke-filled bars in East St. Louis to major festival stages around the world, Mike has built a career on emotional honesty, fearless playing, and an unshakable commitment to the song.
𝐈𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐙𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 “𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫” 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 ‘𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝,’ a deeply personal and sonically bold record that cements his place among the genre’s elite. The win followed his 2024 sweep, where he was honored with “Blues Rock Album of the Year” and “Blues Rock Artist of the Year”, reflecting both his creative output and his relentless touring schedule.
𝐀 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫, 𝐙𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤, 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧. His live shows are equal parts fire and heart: searing guitar work, powerhouse grooves, and storytelling that invites audiences straight into his world.
𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐙𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨-𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬, championing fellow artists and helping shape some of the most exciting new music in today’s blues landscape. Onstage and on record, Zito currently moves through three distinct but connected lanes. Under his own name, Mike Zito delivers the raw, personal, guitar-driven blues rock that fans across the world have come to love. He also co-leads Blood Brothers with Albert Castiglia—a high-energy, guitar-slinging band built on friendship, shared history, and a near-telepathic musical connection. Their chemistry has earned praise from some of the biggest names in blues: as Joe Bonamassa put it, “Mike and Albert have a special chemistry together when they plug in and play that few have. They finish each other’s sentences musically… Great tunes, great people, great hang!”
“𝑴𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓, 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕, 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒅𝒐. 𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅, 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔. 𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒆!” 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝑨𝒍𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒂.
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐲 & 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, Mike Zito is always chasing the same thing, real connection. The songs are honest, the guitar is loud, and the heart is wide open and that’s exactly how he intends to keep it.
𝟔𝐱-𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 & 𝟏𝟕𝐱 𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 & 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐙𝐈𝐓𝐎 at the New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market on 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟕 & 𝟐𝟖 𝐚𝐭 𝟕:𝟑𝟎 𝐏.𝐌. are NOW On-Sale on Ticketmaster, Facebook Events at: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CDNFENhF3/ (Tues Oct 27) and https://www.facebook.com/share/1DGVN9vCDK/ (Wed Oct 28) and the New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market Website at: https://jazzandbluesmarket.com/music-schedule/list/?tribe-bar-search=mike+zito
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𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳 & 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 & 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭: https://jazzandbluesmarket.com/music-schedule/ - 𝑶𝑼𝑻𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑵𝑫𝑰𝑵𝑮 2026 𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑾𝑺 𝑶𝑵-𝑺𝑨𝑳𝑬 𝑵𝑶𝑾!!
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New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70113-1222, United States
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