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