Salvatore "Banzai" Larocca

"...An outstanding performance...Mr. LaRocca's talents are special and unique and of value to the arts and music of the United States. I thereby give my recommendation that he be allowed to continue to play here for a long time to come."
-Guitarist Eric Johnson

Banzai is featured on Eric Johnson's 2005 release, "Bloom".

Dubbed "The Italian Tornado" by fellow musicians in Austin, Texas, Banzai took his harmonicas and moved to the States in the early 1990s from Torino, Italy. A veteran of Italian touring bands, festivals, radio shows and even two starring roles in films, Banzai spent his first several years in Texas playing with the Tony Redman Band. He has recorded with Eric Johnson, the Tony Redman Band, Dave Herrero and Roy Cox & the Blues Knights, among many others. In 2004 he joined guitarist John McVey, bassist Erin Jaimes and drummer Matt Sessions in John McVey & the Stumble. To find out when you can catch this unforgettable harmonica meistro playing live, see the schedule link below.