Winners of the 2024 UK Blues Awards for the Best Blues Band Of The Year.
The Cinelli Brothers is an award-winning 4 Piece band from London comprised of Marco and Alessandro Cinelli from Italy, Tom Julian Jones, a London native, and Jorma on bass and guitar. A true melting-pot of musicianship, showmanship and charisma.
Their sound is an amalgam of Soul & Blues with a contemporary twist that honours the songwriting craftsmanship of their biggest influences -The Beatles, The Band, Little Feat, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and Steve Winwood.
The band tours extensively in the UK, Europe & USA, and were named the best blues band in the UK in the 2022 UK Blues Challenge, followed by 2nd place in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in January 2023.
The band has released four albums to date, including their latest studio album 'Almost Exactly…The Cinelli Brothers’ which was recorded in Woodstock, NY and released in January 2024 to great acclaim. They celebrated the album release with a launch party at The Cutting Room in New York City, to a packed audience.
- One of 58 Must See Acts of the Year in the ‘Class of 2025 Longlist’ – nominated by 800 UK grassroots venues
- UK Blues Band of the Year 2024 – UK Blues Federation.
- Shortlisted for UK Best Band of the Year and Best Album of the year for ‘Almosr Exactly’ in upcoming 2025 UK Blues Federation Awards
- IBBA charts – Most Played Album 2024 – No.2 ‘Almost Exactly’
IBBA charts February 2024 - No.1 ‘Almost Exactly’
- Blues Lounge Radio Show Awards: 2023 & 2024 Band of The Year, 2023 & 2024 Keyboard Player of the Year (Marco Cinelli), 2023 Song of the Year ‘Spell OnMe’
- Had airplay on Radio 2 Blues Show with Cerys Matthews
- Performed for the legendary Rockpalast in Germany in 2024
It is through their mesmerising live shows that The Cinelli Brothers have garnered their loyal and ever-expanding fanbase, selling out shows in the UK & Europe and performing at Joe Bonamassa’s KTBA Mediterranean Cruise 2023, as well as some of the biggest Blues & Jazz festivals across the continent.
“My new favourite band.”
“A hope for the future of the Blues”
“Superb musicians”
“The best blues outfit I’ve come across since the Red Devils.”
“I really love them.”
“One of the very best blues outfits you’ll hear in decades.”
