Diuna Greenleaf
Xavier PILLAC has been around the block for over twenty years, either under his own colours with his band and accompanying other American Blues & Soul artists such as Jimmy BURNS, Don WASHINGTON, THE TEARDROPS, etc., as well as Boogie Woogie pianists such as John BLOHM (Sweden), Wil SARGISSON (New Zealand), Cili Marshall (Hungary).
He has had the pleasure of jamming with many Blues & Soul artists, including Jimmy JOHNSON, Mike WELCH, Mike LEDBETTER, Curtis SALDAGO, Kenny NEAL, Guy KING, John NEMETH, Sax GORDON, and many others.
In 2015, Xavier PILLAC was chosen to represent the French Blues scene in the United States, finishing as a semi-finalist in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. That same year, he and his band came 4th at the European Blues Challenge in Brussels.
Over the past twenty years or so, Xavier PILLAC has built up a wealth of stage experience in a number of countries (France, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Norway, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Reunion Island), making him a key figure on the European Blues scene.
He currently performs in a minimalist format (solo "One man band", duo, trio, etc.) to rediscover a very rootsy spirit, a fusion of rural Blues, Hill Country Rock and Americana, in homage to the great elders of the Deep South like Elmore JAMES, Jimmy REED or JB LENOIR, as well as to his great influence BB KING.
