Trio Del Rio challenges classification. Combining blues, rock, folk, western swing, Latin, jazz, R&B, Texas music and show tunes. Tanner Swain is a North Texas State Graduate who his mother says was “making up songs in his crib.” Singing and performing in numerous choirs, jazz ensembles at UNT, his immense knowledge of music is second nature. His songs pull the listener in from off the street. MariLisa was taking vocal coaching from MaryAnn when late great Texas Music specialist/Producer ...
Trio Del Rio challenges classification. Combining blues, rock, folk, western swing, Latin, jazz, R&B, Texas music and show tunes. Tanner Swain is a North Texas State Graduate who his mother says was “making up songs in his crib.” Singing and performing in numerous choirs, jazz ensembles at UNT, his immense knowledge of music is second nature. His songs pull the listener in from off the street. MariLisa was taking vocal coaching from MaryAnn when late great Texas Music specialist/Producer Tary Owens decided to produce MariLisa’s 2002 CD “Take a Chance” (Favela Records). MariLisa and Tanner met during a songwriter circle in Austin in 1998. They have been making/performing beautiful music ever since. Tanner hooked up with bassist Gerorge B.Lohr who has been with the Trio since he was 19. Pulling in a friend Stewart Lane on drums. Tanner with the band produces, performs, records and arranges vocal harmonies with a strong, recognizable sound. Trio Del Rio’s essence is a jazzy cocktail mader relentless guitar of MariLisa’s soulful Texas Spirit, genre-bending songwriter/lead guitarist Tanner Swain’s clarity of voice and guitar work driving the energy.
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