Franck Goldwasser “Paris Slim” Blues Quartet

Born in Paris, France in 1960, Franck Goldwasser moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1983. Immersing himself in the area’s still vibrant blues scene, Franck worked with some of the most prestigious blues names in West Coast blues, including Percy Mayfield, Lowell Fulson and Charlie Musselwhite. Franck has released several solo albums and has appeared on more than 100 albums.

While attending art school in Paris, Frank Goldwasser spent most or his time painting life-sized portraits of American bluesmen. Since his move to Oakland six years ago, he now devotes his energies to living and playing the blues.

Paris Slim, as Goldwasser is known professionally, has become a vital contributor to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area’s music scene. With his own band, as well as backing some of the genre’s giants, he has emerged as a first-rate practitioner of the biting West Coast blues guitar style associated with such legends as T-Bone Walker, Lowell Fulson, Poe Wee Crayton and Lafayette “Thing” Thomas.