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Tommy, both with his 3-man power trio and as a searing solo performer; has been honored to open for iconic BLUES and ROCK artists including FOREIGNER, CHEAP TRICK, CHEVY METAL, ROBERT CRAY, JOHN MAYALL, THREE DOG NIGHT, CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM, URIAH HEEP, FOGHAT, ACE FREHLEY, ROBIN TROWER, MARSHALL TUCKER BAND, THE NIELSEN TRUST, SAVOY BROWN, Y&T, TRAINWRECK FEATURING KYLE GASS, TOMMY CASTRO AND THE PAINKILLERS, WALTER TROUT and more.

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Tommy’s talent has seen him invited on stage with artists like
Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters, Chevy Metal).

And legendary rock legends, Cheap Trick.


NEW EP / SOUL ON ARRIVAL

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Milwaukee’s own Tommy Odetto is a Blues Rock Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Obsessed with music at an early age, his first love was early rock and roll; Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens. When he was 13, he finally received an electric guitar. It was at this time that he started to discover guitarists like Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. He wanted to know everything about them, which introduced him to the Blues! Artists like Robert Johnson, BB King, and Muddy Waters reached out and touched his soul and lit a fire inside of him and it has never wavered. Odetto’s goal is always to move someone with his music just like all of the artists that he admires and looks up to. Sharing the same qualities that he aspires to: sincerity, passion and emotional authenticity.


Tommy has been fortunate to perform at Bottlerock Napa 2018, Wisconsin Harley-Davidson Milwaukee HOG Rally in 2019, Summerfest 2021; as well as the upcoming Summerfest 2022. Tommy has been a fill-in guitarist with sixties icons, Big Brother and the Holding Company; toured as the opening act for several shows with John Mayall in 2019; and has been honored to open for an array of great bands; including Foreigner, Cheap Trick, Robert Cray, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Ace Frehley, Robin Trower, Marshall Tucker Band, Chevy Metal, The Nielsen Trust, Tommy Castro And The Painkillers, Walter Trout and most recently, Foghat. His talents have found him on stage with the likes of Rick Nielsen and Cheap Trick, Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins with Chevy Metal, Michael Landau, Walter Trout, Tommy Castro, and a slew of others.

While gigging through the Midwest in early 2020, Tommy found himself in Milwaukee as the world began to shut down. Rather than return to the San Francisco Bay Area, he spent that time in Milwaukee writing new music and quickly came to realize that the Midwest would be his new home. The resulting album, SOUL ON ARRIVAL, offers Blues Rock with a heartfelt “from the gut” approach. Odetto is proud of this latest release and feels that it’s the first record he listens to and thinks “that’s really me.”

/ notable APPEARANCES

  • Summerfest - Milwaukee (‘21, ‘22, ‘23)

  • Jazz in the Park - Milwaukee (‘23)

  • Milwaukee Rally - Harley-Davidson 116th Celebration (‘19)

  • The Poster Room at The Fillmore (‘19, ‘20)

  • Blue Note Napa (x3)

  • Conejo Valley Days (‘16, ‘17)

  • Bottlerock Napa Valley (‘18)

  • Clean & Sober Musicfest (‘18)

  • Livermore Craft Beer Fest (‘18)

  • Napa City Nights (‘18)

  • SF Union Street Festival (‘18)

/ notable SUPPORT

  • Tommy Castro and the Painkillers

  • Cheap Trick

  • Chevy Metal (x2)

  • Robert Cray

  • Foghat

  • Foreigner (x2)

  • Ace Frehley

  • Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

  • John Mayall (x7)

  • Coco Montoya

  • The Nielsen Trust

  • Three Dog Night

  • Trainwreck w/ Kyle Gass (x2)

  • Robin Trower

  • Walter Trout (x3)

  • Marshall Tucker Band (x2)

  • Uriah Heep

    and more

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 “Tommy has the gift of obvious natural ability, combined with thought and tons of soul. He plays for you, not at you.”

— MICHAEL LANDAU, SESSION GUITARIST FOR JAMES TAYLOR


“Passion+practice+patience+perseverance+networking+attitude. (P4+N+A). That’s my equation for success. You need serious passion to want to practice and get really good at something. You need patience because nothing usually ever happens exactly when you want it to...so you need to persevere to continue arriving at your desired destinations. Then, you need to network and make connections; put yourself out there so good things can come your way through being in the game. Then you have to have a great attitude because you need to be someone people want to be around:-)

Anyone who knows Tommy can say he possesses these qualities. It’s why he’s getting where he wants to go. I’m enjoying watching it all happen for him.”

— GREG RICHLING, RECORD PRODUCER, TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE,
AND FORMER 20 YEAR MEMBER OF THE WALLFLOWERS


“I know a great musician when I see and listen to one. Tommy Odetto’s future is one of the brightest of all the musicians that I have photographed over the years.”

— MITCHELL GLOTZER, PHOTOGRAPHER BLUE NOTE & UPTOWN THEATERS, NAPA VALLEY


“Tommy Odetto claims, when he was thirteen years old, I showed him the correct way to play “Sunshine Of Your Love.” I think it’s safe to say he could teach me a thing or two now!”

— JOHNNY COLLA, GUITARIST, SAXOPHONIST FOR HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS


“It’s his drive and talent that continues to get the young guitarist invited onstage and in the studio with heavyweights.”

GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE


“Tommy is an incendiary soloist with an unrivaled passion for guitar. Music explodes out of him when he plays. I’m a big fan, and I love watching his musical evolution.”

— MICHAEL BLUESTEIN, KEYBOARDIST FOR FOREIGNER