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Ramiro Vijarro started his musical career at 16 playing acoustic upright
bass in his high school jazz ensemble, studying electric bass and playing
with the top-40 cover band ‘Prestige’. After a 10-year hiatus, Vijarro began
playing the Spokane area in 1987 with the classic rock group ‘The Breaks’.
Three years later the blues bug bit him and he joined the Spokane band,
J.R. Boogie gaining experience working clubs, festivals and shows all
across the Northwest; opening for many national acts, including Delbert McClinnton,
Charlie Musclewhite, Edgar Winter, Mick Taylor, Jimmy Rogers and Johnny Clyde
Copeland. Since 1997, he has worked with ‘D.C. Black and The Healers’ strumming up
their brand of rockin’ blues throughout the Northwest, followed by taking the helm at
bass in Spokane’s popular top-40 band, ‘Legend’. Vijarro then joined ‘The Pat Coast
Band’ in early 2002 touring all around the Northwest region and completed a studio
project titled, ‘Don’t Touch My Guitar’. This album received the Inland Empire Blues
Society’s award for 2003 ‘Best New Album’. Vijarro also performed with reggae singer
Benville ‘Raggs’ Gustaffe and his reggae/RB band, ‘Bush Doktor’ throughout 2005-2006.
In addition to performing with the touring band, he continued to expand his fretted and
fretless bass skills freelancing and playing with his blues, jazz, folk, and rock duo ‘The
Doghouse Boyz’ as well as with the jazz-funk improvisational ensemble ‘Pressure
Groove’ which featured guitarist, and friend, Ken Luker. Vijarro is considered one of the
most solid bass musicians in the region, for which he received honors from the Inland
Empire Blues Society and fans as the 2002, 2003, and 2004 ‘Best Blues Bassist’. ‘The
Doghouse Boyz have also received the Inland Empire Blues Society’s 2003, 2004, and
2005 Empire Award for ‘Best Acoustic Blues Act’ putting him in the I.E.B.S. ‘Hall of Fame’
for three consecutive Empire Awards; for Best Blues Bassist and Best Acoustic Blues
Act. Ramiro is also currently performing with friend Richard Taylor, singer/songwriter,
and the Planetary Refugees playing mostly original progressive Reggae with an
emphasis on reggae beats and socially conscious lyrics addressing human rights and
environmental issues. You can also find Ramiro occasionally sitting in on bass with his
duo partner, Neil and his electric blues rockin' band Laffin' Bones.
bass in his high school jazz ensemble, studying electric bass and playing
with the top-40 cover band ‘Prestige’. After a 10-year hiatus, Vijarro began
playing the Spokane area in 1987 with the classic rock group ‘The Breaks’.
Three years later the blues bug bit him and he joined the Spokane band,
J.R. Boogie gaining experience working clubs, festivals and shows all
across the Northwest; opening for many national acts, including Delbert McClinnton,
Charlie Musclewhite, Edgar Winter, Mick Taylor, Jimmy Rogers and Johnny Clyde
Copeland. Since 1997, he has worked with ‘D.C. Black and The Healers’ strumming up
their brand of rockin’ blues throughout the Northwest, followed by taking the helm at
bass in Spokane’s popular top-40 band, ‘Legend’. Vijarro then joined ‘The Pat Coast
Band’ in early 2002 touring all around the Northwest region and completed a studio
project titled, ‘Don’t Touch My Guitar’. This album received the Inland Empire Blues
Society’s award for 2003 ‘Best New Album’. Vijarro also performed with reggae singer
Benville ‘Raggs’ Gustaffe and his reggae/RB band, ‘Bush Doktor’ throughout 2005-2006.
In addition to performing with the touring band, he continued to expand his fretted and
fretless bass skills freelancing and playing with his blues, jazz, folk, and rock duo ‘The
Doghouse Boyz’ as well as with the jazz-funk improvisational ensemble ‘Pressure
Groove’ which featured guitarist, and friend, Ken Luker. Vijarro is considered one of the
most solid bass musicians in the region, for which he received honors from the Inland
Empire Blues Society and fans as the 2002, 2003, and 2004 ‘Best Blues Bassist’. ‘The
Doghouse Boyz have also received the Inland Empire Blues Society’s 2003, 2004, and
2005 Empire Award for ‘Best Acoustic Blues Act’ putting him in the I.E.B.S. ‘Hall of Fame’
for three consecutive Empire Awards; for Best Blues Bassist and Best Acoustic Blues
Act. Ramiro is also currently performing with friend Richard Taylor, singer/songwriter,
and the Planetary Refugees playing mostly original progressive Reggae with an
emphasis on reggae beats and socially conscious lyrics addressing human rights and
environmental issues. You can also find Ramiro occasionally sitting in on bass with his
duo partner, Neil and his electric blues rockin' band Laffin' Bones.
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