Mr. Blotto was born in Chicago as an off-night vehicle for musicians who loved each others playing but were in different bands at the time. The only rule was that they would only play what they loved. That philosophy continues today and has led Mr. Blotto into unique musical situations.

Mr. Blotto takes the Jam band asthetic into areas unfamiliar to the standard Jam Scene. They have been known to cover entire albums by Led Zeppelin and the Who as well as perform entire shows of Country and Reggae. Artists as diverse as the Grateful Dead, the Flaming Lips, Willie Nelson and The Velvet Underground have seen their material interpreted by Mr. Blotto in the 2000+ shows the band has performed in the last 15 years, yet covers only pepper the bands hefty catalog of original material stemming from five studio albums and other unreleased crowd favorites.

Jazz guitarist, Alex Grenier has appeared with his various formations across Europe and worldwide (Europe, USA, Japan, Canada…).
In 2013 he founded a trio with Franck Durand and Hervé Moquet. They then won several prestigious jazz awards.

While remaining in the foundations and roots of jazz and blues, Alex Grenier Trio does not hesitate to renew with energy and generosity the famous formula : guitar – bass – drums. The music of the trio is modern, creative, led by improvisation and research of organic and powerful sound.

Awards:
1st Jury Prize at the 2014 Jazz à Sète Festival
1st Prize of the SACEM tremplin Nice Jazz Festival 2014
1st Prize at Jazz En Baie 2013