Cadillac Assembly Line was formed in the fall of 2018. Our goal at that time was create the best Blues and Swing Band performing throughout the Phoenix Metro area and Statewide. We have played at more than 20 venues in the Phoenix area including Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix Blues Society Blues Blast Festival, Mesa Arts Center, Flagstaff Blues & Brews Festival and Superstition Blues & Brews Festival. Members of Cadillac Assembly Line are regarded by their peers as some of finest musicians in the Phoenix area including 2017 Arizona Blues Hall of Fame guitarist Mike Howard.The current band line-up is listed below. Cadillac Assembly is available for performances at public and private venues including restaurants, pubs, clubs, corporate events and festivals.
Sebastian Brugliera – Lead Vocals and Guitar
Sebastian started playing the guitar at age 14. After high school he put the guitar aside while he attended college and law school. Sebastian is originally from Chicago and always had a love for Chicago Blues. He and his family moved to Phoenix in 1981. He soon after picked up his guitar along with his longtime friend Paul Klapper formed The Rhythm Cats. Paul is well known around Phoenix for his Blues Harmonica and occasionally sits in. Cadillac Assembly Line drummer Vince Curtis joined with Sebastian and Paul playing all over the Phoenix area during the Swing dance craze of the early 90’s. Sebastian took a break from playing for several years while helping his daughter who was starting her own musical career performing music throughout the Valley, playing the coffee house scene. Sebastian is known for his powerful vocals and classy stage persona. His vocals range allows him to sing anything from lowdown back in the alley Chicago Blues to high energy Texas and West Coast Swing and smooth ballads.
Vince Curtis – Drums
Vince began playing the drums in 1979 after seeing Peter Criss of Kiss, in concert. Over the next few years, Vince would practice for a few hours a day to improve his proficiency and skills. He went into The Army in 1985 after graduating from high school. Once there, he began getting little weekend jobs at the NCO’s club. It proved to be a great experience and he convinced myself that he might like to do this for a living. After being discharged from the service in 1989, he kicked it with couple of bands for a few years in the Phoenix area. After awhile, Vince realized that decent money and some form of economic security would probably never be in the equation for me as a drummer. In 1998 he stumbled across an internet site called EBay. It didn’t take long for me to realize that this thing called EBay is a god send. Now I had a way to supplement my dream without having to work for someone else. This was great, I thought! 20 years later, I am still supporting the dream with a modest little Ebay/internet drum business, aka Vintagedrumjunky. Vince’s playing experiences have been primarily steeped in the roots of Blues, the music that really has made an impact on his life.
Marie Zee Karner – Bass
Marie taught herself guitar and music theory at age 10. At 13, she was deep into playing folk songs and singing harmony with her first all-girl band. In 1977 at age 23 she was asked to play bass, and she knew she’d found her musical calling. Fast track to 2016, when Marie made her debut on bass at a Phoenix blues jam. Within two weeks she was signed up with a blues rock band. She’s played with Full Moon Mojo, Shaky Ground, Joey Weissgerber Trio, and Big Daddy D & the Dynamites. She’s been a popular regular at blues jams in Phoenix and northern AZ, and has been involved in several musical projects. Now embracing her role as bassist in Cadillac Assembly Line, Marie makes up a solid foundational component of the band’s tight rhythm section and their very danceable swing blues repertoire.
Mike Howard – Lead Guitar
Mike is well know in the Phoenix area and regarded as one of the finest blues guitarists in the Phoenix area. He has played blues guitar in Phoenix area venues for the last 30-plus years, as well as some out of state and international engagements. Among the artists he has appeared with as a sideman are Big Pete Pearson, Chico Chism, Jimmy Peyton and Hans Olson. Mike was inducted into the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame in 2016. Mike enjoys travel, tinkering with guitars and building amplifiers. Mostly he enjoys spending time with his wife Aleida. Mike looks forward to seeing you at upcoming Cadillac Assembly Line shows.
Contact Us
Website: https://cadillacassemblylineband.com
Email: rhythmcat@cox.net
Facebook: @cadillacassemblylineband.com
Text or Call: 480-734-7063
Musical Performances
Local Jonny’s – December, 2023
Local Jonny’s July, 2023