 The guitarists Arek Bleszynski and Bogdan Szweda reamed up in 1994 to form the duo SCHAU PAU-ACOUSITC BLUES. At first known as "Szweda & Bleszynski", they played at the International Blues Festival RAWA BLUES ´94 in Katowice (Poland), in the company of the Blues Greats like: Tonny McPhee, Nicky Buzz, Joanna Connor Band (USA). Next year they played there again, this time with Irek Dudek Symphonic Blues (Poland) and Junior Wells (USA).
 Their blues is a combination of two acoustic guitars and a mouth harmonica. Bleszynski and Szweda masterly wield their instruments, whreas their co-operation with brilliant violin player Jan Bledowski, who came later to the band, splendidly enriched their music. Bledowski´s electrifying violin is absolutely exellent.
 As trio SCHAU PAU played at the International Jazz Festival JAZZ FAIR´97 in Poznan, at RAWA BLUES´97, in Dueren at DUERENER JAZZ-TAGE´97 and one year later at SCHMOELZER BLUES-TAGE. In Dueren they should play together with Luther Allison, who died however briefly before the Festival. To his place occurred his son - Bernard Allison.
The musicians superbly exploit the simplicity and power of blues to create a unique atmosphere and unconventional mood. Their music is a conscius reaction to thedious drone of some kinds of contemprary music against which the band sets the specific rules of blues which at the same time define the way they play and live.
 SCHAU PAU ACOUSIC BLUES includes compositions by John Lee Hooker, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Luther Allison as well aas their own bllues tracks with original and surprising arrangements.
SCHAU PAU ACOUSTIC BLUES have received great critikal acclaim in France, Belgium, Poland and Germany. Their concerts have been broadcast in Poland and on the Channel 5 and in WDR in Germany. Enthusiastic reviews have been published in "JAZZ FORUM" and "BLUESMAN".
  Since at the beginning of 1999 the duo was supported by Jan Sczepanski (harmonica), who already operated with SCHAU PAU (1997/98). Likewise at the beginning of 1999 was added the group of rhythms - Gregor Lindemann (double bass) and Alexander Simonovski (drums).
April 2000 Talkin Blues Award - the best band of Juny 1999.
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SCHAU PAU Acoustic Blues at concerts:
- XIV RAWA BLUES FESTIVAL - with Tonny McPhee, Nicki Buzz, Joanna Connor Band
- XV RAWA BLUES FESTIVAL - with Junior Wells
- JAZZ FAIR FESTIVAL (Poznan)
- TORUN BLUES MEETING - with Dzem, Slawek Wierzcholski, Easy Rider
- XVII RAWA BLUES FESTIVAL
- 1. DUERENNER JAZZNIGHT - "Tribute To Luther Allison" - with Bernard Allison
- SCHMOELZER BLUESTAGE
- LEVERKUSENER JAZZTAGE - Jazzclub Topos
- 7. HESSISCHE BLUESTAGE
- XIX RAWA BLUES FESTIVAL
- TALKIN'BLUES AWARD (the best band of Juny 1999)
- JAZZ NAD ODRA - with Piotr Baron, Krzysztof Scieranski
- 4. Biker Blues & Boogie Festival 2002
- XXII RAWA BLUES FESTIVAL
- Rybnik Blues Festival 2006, featuring Jan Galach
- Zielona Gora 2006 - Kocioł Kulturalny - featuring Kasia Maliszewska
- V. ZAKOPIAŃSKA WIOSNA JAZZOWA - UNITED EUROPE JAZZ FESTIVAL 2008
- XXVIII RAWA BLUES FESTIVAL
- Blues goes east - 3. Internationales Karlsruher Bluesfestival, featuring Jan Galach
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