Hank Shizzoe

Americana, roots music, folk and blues: STEADY AS WE GO presents Hank and his stellar band in splendid form. Recorded live on the studio floor, “this is the album I’ve been wanting to do for decades”, says Hank. “My voice has never sounded better, everybody really got into the songs, the production is top notch.”

In 2001 Claudia released Nashville's debut album "Saving All My Love" A Tribute To Tom Waits. Claudia Bettinaglio interprets pearls from Waits' repertoire in her own way and expresses her unmistakable stamp with the powerful voice. 2003 release of the CD "Sometimes …". Behind this production is a high-caliber team: Roots-Rocker Hank Shizzoe produces and plays the guitars, the Freiburg-based Alexander Paeffgen plays the piano, Hammond organ and selected keyboards. The basis is Michel Poffet on bass and Walter Keiser on drums and percussion. The songs were written by Claudia Bettinaglio together with various musicians (among others, Hank Shizzoe, Pink Pedrazzi, Pascal Biedermann, among others), and they find themselves musically where blues, rock, jazz and pop come together.

Dave Goodman, guitarist, singer and songwriter was born in Victoria B.C. Canada on March 28, 1965. The youngest of seven children, he grew up in a musical household. Starting with the violin at age 12, he quickly changed over to the electric guitar taking private lessons and playing with his older brothers. As a teenager, under the tutelage of his mentor, West Coast blues guitar master and technician Dave Vidal, he learned to play blues as well as guitar building and repair, electronics, and pickup winding. From age 15-18 while still at home he immersed himself in jazz playing with school mate (future Skywalk keyboardist) Miles Black in the Victoria clubs and jazz cafes. At age 17, Goodman was selected as best high school jazz guitarist in the province of British Columbia to play in "The Honor Jazz Ensemble“ led by Canadian Jazz legend Phil Nimmons. After graduating from high school, Dave moved to Vancouver to study jazz at Vancouver College under Bruce Clausen.