Trey Wanvig

Trey Wanvig

Blues, Funk, Rock, Rockin Blues


 
Trey Wanvig is a 21-year-old blues rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter from Sarasota, Florida. Performing in front of audiences since the age of 14, Trey leads a powerful band of professional musicians and performs regularly in front of sold-out crowds. Labeled by many as the most capable of the new young up and coming artists. He was named by Dallas Guitar Festival as one of the 10 best guitar players under the age of 20. Trey’s deep resume includes performing at blues and music festivals around the country including the Waterfront Blues Festival (Portland, Oregon); Bradenton Blues Fest (Bradenton, Florida), Tall City Blues Fest (Texas); Dunedin Wines the Blues (Dunedin, Florida); Blues from The Top (Colorado); Blues At The Ranch (Brooksville, Florida); Blues On The Block (Clearwater, Florida); Blues On Reid (Port St. Joe, Florida) and Giving Hunger the Blues (Sarasota, Florida). Trey was selected by the Grammy Foundation to partake in their Grammy Museum Music Revolution Project conducted at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. This has allowed him the opportunity to open many shows for many prestigious artists, including Joe Bonamassa, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Buddy Guy, and Alice Cooper. Performing along many iconic artists in the blues rock world, is second nature to Trey as he's shared the stage with Walter Trout, Eric Gales, Shemekia Copeland, Bob Margolin, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Annika Chambers, Tommy Castro, Mike Zito, Janiva Magness, Toronzo Cannon, Paul DesLauriers, Shakura S'Aida, Biscuit Miller, Kenny Neal, Bryan Lee, Doug MacLeod, Ben Rice, Sarah Grace, Tas Cru, Gabe Stillman, Billy Norris of Gavin Degraw, Lenny Castellanos of Mick Fleetwood's Blues Band, Steve Vai, and Eric Johnson.  Trey is also an ambassador for the United by Music North America organization, which is a program and band for neuro-diverse and neuro-typical musicians with exceptional musical talent.  Trey released his first album titled "Roadside Blues" in January of 2018, most of which was written when he was 14 years old and recorded at the age of 15.

2023 International Blues Challenge Semifinalist - Memphis, TN

2022 Villages Blues Society 1st Place Band Winner

2022 Suncoast Blues Society Youth 1st Place Winner

2020 Orange Blossom Blues Society Youth 1st Place Winner

2019 Orange Blossom Blues Society Solo/duo 1st Place Winner

2018 Southwest Florida Blues Society Youth 1st Place Winner

2017 Sarasota's Got Talent 1st Place Winner


Upcoming Events



Venue Date
JR's Old Packinghouse Cafe
Sarasota
Thu, November 21
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Robarts Arena - Sarasota County Fairgrounds
Sarasota
Sarasota Seafood Festival
Sat, November 30
2:30pm - 4:00pm



Previous Events


Venue Date
Twisted Fork
Port Charlotte
November 9, 2024
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Englewoods On Dearborn
Englewood
October 23, 2024
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Ruth Eckerd Hall
Clearwater
Trey Wanvig Live @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
October 17, 2024
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Skipper's Smokehouse
Tampa
An Evening w/
October 11, 2024
8:00pm - 11:00pm
$10 at the door
JR's Old Packinghouse Cafe
Sarasota
October 10, 2024
6:00pm - 9:00pm