A thirty-five year veteran of the California blues scene, Parisian expatriate Franck L. Goldwasser (formerly known as “Paris Slim” in international blues circles) paid his dues in the juke joints and night clubs of the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1980‘s, gigging along-side some the most iconic blues luminaries of our times, including Jimmy McCracklin, Lowell Fulson. Pee Wee Crayton, Percy Mayfield and Charlie Musselwhite. A vital contributor to the San Francisco East Bay scene for over fifteen years, Franck has appeared at festivals and concerts across America and Europe; his guitar playing has fueled recordings by artists as diverse as Jimmy Dawkins, Curtis Salgado, R.J. Mischo, Fillmore Slim, Hosea Leavey, Mark Hummel, Harmonica Slim, Sugaray Rayford, Byther Smith and the award-winning Los Angeles-based Mannish Boys of which he is one of the founding members.
(Avant- garde, Art music and film, Ambient, New Age, Alternative, Experimental, Electronic and Acoustic, Sound Designer ) Composer, Producer, Multi-Media Artist
Instruments - Guitars, Piano, Synthesizers, Sitar, Drums and Vocals
An Unschooled self-taught artist who began at the age of 12. He worked his way up learning harmony, theory and composition, but depended on learning and playing by ear. At the age of 20 he became a teacher of guitar and piano at the Queensboro Institute of Music, Queens , NYC.
Recipient of two artist residence at the world renowned
Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai, CA
New CD "Malibu Fire Sessions at Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts" ( Piano,Electronic) 2019
Born in Buenos Aires, Francisco moved to California in 2001 and took residence in the mystic Ojai Valley. A bass player for most of his life, he switched to the acoustic guitar and began his career as a solo artist.
