Bob Lanza and Al Gold join forces in a new group they call, “Cold In Hand”. Both are singers, songwriters, guitarists and recording artists with their own sound, vision and inspiration. Playing from NYC, NJ to Texas, New Orleans and back again, their energetic up tempo style connects with any age audience.
Cold In Hand
Veterans of the Tri-state Blues scene
Sound - Vision - Inspiration
Cold In Hand
“Cold in Hand is driven by Al Gold and Bob Lanza’s fiery guitar interplay, which brings back the glory days the Three Kings at the Fillmore East, Otis Rush and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Their show displays a band that’s hit their stride in terms of chemistry, taste, repertoire, and an ego-less devotion to the music. Don’t miss them!”
—Johnny Burgin
Delmark recording Artist
“ Cold In Hand with very special guests (from the left) Vin Mott, Bob, Al, Johnny Burgin, Tom , Mark and Eric Heilner”.
Al Gold– Guitar/Vcl
Guitarist, singer, songwriter etc. Al has played to packed houses and festivals wherever he performs. In addition: Al hosted the Sunday Blues Jam Afternoons at Montclair’s DLV Lounge and also at Hat City Kitchen in Orange NJ for a dozen years and has played and/or recorded with Johnny Sansone, Johnny Burgin, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Joe Krown, John Fohl, Dave Stryker, Bettye LaVette, Dennis Gruenling, Bobby Radcliff and many others. Al’s last CD project titled, “Al Gold’s Paradise” has been critically acclaimed and well reviewed world-wide with appearances by Dave Stryker, Johnny Sansone, Jared Gold, Baron Raymonde and Cassidy Rain.
Bob Lanza- Guitar/Vcl
Bob Lanza has been playing the blues since 1979. Playing in local blues bands through the 80s and 90s all over the tri-state area. His band has backed, James Cotton, Trudy Lynn, Steve Krase, Dave Perkins, Big Bill Morganfield, Steve Guyger, Tom Holland, just to name a few. He has released five CDs with two of them landing on the national billboard chart at number five . Bob plays hard, driving Blues and up-tempo, swing and shuffle music.
Tom Papadatos- Drummer
Has studied with Jazz greats Joe Morello & Alan Dawson. He has been performing as a freelance musician in the NY/NJ area for the past 20 years and has also toured extensively throughout the United States, Asia and Europe with Popa Chubby, Hugh Pool, Gina Sicilia, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Dave Gross,Jason Green, Dennis Gruenling, Jake Walker and Select Records recording artists, EdibleRed. His musical travels have taken him to Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Holland and most of the 50 states.
Mark Pavlica- Bass
Mark has been playing around the New York/New Jersey area for over 30 years. Mark held the bass chair at guitarist Steve Johnson’s Monday night Jam at Mexicali Blues in Teaneck NJ for many years. He (with Steve) also won the W.C. Handy award in Memphis (now known as the BMAs)… twice! Mark also held the bass chair at Hat City Kitchen in Orange and the Blues Jams at the DLV Lounge in Montclair for their infamous Sunday Afternoon Blues Jams, supporting amateurs and touring pros alike. After working with Mark at HCK and the DLV Lounge, Al was happy to continue their association in Cold In Hand. With over 1000 gigs in his career, Mark sees no reason to slow down now!