Sean Costello is an awards winning harmonica player with extensive live and studio experience available for session work and gigs. Based in Sydney and available to record remotely or in person.
About Sean
Sean's music career started in 1990, playing keys and harmonica for various bands, including the Cold Chisel tribute band Swingshift, Stormy Monday, and John Swan (Swanee), among others.
Currently, he plays with the Simon Kinney Lewis Band, which took him to Memphis for the International Blues Challenge in January 2024.
Recently, Sean won the Favorite Harmonica Player category at the 2024 Blues Awards in Sydney, where he was nominated in both the harmonica and keyboard categories.
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I learnt how to “play” (I use that term loosely) the harmonica in the acoustically tuned, smoked filled toilets of Balmain High school during the 1980’s. I carried a harmonica with me for years and through it had so many amazing times and met so many incredible people, some of whom I'm great friends with today..
But after 30 odd years of being a keyboard player who played harmonica I decided I wanted to be a harmonica player. I felt I owed it something after all it had given me over the years. I thought the journey might take a year or two but man was I wrong.. This little 10 hole pocket rocket will see me learning, meeting people and blowing my ass of all the way to the grave.