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Paul James
“…please give a warm welcome to the man who rocks the blues, the king of the strings …” Bob Dylan Paul James is one of the most exciting and energetic Toronto-based Canadian musicians … past, present and future. He is a Canadian cultural icon and veteran entertainer. His talents as a guitarist, vocalist, band leader, stage acrobatic, and songwriter have allowed him to produce the music he loves for over three decades. Paul James is a real musician’s, musician. He is constantly surrounded by the worlds...
read moreGround Breaking Blues
Music By The Bay Live is proud to produce and present an evening of world class blues featuring The Maple Blues Revue. Also appearing will be Braithwaite & Whiteley performing their original presentation of The Underground Railroad and The Jack de Keyzer Band. Proceeds will support the Habitat for Humanity Durham Centre Towne set to commence in May 2012, building homes in Oshawa for 24 families. We need your help to provide a hand up …. not a hand out. Habitat for Humanity; building homes, building hope. Open Standard...
read moreDavid Gogo
David Gogo’s latest album Soul Bender has earned him a nomination for Blues Album of the Year at the 2012 Juno Awards. The award will be handed out on March 31 at the Juno Gala in Ottawa, Ontario and the official Juno broadcast will take place April 1 on CTV. David Gogo is one of Canada’s hardest working blues-rock guitarists and multiple Blues Music Award Winner who adds heart, soul and grit to the international blues scene. Gogo has garnered three Juno Nominations, the Saturday Night Blues’ Great Canadian Blues Award for a...
read moreJW-JONES
“One of this country’s top blues guitar stars” Globe and Mail JW-JONES has one of the most energetic and exciting live shows on the scene. It is no surprise that he has played throughout the world (CANADA, USA, EUROPE, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL) and some of the biggest names in blues today, including The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Little Charlie & The Nightcats, Rod Piazza, Anson Funderburgh with Sam Myers, The Mannish Boys and the legendary Hubert Sumlin have invited him to join them on stage. In 2009, Guitar World Magazine...
read moreLoco Zydeco – Mardi Gras Party
LOCO ZYDECO is a six person high energy group. Their music is hot and smooth and always has the entire audience either moving in their seats or standing on their feet, dancing in place. LOCO ZYDECO is a real crowd pleaser, pushing the envelope in just the right directions. Their catchy, upbeat rhythms make toes tap, legs swing and heads nod to the traditional tunes that are quite unlike anything you’ve ever experienced live before. If you don’t think you want to dance, just listening to the band and watching the crowd is almost as...
read moreMonkeyJunk
“ … I hurt myself trying to dance while in a chair.” Silver Michaels – BluesSource.com Paving their own way in blues, MonkeyJunk is a cross between Muddy Waters, Lightnin’ Hopkins, swamp R&B and soul boogie, that will keep your foot tappin’ and your body movin’. At the 2010 Maple Blues Awards MonkeyJunk were nominated for 6 awards and took 5 including entertainers of the year, vocalist and guitarist. They beat out the likes of Colin Linden and Colin James to win Blues Band of the year at the Canadian...
read morePaul Reddick
“… there is no denying that Reddick has the blues deep in the marrow of his bones. “ Charleston Post & Courier Charleston, South Carolina Since the early days of Charlie Patton, every generation of blues artists has added their special contribution to the art form. Paul Reddick is no exception. He has toured with Buddy Guy and Colin James and has opened for Koko Taylor, B.B. King, John Mayall and James Cotton. The innovative Reddick calls his music “Hard blues for modern times.” Reddick is a...
read moreFATHEAD
Fathead has been described as a Blues Tour De Force comes as no surprise. Georgia-raised lead singer JOHN MAYS has had a storied career that began in the Southern gospel tradition, crossing over into Doo-Wop, R&B and Blues, not to mention a stint with the Godfather Of Soul JAMES BROWN. He has won numerous Maple Blues Awards for “Male Vocalist Of The Year”. Band leader AL LERMAN is a journeyman musician who plays with sizzle and a whole lot of soul. He’s garnered several MAPLE BLUES AWARD nominations for both his harp and saxophone...
read moreMatt Andersen
“Big man! Big presence! Big impact!” At 6’ 2’’, Matt Andersen is a blues man in an extra-large shirt. Hunched over his treasured Lakewood guitar, long curly hair partly obscuring his face, the first thing that strikes you is the unexpected dexterity of his meaty digits as they tear effortlessly through intricate patterns of notes. Then there’s his voice, sweet vulnerability one moment, a grizzled, guttural roar of inner pain the next, stops you dead in your tracks. Matt Andersen’s raw talent and larger than life...
read moreJimmy Bowskill Band
At 20 years of age Jimmy Bowskill has already been recognized nationally as a multi award winning artist proving that a young man can indeed play the blues. Bowskill has been blowing audiences away worldwide; from the Ukraine to Japan he’s left them begging for more and doing his country proud! This young Canadian is a triple threat. He’s a guitarist of power and finesse, a soulful and supple-singer, and a compelling songwriter. “My philosophy is that blues is based around the soul and how you are feeling at the time and if you...
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