Saturday, July 3, 2010
The Dazzle Showroom
Saturday, July 3rd, 7pm :: Dazzle Blues Showcase :: $10 / $5 after 1030pm. Come enjoy Denver's best blues bands on one stage!
7 - 8pm :: The Jaguars :: The Jaguars comprises all-stars in blues from the Denver area. Lead Singer will be Tempa, singer of Tempa and the Tantrums; on guitar will be Jon Woodhead (From '75-2006, Jon's toured and recorded with John Stewart (Kingston Trio); on bass will be Rich Sallee (Erica Brown, Black Irish, contemporary jazz group, Images); on drums will be Mike Ray (has played with Jimmy Hall, Diunna Greenleaf, Zora Young, Tad Robinson, Carolyn Wonderland, James Montgomery, among others).
8:15 - 9:15pm :: Roadhouse Joe :: Roadhouse Joe is a collaboration of five of Denver’s finest blues players, dedicated to an honest authentic blues vibe, from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago's Maxwell Street. The band features a virtuoso guitarist who can swoop from blistering solos to soulful moans so perfectly it will take your breath away, and a skilled jazz singer who can growl the blues vibe. The rhythm section is the most solid, in-the-pocket back end in town. The harp player gets a tone you will not soon forget, barking out a howl from the mean streets of Chicago.
www.roadhousejoe.com/
9:30 - 10:30pm :: Eef :: Eef, the tall Dutch girl with the red guitar, is one of Denver's grooviest guitar players and has a beautiful sultry voice that sounds like a mixture between Sade and Chrissy Hinde. Her fans, who reside on both sides of 'the pond' love her tasty guitar play, funny stage appearance and dynamic personality. Eef, who has been playing the guitar for over 20 years, has self-produced two albums that get airplay on the local stations as well as in France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Argentina. On occasion she tours Arkansa, Oklahoma, Tennessee and The Netherlands, and she has shared the stage with many fine musicians. No wonder she's a favorite with many of the local bars, is a welcome guest in the Memphis music scene, and has appeared on legendary Sunshine Sonny Payne's "King Biscuit" radio show twice.
www.eefguitar.com/
10:30 - 1:30 :: Ricky Earl Band:: RICKY EARL Louisiana blues man, the piper of the blues, the up and coming blues man of this century. Ricky earl brings a new vive of blues music to the scene. Ricky’s style is a mix of Johnny Taylor, Chuck Berry and Sam Cook, BB king all in one. He is a star moving to super stardom as a great blues entertainer.
www.rickyearlbandfeaturingcheri.com/