Sunday, March 31, 2019

Women in Blues Showcase - A Premier Gainesville Live Music Event Returns May 19, 2019


Sunday, May 19, 2019 ~ 2-7pm
Cypress & Grove Brewing Co.
1001 NW 4th St
Gainesville, FL 32601
MAP
(352)376-4993  cypressandgrove.com 
FACEBOOK EVENT

The 6th annual North Central Florida Blues Society's Women in Blues Showcase is May 19, 2019 at Cypress & Grove, a fantastic woman-owned venue. Join them in celebrating the Blues and the important role female performers have played, do play, and will play in keeping the music vibrant in what has become their fastest growing event!

The performers this year include International Blues Challenge participants (including Finalists and Semifinalists) and some that have participated in Women in Blues showcases all over the country.

This year’s performers are:
Melanie Murray (Gainesville, FL)
Nora Gauck (Keystone Heights, FL)
Amanda Ferwerda (Gainesville, FL)
Barbara Paul Armbrecht (Gainesville, FL)
Michelle Banfield (Gainesville, FL)
Tullie Brae (Nashville, TN)
Doris A. Fields (Beckley, WV)
Bridget Kelly (Gainesville, FL)
Niecie  (Detroit, MI/Nashville, TN)
Patti Parks (Buffalo, NY)
Brigitte Rios Purdy (Los Angeles, CA)
Deb Ryder (Topanga, CA)
Queen Iretta Sanders (Jackson, MS)
Sheba the Mississippi Queen (Ocala, FL)
Pam Taylor (Lancaster, SC)
Ruth Wyand (Kill Devil Hills, NC)

The all-female house band is stellar and solid: Leigh-Anne Stanton (bass), Christine Alexander (drums) and Pam Taylor (guitar).

The event will run from 2 to 7pm. Admission will be a suggested donation of $10.

The North Central Florida Blues Society, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to preserve, cultivate, nurture and promote the Blues and support Blues performance in North Central Florida while providing an increased awareness and appreciation for Blues music through education, promotion and performance.

MORE UPCOMING SHOWS!

Vanessa Collier,
Little Mike & The Tornadoes and
The Bridget Kelly Band
Friday, April 5, 2019 ~ Doors 6pm, Show 7pm
Heartwood Soundstage
619 South Main Street
Gainesville, FL 32601
MAP
TICKETS & INFO 
(352) 258-8557
HeartwoodSoundStage.com 
FACEBOOK PAGE
FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

 April 7, 2019 ~ 5-9pm
General Membership Meeting & BoD Election,
followed by Electric Jam hosted by
The Shakedown featuring Michelle Banfield
at
Cypress & Grove Brewing Co.
1001 NW 4th St
Gainesville, FL 32601
MAP
(352)376-4993  cypressandgrove.com 


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Jazz & Blues Florida April 2019 Issue is Now Available for FREE Download or Online Reading

Jazz & Blues Florida April 2019
Your guide to the BEST in live
jazz & blues!

Jazz & Blues Florida​ April 2019 has been posted - hit the link 
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Friday, March 29, 2019

A Savory Taste of JAZZ in Pompano Beach March 4th at Bailey Contemporary Arts


JAZZ in 
Pompano Beach!

Join your jazz friends for a new kind of combo! A Taste of Jazz at Bailey Contemporary Arts will feature entertaining and educational encounters with the musical genre, accompanied by wine tastings. The introduction to jazz series will showcase the musicians of the Gold Coast Jazz Society Band, under the direction of Martin Hand.  The sessions will take place from 7-9 pm on April 4 and May 2, 2019.  Tickets $10-$20 per event. For more information www.baileyarts.org.

“A Taste of Jazz is a fun way to learn more about the celebrated musical genre without feeling intimidated or overwhelmed,” said Jody Leshinsky, Cultural Venues Programming Manager. “So many people want to learn more about this original American art form but do not know where to begin. We created this event series for them! And by adding wine tastings from local vendors, it will truly become a fun-filled social event.”

The Gold Coast Jazz Society has been a major presenter of jazz concerts, jazz education and jazz outreach programs in Broward County since 1992. They have maintained and preserved the heritage of jazz by presenting the music celebrating jazz's evolution over the past 100 years.   
Session Topics:

April 4, 2019 
Where in the World is Jazz? – Where did jazz originate and how did it get to what it is today?  Join Martin Hand and the trio as they explore the origins of the music of jazz, how it moved throughout America and became the music it is today. 

May 2, 2019 
Jazz Forward -   Hear samples of how jazz is evolving and connecting with other forms of music.  Martin and the musicians of the Gold Coast Jazz Society Band will give you peek into the future of jazz.
    
Bailey Contemporary Arts
41 NE 1st Street
Pompano Beach, FL 33060



Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department -
Organizer of A Taste of Jazz

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*We have the most comprehensive festival page for Florida jazz & blues at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/Festivals ?
*We have the most complete and current listing of Florida jazz and blues links at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/links ?
*We have the largest email notification system for upcoming jazz and blues events in Florida? 

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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

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Monday, March 25, 2019

Jazz & Blues Florida Updates and Monthly Quick Report - 10 Years Online! Last Call For April Issue Orders.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Vanessa Collier, Little Mike & The Tornadoes and The Bridget Kelly Band at Heartwood Soundstage in G'ville April 5, 2019

NCFBS - Doing it AGAIN w/
THREE Great Bands in 
ONE SHOW!

Friday, April 5, 2019 ~ Doors 6pm, Show 7pm
Heartwood Soundstage
619 South Main Street
Gainesville, FL 32601
MAP
TICKETS & INFO 
(352) 258-8557
HeartwoodSoundStage.com 
FACEBOOK PAGE
FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

 Vanessa Collier is a soulful singer, talented multi-instrumentalist best known for her saxophone playing, a true rising star in the Blues, and good enough to be called “amazing” by the legendary Buddy Guy. She is a five-time Blues Music Award nominee, including two nominations this year, Contemporary Blues Female Artist – (alongside Samantha Fish, Danielle Nicole, Shemekia Copeland, and Beth Hart) and Instrumentalist: Horn.

 A 2013 graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, she’s toured nationally and internationally, and received notice for her vocals, searing saxophone, and witty songwriting. Vanessa is blazing a trail, racking up an impressive arsenal of honors, and has already singled herself out as an artist of distinction and one we would all do well to watch.

 Midwest Record exclaimed, “This bluesy singing sax player knows how to bring the slinking funk to her captivating, award winning sound that has echoes in young Bonnie Raitt/Maria Muldaur vocal sounds…Killer stuff on every level, this sounds like one of the reasons you first became a music fan. Killer stuff.”

 “I love connecting with an audience and feeling their energy and I hope to inspire people to follow their dreams and passions, to find what brings them joy, and then to pursue it doggedly,” Collier said. “I love performing and I love connecting with people. And it’s driven me to what I do now.”

 If you haven’t been fortunate enough to meet Vanessa and witness one of her head-turning, fiery, and passionate performances, you should definitely make sure you do.

 Little Mike & the Tornadoes is well-known for its flawless, high-energy blues sound, modeled after the great Chicago bands of the ‘50s. Little Mike, is a mean harmonica player who cut his teeth in New York City in the late 1970s and early 1980s, backing up legendary Bluesmen Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, and Jimmy Rogers. Blues Blast magazine called them “old-school Blues delivered the right way by folks who feel it down to the core.”

 Inspired by classic and electric Blues, the Gainesville-based Bridget Kelly Band has placed their unique stamp on the Blues genre, with high-energy live performances and a hybrid sound that mixes Texas and Memphis Blues with various southern Blues traditions. The powerful and sultry vocals of singer Bridget Kelly along with the incendiary lead guitar work of Tim Fik forge a signature hybrid sound that combines female urban Blues with riff-driven rockin’ Blues guitar. Also boasting a rock-solid rhythm section, their star continues to shine and rise.

$30 general admission and $15 for North Central Florida Blues Society members. Purchase advance admission at: 
TICKETS

 IMPORTANT NOTICES!!
 April 7, 2019
General Membership Meeting & BoD Election,
followed by Electric Jam hosted by
The Shakedown featuring Michelle Banfield
at
Cypress & Grove Brewing Co.
1001 NW 4th St
Gainesville, FL 32601
MAP
(352)376-4993  cypressandgrove.com 

 AND

 May 19, 2019
Women in Blues Showcase
at
Cypress & Grove Brewing Co.
1001 NW 4th St
Gainesville, FL 32601
MAP
(352)376-4993  cypressandgrove.com 
The North Central Florida Blues Society is a non-profit organization dedicated
to the preservation, cultivation, nurturing and promotion of Blues Music. The Society
also hosts monthly electric and acoustic jams. See website for more information.   



North Central Florida Blues Society
FOURTEEN YEARS OF BRINGING THE BEST BLUES 
IN THE WORLD TO GAINESVILLE FLORIDA!

2019
Vanessa Collier
Little Mike & The Tornadoes
Bridget Kelly Band
George Worthmore
MORE TBA 

2018
Birthday Blues Bash-O-Rama w/ Anthony Gomes, Danielle Nicole & Bridget Kelly Band
BLUEZAPALOOZA: Ghost Town Blues Band & Betty Fox Band & Bridget Kelly Band
Lauren Mitchell
Rev Shawn Amos
21 Blue featuring Longineu Parsons and Ted Shumate
Bill "Sauce Boss" Wharton
Doug MacLeod


2017
Zora Young
Norman Jackson Band
Selwyn Birchwood
Jason Ricci
Gracie Curran & The High Falutin’ Band
Albert Castiglia
 Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials

2016
Annika Chambers
Cash Box Kings
Doug MacCleod
Matt Schofield

2015
Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues
Long Tall Deb Feat. Colin John
Jeff Jensen
Samantha Fish
Terry Hanck
Zora Young
Tinsley Ellis

2014
Tas Cru
Selwyn Birchwood
Janiva Magness
Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’Blues
Joe Moss Band 

2013
Brandon Santini
Matt Schofield
Nikki Hill
Albert Castiglia

2012
Jimmy Thackery
John Nemeth
Roomful of Blues

2011
Kenny Neal
JP Soars
Victor Wainwright

2010
Tommy Castro
Mike Zito
Watermelon Slim
Nick Moss
John Nemeth
Ana Popovic

2009
Janiva Magness
Duke Robillard
Michael Burks†

2008
Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials
Magic Slim†
Jimmy Thackery
Lurrie Bell
Mighty Lester
Tab Benoit
Nighthawks

2007
Chris Cain
Sean Costello†
Sauce Boss
Bryan Lee
Mark Hummel and the Blues Survivors

2006
Eddie Kirkland†
Gary Primich†
Smokin’ Joe Kubek† & B’Nois King
Debbie Davies

2005
Delta Moon
Little Charlie & the Nightcats
Pat Ramsey† & the Blues Disciples
Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets


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*We have the only monthly publication dedicated to previews of upcoming jazz and blues shows in Florida at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com ? 
*We have the most comprehensive festival page for Florida jazz & blues at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/Festivals ?
*We have the most complete and current listing of Florida jazz and blues links at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com/links ?
*We have the largest email notification system for upcoming jazz and blues events in Florida? 

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