Marty Stokes Band Leads Off Today's SW Florida Blues Society's Annual Blues Bash in Ft. Myers

Sunday, October 13, 2019

Marty Stokes Band Leads Off Today's SW Florida Blues Society's Annual Blues Bash in Ft. Myers

Marty Stokes Band

You'll Find Them Where the GOOD
Music is Going Down!

Marty Stokes was originally raised on Sanibel & Captiva Islands, a true NATIVE ISLANDER and Floridian, and has been playing different variations of blues music since he was a kid. His style is raw, melodic, and reaches to the core. Stokes and his band always brings strong applause and positive reaction to the true Blues audience. His love of the Blues began as a youngster overseas while growing up in a Military family, and so there were several assignments overseas, where American / English influence on the genre was raging with eager European listeners. It was in Wiesbaden Germany that Stokes was struck hard, listening to the early works of Clapton, Johnny Winter, BB King, Peter Green, Alvin Lee, Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and many others. These days you can catch him locally and regionally in some of the top blues venues where the best Blues players are performing around Florida. His 4 piece blues ensemble includes accomplished Saxophonist Jennifer Mazziotti, who has played alongside Stokes for the past 10 years. Familiar to the Blues Scene, Jennifer has performed, recorded and toured with Blues Greats James and Lucky Peterson, to name a couple. Jennifer comes from a jazz background which adds a nice color to the bands progressive blues feel. The tight rhythm section made up of Bassist Daryl Best and Cuban Drummer Ernesto Guerra is guaranteed to please the Blues Connoisseur.

October in SW Florida!

13: RHYTHM HOUSE SWFBS EVENT
MARTY STOKES BAND OPENING, 2-6PM
18: GEORGE & WENDYS, SANIBEL, 9-Midnight
19: BLUE MONKEY, NAPLES, 8-11PM
24: LEROYS SOUTHERN K&B, PUNTA GORDA, 9pm-Midnight
26: FROGGYS, ST.JAMES CITY, 8PM-midnight
30: LILY'S HALLOWEEN "Give Back Wednesday", SANIBEL, 5-8PM