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August 2010 www.torontobluessociety.com Published by the TORON T O BLUES SOCIE T Y since 1985 [email protected] Vol 26, No 8 Kellylee Evans will be one of the featured vocalists at the 24th Annual Women's Blues Revue on November 27th at Massey Hall CANADIAN PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT #40011871 Danny Brooks Fundraiser John’s Blues Picks Loose Blues News Event Listings & more %3+0)/ "/%5)&-08&3 5SJCBM /FX"MCVN BWBJMBCMF"VHVTUSE 0O5PVS "VH)BNJMUPO(BHF1BSL "VH,JUDIFOFS#MVFT'FTU www.drjohn.org www.myspace.com/drjohnthenitetripper 2 MapleBlues August 2010 TORON T O BLUES SOCIE T Y 910 Queen St. W. Ste. B04 Toronto, Canada M6J 1G6 Upcoming TBS Events Tel (416) 538-3885 Toll-free 1-866-871-9457 Email: [email protected] Website: www.torontobluessociety.com TALENT search FINALS MapleBlues is published monthly by the Toronto Blues Society ISSN 0827-0597 The Dozens • Jordan John • The 2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Unknown Bluesmen • Shrimp Daddy Derek Andrews (President), Jon Arnold (Executive), Gord Brown, Lucie Dufault, Sharon Evans, Sarah French, Shar Grace, • BF Soul • The 24th Street Wailers Michael Malone (Treasurer), Ed Parsons (Executive), Norman Robinson, Paul Sanderson, Mike Smith (Executive), John Valenteyn (Executive), Musicians Advisory Council: Lance Anderson, Brian Blain, Gary Kendall, Al Lerman, Lily Sazz, Mark Stafford, Suzie Vinnick Executive Committee: Derek Andrews, Jon Arnold, Michael Malone, Ed Parsons, Mike Smith, John Valenteyn Volunteer Committee: Ed Parsons, Sharon Evans Membership Services Coordinator: Rick Battiston Office and Event Coordinator: Jordan Safer Grants Officer: Barbara Isherwood Sponsorship Coordinator: Dougal Bichan Webmistress: Lily Sazz Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Derek Andrews Managing Editor: Brian Blain High Noon, Thursday, August 12th Contributing Editors: John Valenteyn, Lily Sazz, Gary Tate Nathan Phillips Square Distribution: Ed Parsons, Rick Battiston Advertising: Dougal & Co. Tel 416-645-0295 WHAT: 24th Annual Women’s Blues Revue email [email protected] WHEN: Sat Nov 27, 2010 Printing: UCC Press (416) 545-0277 The Toronto Blues Society gratefully acknowledges the WHERE: Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St financial support of the following agencies WHO:The Women's Blues Revue Band with guest vocalist Kelleylee Evans and more to be announced. Host Shelagh Rogers Ministry of Culture The Toronto Blues Society is a member of The Toronto Blues Society is committed to the principles of the Personal Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) in safeguarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information. CANADIAN PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT #40011871 Return undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: Cultural Careers Council Ontario and Human Toronto Blues Society, 910 Queen St. W. Ste. B04, Toronto, Canada M6J 1G6 Resources Development Canada Email: [email protected] MapleBlues August 2010 3 When soulful singer/songwriter Danny Brooks entered hospital in late July to undergo heart bypass surgery, the blues, r&b and gospel communities rallied in support with a series of fund raisers. The second will take place at The Silver Dollar Room on Tuesday, Aug.24th. The lineup is still in the planning stages with confirmations from Jack de Keyzer, Danny Marks, Ken Whiteley, and Danny`s band, The Rockin` Revelators featuring Amoy Levy and John Mays. More artists will be announced at a later date. All proceeds will go to assist and support Danny Brooks and enable him to take the necessary time away from performing to make a full recovery. A minimum donation $20 is being requested or donations can be sent online and by mail to The Danny Brooks Trust, P.O.Box 61015, Oakville Ont L6J7P5 or by Email Money Transfer to [email protected] (Security Question : Trust Account/Answer : Danny Brooks) Dinner reservations available at [email protected] doors at 6pm. The show begins at 8pm. 4 MapleBlues August 2010 Kellylee Evans at the 24th WBR As always, The Women’s Blues Revue strives to introduce new (or new-to- bluesfans) talent and this year is no exception. The Women’s Blues Revue Band will be ripping up the stage with all the usual suspects but the first featured vocalist to be confirmed is someone who is not a household name on the blues circuit, but that will all change after she wins the hearts of the WBR crowd. Kellylee Evans has been making a big buzz on the Canadian jazz scene for the last couple of years but when you hear her in performance there’s no doubt that she’s got plenty of blues running through her veins. Her jazz singing is straight from the heart, rather than Blues legend Johnny Winter has just been added to the lineup at this year's Southside Shuffle. He will play the the head, and that is what sets her apart from the Memorial Park Main Stage Sunday, September 12th, 2010 at 5:30 pm. If you can't wait 'til September, make your never-ending parade of up and coming female way to Truro, Nova Scotia for the Dutch Mason Blues Festival on August 13. jazz vocalists and that is precisely why she will be a great new discovery for blues fans attending accountable while setting powerful precedents for the Women’s Blues Revue. clean water, natural spaces, healthy communities, Her vocals are quite mesmerizing and she and for global warming solutions. owns the stage with her confidence and charisma. For info. tix or accommodation info, email Her groove has a hint of reggae and pop, all [email protected] Adults $35, Children wrapped up in a very soulful delivery. Now 12 & under are free. You can purchase tickets Kellylee is entering the next phase of her music Meet Me at the Square: The finals for the in advance (highly recommended because they career with her sophomore album, The Good Toronto Blues Society Talent Search will take expect to sell out) by PayPal or by Cheque/Money Girl. The alternative-soul pop recording follows place at noon on Nathan Phillips Square on August th Order payable to Michael Pickett, Mother Earth her 2006 critically acclaimed urban-jazz debut, 12 but there's lots more going on at City Hall Management, P.O. Box 346, Crystal Beach, ON Fight or Flight, which helped garner the Toronto this summer. The City of Toronto is hosting two Canada L0S 1B0 native both Juno and Gemini Award nominations weekly outdoor food and concert series. Fresh Louise writes, “In 2008 and 2009, this in 2007 and a win for best female artist at the Wednesdays and Tasty Thursdays at Nathan event drew attendees from Ontario, Quebec, Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. The Good Girl Phillips Square offer the perfect summer lunchtime Manitoba, Florida, Tennessee, Massachussetts, was written and produced by Kellylee at Audio combination – delicious food at great prices and and Pennsylvania. We're humbled by the Valley Recording Studio in Perth, Ontario, with free concerts featuring blues, jazz, world, roots and popularity of this event and grateful that so many the help of engineer and co-producer Steve Foley reggae from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. from July 14 until share our passion for peace and our concern for and her trusted touring band since 2005. August 26. Sunday Serenades runs each Sunday from July 11 until August 22 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 the environment. No preaching. No speechifying. Kelleylee is looking forward to the Women's p.m. at Mel Lastman Square and features swing Awesome food... and lots of it. Award Winning Blues Revue. " I've never seen the show but my and big band music to complement Toronto’s performers. Intelligent conversation. In a magical best friend's dad always hears it mentioned every warm summer evenings. environment that we call home. Big old trees. year on the CBC and asks me why I'm not a part A lush, rural feel. Breathing is somehow easier of it. I am happy to finally tell him this is my year." Concert for Peace: Michael and Louise down here on the south coast of Canada. Come She adds, "The line up of singers is always stellar Pickett will be hosting their Third Annual Concert see for yourself.” and I've come to really look forward to performing for Peace on Sunday, September 5 (2-10pm) right Congratulations to Whiteboy Slim (aka with other singers. The energy is always intense. in their own back yard in Crystal Beach (north Maurice Richard Libby) whose new release, “I’m What a treat." Kelleylee cites WBR alumni shore of Lake Erie - 20 minutes from the Peace Still Here” has made it into the Top 10 charts on the Jackie Richardson, Shakura Saidah and Alana Bridge) Performers, in order of appearance, will Folk/Roots/Blues Chart of the National Campus Bridgewater, as "extremely nurturing...they have be Michael Pickett, Suzie Vinnick, Jordan John and Community Radio Stations, less than one each made me want to be a better performer and (w/ Prakash John), Michael Jerome Browne and month after its release. Whiteboy Slim launched singer." Dominic Mancuso w/John Johnson (sax) and Tony Zorzi (guitar)t A portion of the proceeds goes the album at the recent North by Northeast festival Kellylee has been busy on the summer to Ecojustice.ca (formerly Sierra Legal Defence in Toronto. A national tour is being booked now festival circuit and will be making an appearance Fund), Canada's largest and foremost non-profit and for the first time Whiteboy Slim will perform at Toronto’s First Canadian Place on Thursday, environmental law organization. This group has on a US tour. The single “Hey Little Girl” will August 5 and, of course at the Women’s Blues an influential voice in the courts enabling citizens be released to U.S.