July 2019 www.torontobluessociety.com Published by the TORONTO BLUES SOCIETY since 1985 [email protected] Vol 35, No 7 PHOTO BY DEREK SMITH BY PHOTO Raha Javanfar Paul Reddick will entertain(aka Bad Luck at the TBS BirthdayWoman) Party will be a featured vocalist June 7 on Torontoat the Island Women's Blues Revue Friday November 29 at Roy Thomson Hall CANADIAN PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT #40011871 Raha Javanfar to WBR Loose Blues News Talent Search Finalists Event Listings Bruce Iglauer Book Review Top Blues AUGUST 22-25 2019 THURSDAY AUG 22 FRIDAY AUG 23 SATURDAY AUG 24 Confederation Park - 8pm Princess Street Stage - 7pm Springer Market Square - 7pm Lachy Doley Danielle Nicole Kenny Neal with special guest with special guests Gary Cain Band Angel Forrest Trio 4 days & nights and Kim Pollard Band of the Blues $ $20 = ALL OUTDOOR CONCERTS Plus ENTRANCE TO ALL PARTICIPATING VENUES ALL 4 DAYS 20 Receive a FREE $10 Blues Buck with every Blues Bracelet purchase redeemable at participating merchants 2 MapleBlues July 2019 www.torontobluessociety.com MARK YOUR CALENDAR Thursday, July 11, doors at 5pm, concert at 6pm: Roy Thomson Hall Patio - Women's Blues Revue guest performer Miss Emily will perform at Roy Thomson Hall's Live on the Patio series. Free admission & open to public! Sunday, September 22, Toronto Blues Society HQ, 910 Queen St W. Blues in the Garden (part of Queen West Art Crawl) Details to come... Friday, November 29, 8pm - Women's Blues Revue at Roy Thomson Hall w/Raha Javanfar, Miss Emily, Taborah Johnson, Ellen McIlwaine and more TBA. Tickets are on sale now! TBS Charter Members can contact TBS office for the discount code. February 3, 2020 7pm, Maple Blues Awards at Koerner Hall. Hosted by Raha Javanfar. TBS Members pre-sale tickets now on sale. Miss Emily will perform at Roy Thomson Hall's Live on the Patio series Thursday, July 11 at 6pm. Watch for Miss Emily on the summertime circuit at festivals such as Lighthouse Blues in Kincardine on July 13th, Beaches Jazz on July 28th and Kitchener Blues Fest on August 11th MapleBlues is available at the following Renewing Members: George Baumann (Charter 3 blues-friendly locations: yrs), Robin Banks (Charter), Brian Soltau (General), Dave Sampson (Charter 3 yrs), Nicole Gaboury (Charter), Lee Fraser (Charter), Richard Hamilton (Charter), Jeff Davis 12th Fret | 2132 Danforth Ave Jazz Bistro | 251 Victoria Street (Charter), Aurora Winter Blues Festival (Institutional), The Black Swan | 154 Danforth Ave Kops Records | 229 Queen St W Henry Kiiskinen (Charter), Daniel Munro (Charter 3 Cadillac Lounge | 1296 Queen St W Linsmore Tavern | 1298 Danforth Ave yrs), Rita Battiston (Charter 2 yrs), Bonnie Baker & John Cameron House | 408 Queen St West The Local | 396 Roncesvalles Ave Mulligan (Family), Jsaon Sewerynek (Charter 3 yrs), Ken Castro’s Lounge | 2116 Queen St E Long and McQuade (Bloor & Ossington) | Brophy (Charter), George Baumann (Charter) Dead Dog Records | 1209 Bloor St W 925 Bloor St West Music by the Bay | 78 Church St S, Ajax, ON New Members: Brian Gallaugher (General), Janice Dora Keogh | 141 Danforth Ave Paintbox Bistro | 555 Dundas St East Seidelin (Family), Ronald Clarkin (Charter 3 yrs), Grossman’s Tavern | 379 Spadina Ave Snider Music | 3225 Yonge St Michael Nickerson (Charter), John Magnan (Charter 3 Hugh’s Room Live | 2261 Dundas St West The Rex Hotel | 194 Queen St West yrs), Sam Grosso (Charter 3 yrs) Donors:Thank you Lester Quitzau, Spencer MacKenzie (in celebration of Sarah French's birthday) for their donations, and special thanks to Wayne Anaka for his monthly donations. Many thanks to Sharole Gabriel, Rose Ker, Marie Pearce, Pat Power, Susan Simpson and Roya Yeganeh for their help with the Newsletter mailing. Many thanks as well to Kris Mazzulla, Patricia McCully and Dave Myhre for their help at the Big Blues Bash. Many thanks also to Geoff Virag and Roya Yeganeh The Toronto Blues Society is a for their help at the TBS Birthday Party. Registered Charity Make a donation beyond membership and merchandise, and We would like to thank everyone who came to get your charitable tax receipt in time for this year! (Charitable support the TBS Fundraiser event Big Blues Bash by # 87487 7509 RR0001). You will be helping to support events purchasing tickets, merch, and the auction items! like the annual Women's Blues Revue, The Blues in the Schools TBS was able to raise $5,440 thanks to all you lovely program, numerous workshops and career development supporters! activities for the musician community as well as the Maple Blues Awards and the Blues Summit conference, the most important blues industry gathering in Canada that occurs every other year. Networking events within this conference allow for industry discussion alongside artist discovery through the showcase program. www.torontobluessociety.com MapleBlues July 2019 3 TORONTO BLUES SOCIETY 910 Queen St. W. Ste. B04 Toronto, Canada M6J 1G6 Tel. (416) 538-3885 Toll-free 1-866-871-9457 Email: [email protected] Website: www.torontobluessociety.com MapleBlues is published monthly by the Toronto Blues Society ISSN 0827-0597 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Derek Andrews (President), Janet Alilovic, Jon Arnold, Ron Clarkin (Treasurer), Lucie Dufault (Vice-President), Carol Flett (Secretary), Sarah French, Michele Gare, Lori Murray, Ed Parsons, Paul Sanderson, Mike Smith, Earl Tucker, John Valenteyn (Executive) Musicians Advisory Council: Brian Blain, Gary Kendall, Samantha Martin, Lily Sazz, Mark Stafford, Jenie Thai, Suzie Vinnick,Ken Whiteley Volunteer & Membership Committee: Lucie Dufault, Sarah French, Rose Ker, Mike Smith, Ed Parsons, Carol Flett Grants Officer: Barbara Isherwood Marketing & Social Media Coordinator: Dan McKinnon Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Derek Andrews Managing Editor: Brian Blain [email protected] Contributing Editors: John Valenteyn, Janet Alilovic, Hüma Üster, Carol Flett Listings Coordinator: Janet Alilovic Mailing and Distribution: Ed Parsons Advertising: Dougal Bichan Become a member of the Toronto Blues Society, and get connected with Canada's premier blues [email protected] events, releases, and our great blues community. 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CANADIAN PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT #40011871 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Toronto Blues Society, 910 Queen St. W. Ste. B04, Toronto, Canada M6J 1G6 Email: [email protected] 4 MapleBlues July 2019 www.torontobluessociety.com TBS TALENT SEARCH FINALS Sat June 29 (4-8pm) TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Hazelton Stage (Hazelton & Yorkville) Each year, the Toronto Blues Society searches for new and undiscovered Canadian blues talent. This year, we received a great selection of applications. After hours of deliberation, this year’s six finalists have been selected! Admission is Free. This year's jury will be Liz Scott (Artistic Director of Mariposa Folk Festival ), Cameron Carpenter ( Indie Week Festival Programmer), Dave Booth (Showtime Music Archives, Blues archivist and Radio DJ), and Jenie Thai (musician). Brian Blain will be emcee. Avery Raquel Canadian, singer/songwriter, and recording artist Avery Raquel, started in the entertainment industry at a very young age. Performing while continuing to write exciting songs, Avery is poised to be the breakout artist she is destined to become. As a performer, Avery has taken the stage across North America, including at some famed New York City clubs like Birdland Jazz club, Metropolitan Room and Don’t Tell Mama Cabaret, as well as top Canadian venues like Koerner Hall, Roy Thomson Hall, The St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, The Jazz Bistro, Lula Lounge, Hugh’s Room, and many more. Avery Raquel has also garnered numerous vocal awards over the years, and has excelled on the festival circuit too, delivering winning performances across North America. Emily Gilbart Emily Gilbart is a singer/songwriter influenced by many different genres – a folk-fusion of storytelling combined with acoustic guitar and bluesy undertones. She recently released her first EP entitled Long Gone, a collection of 5 original songs and is busy working on a follow-up EP. A believer in the healing power of music to connect diverse groups of people, she hopes to inspire others to shine and become their most authentic selves. She is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Community Music and plans to become a licensed music therapist while continuing her love of live performance.