GGosBluesosBlues BBlues,lues, JJazz,azz, aandnd RRootsoots FFestivalestival FFebruaryebruary 119-219-21 GGosBluesosBlues Blues, Jazz, and Roots Festival February 19-21 elcome to GosBlues 2016, could very well become the event’s Wa free, three day event motto. presenting quality Blues, Jazz and GosBlues 2016 is seeking to present Roots music in multiple venues in a wide variety of Blues, Jazz and Roots the Gosford business district and music giving priority to the more unusual styles. surrounds. Acts are being selected because GosBlues 2016 will be held over the they have something different to offer weekend of February 19 to 21 in six with many reproducing traditional venues, most of which are in walking forms of Blues and Jazz from the early distance from each other in the nineteen hundreds while others will Gosford business district. present music that has had a European Presented by Central Coast infl uence on Jazz and Blues adding Newspapers and Trad&Now, GosBlues different rhythms. will start at 6pm on Friday, February 19 There will of course also be the more and will continue through to midnight. common blues bands for those that like On Saturday, February 20, free it rocky and the Jazz component will concerts will commence from 4pm and include Gypsy Jazz, Trad Jazz, a Jug continue through to midnight. band and much more. Free entertainment on Sunday, See the following bios for a February 21 will commence at 1pm and comprehensive list of the quality of continue until 7pm. artists that have agreed to perform at Specially selected performers are the inaugural BosBlues festival. coming to Gosford from many parts of Each performer will have at least Australia. a one hour set to give fans the Some of those with special expertise opportunity of seeing them at their best. will also give free master classes and All who are interested in music are workshops in all aspects of blues, jazz encouraged to set this weekend aside and roots music, commencing at as something special not to be missed. 12 noon on Saturday and again on GosBlues is expecting to be an Sunday. annual free event and to grow each Entry to all venues will be free, but year for as long as it is supported by volunteer collectors will be seeking a large numbers of music fans and local gold coin donation for Coast Shelter at businesses keen to see such an exciting all venues. event centred in the Gosford Central What could be more appropriate Business District, just one hour from than Blues fans donating to Coast major population areas in Sydney and Shelter for the benefi t of the many Newcastle. homeless people on the Coast? Tell your friends and bring them Blues helping people with the blues along to this fantastic free event. Free entry to all venues GosBlues Bios language, now considered to be in danger of extinction. The band perform a repertoire of catchy originals, which extends from percussive dance tunes to sexy love songs, to solid funk, roots-rock and a touch of reggae - always conveying an irrepressible sense of celebration. Saturday 20, Central Coast Hotel, 7.45pm Sunday 21, Hotel Gosford, 12noon, Assyrian Culture and Folk Dance Workshop A Coupla Numbers Sunday 21, Hotel Gosford, 3.45pm A Coupla Numbers are a “rockin’ blues band” playing in and around the Central Coast with infl uences from Bondi Cigars, Les Karski, Jimi Hendrix, Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rolling Stones, Albert Collins and Charlie Musselwhite, all Aussie and American blues styles. Mark Bloor growls out the lead vocals and plays rhythm guitar. Dylan Bloor (son of) plays lead guitar with a style of his own and great blues /rock riffs. Mick Huxley is their energetic drummer/ vocals and a great part of the show. Big Band Obsession Wayne Lawler on Bass holds the rhythm Big Band Obsession, are a 17 piece band section down with a great walking style blues with a wide repertoire including Swing, Soul, feel. Pop, Funk, Latin etc. Phil Hewett on harmonica/vocals is being The band was founded in 2013 by recognised as one of the top harp players on bandleader Peter Rohr. the Central Coast. The band is based on the Central Coast Saturday 20, Hotel Gosford, 4pm - Blues and is made up of many professional harmonica workshop harmonica workshop musicians and music teachers. Sunday21,ndaday21,, HotelHotelel Gosford,Gosfosf rd, 5pm5pm The line-up varies depending on availability. In a recent performance at Erina for example, they had 5 trumpets. Come prepared for a big sound. Friday 19, Central Coast Leagues Club, 11.15pm.15ppm Azadoota With the familiarity of pop-rock, the spicy heat of Latin rhythms and the mysterious sounds of an ancient language, Azadoota rouse unsuspecting pub-goers to their feet and onto dance-fl oors across the world. Pitching their music directly at a BluesAngels mainstream audience, Azadoota is one of BluesAngels formed in 2008 to bring Australia’s longest-established Worldbeat authentic and original acoustic blues to the bands. NSW Central Coast and beyond. Songwriter and front man Robin Zirwanda is Exploring early New Orleans and Cajun a native of Iraq. blues, Appalachian through Mississippi He sings in his native Assyrian Neo-Aramaic delta, Piedmont, Texas, Memphis, Chicago, GosBlues Bios jump, British 60s, USA & Oz 70s, Newgrass, West they made it to the semi-fi nals with the top 28 Coast, and on into contemporary indie roots, bands in world blues. beatnik jazz, backhills bluegrass and prog folk/ Doggn It sing and play their way through a Americana-Australiana, BluesAngels are a commentary on Australian life. total acoustic roots package top to toe, and Sundayndayayay 21,212 , GosfordGosfordd GolfGGolf Club,Club, 2pmm then some. With multi vocals, guitars, banjo, harmonica, banjo mandolin, double bass, mandolin, saxophone, clarinet, tin whistle and percussion, they’re sure to bring a smile to your face and get your toes tapping. Friday 19, Hotel Gosford, 9.45pm Saturday 20, Hotel Gosford, 8.30pm Sunday 21, Central Coast Leagues Club, 1.15pm155pmpmp Dorian Mode Dorian Mode is a multi award-winning jazz musician who is as well known for his funny novels as his cool music. After living in New York, he returned to Oz to sit for a degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He continued his studies and has a Masters Degree (Hons) and in 2014 was awarded a Doctorate. Colleen Fricker He fi rst hit the jazz scene with the mighty Colleen’s big, loud and emotionally raw Hammond B3 Organ – one of the few vocals are reminiscent of Melissa Etheridge, exponents of this classic 60s jazz sound in Janis Joplin and Robert Plant. Australia. Couple that with addictive roots dance It earned him a record contract with EMI riffs under which runs a driving, foot stomping Records – one of the few Australian jazz artists beat and you’ve got the prefect combination to be signed to a major. of blues and roots. Dorian has since recorded numerous With two albums under her belt and a jazz CDs with his last winning two ABC Music slew of impressive support slots, Colleen is Awards for Best Jazz Composition and Best generating a big name for herself in the Instrumental. Sydney music scene. He also won Best Theatrical Score for music Sundayndaay 21,211, WestWest GosfordGosfordd RSL,RSLR , 2.15pm2.15pmpm he composed for the Good German the following year. Sundayndaydaday 21,211, ReviverReveviverere Bar,BaBar, 3.30pm3.3.30pmpm Doggn It Doggn It are a folk blues duo with players Graeme Druce on a variety of guitars and Dust Digger Blues John Cupit on harp. Dust Digger Blues is a combination of They have played together since 1985 and Vanessa Adams and Michael Blue Dalton’s won the Sydney Blues Challenge to represent soulful vocals, harmonica, slide and resonator NSW in Memphis in 2013. guitars. Competing with bands from 80 countries, GosBlues Bios Vanessa has performed with a number of notable musicians including Mark Featherstone (Voodoo Chillies, slide guitarist), Keith Miles (Apparition, guitarist, jazz bass, songwriter), Pat Dow and Keith Hall. Blue contributed bluesy harmonica and slide guitar as a member of the Lighthouse Keepers, the Honeys, Blumenintahls as well as contributions to the Triffi ds, Killjoys and Eva Trout. Blue has now also returned to his fi rst love of blues and blues inspired music playing Hamish Baker harmonica and fi nger picking, bottleneck and lap steel resonator guitars. Hamish played harmonica under Jim Fridaydaydayy 19,19, HotelHotel Gosford,Gosfos ororrdd, 6pm6pmm Conway and acoustic and resonator guitar under John Morris from the Blues Preachers for the past 8 years. Hear Hamish sing and play Fred McDowell, Big Bill Broonzy, Keb Mo, Robert Johnson and John Hurt classics. Sundayunndayy 21,212 , HotelHoteel Gosford,Goosfs ord, 2.30pm2.30pmpm Greg Bowles Coming all the way from Western Australia, toe-tapping Australian singer and multi-instrumentalist Greg Bowles celebrates a spirited spectrum of authentic 1920s and ‘30s blues music with his rollicking renditions of Harry Harman's Gentlemen of Jazz tunes by his own personal Delta blues heroes such as Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and The Gentlemen of Jazz are a six piece Mississippi Fred McDowell. band of highly acclaimed musicians. Greg accompanies himself on guitar and Harry Harman founded the Sydney Jazz slide guitar as well as banjo and mandolin Club in 1953. in order to freshen up traditional blues Harry became the banjo player with the melodies and rhythms and spellbind modern Graeme Bell All Stars in 1962 shortly after it audiences through vibrant live performances was formed. and recordings. Harry has performed in several bands and His emotionally-charged, authentic now fronts Harry Harman’s Gentlemen of Jazz blues singing style punctuates his intuitive and brings his wealth of jazz experiences to interpretations that show years of immersion the Coast courtesy of the Central Coast Jazz in the blues and an infectious passion for the League genre.