Our Next Event:

DELTA BLUES SUMMIT - 2012

Thursday February 23
The Red Lion
151 Bleecker St, NYC
6pm -10pm
Venue (212)260-9797
Tickets: $10.00 at the door
Advance tickets - get a free blues CD & raffle ticket - upon your arrival.
  Come on down and enjoy four packed hours of premium, delta style, solo-acoustic, duo and slide guitar performances.

Tickets on sale now!
All pre-paid tickets will be will-called under your name - at the event.  All you got to do is show up!
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Here's just a small taste of some of the great music
and artists you can expect to see and hear at The Delta Blues Summit - 2012
                                                    JAKE LABOTZ                                                                                                         BILL SIMS JR
                                                   FRANK FOTUSKY                                                                                                  JOHNNY CHILDS
You're not dreaming!  We've assembled another fantastic lineup of multiple, award winning blues artists for this event!

Delta Blues Summit - 2012
Artist Bios

JAKE LABOTZ
A highly acclaimed, rip-roaring, Delta blues-inflected singer, guitar player, and songwriter. 
During his early years playing in Chicago, he began busking on street corners, mentoring with bluesmen on Maxwell Street like Jimmy Davis and David "Honeyboy" Edwards. He then traveled the country, playing juke joints, blues clubs, festivals and tattoo parlors.  Jake has enjoyed an extended and fulfilling career as major draw and household name in Southern California before recently relocating to NYC.   We're excited to showcase Jake Labotz's unique brand of Delta blues delivered in a riveting, Tom Waits-like rasp and growl.




BILL SIMS JR
A 2011 Blues Hall of Fame Inductee.
The Blues has many distinct origins and sounds. Delta Blues, Chicago Blues, West Coast Blues, East Coast Blues, Rhythm and Blues and on and on, each with its own unique flavor. If you ask Bill Sims what type of Blues he plays, his answer is simply, "I play the Blues." At age fourteen, Bill turned professional when he joined the Jacksonian Blues, a rhythm and blues band considered the top in Ohio. He learned his lessons sitting in the piano chair of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Freddie King, the Ojays, Jerry Butler and many more. He is currently considered one of the best musicians in the New York City Blues scene. Besides regularly performing at the best Blues clubs in the city, Bill tours extensively both domestic and internationally. His virtuoso musicianship can be heard in most homes across America in the advertising spots of Coca-Cola, Reebok, Folgers and ESPN.  In 1999 his much-awaited CD "Bill Sims" was released on Warner Brothers Records to coincide with the 10 hour PBS special on Bill.

FRANK FOTUSKY
A multiple award winning Delta Blues Guitar virtuoso.
Frank Fotusky plays Acoustic Blues in the style reminiscent of the great East Coast "Piedmont" players such as Rev. Gary Davis, Blind Boy Fuller, John Jackson, Blind Willie McTell -- to name a few. A majority of his material is culled from the '20's, '30's and '40's and Acoustic Blues and Guitar Rags are the foundation of his music. Along with this repertoire, his original compositions are rooted in this era and still carry a contemporary feel. East Coast or "Piedmont Blues," as it is so often called, consists of sophisticated syncopation with fingerpicked guitar. The result is a sound that resembles that of the ragtime piano.
Frank has performed with Virginia Bluesman John Jackson, Paul Geremia, Roy Book Binder, Hubert Sumlin and has been festival headliner in his own right.

JOHNNY CHILDS
Johnny is a blues guitar phenom known for his unique, unorthodox guitar style, and "spastic" showmanship. 
An acclaimed guitarist, songwriter and performer, and star of the award winning, feature documentary film
"The Junkman's Son".  Johnny Childs has been likened to everything from a "Picasso" to a  "Thelonious Monk" of the blues genre.  Be sure to check out his new CD "Groove" and feature documentary film
"The Junkman's Son".  A tenacious and talented bluesman and filmmaker,  Johnny is also the President of the NYC Blues Society.  When he's not busy with all these projects, Johnny also leads the drive on FaceBook to create an
International Blues Music Day.  "But ultimately all I want to do is play a slow blues in "E" and get paid a lot of money to do it."

FRANK MIRRA
Think Elmore James, Eddie Taylor, Lefty Dizz, and most particularly JB Hutto. Big Frank’s playing is immaculate, his vocals are as declamatory as this music demands.  Chicago meets the Delta is one way to describe this blues performers sound. His fine, authentic slide guitar prowess has been noted by multiple reviewers and will be showcased at The Delta Blues Summit.



ANDY STORY
Lead singer/guitarist for The Manhattan Blues Connection.  Andy was headlining NYC's top blues clubs as far back as twenty years ago.  A real deal, old school blueman with a signature sound and an unpretencious, authentic delivery reminicent of the juke joint sounds of the Missisippi Delta.  He has released multiple critically acclaimed records and is currently in the studio finishing a brand new blues record with The Manhattan Blues connection.

MICHAEL PACKER
A 2011 Blues Hall of Fame Inductee and a multiple award winning songwriter and guitarist.
Michael is a well known and respected member of the New York City Blues scene and over the years, has released albums for Buddha, Atlantic, RCA, Interscope Records & others.  He has also toured with the late great legendary Delta blues guitarist David "Honeyboy" Edwards.  Michael was a semi finalist in the IBCs in Memphis and was awarded best self produced album by The Jersey Shore Blues & Jazz Foundation.



DENNIS GRUENLING
A blues harmonica virtuoso and storied blues artist.  Ever since his self-titled debut hit the streets in 1999, Dennis has pulled in countless fans and numerous accolades from critics & musicians around the world for his swinging, highly original harmonica sound and style.  Through the years, Gruenling has shared the stage with many top names and legends in the blues & roots world and has lent his harmonica talents on multiple award winning blues albums.
He is also a sought after instructor and part of numerous harmonica workshops and conventions that appear across the country.  Dennis also hosts his own weekly blues & roots radio show on WFDU called “Blues & the Beat”.

Do not miss this rare & exciting festival of Delta Blues, Solo Acoustic performances in the heart of the East Village in NYC.
Featuring some the most exciting, soulful and transcending blues performers in the NY area.

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On July 31st, 2011 The NYC Blues Society presented a ten hour blues festival in NYC featuring 13 headliners:

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Thank you to all who attended and performed at the first annual Six String Showdown! It was absolutely amazing to experience ten hours of premium live blues talent on one stage and to meet the 200+ folks that came through and partied with us throughout the day. Thank you all very much for making this happen. And stay tuned, we're just getting started.
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