Jack de Keyzer

"The finest blues guitarist in Canada”
Jeff Healey

Fri., Sept. 17, 2010
9:00 p.m.
The Waterfront Bistro
590 Liverpool Rd. S., Pickering
$30 ($33 via PayPal) incl. HST

Jack de Keyzer is a 2 X Juno (Canada's Grammy) and 7 X Maple Blues award winning artist, blues guitarist, singer, song writer and producer and one of the finest blues guitarists on the scene  today.   The British born, Canadian resident’s career has spanned over three decades. He performs across Canada and internationally (US, Mexico, France, Portugal, Greece) over 160 shows per year.  . De Keyzer has released 7 CD's  and 1 DVD as a leader and appeared as a session guitarist on hundreds of recordings. As a session guitarist he has appeared  with many artists including Etta James, Otis Rush, John Hammond Jr.,  Ronnie Hawkins, Duke Robillard, Robert Gordon, Willy Big Eyes Smith, Bo Diddley & Blue Rodeo. In 2010  and 2003 de Keyzer was awarded Canada's highest musical honour  the Juno award for  Blues Album of the Year,  for "The Corktown Sessions" (2010) and  "6 String Lover" (2003).

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David Gogo

"...volcanic guitarist, quite mesmerizing when he attacks."
Geoff Chapman, Toronto Star

Thurs., Oct. 21, 2010
8:30 p.m.
The Waterfront Bistro
590 Liverpool Rd. S., Pickering
$35 ($38 via PayPal) incl. HST

David Gogo had a guitar in his hands at the age of four and by the age of sixteen was working steadily as a professional musician. His influences, Howlin' Wolf and Son House, drew him to the emotional power and raw depth of the blues. Stevie Ray Vaughan befriended the budding talent, and encouraged him to pursue his passion and commit to become a serious blues artist. Gogo has been honored with the CBC Saturday Night Blues, Great Canadian Blues Award for a lifetime contribution to the blues in Canada. He has also received the Maples Blues Award in both 2002 and 2004 for Guitarist of the Year and was nominated for the 2009 Maple Blues Electric Act of the Year award. David Gogo has been nominated for the year's Blues Recording of the Year as part of this year's Western Canadian Music Awards taking place on October 24th in Kelowna. His dynamic style and mesmerizing skill as a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and entertainer keeps him centre stage wherever he plays. Sharp in action, dress and wit, Gogo leaves his audience entertained with dazzling riffs, edgy vocals, original tunes and off-the-cuff remarks.

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