Blues - International Blues Music Day 2023
The Incubator Creative Hub, The Historic Village, 17th Avenue, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
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The first Saturday in August is International Blues Music Day. A group of the country's finest are assembling to celebrate in Tauranga. Expect a night ranging from earthy acoustic Mississippi Delta blues to electrifying funky Chicago blues, with stops off everywhere in between.
Singer/guitarist Mike Garner has played blues festival all around the world and won awards for his blues songwriting. He has released a series of blues albums that have been played on blues radio stations around the globe. He is particularly noted for his slide guitar playing.
Derek Jacombs (vocals / guitar) and Grant Bullot (harmonica) are members of leading New Zealand blues band Kokomo, which specialises in a specifically Kiwi form of blues. Together as a duo they come on like Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, with never a dull moment.
Electric blues comes from new kids on the block the Kaos Blues Revue Band, led by the dynamic electric guitar of Rotorua's Stewart Martin. And there's more...
There will be jamming! There will be special guests! If you love the blues, this is the concert for you!
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