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ALLISTON BLUES

63 TUPPER STREET, WEST
ALLISTON
(705) 435-2828

February 1
7:30 p.m.

February 2
7:30 p.m.

February 18
2:30 p.m.

A GIBSON CLASSICAL CONCERT

LURI LEE

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BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY BLUES

425 HOLLAND STREET, WEST
(905) 775-3328

February 4
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

"CHRONICLERS OF THE BLUES"

CHESS RECORDS - EXCELLO RECORDS
KING RECORDS - STAX / VOLT RECORDS
SUN RECORDS - VEE-JAY RECORDS
VOCALION RECORDS .....

THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE RECORD
COMPANIES THAT CAPTURED THE GREAT BLUES
ARTISTS OF THE EARLY TO MID-TWENTIETH
CENTURY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THE MUSIC CREATIONS OF JOHN LEE HOOKER,
ROBERT JOHNSON, B.B. KING, JIMMY REED, MUDDY
WATERS AND SO MANY MORE WERE PRESERVED
FOR POSTERITY BY THESE VISIONARY
ENTERPRISES, AND INSPIRED GENERATIONS OF
MUSICIANS THAT FOLLOWED. JOIN JACK IN
ANOTHER ONE OF HIS ORIGINAL, "EDUTAINING"
ONE-MAN SHOWS AS HE REVEALS THE
FORGOTTEN WORLD WHEN THE ORIGINATORS OF
THE BLUES WERE FIRST SIGNED AND RECORDED.

MULTI-AWARD
RECIPIENT

"THE EVOLUTION OF BLUES GUITAR"
(2015)
Watch the Promo Video

"BUILDERS OF THE BLUES" (2016)

AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE GREAT, LEGENDARY
SONG-SMITHS OF THE BLUES REPERTOIRE,
ROBERT JOHNSON - WILLIE DIXON - JIMMY REED - MUDDY WATERS - JOHN LEE HOOKER, AND THEIR ENORMOUS INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN MUSIC.

"BRITAIN'S GOT THE BLUES" (2020)

A RETROSPECTIVE ON THE WORLD OF BRITISH BLUES BANDS, THE GREAT GUITARISTS AND SONG-WRITERS, AND HOW THEY ADOPTED THE REPERTOIRE, STYLES AND TECHNIQUES OF THE REVERED BLUES GIANTS FROM THE UNITED STATES. THE BRITISH MUSICIANS DEVELOPED THEIR OWN IDEAS ON THE BLUES, AND EXPORTED THEIR MUSIC BACK TO AMERICA WHERE IT HAD AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON THE ROCK N' ROLL, SOUL MUSIC AND RHYTHM & BLUES OF THE TIME, AND WHICH CONTINUES INTO THE PRESENT.

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COLDWATER BLUES

2 MICHAEL ANNE DRIVE,
COLDWATER
(705) 686-3388

January 27
3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

BUCKSKIN

February 3
2:00 p.m.

February 18
2:30 p.m.

DAYTONA 500 NASCAR RACE

February 24
3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

DEJA VU

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GEORGINA BLUES

February 3
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
THE ROC
26479 CIVIC CENTRE ROAD
(905) 476-4423
SNOFEST 2024 WILL HAVE FROSTY
OUTDOOR FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
JOIN US FOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, GAMES,
ACTIVITIES, FOOD AND MORE.

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21089 DALTON ROAD,
JACKSON'S POINT
(905) 722-6666

EVERY SATURDAY
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

KARAOKE NIGHT

LIVE D.J. - ALL REQUESTS

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129 HIGH STREET,
SUTTON WEST
905-722-4612

February 3
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

THE BLACK RIVER JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Featuring

JOE AGNELLO - MARK TEIXEIRA
SIMON WALLIS

ENJOY A DELICIOUS DINING EXPERIENCE WHILE BEING ENTERTAINED WITH JAZZ STANDARDS AND JAZZY ARRANGEMENTS OF POPULAR SONGS FROM THE 1960S TO TODAY.

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INNISFIL BLUES

LAKESHORE BRANCH
967 INNISFIL BEACH ROAD
(705) 431-7410

February 1
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Featuring

BRIGHAM PHILLIPS - BRUCE RUMBLE
RUSS STRATHDEE

IN-DEMAND PIANIST-TRUMPETER, BRIGHAM PHILLIPS, JOINS LOCAL FAVOURITES, RUSS STRATHDEE, AND BASSIST, BRUCE RUMBLE, IN AN EVENING OF MEMORABLE SONGS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
REQUESTS ARE WELCOMED!

February 29
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

SPECIAL TICKETED FUND-RAISING EVENING

COOKSTOWN BRANCH
CHURCH STREET (HIGHWAY 89)
(705) 458-1273

February 3
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Featuring

GREG HARDY - ROBERT HEPPELLE
GRAHAM HILLIAM - ANDREW MITCHELL

WITH A REPERTOIRE SO DIVERSE THAT IT COVERS
ALL THE DECADES OF THE PAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS, THE BARRIE SAXOPHONE QUARTET IS SURE TO ENTERTAIN THE YOUNG AND THE NOT-SO-YOUNG ALIKE WITH AN AFTERNOON OF MEMORABLE MUSIC!

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MIDLAND BLUES

825 KING STREET, UNIT 7 - 9
(705) 245-0110

February 4 & 11
2:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m.

GATHER UP YOUR FAVOURITE MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT OR JUST BRING YOUR VOICE, AND COME ON DOWN TO MIDLAND'S OWN SUNDAY AFTERNOON OPEN JAM. YOUR GENIAL HOST, MICHAEL BROWN, WILL WELCOME YOU INTO THE SHOW!

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333 KING STREET
(705) 527-4420

TWO-TIME JUNO AND SEVEN-TIME MAPLE BLUES WINNER, BLUE STAR RECORDING ARTIST JACK DE KEYZER RETURNS WITH HIS BAND FOR THE "TRIBUTE" TOUR.

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320 KING STREET
(705) 526-4216

February 10
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

THE MAN OF 1,000 SONGS IS SURE TO
ENTERTAIN EVERYONE ON A FROSTY EARLY FEBRUARY AFTERNOON!

February 17
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

FROM BLUES TO COUNTRY TO FOLK
TO LIGHT ROCK AND ROLL TO
BLUEGRASS, JO PLAYS IT ALL ......
AND REQUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

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ORILLIA BLUES

162 MISSISSAGA STREET, EAST
ORILLIA
(705) 558-2337

February 2
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Featuring

DEBBIE BISBEE - ROMAN CHICAGO
BURKE ERWIN - ROSS PITYK

A PIANO-BASS-GUITAR-HARMONICA-VOCALS QUARTET PERFORMING CLASSIC BLUES AND RHYTHM & BLUES SONGS FROM THE GENRE'S LEGENDARY MASTERS.

February 3
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

JOJO IS A SOLO ACOUSTIC ENTERTAINER WITH A VERY WIDE ASSORTMENT OF MUSIC. ONE OF THE BUSIEST GUITAR-VOCALISTS IN THE REGION, HE PERFORMS HIS ACT IN PUBS, CLUBS, RESTAURANTS, AND PRIVATE AND CORPORATE EVENTS IN SIMCOE COUNTY.

February 4
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Featuring

MICHELLE GUY - BRAD HILLIKER

"THE STATION" IS THE COMBINATION OF MICHELLE GUY'S RICH AND SMOOTH VOCALS AND BRAD HILLIKER'S FULL RHYTHMIC GUITAR STYLE. THEIR SOUND DRAWS ON A WIDE RANGE OF INFLUENCES INCLUDING BLUES, FOLK AND ROCK & ROLL.
THE DUO WAS NOMINATED FOR BEST BLUES SONG AT BARRIE'S NEW MUSIC FEST IN 2012 AND MICHELLE WAS NOMINATED FOR BEST BLUES VOCALIST. THEY CONTINUE TO PERFORM ORIGINAL MUSIC THAT TELLS THE STORY ABOUT THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

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WEST-SIDE BARRIE BLUES

HOLLY BRANCH
555 ESSA ROAD, UNIT 17
(705) 728-1010

February 3
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Featuring

DAVID CHUN - BRIAN McLEAN

LOCAL GUITARIST, DAVID CHUN, IS A MUSIC TEACHER AND LEADS A VARIETY OF POPULAR MUSIC ENSEMBLES IN SIMCOE COUNTY, INCLUDING "BARSTOOL ACADEMY" AND "GIRLS UP FRONT".
SUBSTITUTING FOR "ALMA LATINA" PERCUSSION-VOCALIST, DANIEL SANTO, WILL BE BRIAN McLEAN ON THE CAHON DRUM AND SPICY VOCALS.

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75 CEDAR POINTE DRIVE, UNIT 901
(705) 719-4600

February 3
7:30 p.m.

TICKETS & ACCOMMODATIONS

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EAST-SIDE BARRIE BLUES

410 ST. VINCENT STREET
(705) 728-1412

February 8
6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

THE MEMBERS OF JAZZ-MANDHU HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINING AUDIENCES FOR DECADES IN PERFORMANCES AT FESTIVALS, GALAS, FUND-RAISING EVENTS, CLUB-DATES
AND SPECIAL EVENTS.

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THE MAIN MEZZANINE
201 GEORGIAN DRIVE
(705) 728-9090

"OUT TO LUNCH" JAZZ & BLUES

February 2
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

THE MAN OF 1,000 SONGS IS SURE TO
ENTERTAIN EVERYONE ON A FROSTY EARLY FEBRUARY MID-DAY!

February TBA
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Featuring

KEITH BODDY - RAY MARTINELLI
ROBIN MUNRO - RUSS STRATHDEE

THE MEMBERS OF JAZZ-MANDHU HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINING AUDIENCES FOR DECADES IN PERFORMANCES AT FESTIVALS, GALAS, FUND-RAISING EVENTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS.

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SOUTH-SIDE BARRIE BLUES

PAINSWICK BRANCH
48 DEAN AVENUE
(705) 728-1010

February 2
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

RECOGNIZED AS "ONE OF THE TOP TEN CANADIAN BLUES ARTISTS" BY REAL BLUES MAGAZINE, GRANT LYLE IS A CONTINUALLY EXCITING GUITAR-VOCALIST.

"HIS STYLE AND PRESENTATION INCLUDES THE EVER-GREEN SOUNDS OF TRADITIONAL BLUES WHILE ALL THE WHILE LENDING AN AIR OF GENIUS TO THE CANVAS WITH A BLEND OF GENRES LIKE COUNTRY, R&B AND SOUTHERN ROCK."
- NASHVILLE MUSIC GUIDE

"LIKE HENDRIX … HIS REAL VOICE IS IN THE WAIL, THE GRUNT, THE BEND AND CONVEXITY OF HIS GUITAR PHRASING."
- MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

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DOWNTOWN BARRIE BLUES

February 3 & 4
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / 4:00 p.m.
THE CITY OF BARRIE PROUDLY PRESENTS BARRIE WINTERFEST, A COMMUNITY TRADITION AND ONE OF THE TOP WINTER FESTIVALS IN ONTARIO. ENJOY SPECTACULAR ICE & SNOW SCULPTURES, LUMBERJACK SHOWS, POLAR BEAR DIP, FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, DROP-IN ACTIVITIES, SKATING & MUCH MORE WINTER FUN.

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DOWNTOWN BRANCH
60 WORSLEY STREET
(705) 728-1010

February 4
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

JUNO NOMINEE, SLIDE-GUITAR HERO SEAN PINCHIN IS CAPTIVATING AUDIENCES WHEREVER HE PERFORMS. HIS 2016 BREAK-THROUGH ALBUM, "MONKEY BRAIN", NABBED HIM A 2017 JUNO NOMINATION FOR BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR, AND CEMENTED HIS REPUTATION AS A GUITAR-PLAYER'S GUITAR PLAYER. ONE REVIEWER'S DESCRIPTION SUMMED UP SEAN'S BRAND OF MODERN BLUES:

"TRACK AFTER TRACK BUILT FROM MASTERFULLY INFECTIOUS RIFFS WITH LYRICS AS SMART AS ONE MIGHT HEAR FROM A TOP-NOTCH POP SONG-SMITH … POWER, DRIVE AND GOBS OF STYLE."
- DUANE VERH, ROOTS MUSIC REPORT

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THE ROTUNDA
70 COLLIER STREET
(705) 739-4220

FREE ADMISSION
February 2 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. DARYL YAEGAR - Music Director COME ON OUT TO THE HEART OF THE CITY AND ENJOY THE TALENTS OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF JAZZ MUSICIANS AS THEY EXPLORE THE BIG BAND COMPOSITIONS MADE FAMOUS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
February 3 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. THE "CABIN FEVER" BLUES JAM COME ON DOWN TO THE CITY HALL ROTUNDA AND JOIN HOSTS JOE FINLEY AND JO GRAVELLE AS THEY WELCOME RAY MARTINELLI, BRAD HERRINGTON, CAL WHITE, HUGH HARDY AND MORE IN AN EVENING OF BLUES, R&B, FOLK, JAZZ AND MUSIC SURPRISES. BRING YOUR OWN INSTRUMENTS OR JUST YOUR VOICE, AND HEAT UP THE BLEAK MID-WINTER WITH SOME MUSICAL FUN!

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29 DUNLOP STREET, EAST
(705) 728-1111

February 1
10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

February 2
10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

February 3
10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

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28 DUNLOP STREET, EAST
(705) 252-7733

February 1
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

February 2
9:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.

UNLOCKED BAND

February 3
9:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.

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40 DUNLOP STREET, EAST
705-725-1667

February 1
10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

LIVE BAND

February 2
10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

LIVE BAND

February 3
10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

LIVE BAND

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123 DUNLOP STREET, EAST
705-503-6633

February 2
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
TAMICA HAS BEEN A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN FOR OVER 25 YEARS, AND WRITES AND PERFORMS HER OWN SONGS IN ADDITION TO CLASSIC BLUES, R & B, FUNK, SOUL AND ROCK TUNES. SHE AND HER BAND ARE A FEATURED ATTRACTION IN FESTIVALS AND NIGHT-CLUBS IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ONTARIO.
GERRY IS WIDELY HERALDED AS A SUPERB GUITARIST IN CANADA, AND IS WELL-RESPECTED AS A BAND-LEADER AND ACCOMPANIST.

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Current to January 20, 2024

THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

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