APAP2015 BluesGospelRoster

Corey Harris
Campbell Brothers
The Campbell
Brothers present a
compelling, rich
variety of material
from the
African-American
gospel repertoire with
a new twist: the growling, wailing, shouting, singing and
swinging voice of the steel guitar, played as you have never
heard it played before.
Also available as "A Love Supreme," a work co-commissioned
by Lincoln Center, NY, and Duke Performances/University in
celebration of the 50th anniversary of the seminal John
Coltrane Album release. For more information:
www.fliartists.com/concert-collaborations/campbell-brothers-love-supreme
Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
Creole music from Louisiana and East Texas is one of the root
musical tributaries
of what we know
today as 'The
Blues.' Cedric has
been exciting an
ever-broadening
audience with his
unique take on traditional Creole music and culture from
Southwest Louisiana and East Texas. His prolific writing of new
compositions has expanded the genre while respecting its
roots.
Also available as "Les Amis Creoles" with Ed Poullard &
Desiree Champagne. Also available on gourd banjo solo or with
full band.
A powerful singer,
accomplished guitarist,
composer and MacArthur
"Genius" Award recipient)
Corey Harris is a guitarist,
vocalist, songwriter and band leader who has carved out his
own niche in blues. Also available as "True Blues" with Eric
Bibb or Guy Davis & Alvin Youngblood Hart.
Guy Davis
Davis' creative roots run deep and both the routes, and roots, of
his blues are as diverse as the music form itself. It can be
soulful, moaning out a people's cry, or playful and bouncy as a
hay-ride. Equally at home on guitar, banjo or harmonica, Guy is
consummate musician, actor and
educator. Please ask us about his
blues in the schools outreach.
Available solo, with band or with
Eric Bibb as "Blues Troubadours" or
with Corey Harris as "True Blues."
Eric Bibb
Eric has the ability to "use standard
blues ingredients to cook up
something all his own." Purveying a
beautifully realized and deftly
accomplished soulful folk-blues, Bibb
has no problem blending various
genres effortlessly, melding a
traditional rootsy American style with
a subtle, contemporary sensibility.
Available solo or as "The Eric Bibb String Band" with Dirk
Powell, Cedric Watson and Grant Dermody.
Blues & Gospel
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Maria Muldaur
Hazmat Modine
"Hazmat Modine manages
to pull of the
extraordinary feat of
sounding at once familiar
and at the same time
unlike anything you've
ever heard before. Their
sound is joyously eclectic
and comes across with extraordinary wit, style and verve. It's
clearly steeped in American roots, but not enslaved by them, and
encompasses a broad range of source material that provides an
unusual amount of depth and nuance." - Blues in London.com Rick
Webb.
In the 40 years since "Midnight
at the Oasis," Maria has toured
extensively worldwide and has
recorded 40 solo albums
covering all kinds of American
Roots Music, including Gospel, R&B, Jazz and Big Band (not to
mention several award-winning children's albums). She has now
settled comfortably into her favorite idiom, the Blues. Special
offerings include: "All That Jazz" and "Christmas at The Oasis."
True Blues: Corey Harris & Eric Bibb
True Blues chronicles the extraordinary living culture of the
blues in an
evening of
music and
conversation.
In bringing the
True Blues film
to the concert
stage, the True Blues concert vividly brings to life this crucial
wellspring of American music.
Lurrie Bell Rory Block
Lurrie Bell's elegant
and intense guitar
playing and passionate
vocals have made him
a favorite at clubs and festivals around the world and have earned
him a reputation as one of the "leading lights" in the future of the
blues.
John Boutte
Boutte is known for
diverse music style that
goes beyond jazz to R&B,
gospel, Latin, and blues.
His "Treme Song" on his
Jambalaya album is the theme song of HBO's series, Treme and
appears in Treme Season 2 & 3. Also available with Cedric Watson
as "From Bourbon Street to Bayou"
Five Time
Blues Music
Award
Winner Rory
Block has
committed
her life and
her career to preserving the Delta blues tradition and bringing it
to life for 21st century audiences around the world.
Also available as,
"The Gospel According to Robert Johnson" with Straightway
Ministries Choir lead by Stephen Johnson, son of the great
Mississippi Delta bluesman Robert Johnson.
Blues & Gospel
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