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Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Massey Hall
Tickets: $45 - $35
Call 416-872-4255 or buy Online
www.massehyall.com
Or visit the Roy Thomson Hall Box Office at 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto
The stunning Women’s Blues Revue celebrates its fifth
anniversary at Massey Hall on Saturday, November 29, having
come a long way from its humble beginnings in the small clubs of
Toronto where it all began 22 years ago. The annual event has evolved
into the city’s most popular blues showcase as it consistently delivers
the most exciting and eclectic mix of women in blues, from new faces
to established artists, representing a wide variety of backgrounds
and styles. This year’s featured headliners are Alana Bridgewater,
Lily Frost, Little Miss Higgins, ShoShona Kish,
Elizabeth Shepherd and Suzie Vinnick.
The headliners are joined by the all-star Women’s Blues Revue
Band featuring Suzie Vinnick (musical director/guitar),
Colleen Allen (sax), Carrie Chesnutt (sax), Brandi
Disterheft (bass), Michelle Josef (drums), Sarah McElcheran
(trumpet), Lily Sazz (keyboards) and Margaret Stowe
(guitar).
CBC Radio personality Shelagh Rogers is the host for the
22nd Annual Women’s Blues Revue. The concert will be
recorded by CBC Radio for future broadcast.
The Women’s Blues Revue has launched the careers of many
singers, including Amanda Marshall, Rita Chiarelli and Holly Cole,
and has featured such headliners as Jackie Richardson, Shirley Eikhard,
Sue Foley, Salome Bey and Carole Pope. In celebration of its 20th
anniversary in 2006, the Toronto Blues Society released Women’s
Blues Revue Live, a 15-track CD featuring
CBC tapings of past performances.
The Toronto Blues Society (TBS) was formed in 1985 with
the goal of ensuring that "blues" music would always be guaranteed
a place of prominence in Toronto. The organization was committed
to creating a climate that would provide opportunities for live
performances, radio airplay and national touring. The TBS has since
established the monthly publication Maple Blues; the Maple
Blues Awards; the TBS Talent Search; and a diverse array of activities
that include workshops, a Blues in the Schools program, and of course,
the TBS’s annual showcase of the season – The Women’s Blues Revue.
For more information, please visit
http://www.torontobluessociety.com/
This performance is co-presented by The Toronto Blues Society and
Massey Hall
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