(November 18, 2013) Toronto, ON – Montreal’s Queen of the Blues Dawn
Tyler Watson and Ottawa’s JW-Jones, both accomplished and
internationally recognized blues artists, are set to take command of the "blues
goes uptown" not-to-be-missed night out.
Watson and Jones will both perform at the upcoming 17th annual Maple Blues
Awards gala on January 20, 2014 at Koerner Hall in Toronto. The Maple Blues
Awards is Canada’s national blues celebration, recognizing outstanding musical
achievement and gathering blues musicians and music fans from across the country
each year.
In addition to performances from the hosts, a cast of some of Canada’s
notable and emerging new blues talent will be performing at the gala concert and
are all current or past nominees. This year the performers include Juno Award
winners MonkeyJunk from Ottawa, The 24th Street Wailers
from Toronto, Nova Scotia bluesman Charlie A'Court, British Columbia’s
David Vest, and Saskatchewan’s Little Miss Higgins, all backed by
The Maple Blues Band featuring current and past Maple Blues Award
nominees and winners Gary Kendall, Michael Fonfara, Teddy
Leonard, Al Lerman, Tom Bona, Chris Whiteley, Pat
Carey and Chris Murphy. Following the awards and concert will be the
popular after-party featuring live music and performances from some of the
evening’s winners.
The January 20th gala event is considered to be the premier blues event of
the year. Tickets for the not-to-be-missed Maple Blues Awards, held at The Royal
Conservatory's Koerner Hall in Toronto, are on sale now for $35 - $65 and can be
purchased at the Weston Family Box Office, located in the TELUS Centre for
Performance and Learning at 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, by phone at (416)
408-0208 or online at
https://tickets.rcmusic.ca/public.
Charter members of Toronto Blues Society can purchase tickets at a discount of
$28.00.
Voting for the Maple Blues Awards started on November 1, and over 1300
blues fans from across Canada have registered their votes. Voting is open to
Canadian blues fans until 12AM Pacific Standard Time on December 7th, 2013.
Visit
www.mapleblues.ca.
Toronto Blues Society is a registered charity organization dedicated
to the promotion and preservation of the Blues. The Royal Conservatory's
magnificent Koerner Hall is a 1,135-seat venue designed in the tradition
of the classic “shoebox” venues of Europe. Recognized as being among the world’s
greatest concert halls, the Toronto Star has called it "the best concert
venue in Toronto."
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