** Movinmusic Newsletter Number 65 July 2010 **

Hello everyone, and welcome to the sixty-fifth Movinmusic Blues Agency Newsletter. You're receiving this e-mail because you have either entered your e-mail address into Movinmusic's mailing list or have requested information about our acts in the past. If you don't want to receive this Newsletter please visit http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/blues_mailing_list.htm where there is a form into which you can type your e-mail and then choose the unsubscribe button to be permanently removed from this list. This newsletter contains information about: 

Mud Morganfield (Eldest Son of Muddy Waters)
Jon Cleary: Piano, Bass & Drums UK Dates 2010
Alvin Youngblood Hart's Muscle Theory UK Dates 2010
Gregg Wright Band July 2010 UK Dates
Abertillery Blues Festival is BACK for 2010
Katherine Davis and the Dirty Aces

** Mud Morganfield (Eldest Son of Muddy Waters) and the Dirty Aces - featuring Giles Robson - 2010 UK summer dates **

“a natural performer, at ease and full of fun" Blues and Rhythm.  Touring the UK from the middle to the end of July.
“This son and proud heir of the King of Chicago blues is blessed with a big and powerful voice that can manage to convey deep emotional resonance on the slow numbers and good old fashioned testosterone laden strut on those classic shuffles. He's also blessed with a natural sense of showmanship that ensures that audiences fall right into the palm of his hand. He mixes up the sets with his dad's classic songs and his own original material. As Mud puts it "I started to sing to show the world that dad left me here. I love and am proud to sing his songs just like I love and and will always be proud of him. I'm not Muddy Waters and I'm certainly not trying to be Muddy Waters. I'm Mud Morganfield but when I'm up on stage I always feel pops is there with me and it means so much that I can get on stage and keep his music alive around the world."

GIG DATES

Wednesday, 14/07/2010, Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead, Berks 01628 788997. 
http://www.nordenfarm.org/

Friday, 16/07/2010, Palladium Club, Bideford, North Devon 01237 478860. 
http://www.palladiumclub.co.uk/

Saturday, 17/07/2010, Abertillery Blues Festival, Mainstage Marquee, Abertillery Park, Abertillery, South Wales 01495 355800. 
http://www.abertillerybluesfestival.co.uk/

Sunday, 18/07/2010, The Cellars at Eastney, 56 Cromwell Road, Southsea, Hamps PO4 9PN 023 92826249. 
http://www.thecellars.co.uk/

Tuesday, 20/07/2010, Churchill's Bar and Cafe (SPECIAL TUESDAY EVENING EVENT), 7 Tylers Avenue, Southend, Essex 01702 468646. 
http://www.churchills-southend.com/

Wednesday, 21/07/2010, The Jazz Cafe, 5, Parkway, Camden, London NW1 7PG Ticketmaster 0844 8472514 or See Tickets 0870 0603777. 
http://www.jazzcafe.co.uk/

Thursday, 22/07/2010, The Forum, University of Hertfordshire, Herts 08444 771000. 
http://www.forumhertfordshire.co.uk/

Friday, 23/07/2010, Dundee Blues Bonanza, Dundee, Scotland.
http://www.dundeebluesbonanza.co.uk/

Saturday, 24/07/2010, The Troubadour, Star Precinct, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL6 1NH 01609 777751. 
http://www.thetroubadour.co.uk/

Sunday, 25/07/2010, Dundee Blues Bonanza, Dundee, Scotland. 
http://www.dundeebluesbonanza.co.uk/

Click here for more info on Mud Morganfield:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/mud_morganfiel_muddyy_waters_jr.htm

Mud will be back in the UK for more dates including appearances at Blues Assembly 2 in Leamington Spa and the Carlisle Blues Festival. Interested Festivals, promoters, programmers and venues can contact us on 0044 (0)1209 860067 or at: mike@movinmusic.co.uk

** Jon Cleary: Piano, Bass & Drums UK Dates 2010 ** 
(Movinmusic Agency in association with Rosebud Presents):

In the hallowed ranks of New Orleans “piano professors,” Jon Cleary is on the tenure track. With his new trio: Piano, Bass & Drums, Cleary utilizes an acoustic format as a vehicle for his varied compositions embodying the flavors of New Orleans Funk, Classic R&B, and tropical rhythms. 

Cleary remarks, “I’ve long been harboring a hankering to drive a band from behind the wheel of an old acoustic piano to bash out a selection from my side stash of material. These include songs I’ve been writing, borrowing and stealing for swampy Caribbean drums and upright bass or Tuba.” 

The lineup features Lafayette-native Doug Belote (Larry Carlton, Jerry Douglas) on drums, multi-instrumentalist Matt Perrine (Bonerama, The Nightcrawlers, Stanton Moore), and New Orleans stalwart James Singleton (Astral Project, Professor Longhair, James Booker) who alternate gigs on upright bass, with JC on acoustic piano.

GIG DATES
Sunday, 25/07/2010, SummerTyne Americana Festival (double bill with Dirty Dozen Brass Band) at The Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Sq, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, NE8 2JR 0191 4434661 
http://www.thesagegateshead.org/

Monday, 26/07/2010, The Jazz Cafe, 5, Parkway, Camden, London NW1 7PG Ticketmaster 0844 8472514 or See Tickets 0870 0603777. 
http://www.jazzcafe.co.uk/

Tuesday, 27/07/2010, Session Recording, BBC Radio 2's Paul Jones' Show, Broadcast date to follow. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/jones/

Wednesday, 28/07/2010, The Cellars at Eastney, 56 Cromwell Road, Southsea, Hamps PO4 9PN 023 92826249 
http://www.thecellars.co.uk/

Friday, 30/07/2010, The Forum, University of Hertfordshire, Herts 08444 771000
http://www.forumhertfordshire.co.uk/

Saturday, 31/07/2010, Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, Assembly, Princes St Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland 0131 4732000
http://www.edinburghjazzfestival.com/

Sunday, 01/08/2010, Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5EG 01273 464440 
http://www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk/

Click here for more info: 
http://www.joncleary.com or http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/jon_cleary.htm

** Alvin Youngblood Hart's Muscle Theory UK Dates 2010 ** 

"The boy has got thunder in his hands." - Taj Mahal   

“A true “blues traveler”, Alvin grew up moving all over the United States. As he puts it,”3 high schools in 3 time zones”. This was surely a contributing factor to his wide musical tastes. Hart has taken the stage at some of the world’s great venues. He’s appeared at London’s Royal Albert Hall. In the summer of 2000 he wowed ‘em at the Hollywood Bowl closing his set with a sizzling duet with Bonnie Raitt.”

GIG DATES

Monday, 26/07/2010, International Guitar Festival (daytime workshops), Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. 
http://www.igf.org.uk/

 (Rare solo acoustic show) Monday, 26/07/2010, The Vale Blues, Jazz and Roots @ The Sea View Labour Club (evening), Dock View Road, Barry, CF63 3QQ 02920 514666
http://www.valebjr.biz.ly/

Tuesday, 27/07/2010, International Guitar Festival (daytime workshops), Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
http://www.igf.org.uk/

Alvin Youngblood Hart's Muscle Theory plus special guest Bernie Marsden Tuesday, 27/07/2010, International Guitar Festival (evening), Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
http://www.igf.org.uk/

Wednesday, 28/07/2010, Session Recording, BBC Radio 2's Paul Jones' Show, Broadcast date to follow. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/jones/

Thursday, 29/07/2010, The Forum, University of Hertfordshire, Herts 08444 771000
http://www.forumhertfordshire.co.uk/

Friday, 30/07/2010, Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland 0131 4732000
http://www.edinburghjazzfestival.com/

Saturday, 31/07/2010, Charlotte Street Blues Club, 74 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4QH 0207 580 0113
http://www.charlottestblues.com/

Click here for more info: 
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/alvin_youngblood_hart.htm or http://www.mojomusic.com/alvin/

** Gregg Wright Band July 2010 UK Dates ** 
“Wright's new CD “King of the Rockin’ Blues!” contains some of his best guitar work to date, putting him in a class among the world’s elite Blues guitarists. Outstanding live performances across Europe and America, have earned him international acclaim and a worldwide audience. Welcome to Rockin' Blues guitar in the 21st century: Gregg Wright . . . "King of the Rockin' Blues!" 

GIG DATES
Friday, 16/07/2010, Abertillery Blues Festival, Mainstage Marquee, Abertillery Park, Abertillery, South Wales 01495 355800
http://www.abertillerybluesfestival.co.uk/

Saturday, 17/07/2010, Musofest in association with Warsop Carnival, "The Carrs" showground, Church Street, Warsop, Mansfield, Notts, NG20
http://www.myspace.com/blackmarketvenue

Sunday, 18/07/2010, Bath Jazz and Blues Festival, Green Park Station, Bath
http://www.coolerfestivals.co.uk/

Monday, 19/07/2010, The Famous Monday Blues Club (doors 8pm, showtime 9pm, bar till midnight), the Bullingdon, 162, Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxon 01865 557849
http://www.famousmondayblues.co.uk/

Friday, 23/07/2010, Maryport Blues Festival, Main Stage Marquee, Maryport, Cumbria  01900 817200
http://www.maryportblues.co.uk/

Friday, 30/07/2010, Antequera Blues Festival, Cambaya, (Near Malaga) Spain. 
http://www.antequerabluesfestival.com/

Click here for more info on Gregg Wright
http://www.greggwright.com or http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/gregg_wright.htm

** Abertillery Blues Festival is BACK for 2010 ** 

Abertillery Blues Festival 2010 is set to be the biggest yet with a host of international talent and a growing fringe festival in the town.Local pubs and venues are getting on board once again with a series of more intimate gigs in the run-up to the festival which takes place on Friday, 16 July and Saturday, 17 July 2010.  Two days of blues and rock music will be headed up by one of the biggest names and the most explosive quartet on the world stage Ten Years After. 
The array of British and international talent includes Mojojim and the Muddy Wulfs, Kyla Bronx Band, King King (Featuring Alan Nimo), Greg Wright, Chantel Mcgregor, Ten Years After, Mike Markey and Nick Jones, Paul Lamb and the Kingsnakes, Big Mamma’s Door, Mud Morganfield (Muddy Waters Jr) and the Dirty Aces.

The festival has been awarded ………of funding from The Valleys – Heart and Soul campaign…

Discounted early bird tickets for the festival are available until 31 May 2010. You can get tickets by calling the box office on 01495 355800.

Vicki Spencer, Campaign and Communications Manager for the Heart and Soul Campaign said "The opportunity for the heart and soul campaign to be involved with such an excellent valleys event is huge. The campaigns aims are to raise awareness and perceptions of The Valleys and encourage more visitors to come and see what the area has to offer. What better way of doing this than putting on a brilliant music event in the heart of the valleys."

Prices for this year’s festival are:
Friday, 16 July 2010:
Standard - £20
Blues Club Members - £15

Saturday, 17 July 2010:
Standard - £30
Blues Club Members - £24

Weekend tickets:
Standard - £40
Blues Club Members - £30

http://www.abertillerybluesfestival.co.uk/

** Katherine Davis and the Dirty Aces UK dates featuring Giles Robson on Harp ** 
Katherine Davis, a kingpin of Chicago's Southside blues community. She played to a great reception at Thelma's last year and due to massive demand has been re-booked. She will be backed by Giles Robson and The Dirty Aces. The band will include Filip Kozlowski on guitar, British blues veteran Mike Hellier on the drums and Tom Jones, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton's regular bass player Ian Jennings. 
Katherine's is a voice overloaded with blues, soul and funk. A well known figure on the Chicago blues scene, Katherine ( who also happens to be a classically trained opera singer) will sing her way into your soul. A great show woman and powerful stage presence, when you hear her sing you’ll feel you’re hearing the very essence of the blues.Katherine Helen Davis was born in Chicago 25 Feb 1953 to Ethel Campbell and Wesley Davis. Her grandfather, Earl Campbell, performed with Louis Armstrong and Count Basie and her mother hunkered after her professional career as an opera singer. Katherine was raised in Chicago’s infamous Cabrini- Green housing project inChicago’s north side and her family moved as soon as they could across to the south side in 1967. By then Katherine was singing in church and had listened for most of her life to the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Pearl Bailey, Dinah Washington, Muddy Waters, Mahalia Jackson and Etta James.
In 1987 a friend suggested that she audition for an acting job in a play produced by the Kuumba Theatre and Katherine landed the part. She went on to play both Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith and was critically acclaimed in the ‘Heart of the Blues’. Though her work in this production she made a number of valuable contacts and was soon singing both jazz and blues in clubs and festivals throughout the U.S, Canada and Europe including the 1986 Chicago Blues Festival where she sang with Erwin Helfer (Shakedown Blues March 1972 on piano). In 1989 she recorded an album with the Chicago Victory Gospelaires and then in 1992 was recorded in Japan as part of the Louisiana Red Chicago Allstars compilation entitled ‘Chicago Blues Night’. She then produced an album in 1993 ‘Live at the Orpheum Theatre’ and the same year recorded again with Roy Rubenstein and the Dixie Stompers. Three years later at the Chicago Blues Festival she met harmonica player Billy Branch that led to an ongoing involvement in the ‘Blues in Schools’ programme. Blues Revue Magazine UK has described Katherine as "Smoking Hot" whilst Nina Metz of the Chicago Tribune has said: "Pulls you in with her haunting sweetness and utter lack of pretension"

GIG DATES
Friday, 09/07/2010, Charlotte Street Blues Club, 74 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4QH  0207 580 0113 
http://www.charlottestblues.com/

... then private dates in the Channel Islands leading to....

Monday, 12/07/2010, The Famous Monday Blues Club (doors 8pm, showtime 9pm, bar till midnight), the Bullingdon, 162, Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxon  01865 557849
http://www.famousmondayblues.co.uk/

Click here for more info:
http://www.katherinedavis.com/

** Next Month 's Newsletter ** 
More to follow in our next newsletter re 2010 tours including  Lisa Mills and Sherman Robertson. We hope you enjoyed our newsletter and that you found it useful. If you do, however, want to unsubscribe please visit http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/blues_mailing_list.htm where there is a form into which you can type your e-mail and then choose the unsubscribe button to be permanently removed.

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