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Misty Blues Celebrates Queens of the Blues
May 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
DINNER + SHOW, starting at 6:00 pm
SHOW ONLY, starting at 7:30 pm
A new production by Misty Blues that pays homage to the matriarchs of the blues: Bessie Smith, Big Mama Thornton, Ruth Brown & Koko Taylor.
A 2019 International Blues Challenge finalist, Misty Blues is led by lead singer/band founder Gina Coleman. The band is based out of Berkshire County, Massachusetts playing original and traditional blues with hints of jazz, soul, funk and tent revival gospel since 1999.
The band has recorded with Eric Gales, Charles Neville and Joe Louis Walker, and opened for contemporary blues artists like Tab Benoit, James Montgomery, John Primer, Roomful Of Blues, Albert Cummings and Michael Powers. Misty Blues performs extensively throughout New England and has toured the continental U.S. and Canada. The band has been nominated for a few Independent Blues Music Awards and their original recordings have broad international airplay. They have released 12 albums to date and will release their 13th album in the upcoming few months.
Misty Blues’ lineup for May 27:
Gina Coleman – Vocals
Aaron Dean – Saxophone
Seth Fleischmann – Guitar
Diego Mongue – Guitar
Rob Tatten – Drums
David Vittone – Keys
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