Womens Blues Revue 2024

Crystal Shawanda, Tanika Charles, Kellylee Evans, Rebecca Henessey, Diana Braithwaite, Meghan Parnell. Star power in the band, too = Angelique Francis, Jennie Thai, Selena Evamgeline...

Jesse Greene is the 2024 recipients of the Amy Louis Grossman Music Scho...

Jesse Greene does a victory lap at Grossmans

Downchild at Grossmans November 2024

Just as the band wraps up it's 55th year, they came back to the club where they got their start, and where Dan Aykroyd heard them and was inspired to invent the Blues Brothers

Blues for the Red Door Nov 2024

Jay Blues, Shakura S'Aida with Brooke Blackburn, Virgil Scott, Garnetta Cromwell, Cheryl Lescom, Chuck Jackson with Tyler Yarema, Roberta Hunt, piano, Russ Boswell bass, Michelle Josef, drums, Rebecca Henessey & James Stager, horns, Margaret Stowe, guitar & bandleader. Johnny Max, host. Great Evening and many $$$ raised for the worthy Red Door Shelter programmes.

Sidemen & friends Hughs Room November 2024

The Sidemen were the "buzz band" on the blues scene when I arrived in Toronto in the early 90s. They were still youngsters and had built up a following and they had a home-made cassette that was selling like hotcakes. They had a reunion at Hugh's Room and invited some special guests, Selena Evangeline and Brtooke Blackburn. Jay Bleus trio opened the show

Johnny Burgin Toronto Nov 2024

I got called to play bass with Johnny Burgin and Sugar Brown a couple of years ago and have kept in touch with Johnny (then known as "Rockin Johnn y") and was happy to see him coming back our way for a gig a Grossman's. He's currently based in Memphis. This time Gary Kendall got the call to play bass, but Sugar Brown sat in for a couple of tunes and so did Bobby Chorney. Johnny's a master bluesician and a real road-warrior (you have to be these days if you want to be a touring blues musician). Johnny is all over the YouTube with instructional videos and more. Check him out.