All in PCL Blues
Noted for his unorthodox slide guitar performance style, Jack Broadbent took a very different path to discover his musical voice. A career musician himself, his father introduced Jack to the drums at an early age. Soon he was performing live in his father’s band and from there he struck out on his own to start busking on the streets of the London, later branching out into Europe.
She has a powerhouse voice admired by music industry giants like Gene Simmons of KISS and Rob of the Tragically Hip. She took home three Maple Blues Awards as the 2020 event, and followed that up with a 2022 JUNO Award nomination. So what's her secret?
It’s time to come together in celebration of the arts! Whether it’s the improvisational genius of a jazz performer, Mexico’s “Queen of Ranchera” igniting the stage in fiery performance, or a National Geographic Explorer sharing their personal triumphant in the face of overwhelming odds - our 2022-23 line-up is ready to shake things up!
JUNO Award-winning triple threat bluesman Steve Strongman has had a career full of highs and lows which has made for some great stories to share. He's been stranded in the most Northern settlement in the world, in -57 degree weather to boot, and always travels with a set of headphones (because of course he does!)
Read on to learn more about this charismatic guitarist, singer, and songwriter who returns to the intimate Engineered Air Theatre this January 21 & 22, 2022.
If you haven’t heard of blues band GA-20 out of Boston, MA, that’s about to change. When duo Pat Faherty and Matthew Stubbs were joined by drummer Tim Carman in 2019, they quickly rose amongst the ranks of Blues names-to-know. With their debut album Lonely Soul premiering at number two on the Billboard blues chart and follow-up record Live: Vol. 1 hitting number one the following year, they’re a band that knows how to mix the perfect combination of classic Blues with 50s/60s era Rock & Roll to a modern standard.
To bring our 2020-21 PCL Blues season to a close, Arts Commons Presents has found a creative way to bring the series into your home. Working in collaboration with CKUA, and utilizing the advanced sound equipment in the Jack Singer Concert Hall, Arts Commons Presents invites you to tune in for an evening of soul refreshing blues.
