Na 25-tym International Blues Challenge w Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A. Polska, jako jedyny (poza U.S.A., of course!) kraj będzie reprezentowana we wszystkich kategoriach, czyli:
Kategoria Band: Boogie Boys
Solo/Duo: Chicago Blues Revue
Youth Showcase: (Nadzieje Bluesa?): Little Boogie Slim & Kurson. Na tym forum nie trzeba wyjasniać, że w konkursie solo/duo i w Youth Showcase występuja ci sami Blues Boys, czyli Witek "Bad Boy Jones" Bielski - piano, guitar, vocal i Antek "Kurson" Kurek - harmonijki. Ze względu na młody wiek (Witek - 17, Antek - 19) moga wystapić w obu kategoriach, przy czym Youth Showcase nie jest w tym roku konkursem, a wyłacznie promocyjnym show.
Oto pełna lista wykonawców, zakwalifikowanych do IBC2009:
Kategoria:
Band
Alabama Blues Project DieDra and The Ruff Pro Band
Arkansas River Blues Society Port Arthur Band
Associazione Roots 'n' Blues Tillamook
Atlanta Blues Society Patrick Vining Band
Austin Blues Society Mike Milligan & The Altar Boyz
Baltimore Blues Society Clarence "The Blues Man" Turner
Baton Rouge Blues Society Jonathon Long and the Blues Revolution
Billtown Blues Association The Ann Kerstetter Band
Black Swamp Blues Society Frostbite Band
Blue Ridge Blues Society Mike Westcott's Blues On Board
Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast Stoney and The House Rockers
Blues for Peace CG & The Hammer
Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania Don Johnson Project
Blues Society of Northwest Florida THE FORTY FOURS
Blues Society of the Ozarks The Underground Blues Division
Blues Society of Tulsa Jennifer Marriott and Odd Sheep Out
Blues Society of Western New York Todd Eberwine Band
Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania Nothin' But Trouble
Blues Sur Seine Big Dez
Boise Blues Society The Quartertons
Boston Blues Society Delta Generators
Canada South Blues Society The Bluesers
Canal Bank Shuffle The Johnny Max Band
Cape Fear Blues Society Ten Dollar Thrill
Capital Area Blues Society 6 Hands Down
Cascade Blues Association Ty Curtis Band
Central Mississippi Blues Society Stevie J and the Blues Eruption
Charlotte Blues Society Contagious Blues Band
Cincy Blues Society RICKY NYE INC.
Colorado Blues Society The Johnny O. Band
Columbus Blues Alliance Inner City Blues Band
Connecticut Blues Society The Bluelights
Crossroads Blues Society of Mississippi MARK "THE MULEMAN" MASSEY
DC Blues Society Billy Thompson & Friends
Detroit Blues Society Count Bracey and the Pleasuretone
Diamond State Blues Society The Roger Girke Band
Grafton Blues Association Sue DaBaco and Wise Fools
Grand County Blues Society Dan Treanor, Richard Ray Farrell and The Afrosippi Blues Band
Grand River Blues Society Steve Strongman
Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society Davina and The Vagabonds
Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival Keith Hallett Trio
Houston Blues Society Rick Lee & the Night Owls featuring Evelyn Rubio
Illinois Central Blues Club Pleasure Chest
Indy Crossroads Blues, Inc. King Bee & The Stingers
Iowa Blues Societies Avey Brothers
James River Blues Society of Sedalia The Biscuit Rollers
Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation Matt O'Ree Band
Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association Marble Garden
Kansas City Blues Society King King
Kentuckiana Blues Society Cheryl Renee with Them Bones
Kentucky Blues Society The Dirty Finger Blues Band
Klamath Blues Society Perfect Bedlam Band
Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society Full Moon Blues Band
Le Relatant Société de Blues Racine
Lehigh Valley Blues Network Friar's Point
Loma Blues (Finland) Julie Black
Long Island Blues Society Sweet Suzi and the Blues Experience
Magic City Blues Society Alabama Blues Machine
Maine Blues Society Matt & the Barnburners
Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society Collard Greens and Gravy
Memphis Blues Society Grace & Gravity
Mid North Michigan Blues Society Laith Al-Saadi
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola The Grady Champion Revue
MO Blues Association Megan Boyer Band
Natchel Blues Network Holly Road
North Central Florida Blues Society Blues-O-Matics
North Texas Blues Society The Silvertones Featuring Joe Jonas
Northeast Blues Society Blues Sanctuary
Norwegian Blues Union Shuffle Service
Oklahoma Blues Society Dan Danger Band
Orange Blossom Blues Society Smokin' Torpedoes
Ottawa Blues Society MonkeyJunk
Ozark Blues Society of NW Arkansas Oreo Blue
Phoenix Blues Society The Mikel Lander and Meridith Moore Band
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society Landon Spradlin Blues Band
Polish Blues Association Boogie Boys :D
River City Blues Society (VA) The Michael Clark Band featuring Tracy Clark
Sacramento Blues Society The Aces
Santa Barbara Blues Society Pryor Baird & The Deacons
Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society Alan Wright Band
Sierra Blues Society The Jeff Watson Band
Smoky Mountain Blues Society Labron Lazenby and L.A.3
Sonny Boy Blues Society Brethren
South Florida Blues Society J.P. Soars & The Red Hots
South Sound Blues Association The Michal Miller Band
Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation Lefty Larry and the Blues Avengers
Southern California Blues Society The Phil Gates Band
Southern Fried Blues Society WSNB
Spa City Blues Society Unseen Eye
Space Coast Blues Society Josh Miller's Blues Revue
Springing The Blues Society Conrad Oberg
Suncoast Blues Society Nervous Turkey
The Blues, Jazz and Folk Music Society Mojo Theory
Triangle Blues Society Valentino and The Piedmont Sheiks
Washington Blues Society The Red Hot Blues Sisters
West Michigan Blues Society Reverend Robert Sexton's All Star Blues Review
West Virginia Blues Society Miss Freddye And Blue Faze
Wichita Blues Society The Terry Quiett Band
Yesterday &Today's Rhythm & Blues Society CJ Vaughn & Highway 58
Solo/Duo:
Arkansas River Blues Society Bluesboy Jag
Associazione Roots 'n' Blues Cek
Atlanta Blues Society Joe McGuinness
Austin Blues Society Jimi Lee
Billtown Blues Association V. E. Paul
Black Swamp Blues Society Patrick Lewandowski
Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast Darrell Raines & George Caldwell
Blues Lovers United of San Diego Charles Burton
Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania Don Judy
Blues Society of Northwest Florida Jeff Glickman
Blues Society of the Ozarks Rich Berry
Blues Society of Tulsa Little Joe McLerran
Blues Society of Western New York JJ Moscato & Reggie Evans
Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania Bubs McKeg
Blues Sur Seine Lonj
Boise Blues Society Bodo Brothers
Boston Blues Society Track44
Cape Fear Blues Society ETrain & Mississippi Mike
Cascade Blues Association Don Haupt
Charlotte Blues Society Blazin Blues Bob
Cincy Blues Society Jimmy D. Rogers
Colorado Blues Society Ben Stevens
Columbus Blues Alliance LeFever
Connecticut Blues Society Ron Anthony
Croatian Blues Forces Tomislav Goluban "Little Pigeon"
Crossroads Blues Society of Mississippi Alphonso and Richard
DC Blues Society Matt Wigler with Mike Aubin
Detroit Blues Society John Latini
Great Lakes Blues Society Tim Woodcock
Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society The Brothers Curtis
Houston Blues Society The Delta Flyers
Illinois Central Blues Club Donna Herula
Indy Crossroads Blues, Inc. Hot Brown
Iowa Blues Societies Brad McCloud and John Zantow of the "Case Of The Blues" band
Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation MICHAEL PACKER & ED JACKSON
Kansas City Blues Society Mark Montgomery and Max Berry
Kentuckiana Blues Society Tyrone Cotton and Danny Kiely
Kentucky Blues Society Brian Witty
Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society The Bottoms Up Blues Gang
Lehigh Valley Blues Network Donovan Roberts
Long Island Blues Society MOTU
Magic City Blues Society Michael Carpenter
Maine Blues Society I.C. Waters Duo
Memphis Blues Society Brandon Bailey
Mid North Michigan Blues Society Michael Lee Seiler
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola L.C. Ulmer & Chase Holifield
MO Blues Association Ben Green
North Texas Blues Society Aaron Burton
Northeast Blues Society Tas Cru
Ozark Blues Society of NW Arkansas Isayah Warford & Kory Montgomery
Rainy Day Blues Society Al Rivers
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Kristine Jackson Duo
Russellville Blues Society Michael Gough and John Martin
Sacramento Blues Society Jimmy Pailer & Lew Fratis
San Angelo Blues Society Jeff Strahan
Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society Bryan Chan
South Sound Blues Association Son Jack Jr & Michael Wilde
Spa City Blues Society Ben "Swamp Donkey" Brenner
Suncoast Blues Society Roger "Hurricane" Wilson
T.B. King Blues Club Chicago Blues Revue
The Blues, Jazz and Folk Music Society Austin "Walkin' Cane"
Triangle Blues Society Jon Shain and FJ Ventre
Washington Blues Society Alice Stuart
West Virginia Blues Society Sam Lamont
Youth
Billtown Blues Association V. E. Paul
Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania Little Ivory Blues Band
Blues Society of the Ozarks Juke Joint All-Stars
Blues Society of Western New York Infinity Blues Project
Boise Blues Society The Bodo Brothers
Canada South Blues Society The Bluesers
Charlotte Blues Society Jake Haldenwang's Blues Brew
Colorado Blues Society Michaela Rae
Columbus Blues Alliance Micah Kesselring
Connecticut Blues Society Harry T
DC Blues Society Matt Wigler
Grafton Blues Association Tallan "T-Man" Latz and the Young Guns
Grand River Blues Society Colin White and the Blue Ribbon Players
Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation Outside The Box
Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association Marble Garden
Kentucky Blues Society Kenton Bryant, Aaron Holder
Loyal Blues Fellowship Moria Delta Duo
Mid North Michigan Blues Society On The Spot Blues Band
Ozark Blues Society of NW Arkansas Nathan and Christina Aronowitz
Southern Fried Blues Society Skinny Legs and All
T.B. King Blues Club Little Boogie Slim & Kurson
Topeka Blues Society Just 'Cuz
Nie bez powodu IBC nazywany jest "Największym na swiecie zgromadzeniem zespołów bluesowych i blues-rockowych".
Oczywiscie (mam nadzieję, że Boogie Boys podzielają mój pogląd) wszyscy jedziemy tam, żeby wygrać! W tym miejscu natychmiast pojawia sie pytanie: co będzie, jesli się wygra? Oto odpowiedz:
2009 Prizes
1st Place Solo/Duo--
--1st place International Blues Challenge plaque
--$1000 cash
--Emerging Artist Publicity and Radio Promotion Campaign from Betsie Brown of Blind Raccoon
--Interview in BluesWax
--One-year subscription to Blues Revue
--Free CD listing at both bandVillage and cdmojo.com
--Professional consultation with BC Productions Artist Management
--Ad in Blues Festival Guide and banner ad on its website.
--Groovedaddy Graphics will prepare professional press kits. Including cover,promo photo page, bio anappearing at poster and 2 additional pages for referances, photos and referances.
Great gigs, such as:
--International Folk Alliance Conference Memphis, TN
--2009 Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise, Pacific Cruise
--Traditional Acoustic Blues Festival Columbus, OH
--Heritage Blues Festival Wheeling, WV.
--The Blues Society of Omahas Blues Cruise 2009
--Ground Zero Blues Club, Clarksdale, MS
--Alonzo's Memorial Day Picnic, Baltimore, MD
2nd Place Solo/Duo
--2nd Place International Blues Challenge plaque
--$500 cash
--One-year subscription to Blues Revue
--Free CD listing at both bandVillage and cdmojo.com
--Groovedaddy Graphics will prepare professional press kits. Including cover,promo photo page, bio anappearing at poster and 2 additional pages for referances, photos and referances.
1st Place Band
--First Place International Blues Challenge plaque
--$1,500 cash
--Emerging Artist Publicity and Radio Promotion Campaign from Betsie Brown of Blind Raccoon
--Interview in BluesWax
--One-year subscription to Blues Revue.
--Free CD listing at both bandVillage and cdmojo.com
--Professional consultation with BC Productions Artist Management
--Ad in Blues Festival Guide and banner ad on its website
--Groovedaddy Graphics will prepare professional press kits. Including cover,promo photo page, bio anappearing at poster and 2 additional pages for referances, photos and referances.
Great gigs, including:
--Command performance at King's Palace Cafe on Beale Street
--Legendary Rhythm and Blues Caribbean Cruise
--Heritage Blues Festival, Wheeling, WV
--Simply the Blues Festival, Ft. Madison, IA
--St. John Blues Festival, St John, US Virgin Islands
--Telluride Blues and Brews Festival, Telluride, CO
--Berlin Blues Festival, Berlin, CT
--Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival , Helena, AR
--Ground Zero Blues Club, Clarksdale, MS
--Blues on Grand, Des Moines, IA
--Canal Bank Shuffle , Thorold, Ontario-Canada
--Hot Springs Blues Festival , Hot Springs, AR
--Rum Boogie Cafe, Memphis, TN
--Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival , Columbus, OH
--River City Blues Society of VA , Richmond, VA
--Blues Society Of Omahas Blues Cruise , Omaha, NE
2nd Place Band
--2nd Place International Blues Challenge plaque
--$750 cash
--One-year subscription to Blues Revue
--Free CD listing at both bandVillage and cdmojo.com
--Hot Blues and BBQ, Oxford, Michigan
--Groovedaddy Graphics will prepare professional press kits. Including cover,promo photo page, bio anappearing at poster and 2 additional pages for referances, photos and referances.
--Canal Bank Shuffle , Thorold, Ontario-Canada
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3rd Place International Blues Challenge Plaque
--$500 cash
--One-year subscription to Blues Revue.
--Free CD listing at both bandVillage and cdmojo.com
--Groovedaddy Graphics will prepare professional press kits. Including cover,promo photo page, bio anappearing at poster and 2 additional pages for referances, photos and referances.
--Canal Bank Shuffle , Thorold, Ontario-Canada
--Hot Blues and BBQ , Oxford , MI
Dodatkowo przyznawana jest nagroda dla najlepszego gitarzysty w finale zespołów. W przypadku naszej reprezentacji nie uczestniczymy w tych zawodach (Boogie Boys, którzy moim zdaniem maja wielkie szanse na finał, nie maja w składzie gitarzysty
). Dla porzadku podaję nagrody:
Best Guitrarist Award (in Band Finals)
--Gibson Custom ES-335 guitar
--Category 5 Amp Category 5 Amps
IBC2009 odbędzie się w dniach 4 - 7 lutego 2009 r.
Niezależnie od konkursu, mam zamiar, wraz z Chicago Blues Revue poszukać w Memphis i okolicy sladów działalnosci patrona naszego Klubu, legendarnego T.B.Kinga. Mamy zamiar zarejestrować wszystko na DVD, zarówno sam konkurs, jak i nasze poszukiwania.
Kto chce, może już zamówić taka płytę pod adresem:
bluesclub@tbking.eu. Do płyty dołaczona będzie buteleczka z autentyczna "Muddy Mississippi Water". Cena zestawu: 70 zł., w tym bilet na loterię, która odbędzie się w trakcie finałowego koncertu IBC2009, a w której nagroda jest gitara GIBSON z autografami najlepszych wykonawców bluesowych z Ameryki!
Trzymajcie kciuki!
Blues On!
Tomasz Bielski