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from Alvin Jett & the Phat noiZ Blues Band |
Alvin Jett & the
Phat noiZ Blues Band are in the running for the Blues Foundations
Best Self-Produced CD. The Best Self-Produced CD has advanced
to the final eight CDs. The 8 semi-finalists listed in order
of the affiliated blues society that sponsored the CD are:
1. Atlanta Blues Society—Steamy: Heaven Davis
2. Connecticut Blues Society—Yeah Man!: Ryan Hartt &
The Blue Hearts
3. Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation—Back in Bluesville:
Roxy Perry
4. Louisiana Blues Preservation Society—About to Snap:
Michael Juan Nunez
5. Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society—Live at the Corner
Hotel: Ash Grunwald
6. Mid Mississippi Muddy Waters Blues Society—The Storm:
Blue Voodoo
7. MO Blues Association—Wet My Beak: Alvin Jett
and the Phat Noiz Blues Band
8. Reno Blues Society—Song Inside Me: Michele Lundeen
They will be judged by the Round 2 judges Bob Porter, Blues
Programmer, Music Choice, host of Portraits in Blue, NPR syndicated
radio show in 25th year and host of Saturday Morning Function,
WBGO Newark (8-10am at WBGO.org on the web);Dan Jacobsen, Publisher
and Editor of Southland Blues--Southern California's Hub of
the Blues; Larry Lisk, presenter of "Blues Lovers Edition"
on community radio WMNF 88.5 FM, President of the Suncoast Blues
Society, and agent for Skipper's Smokehouse Talent Agency, all
in and around Tampa, FL; and Bill Wax, Program Director (which
I think is short for Proprietor of Low-Fi's Bar and Pool Hall)
for Bluesville, exit 74 on XM Satellite Radio.
"Alvin Jett & the Phat noiZ Blues Band
have advanced to the semi-finals of the International Blues
Competition in Memphis, Tennessee on January 26-28, 2006 by
winning the MO Blues Association Blues Blast competition held
this past weekend at Mojo's in Columbia, Missouri. A special
thanks to Joyce, Chris, Brooke and all the members of the MO
Blues Association. Check out the MO Blues Association website
at www.moblues.org. For
more information about the International Blues Competition,
check out the Blues
Foundation website
IBC page. Support
the Blues Foundation while you're there. STLBlues is a member
/ link partner". |
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