The acoustic edition of the Tel Aviv Blues Festival will take place in several clubs and bars in Tel Aviv. This is the second Tel Aviv Blues Festival, the first was held in July 2015 and enjoyed by over 6,000 people.
The winter edition will be acoustic and will host international blues artists Jerron ‘Blind Boy’ Paxton from Mississippi, the acoustic duo ‘Piedmont Bluz’ from New York and Lil’ Jimmy Reed from Louisiana.
In addition to these international acts, there will be almost 40 shows, in Hebrew and in English, by some of the best blues musicians in Israel, including several shows that were created especially for this festival, including tribute events.
The festival is produced by ‘Kvish 61’( Route 61) which is a non-profit association (Amuta) that was founded to promote the blues in Israel, together with Nobody’s Fault Productions, a company that has brought many blues musicians to Israel in recent years. This festival is an opportunity to explore the magic and warmth of the acoustic blues that will cover the city for four days.
Among the main events:
- Jerron” Blind Boy” Paxton will open the festival at The Zone on Wednesday Dec 2. An additional show will take place at noon, at Merkaz Enav on Friday Dec 4.
- Piedmont Bluz – the acoustic duo of Valerie & Ben Turner.
- Lil’ Jimmy Reed – raw blues from Louisiana along with the Sobo band.
- Acoustic shows – Dani Litani – blues & soul, Yehuda Eder and his son Alon Eder with a piano blues show, David Perez with an electro-acoustic show, Miki Shaviv, Itay Pearl and many others.
- Three tribute shows: a tribute to Robert Johnson by Noam Dayan, a show by the Eric Clapton Tribute Band, and a tribute to the father of the blues, WC Handy, by Eli & the Chocolate Factory.
- Women Doing Blues evening at The Container, an Acoustic Jam hosted by the Israel Blues Association, and a Blues & Booz After Party, which will happen the day after the festival, with the participation of some of the stars of the festival.
Entry to half of the festival is FREE, including the international show of Lil’ Jimmy Reed.
More details are available on the event’s Facebook page.