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• Canberra Blues Society May Pro Blues Jam

  • When
    18 May 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Harmonie German Club, Narrabundah

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  The Blooz hosts Canberra Blues Society May Pro Blues Jam.

  The Blooz is five Canberra based musicians playing Chicago blues - that soulful blend of groove and electric guitar that powers the music of John Lee Hooker, B.B.King, Albert and Freddy King, Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters and more.

  The band formed 2 years ago and has been playing at venues around Canberra. The sound is tight and soulful, exploring the full range of electric blues music from Chicago in the 1950s to today’s sophisticated take on the idiom. The Blooz repertoire also features original compositions inspired by the masters.

  Russell Moran - Guitar and Vocals   Guitarist in the Australian touring bands of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Jeff St John in the mid 1970s. From the 60s until now, Russell still plays blues. He must like it. The Blooz plays a number of Russell's blues inspired compositions.

  Stephen Webb - Drums   Stephen is the session drummer on many 1970s Australian recordings. He has played in many 1970s blues rock bands, including Black Feather, Chariot, Band of Talabene and the John Farnham and John English. Locally with Annie and the Armadillos and Smooth Operators. Steve's drumming is the powerful driving groove behind the Blooz.

  James Hoogstad - Tenor Sax and Blues Harp   Cut his musical teeth in Adelaide blues outfit ‘Too Many Cats’ too long ago. Rock and roll and other blues bands followed, including horn section work with big band ‘Capacity Max’. Moving to Canberra, worked in local corporate bands, ‘Crisp’ and ‘Night and Day.’ Drifted back to soul, soul jazz and rhythm & blues bands including, ‘Naked Soul,’ ‘Judi Pearce and the Arrangement’ ‘Minglewood Blues Band’, ’The Jukes’ ‘The Turnaround’, ‘Dean Edgecombe and the Seventh Sons”, 'Iconics Commitments Show’ and ‘The Blooz”.

  Kurt Roberts - Bass   Kurt has been grooving on bass and guitar for over twenty-five years. Everything from Grunge, Funk, Big Band Jazz, Classical and Contemporary Music has passed under his fingers. Studied Jazz and Classical guitar at Melbourne Polytechnic. A great musician to play Bass in the Blooz

  Simon Evans - Guitar   Simon loves playing the blues. His Strat is a great addition to the Blooz lineup.

  The host band will be followed by some of the finest musicians in the region jamming together for a great afternoon of live blues music. So bring your family, bring your friends and don’t forget your dancing shoes.

  1pm till 4:30pm

  CBS members: $10 / General: $15 / Children under 16: free entry

  
  

  • Jammers are expected to meet a competent standard of musicianship and be familiar with standard 3-chord, 12-bar blues songs.
  • CBS provides a lyric folder of classic blues songs if required.
  • If this is your first time, ask to speak to the Jam Session Coordinator to secure a place in a jam session.
  • Jammers are encouraged to have their names on the whiteboard by 1pm.
  • Late arrivals (after 1.30pm) cannot be guaranteed a spot in the Jam Session.
  • The coordinator will try to give everyone an opportunity to perform.
  • A rehearsed act may do a set as a band if it is prearranged at least 24 hours in advance of the jam by contacting the musicians representative via the contact us or the enquire now buttons.

  NOTE: This is a Blues Jam so it is expected that blues orientated songs will be played.

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• Lloyd Spiegel & Charlie A'Court - Keller Sessions

  • When
    28 May 2025
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    6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Harmonie German Club, Narrabundah

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  Canberra Blues Society proudly presents Lloyd Spiegel & Charlie A'Court for a very special Keller Sessions show.

  Australia’s Lloyd Spiegel and Canada’s Charlie A’Court may come from opposite ends of the world, but their commanding performance styles, mutual passion for the Blues and death-defying touring schedules gives them a great deal in common. 

  Over the past decade, these two guitar slingers have collaborated several times on tours and festival bills and even released an album as part of the ‘ASV’ project with Canadian Blues legend Suzie Vinnick, winning a Canadian East Coast Music Award along the way. 

  Charlie is touring Australia throughout May and June and the two friends have taken the opportunity to perform a limited run of intimate double bills, performing solo and together. 

  “A guitarist almost without peer, Spiegel deconstructs how the blues guitar is supposed to operate, makes sweet love to it, then kicks it out the back door”  – Australian Guitar Player Magazine

  Lloyd Spiegel is a bluesman at his core, a guitarist by trade, a comedian by nature and a showman at heart. The 14 time Australian Blues Award winner began performing at age 10 and has dedicated his life to creating a signature style that honours the traditions of the music he loves, while creating a link in the chain of its evolution. He delivers a unique, captivating performance that crosses genres and generations, blending powerful vocals and jaw-dropping guitar prowess with a knack for humour and storytelling.

  “With each track, A’Court blends his roots in soul, rock, and blues into a seamless tapestry that feels both familiar and refreshingly new.” - The Sound Cafe - Toronto

  Planted at the crossroads of roots and soul, Charlie A’Court possesses a mighty voice, fierce guitar work and contemporary songwriting that is loved by fans across Canada and beyond. As a six-time ECMA winner and eight-time Nova Scotia Music Award winner, Charlie has earned awards for Blues, Pop, and R&B/Soul Recordings of the Year, and on multiple occasions been recognized as Entertainer of the Year. A’Court has also received multiple Maple Blues Award nominations including Male Vocalist and Songwriter of the Year.

  
  

  Pre-sales: CBS members $35 / General $40 (pre-sale ends 28th May @ 5:30pm)

  Door: $45

  Doors open 6pm Show starts 7pm

  NOTE: THIS SHOW IS DOWNSTAIRS IN THE KELLER BAR

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• 2025 Canberra Blues Society June Jam Workshop

  • When
    4 Jun 2025
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    6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Harmonie German Club, Narrabundah

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  Join us for our popular Jam Workshops for interested musicians wanting to develop their skills and gain experience in playing the blues in a band environment.

  Advice and mentoring will be provided by a house band featuring a selection of our finest players.

  JAMMING AT THE WORKSHOP

  
  

  These workshops are usually held on the 1st Wed each month, except January, at The Harmonie German Club. Three tunes are covered, with the house band demonstrating each, then inviting attendees to play. 

  The workshops are not intended to show you how to play your instrument, but they may give you a better understanding about how blues music is structured and how to sit in with other musicians, with whom you have not rehearsed.

  The workshop jams aim to create a supportive, non-threatening environment where less confident participants can perform in a band situation. 

  NOTE: The selection of pieces to be used is at the Workshop Facebook Group

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• Canberra Blues Society July Jam Workshop

  • When
    2 Jul 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Harmonie German Club 49 Jerrabomberra Ave Narrabunda

  oin us for our popular Jam Workshops for interested musicians wanting to develop their skills and gain experience in playing the blues in a band environment.

  Advice and mentoring will be provided by a house band featuring a selection of our finest players.

  JAMMING AT THE WORKSHOP

  
  

  These workshops are usually held on the 1st Wed each month, except January, at The Harmonie German Club. Three tunes are covered, with the house band demonstrating each, then inviting attendees to play. 

  The workshops are not intended to show you how to play your instrument, but they may give you a better understanding about how blues music is structured and how to sit in with other musicians, with whom you have not rehearsed.

  The workshop jams aim to create a supportive, non-threatening environment where less confident participants can perform in a band situation. 

  NOTE: The selection of pieces to be used is at the Workshop Facebook Group

  
  

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• Kevin Borich Express @ The Zeppelin Room

  • When
    10 Oct 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 10:45 PM
  • Location
    Harmonie German Club, Narrabundah

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  Canberra Blues Society proudly presents Kevin Borich Express with special guest support James Southwell.

  With a professional career spanning over 50 years, Kevin Borich has done it all.  Beginning with the LA- DE- DA’S in New Zealand, writing the classic hit ‘Gonna See My Baby Tonight’, to his KEVIN BORICH EXPRESS and The PARTY BOYS, Kevin has performed at some of the biggest Rock events Australia has seen. 

  From the Historical SUNBURY Festivals - the ROCKARENAS in the 70’s with crowds of 60,000 people, featuring FLEETWOOD MAC, THE LITTLE RIVER BAND & SANTANA (with whom he was invited onstage to play with) to the New Years Event at the Sydney Opera House with 170,000 people telecast live nationally and internationally to Japan at that time, a first!  Numerous support shows for international acts, ELTON JOHN, STATUS QUO, JEFF BECK, BUDDY GUY & PETER FRAMTON  to name a few.

  Kevin has carved out a revered reputation in the Australian Music Industry, performing his music with a youthful exuberance, - giving extra meaning to the word LONGEVITY.  Kevin has played and recorded with artists such as Renee’ Geyer `Blues License’ - Dutch Tilders `The Blues Had a Baby ‘- Richard Clapton `Prussian Blue’, Jamming with Carlos twice, also with Bo Diddley, Richie Blackmore (Deep Purple), Ron Wood (Rolling Stones), John Mayall, Taj Mahal & members of Living Colour. Overseas tours and tours with Jimmy Barnes, Renee’ Geyer, Mark Hunter, and being Co Founder member, and author of the Party Boys name have added spice to his career.

  Well known for his high-energy electric guitar style, his performance is hailed throughout the music industry as world class.  He also starred in the hugely successful 18 ‘Sold Out’ Australia wide ‘Long Way To The Top’ 2002 arena concerts.

   In recognition of His contribution to Australian music and blues culture, he was inducted into the Australian Blues Foundation Hall of Fame.

  Time to get out your dancing shoes and grab your friends, Kevin Borich Express will be rocking The Zeppelin Room in Narrabundah on Friday 10^th October, 2025

  Guest support: JAMES SOUTHWELL

  
  

  Pre-sales: CBS members $30 / General $35 (pre-sale ends 10th October @ 6:30pm)

  Door: $40

  Doors open 7pm Show starts 8pm

  
  

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• Eric Gales (USA) @ The Zeppelin Room

  • When
    21 Nov 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Harmonie German Club, Narrabundah

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  Blues powerhouse Eric Gales will return to Australia this November for a full national tour and Canberra Blues Society is absolutely stoked to be included in this tour.

  A tour that will deliver the utmost combination of fiery guitar mastery and soul-stirring emotion. Five years sober and creatively reborn, Gales is riding high on the momentum of his masterful album Crown, produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith.

  The Memphis born blues virtuoso has spent over 30 years and 18 albums reinvigorating the genre with his guitar excellence and bold songwriting. A child prodigy at just 16 years old with The Eric Gales Band, Eric has been praised by his peers and guitar legends the world over ever since. 

  Often hailed as the second coming of Jimi Hendrix, the Grammy Nominated Eric Gales has redefined blues playing with his rock swagger, searing guitar solos, heartfelt lyrics and a stage presence that absolutely commands your attention. He is boldly vulnerable, uncompromisingly political, unflinchingly confident and has absolutely earned his status as a true guitar hero.

  Gales' latest album 2021's Crown is a bold, deeply personal statement. Born from raw emotion and introspective reflection, the album channels his journey from addiction and hardship to triumph and purpose. Tracks reflect on his struggles with substance abuse, his path to sobriety, and the pressing social issues that have defined his world. 

  "When I recorded Crown, I poured my heart out," says Gales. "Every note, every word is part of my story. Now, I get to bring that energy to Australia and connect with my awesome fans in the most powerful way possible, live on stage."

  Don't miss your chance to witness the fire and fury of one of the most electrifying guitarists on the planet when Eric Gales and his extraordinary band roar into Canberra this November.

  Watch this epic guitar battle between Eric and Joe here! YOUTUBE

  Guest Support: TBA

  Pre-sales: CBS members $80 / General $85 inc bf (pre-sale ends 21st November @ 6:30pm)

  Door: $90

  Doors open 7pm Show starts 8pm

  

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