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Vancouver Island Blues Bash: Mike Farris & the Fortunate Few

“There aren’t many current male singers who use their voices to soar, float ...
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Music Jazz / Blues
Sat. August 31st 2019 + Add to Calendar Ship Point (Inner Harbour) (All Ages)
7:30pm - 9:30pm  Doors at: 7:00pm $32 (service charges may apply)

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Victoria Jazz Society

975A Alston St Victoria BC
V9A 3S5

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Physical tickets at: Victoria Jazz Society, McPherson Box Office

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“There aren’t many current male singers who use their voices to soar, float and deliver material with the spiritual commitment of Mike Farris.” – Hal Horowitz, American Songwriter Magazine From Nashville, Tennessee, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Mike Farris blends blues, gospel and Stax-style soul. A musical renaissance man, Farris toured as lead singer for rock band Screamin’ Cheetah Wheelies and, for a time, fronted blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Double Trouble. After his 2015 Grammy win, “Best Roots Gospel Album” for Shine For All The People, Farris maintains a distinct blues-rock, soul-tinged flavour with his 2018 record Silver & Stone. Farris won the prestigious Americana Music Award for “Best New Emerging Artist”, a Dove Award for “Best Traditional G... more...

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Ship Point (Inner Harbour)

wharf and broughton Victoria BC

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