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Event Description

Spencer Evans’ Bloom
Kingston veteran Funk band BLOOM — featuring original songs by Joe Chithalen and our classic bangers by Funkadelic, Herbie Hancock, Tower of Power, and so on. Guaranteed dance party especially for those who remember us from the 90s!

Jon Bunny Stewart: Sax/vocals
Ben “Jammin” Perosin, Trumpet/vocals
Spencer the Tormentor Evans, Keyboards/vocals
Zak Papa Colbert, Bass
Chris Smirnios, Drums
and Jay Euringer on Guitar/Vocals

Photo: Bloom, pictured here in The Toucan in the mid-90s. Clockwise from left: Joe Chithalen, Cristos Smirnios, Benji Perosin, Pete Tuepah, Jonathan “Bunny” Stewart, Spencer Evans. Photo via Benji Perosin. From the Kingstonist article, 20 years gone: The legacy of Joe Chithalen

Spencer Evans plays piano, clarinet, accordion, sings, dances, prances and has been a professional musician for the last 15 years. He has played Bermuda to Bosnia, New Orleans to the North Pole and has recorded and toured with The Cowboy Junkies, Sarah Harmer, Pat Temple and has performed with many others.

Spencer has appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CBC Radio’s The Vinyl Café with Stuart McLean, MUCHmusic and CMT. A resident of Kingston for several years, Spencer keeps busy playing with numerous local bands such as Bloom.