Past events

May 20-21

May 9-10

Sugaray is a superb vocalist and performer. His dynamic voice is as large just as the man. Then he starts to perform it seems that James Brown woke up from dead.

April 5-6

March 4-5

GM Gyvai and France culture center presents "Frankofonija" days opening with Lo'JO - World Music stars from France

December 19-20

November 19 & 20, 2010

20/22-05-2010

Grammy Award-winning harmonica virtuoso Sugar Blue is not your typical bluesman... Born James Whiting - he was raised in Harlem, New York, where his mother was a singer and dancer at the fabled Apollo Theatre.

12/13-04-2010

Commenting on his recent return to recording and performing with Let Life Flow, Kenny said: “With all the tragedy and darkness I’ve been through in the past three years, I’m finally seeing the light. I’ve been waiting for a long time for a record company to say ‘Make a record that you feel good about.’ Blind Pig Records gave me that opportunity. And my new CD, Let Life Flow, is coming straight from my heart. Hope everyone enjoys it.”

11/12-03-2010

Eric's talent for both performing and songwriting has been recognised with a Grammy Nomination (for Shakin' a Tailfeather) and 4 W.C.Handy nominations (for the albums Spirit and the Blues, Home To Me and A Ship Called Love; for 'Kokomo' as Best Acoustic Blues Song of the Year, and for Best Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year). His songs have featured on TV shows such as BBC TV's 'Eastenders' and ‘Casualty’, and 'The District' in the USA.

19/20-02-2010

Born in Duncan, Mississippi in 1939, guitarist Eddie C. Campbell was raised in Chicago, where he played with nearly every seminal figure who defined Chicago's West Side sound -- his friend Magic Sam, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, and Little Walter, among others. Although Campbell's music is strongly reminiscent of that classic West Side blues sound, he would prefer to call it "black culture" music.

19-12-2009

Big Daddy Wilson - bluesman, singer and songwriter from Edenton, North Carolina (USA). Wilson creates lovely blues, roots and soul music in an acoustic formation. Whatever the line-up, Raskolnikov never fails to create an ambiance of poignant intensity. He is the sort of artist you like to watch as well as listen to. His stage charisma, his dry sense of humour and his highly personal approach to the blues make him one of a kind.

20/21-11-2009

"Mysticssippi" blues man Harry Manx has been called an "essential link" between the music of East and West, creating musical short stories that wed the tradition of the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas. He has created a unique sound that is hard to forget and deliciously addictive to listen to.

07-11-2009

Vieux Farka Touré’s career in music would never have happened, if his illustrious parent had his way. Ali felt that the music business was a harsh place to work. But young Vieux found a mentor in Toumani Diabate, and his own guitar skills eventually convinced the elder Farka Touré that a second generation of family musicians was inevitable. This is music from a contemporary Africa – urban, sophisticated, globally connected but deeply proud of its ancient heritage. This is the old/new Africa that Vieux represents. Fondo is the music of an Africa that rocks, and yet still hears the camel’s tread in the sand.

16/17-10-2009

Zohar is an innovative four-piece music ensemble from Great Britain blends mystical middle eastern sounds with modern technology and dance grooves, while retaining a sense of spirituality. Zohar's new soul fusion of Jewish cantors, Arab muzzeins, and Byzantine chants effortlessly connects cultures separated by thousands of years and thousands of miles.

31-08-2009

Born in the deep south (of England!) in 1971, Ian's earliest musical memories are of the likes of Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis and Chuck Berry. This led him into a life-long passion for the Blues and all of its various branches, and most of all, the inimitable Muddy Waters. “I cannot remember not knowing about Muddy Waters, even as a child,” says Ian. “His music and that of Howlin' Wolf have been a huge influence on me.”

03-08-2009

One of New York’s most original bands, HAZMAT MODINE delivers a rustic, deliriously Dionysian blend of whorehouse Blues, Reggae, Klezmer, Country and Gypsy-tinged music. The band features the dueling harmonicas of front-man Wade Schuman and his sparring partner Randy Weinstein, funky tuba powerhouse Joseph Daley, guitarists Michael Gomez and Pete Smith, trumpeter Pam Fleming and drummer Rich Huntley.

02-07-2009

A real Chicago Blues Diva Peaches Staten has been touring Europe since 1997 playing many festivals and clubs and recorded a CD in Europe with Nick Becattini : “Nick & Peaches – Live at Blue Sun” in 2001. Peaches Staten Band offers a thrilling mixture of gritty vocals and explosive guitar playing, harmoniously delivered in her music deeply rooted in blues and soul with a splash of funk.

05-06-2009

Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Michael “Iron Man” Burks stands tall as a major contemporary blues figure. With a nickname earned by his hours-long, intensely physical performances, fearsome guitar attack, tough, smoky vocals and the thousands of miles logged behind the wheel of his touring van, Burks is a modern blues hero. Nobody in today’s blues world successfully bridges searing electric guitar blues with unbridled rock and roll energy like Burks. The Chicago Sun-Times recently said Burks is “poised on the brink of major stardom.”

15/16-05-2009

Both an accomplished blues guitar player and a prolific singer/songwriter, Austrian-based Ripoff Raskolnikov must be considered one of the most idiosyncratic figures on the European blues scene. Like thousands of his colleagues, he admires and reveres such blues greats as Blind Willie McTell, Skip James, Robert Johnson or John Lee Hooker.

02/03-04-2009

Montreal's own "Queen of the Blues", Dawn Tyler Watson has teamed up with guitarist/singer/songwriter extrordinaire Paul Deslauriers (Paul Deslauriers Band, Black Cat Bone, Amanda Marshall, France D'Amour, Garou) to create a very unique partnership. Formed out of a love of performing together, the duo has been captivating audiences with their own brand of feel-good, back porch style entertainment since they joined forces in 2004. Well known for his blistering electric work, Paul strips down and bares a masterful acoustic style all his own, while Dawn, renowned for her powerful stage presence and ability to front any big band with authority, shows a more delicate side.

March 10, 11

When Eric "Guitar" Davis steps on stage, when his album is in your player, when his music is in your ears, the Blues is definitely alive. And that's exactly how it should be.

10 of February

13 December, 2008

Roland Tchakounté is living proof that Blues knows no boundaries.

5 December, 2008

Born in Guyana, Jeremiah was one of the many immigrants that arrived in London during the sixties, where he soon started playing with various groups around town. One afternoon in 1968 when, walking by chance past the Marquee Club, he heard visiting Chicago bluesman Muddy Waters and his band rehearsing for their evening show. That was the moment, he now insists, when he understood which music was for him and since then he has dedicated his life to the blues and its many styles.

21 November, 2008

Bluesman Otis Taylor never skirted tough subject matter in a career that took him from the Folklore Center in Denver to a brief stay in London, England, to retirement from music in 1977 to operate as a successful antiques broker and since 1995 back again to the blues.

26 October, 2008

Grammy Award-winning harmonica virtuoso Sugar Blue is not your typical bluesman... Born James Whiting - he was raised in Harlem, New York, where his mother was a singer and dancer at the fabled Apollo Theatre. He spent his childhood among the musicians and show people who knew his mother, including the great Billie Holiday, and decided that he wanted to be a performer.

September 26-27 2008

At the age of 12, Chris Harper bought his first blues harp. He had always been fascinated by the sound of the harmonica, so he was thrilled to try to play it. At first, he had to endure some harsh criticism from his friends: "Give it a rest; you'll never learn to play it." However, he didn't let them discourage him and as time passed, the feedback got better-in any event, he never lost his desire to master the blues harp.

September 1st 2008

A real Chicago Blues Diva Peaches Staten has been touring Europe since 1997 playing many festivals and clubs and recorded a CD in Europe with Nick Becattini : “Nick & Peaches – Live at Blue Sun” in 2001. Peaches Staten Band offers a thrilling mixture of gritty vocals and explosive guitar playing, harmoniously delivered in her music deeply rooted in blues and soul with a splash of funk.

October 27, 2007 in Vilnius; October 28, 2007 in Kaunas

Well, be you woman or be you man, or be you something... in between ... the music of The Imperial Crowns is gonna make you wanna do SOMETHING! Most likely you won't rob a liquor store after hearing (and hopefully witnessing) these hard working souls, but you SHALL be left with an impression that's gonna stay with ya for a good long time. These days, there are those who feel The Blues should be kept "pure"... locked up in a museum, and worshipped. Well, The Imperial Crowns say KISS MY ASS to that! Preachin' the blues everywhere they go, pimpin' the blues like a lowdown 'ho!!! More information http://www.imperialcrowns.com...

29 August, 2007 in Palanga; 30 August, 2007 in Vilnius;

Khalif Wailin’ Walter is a guitarist, a vocalist, and a composer. He defines his music as boogie blues. One can sense the influence of ZZ TOP as well as Buddy Guy. For more information refer to http://www.myspace.com/khalifwailinwalter...

23 and 24 July, 2007 in Palanga; 26 July, 2007 in Vilnius

KOKOLO gives a concert in Lithuania for the second time. The ones who haven’t heard them must be told it is a unique sound group. Each musician is very peculiar and is interested in diferent styles of music. For more information refer to http://www.kokoloonline.com/live/...

22 June, 2007 in Kaunas; 23 June, 2007 in Palanga

It’s singer who sings and dances the blues together with the audience. Let’s sense the womanly glamour and the blood of Mississipi blues with Nellie “Tiger” Travis. For more information refer to http://www.nellietravis.com/...

31 May, 2007 in Vilnius; 1 June in Kaunas; 2 June, 2007 in Palanga

Charlie Love and Silky Smooth Band have been one of the key blues groups in Chicago for years. This showman from Chicago is a constant participant in variuos American blues clubs. His shows make people leave their chairs. For more information refer to http://www.charlielove.net/home.html...

30 April, 2007 in Palanga; 2 May, 2007 in Vilnius

Blues players from Chicago are in Lithuania for the second time. Studebaker is a song writer and a musician. He is a distinct personality in the modern blues world. Having great musical experience and a vision to the future, he composes a new musical standard. We can sense the future blues now with John Studebaker. For more information refer to http://www.studebakerjohn.com...

22 March, 2007 in Klaipėda; 23 March, 2007 in Kaunas; 24 March, 2007 in Vilnius;

The performer virtuously masters the guitar and owns a high-sounding voice. It gives the potential to present unforgetable blues performances. For more information refer to http://www.geocites.com/erthrcds@sbcglobal.net/TRE.html...

2 March, 2007 in Vilnius; 3 March in Kaunas

Due to their musical enchantment, charizma and public opinion KOKOLO infection moved the group from New York streets onto the world stages. Soon they became the most favourite group in dance and jazz clubs. For more information refer to http://www.kokoloonline.com/live/...

7 February, 2007 in Kaunas; 8 February, 2007 in Vilnius

Good Music Club invites to come together again for a good rythm concert. This time our guest is a percussion master PAOLI MEJIAS – one of the best latin jazz, salsa, swing, rumba performers in the world. For more information refer to http://www.paolimejias.com/...

5 December, 2006 in Kaunas, 6 December, 2006 in Vilnius

John Studebaker is a musician and a song writer. He is an outasanding personality in contemporary blues world. Having ample musical experience and vision for the future he is working on a new musical standard. With John Studebaker we can taste the future blues now. For more information refer to http://www.studebakerjohn.com/...