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A fantastic New Video is now online. Jim Nestor of Bluzpik and Jim Nestor Agency has a new interview series and he asked me to do a video for it. I was MORE than happy. They did a great job.
They call it simply, Interview Series From Jim Nestor Agency.
The video includes me playing two of the original songs that I will be doing at the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis. I also answered several interview questions. Thank you Jim & Linda Nestor for a marvelous job both artistically and technically. They are quite a pair.
See the video online:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/77iqrulwYQk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delanie.nestor.1/videos/545227433878972
The International Blues Challenge is only 11 days away and I have been working on my presentation. The quarter-finals are on May 6 & May 7.
If chosen to advance, the semi-finals are on May 8, and the finals are on May 9 at The Orpheum Theater, whoa mama!!
I've also been raising money for the trip. Almost half of what I have raised was actually raised by the South West Florida Blues Society (SWFBS). And again, thank you to the SWFBS for choosing me to represent them in Memphis!! I won their blues challenge last October against some very tough competition, and earned the right to compete in Memphis.
If you would like to make a donation for the IBC trip to Memphis you can do so here:
VENMO.com: Bluesman@PROTECTED
PAYPAL.com: Bluesman@PROTECTED (there's an option to list me as a family member with no fee)
Thanks everybody!
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EARLY MAY 2022 SCHEDULE
ROBERT ROSS @ INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE (IBC)
The Blues Foundation will announce the venue assigned for each act in the wee hours of the early morning the day of each competition but all the venues are on Beale Street in the downtown area of Memphis Tennessee 38103.
MAY 6 & 7, 2022 - Two nights of QUARTER-FINALS
And if chosen to advance to the next round:
MAY 8, 2022 - One night of SEMI-FINALS
And if chosen to advance to the next round:
MAY 9, 2022 - The FINALS
More info to come. Thank you to the South West Florida Blues Society for their sponsorship, and to The Blues Foundation for organizing this annual event. This will be the 37th IBC!!
Website: https://blues.org/international-blues-challenge/
Organizer: The Blues Foundation
Phone: 901.527.2583
Website: www.blues.org
The Blues Foundation will only provide passes to those members of your act who are officially registered to compete. If you need additional passes for your manager, tech support, driver, family members and/or friends, you will need to purchase those at blues.org or you can buy them at Will Call and Merchandise Sales located at Club 152, 152 Beale Street – 2nd Floor, during published operating hours each day. Passes are $100 per person.
If they would prefer, your friends, family, and support team may also purchase wristbands on Beale Street each night of the challenge rather than purchasing a pass for the entire event. Wristbands are not available for pre-purchase.
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PLEASE NOTE
It is always a good idea to call a venue to confirm that we will in fact be appearing, to check on admission or cover charges, and to find out whether it is necessary to make a reservation. Thank you.
HAVING A PRIVATE PARTY OR WEDDING? HIRE THE ROBERT ROSS BAND!
Having a birthday or anniversary bash? Maybe a small dinner party? A large corporate party? Whatever event you are planning consider The Robert Ross Band, Robert Ross & The Jazz-Manian Devils. Or maybe you want something a little more “showbizzy” like Jiggles Giggles & Blues. We can put a package together to suit your entertainment needs. Let's talk. Send us an email reply with “PARTY” in the subject line. We'll get back to you.
GUITAR / BASS / HARMONICA LESSONS
From award winning recording artist & seasoned educator Robert Ross
EMAIL: Bluesman@PROTECTED
I will be taking on a limited number of dedicated guitar, bass, and harmonica students regardless of age or current level of expertise.
Robert is a two time New York Music Award winner and a New York Blues Hall of Fame inductee. Robert is known for a wide variety of blues, jazz, soul, country, rock ‘n’ roll, folk, and other roots music. Robert worked and recorded with Big Joe Turner and also worked with Lightnin’ Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Otis Rush, Big Mama Thornton, Brownie McGhee, Memphis Slim, and other legends. One of Robert’s songs was recorded by Johnny Winter, and two other songs appeared on the soap opera “All My Children”. The Robert Ross Band has released 7 internationally distributed CDs and toured two continents. Robert has been teaching guitar for more then 25 years privately, and 13 years in NYC public schools. Robert’s work in the schools has been cited by the NY State Council of the Arts (NYSCA) for “best practices in arts in education programming”.
Lessons are $40 per half hour, and $60 per hour.
http://www.robertrossband.com/guitar-lessons
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