Janiva Magness with Cool Disposition
CATHARIS AND PERSONAL REDEMPTION THROUGH BLUES AND R&B MUSIC
Just announced (5/8/09): Janiva Magness wins 2008 Blues Music Award Entertainer of the Year, and Contemporary Blues Best Female Artist of the Year!
“A superb, powerhouse R&B singer who delivers blues and soul with show-stopping authority” –Los Angeles Daily News
“Janiva Magness slow-burns and romps heart-first...she never injects contrived emotion, never puts a tear in her voice where one doesn’t belong. She simply sings heartbreak, hunger and humor—sings ‘em with equally great chops and feeling—and lets that speak for itself.” –No Depression
The story of award-winning vocalist Janiva Magness’ rise to the top of the blues world and beyond is a testament to the redemptive power of music and the human spirit. Possessing a rich, soulful voice and absolute command over her material, Magness is an incredibly gifted performer who can lead her audience through a range of emotions, from the deepest sorrow to overwhelming joy. A survivor of an impossibly rough childhood, Magness’ life experience informs her music in a way that is brutally honest, emotionally moving and, above all, spiritually healing. Winner of the 2006 and 2007 Blues Music Awards for Best Contemporary Female Artist Of The Year, and Blues Music Association 2008 nominee for Album of the Year (for her Alligator Records debut CD What Love Will Do), BB King Entertainer of the Year, Contemporary Blues Album of the Year, and Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year, Magness has seven solo recordings to her credit and has made guest appearances on CDs by R.L. Burnside and many others. Her presence on stage is legendary, as she performs 200 nights a year at clubs, festivals, and concert halls all over the world. And, in April 2008, she traveled to Iraq and Kuwait co-headlining Bluzapalooza, the first-ever blues concert tour to perform for American troops. Her impassioned singing takes each song from deep within her being and projects it out directly into the heart and soul of her audience, making her live show essential listening for blues, roots, rock and soul music lovers everywhere.
Opening proceedings tonight will be local outfit Cool Disposition, playing their own mix of early Chicago blues and jump/swing.
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