Join us on Saturday, MAY 2 at Studio 919 for an rare and intimate night of music with JUNO-award winning bluesman STEVE STRONGMAN and 3X JUNO nominee SUZIE VINNICK with their all-star band! Featuring Ethan Askey, Chris Nordquist and Leo Valvassori - the best in Canadian Blues.
Canadian Guitar Ace, JUNO winner, and Multiple Maple Blues Award Winner Steve Strongman has just co-produced, co-written, and guested on the Fabulous Thunderbirds’ 50th Anniversary, Grammy-nominated release, “Struck Down”, on Stony Plain records.
Strongman, also a Memphis International Blues Challenge award winner is one of the most talented Blues based artists in the world today. With his inimitable guitar playing and soulful vocals, Strongman delivers incredible performances with power and passion. Steve has shared the stage with International blues royalty including B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, Joe Cocker, Robert Cray, Jeff Healey, James Cotton, Roy Clark, and Jimmie Vaughan to name a few.
A Saskatoon native transplanted to the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada, Suzie Vinnick is the proud owner of a gorgeous voice, impressive guitar and bass chops and an engagingly candid performance style. Suzie is a 3X Juno Nominee and has won 12 Maple Blues Awards, 2 Canadian Folk Music Awards and a 2024 ECMA with her project A’Court, Spiegel and Vinnick. She has also twice won the International Songwriting Competition – Blues Category. Her latest album is entitled “Fall Back Home”.
