Jack de Keyzer

Blue Star Records Presents: Two time Juno and seven time Maple Blues winner, Blue Star recording artist Jack de Keyzer and band return to the Gayety for the Tribute tour. JACK DE KEYZER- TRIBUTE TOUR For 46 years or roughly a couple million miles , bluesman, guitarist, singer, song writer, Jack de Keyzer has been hitting the road, rail and air to bring his brand of guitar driven blues across Canada and around the globe. With 12 albums, 2 Junos and 7 Maple Blues Awards under his belt, De Keyzer’s music is steeped in Chicago blues, with a broad range of influences ranging from Detroit’s Motown, Muscle Shoals deep soul , Memphis’ rock and roll, Philadelphia’s funky soul jazz and London, England’s (where de Keyzer was born) blues rock. De Keyzer knows first hand as he has played with many first generation pioneers of these sounds and styles. (Bo Diddley, Otis Rush, Etta James, King Biscuit Boy and Ronnie Hawkins to name a few) His latest recording TRIBUTE (2020) features twelve new original blues, rock and soul songs and is a tribute to all the great influences de Keyzer has been inspired by through the years. See and hear Jack de Keyzer with his incredible blues, rock and soul band on the TRIBUTE tour this Winter/Spring 2021/22. A show not to be missed! “If Jack de Keyzer was from Chicago, New York or LA, he’d be famous” Bob Dylan “The finest blues guitarist in Canada” Jeff Healey www.jackdekeyzer.com AWARDS Juno Win: 6 The Corktown Sessions/ Blues Album of the Year 2010 Win: 6 String Lover/ Blues Album of the Year 2003 Nomination: Electric Love/ Blues Album of the Year 2013 Nomination: Blues Thing/Blues Album of the Year 2007 Nomination: Down in the Groove/Blues Album of the Year 2001 Maple Blues Guitarist of the Year 2007,2005, 2004 Entertainer of the Year 2004 Electric Act of the Year 2004 Down in the Groove/ Blues Album of the Year 2000 Blues With A Feeling Award (Lifetime Achievement) 2001 International Songwriting Competition 1st Place My Love Has Gone” 2019 Honourable Mention “The Way That I Love You” 2010 Great Canadian Blues Award Winner CBC listeners vote 2009 International Blues Challenge (IBC Memphis Tennessee) Semi Finalist 2019