KSFR & Southwest Roots Music present the 2nd annual
SANTA FE BLUES
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Corazon, 401 S. Guadalupe, Santa Fe
A whole evening of blues, zydeco, brews, barbeque, late-nite jams & more...

TICKET OPTIONS:
1. $20 general admission. Tickets at Lensic Box Office 988-1234.
BUY ONLINE
2. $100 VIP Package: A pair of tickets, artist CD & acknowledgment from stage. Helps fund our outreach programs. Call 918-289-0482 to order.
3. Free for SW Roots Music Members. Email ThirstyEarFest@aol.com to reserve at least 3 days in advance.

Please note that Dikki Du has canceled and is being replaced by the Alex Maryol Band.
SCHEDULE
KEN VALDEZ: 6:00-6:45
solo acoustic blues-based singer-songwriter
HAZEL MILLER BAND: 7:00-8:30
deep soul-blues powerhouse vocals
ALEX MARYOL BAND: 8:45-10:00
Hard rockin’ blues
LATE JAM hosted by ALEX MARYOL: 10:00-midnight
Featuring various artists

HAZEL MILLER BAND
Whether she's channeling Aretha Franklin or belting out original blues, jazz, or gospel tunes, Hazel Miller's husky, soulful vocals have been described as a "force of nature." The Kentucky-born chanteuse has been a mainstay on the Colorado music scene since 1984, when her rental truck broke down in Denver en route to L.A. and she decided to stay. Miller regularly plays with Big Head Todd and the Monsters, on E-Town, and of course in her own jazz-savvy band. ICONS, the band's latest CD, is a tribute to the artists who shaped Miller as a singer-Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Nancy Wilson, and Ella Fitzgerald.

KEN VALDEZ
Widely hailed as one of New Mexico's best blues-rock guitarists, singer-songwriter and homegrown Santa Fean Ken Valdez's second CD, Every Little Lie, led to a stint playing lead guitar in Mick Fleetwood's (Fleetwood Mac) solo project. The formation of his own band and a third album, the reflective, emotionally evocative Thoughts & Time, led to bookings such as the Telluride Blues & Brews, Thirsty Ear, and Taos Solar Music festivals. Valdez currently resides in Minneapolis.

ALEX MARYOL
One of the Southwest's most beloved artists, Alex Maryol has been rocking his native state with an uptempo, contemporary blues band for years. His 1999 debut, They Call Me Lefty, immediately established him as the most impressive blues-based guitarist of the talented young crop of New Mexican players. By age 20, the guitarist-vocalist-songwriter had landed a spot on the Thirsty Ear Festival stage along with many of his heroes. Soon he was playing some of the country's biggest stages, including the Telluride Blues & Brews and King Biscuit Festivals. These years of working in the blues laid a solid foundation for him to expand his musical horizon, which has resulted in his latest disc, Face The Day, a textured blend of pop, soul, rock and roots music.

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