Rosa's Blues Jam ft. Tom Holland, Sean McKee, Ray Klass, & Dave Levit
Schedule
Wed Sep 18 2024 at 09:00 pm to Thu Sep 19 2024 at 01:00 am
UTC-05:00Location
Rosa's Lounge | Chicago, IL
Rosa's Blues Jam, Hosted by David LevitWednesday 09/18/2024 Door Time 8:00 PM
House Band to perform at 9:00 PM - 9:45 PM
Blues-Jam from 10 PM - 12:15 AM
House Band to perform at 12:30 AM - 12:45 AM
Buy tickets for the 9:00 PM show. Stay all night!
Admission is $15 in advance, $20 at the door.
Free Admission to all performing musicians. Bring your instruments, Backline provided.
Our 1st featured musician this month is Sean McKee. Sean joins us and seeing him is always a thrill, not to mention playing with him. Sean Mckee, born 1996 in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, is a singer-songwriter/ guitarist with a passion for the Blues, vintage guitars, and classic cars. He is a Blues guitarist/ singer and songwriter from Chicago who fronts his own band under his name. The band specializes in Blues and Rock with a modern twist.
At the age of 8, Sean would play the drums in his grandfather’s basement. Able to play very simplistic beats by ear, he became interested in playing music. Although wanting to play drums, his father bought him an electric guitar, a gesture that seemed like a way to control the noise…however, by his mid-teens, Sean would be plugging into his ’71 Fender Super Reverb and cranking it up so loud that neighbors could hear it up to 2 blocks away. You can catch Sean with his band or firing it up for many performers around town and across the globe including The Black Diamond Sessions.
We are also so very excited to feature Ray Klass as a featured artist. Ray has played for so many artists. You may have seen him at legendary venues like, Blues on Halsted, Kingston Mines, Buddy Guy's Legends, House of Blues, The Harlem Avenue Lounge, The Blue Chip Casino, Smoke Daddy's, and more. He is a man in demand and is currently holding down the bass chair for the Wind Gypsies. In the past, you would have caught him on stage with AC Reed, JB Ritchie, Shirley King, Jimmy Dawkins, Willie Hayes, Chainsaw Dupont, and opened for Jeff Healy and SRV’S backup band, Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon - AKA Double Trouble. Ray and Drummer Dave Levit have played together so many times and almost always find a way to truly channel some of that gold dust in the groove.
We are also thrilled to have our very own Tom Holland, AKA, "The Red Baron" back with us. Tom is well known for fronting his own band, Tom Holland and The Shuffle Kings. Years on the road with Blues legends such as John Primer (Muddy Waters last guitar player), Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, and most recently, James Cotton, have made Tom Holland one of the highest in demand Blues artists on the scene today.
Tom played on both of James Cotton’s Grammy Nominated releases, Giant, and Cotton Mouth Man, both on Alligator Records. In 2013 Tom took the band back into the studio, recording No Fluff, Just the Stuff, on his own E Natchel Records imprint, which garnered rave reviews. Tom was also inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame in 2013. With over 24 years of stage experience under his belt, Tom Holland is, without a doubt one of the finest purveyors of classic Chicago Blues guitar styles.
Drummer Dave Levit is currently holding down the drum throne for The Zach Avery Band, The Windy City Rev Ups, and occasionally subbing in BB & The Honey, The Glenn Davis Band, The New Colony Six, Fifty-One Lincoln, Roger That!, Caesar Salad, Vintage Vinyl, The Danny Baron Band, The Chicago Blues Super Session, and many more. Some of the past artists you may have seen him with are: Sammy Fender, Ivy Ford, JB Ritchie, Darren Jay and the Delta Souls, Allister Perea, and The Mustangs. He teaches offering lessons to select students as well.
Since its establishment in 1984, Rosa's Blues-Jam has been a stage for iconic blues personalities such as Chico Chism, Buddy Scott, Valerie Wellington, James Wheeler, Melvin Taylor, Sugar Blue, Lil Ed, Willie Buck, Mary Lane, and many others. The Blues-Jam has always attracted seasoned, world-known recording artists as well as novices with a strong will to learn and network with other musicians. Our focus is on creating the best possible music. What sets Rosa's Blues-Jam apart is its commitment to providing direction and suggestions based on classic Blues songs, paying respect to the original black creators of the Blues. Musicians are welcomed to bring their instruments and immerse themselves in the blues, getting acquainted with the environment and with the intention of creating an unforgettable musical experience.
Hosted by:
David Levit - Drums, Promo, Off-Handed Comments, Life Changing Announcements, Spiffy Fedoras.
This is another dynamite formation of David Levit's Million Dollar Blues Band! This remains the best Blues Jam you could ever dream of.
Keep your eyes on these events as we have a lineup of special guests in the coming months that will make your head spin. Want to know more? Ask Dave at the jam
