Carlos del Junco and The Blues Mongrels (electric quartet)

Show at 8pm, Doors at 7pm $40+ in advance, $47+at the door “It’s not likely that you’ll ever hear the harmonica played so well and in so many different ways than at the hands of Cuban-born Torontonian Carlos del Junco.” John Terauds – TORONTO STAR “A model of focus and urgency…a true virtuoso” – The Globe and Mail “One listen to the man who bent his first notes on a harmonica at the age of 14 and it’s obvious he’s in a class with such greats as Toots Thielemans, Paul Butterfield and Howard Levy of Bela Fleck’s Flecktones.” – Edmonton Journal Get ready to trash all you thought about the harmonica, Carlos del Junco and The Blues Mongrels deliver a no holds barred display of melodic fun and virtuosity. The Blues Mongrels electric quartet are Carlos del Junco harmonica and vocals, Mike Kerr guitar, Henry Heillig bass, and Sean O’Grady drums. Carlos del Junco has toured many parts of the globe and is considered one the world’s top diatonic harmonica players. He’s released ten recordings and is a dynamic live performer, having played virtually every major blues, folk and jazz festival in Canada. In addition to two JUNO nominations, del Junco won two gold medals for both blues and jazz categories at the Hohner World Harmonica Championships in 1993 in Germany. Playing a ten hole diatonic harmonica, Carlos has developed the unique ability to play chromatically by using an “overblow” technique. He’s one of the few pioneers of this overblow method, bringing musical credibility to what has still been considered by many in the music industry to be a fringe folk instrument. Get ready to trash all you thought about the harmonica as Carlos del Junco and The Blues Mongrels deliver a no holds barred display of melodic fun and virtuosity.