. . . and Sri Lanka and India and Thailand and Indonesia proper
and Malaysia and Maldives and Somalia and Myanmar . . .

The Connecticut Blues Society's
(Rescheduled) Tsunami Relief Benefit


www.ctblues.org

Check www.tsunamiblues.com for updates and recent news

As many of you know, the original benefit went on, in abbreviated form,
in the midst of a blizzard on Jan. 22 with Debbie Davies headlining!
Since we had so much fun -- and the goal is to raise
lots of money for tsunami relief--- we're doing it again!

Sunday, February 20
The Playwright
144 Temple Street, New Haven, CT. 3 p.m. - midnight

Suggested donation: $10
(bigger donations happily accepted)
To donate online via Paypal, click here

Proceeds to benefit Connecticut's two big home-grown charities:
AmeriCares and Save the Children

FEATURING:

"New York Blues Queen" Roxy Perry

www.roxyperry.com

"Blues Power"
Mark Naftalin
(former keyboard player for the Paul Butterfield Blues Band)

www.bluespower.com

All-Star Harmonica Jam

CONNECTICUT BANDS:

2004 Connecticut Blues Challenge winners
The Hoodoo Band

www.thehoodooband.com

"The Deepest Shade of Blues"
The Cobalt Rhythm Kings

www.cobaltrhythmkings.com

2003 Connecticut Blues Challenge winners
Ryan Hartt & the Blue Hearts

www.ryanhartt.com

1999 CT Blues Challenge winners -- from eastern CT
The Mike Crandall Band

www.mikecrandallband.com

CONNECTICUT ACOUSTIC ACTS:

"New Haven's world-traveled, top-shelf bluesman"
Rocky Lawrence

www.rockylawrence.com

2004 CT Acoustic Blues Challenge winner
"Ramblin' Dan" Stevens

www.danstevens.net

from the Chili Blues Band
Dave "DC" Jones

www.dcjonesblues.com

"Acoustic Blues Summit"
Chris "Smokin' Opey" D'Amato
www.chrisdamato.net

and
Pete Scheips

www.bignoisenow.com/scheips

with Garry Segal of Garry & the Moodswingers on blues harp
www.moodswingers.com

SPECIAL GUESTS:

"World Class Blues Harp"
Gary "Sonny Jr" Onofrio
www.sonnyjr.com

2001 Connecticut Blues Challenger winners
Dave Armstrong and Ken Melillo of
DW Armstrong and the Rent Party Band
www.dwarmstrongandtherentparty.com

"The Chairman of Connecticut Blues"
Chris DePino

veteran blues guitarist, formerly of The Hornets
Tom Sanders of The Patriot Act (aka The Known Unknowns)
www.the-patriot-act.org

2004 CT Blues Challenge finalists
Mike Law and Carl Ricci of Mike Law and the Playboys

www.mikelawblues.com

"Killer harmonica"
George Dudack

"high-octane blues -- on the jazzy side of the street"
George Lesiw of Ol' Boy
www.georgelesiwband.com

"Keepin' the Blues Alive"
Michael and "Dangerous Don" Payton of
The Brotherhood Blues Band
www.brotherhoodbluesband.com

"Search for Something Sweet"
Vinny Cervoni of Bluzberry Pi
www.bluzberrypi.com

"XY Eli Band has taken the blues out of the Mississippi delta and sent it to Mars"
"XY Eli" Williams

www.xyeli.com

Hot Rhythm and Rockin' Blues
members of Mamma Jamma

www.sonictonic.com/MammaJamma.htm

... and lots of other great, big-hearted Connecticut blues musicians

After-party to follow at Cafe Nine, 200 State St., featuring Rocky Lawrence Band with some of the benefit performers sitting in!

Also featuring a grand prize raffle to win a brand new, jet-black Squier by Fender Telecaster from Sam Ash Music! Other raffle prizes to include a Connecticut Blues Society watch and gift certificates to some of Connecticut's top restaurants and clubs -- including Black-Eyed Sally's in Hartford, the Timbers at Foxwoods Casino, La Boca in Middletown and Sally's Apizza, Bentara, Cafe Nine and Indochine Pavilion in New Haven, as well as boutiques such as Dava of Hamden.
Interested in donating something?

Click here: raffle@tsunamiblues.com

Donate online to the Connecticut Blues Society's Tsunami Relief Fund
To donate online via Paypal, click here

Donations also may be sent to PO Box 651 Higganum, CT. 06441.
Please make out checks to "Connecticut Blues Society -- Tsunami Relief."

For directions to The Playwright CLICK HERE

Visit the Connecticut Blues Society's web site

www.ctblues.org

Proudly sponsored by

www.playnewhaven.com

Contact us
info@tsunamiblues.com