Fresh Blues
Join us for a night of finger picking, foot stomping, homegrown blues curated by award-winning blues guitarist Peter Parcek. Each band is putting a fresh spin on the tried and true blues tradition. Like Tokyo Tramps, hailing from the Land of the Rising Run, who first came to Louisiana to find the heart of American Rock and Delta Blues. Boston Trio, Ten Foot Polecats, bring their own flair to roots music that is best described as punk-blues and gutbucket soul. Semi-finalist at the 2008 & 2010 International Blues Challenge, Big Jon Short, rounds out the night with his “high flyin’...
Read MoreBoston Globe – Giving kids the blues in Worcester
Hands-on program offers students a musical history lesson By Scott McLennan | Globe Correspondent MARCH 28, 2013 WORCESTER — The fifth-grade students at City View Discovery School working with teacher Jon Short don’t sit at desks or have notebooks and pencils at the ready. Instead, they have acoustic guitars in their laps and copper slides on their fingers. And Short, who is also a skilled performer of hill country and delta blues, was likewise messing with the norm. He started strumming Robert Johnson’s “Walking Blues” on his guitar, but instead of singing...
Read MoreTaj Mahal at Bull Run Restaurant with Big Jon Short
Taj Mahal at Bull Run Restaurant Sawtelle Room with Big Jon Short in the Tap Room! I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be supporting one of my guitar heroes – Taj Mahal. I am a lifelong fan of him and his music and I’m honored to be on a bill with the official Blues Artist of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Read about Taj Mahal in the Boston Globe: http://bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/01/31/for-taj-mahal-blues-were-just-beginning/6K2xZcjQQdRuibNPN6MM7O/story.html Buy tickets here: http://tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com/ordertickets.asp?p=493&backurl=default.a
Read MoreTwo new CDs available
New solo record and band EP available for download now OR buy handmade copies at all shows. Big Jon Short – “34 Special” - Stream/download “Big Eyed Rabbit” EP - Stream/download For information and reviews: Review for “Big Jon Short – 34 Special” by Scott McClennan “Short is a reservoir of blues knowledge; he goes to Mississippi every year to perform and immerse himself in traditional blues culture, and he teaches students in public schools all around the state about America’s roots music. But when he plays, there’s nothing academic to it....
Read MoreBig Eyed Rabbit at City Hall, Worcester MA
Check out these photos of Big Eyed Rabbit at City Hall in Worcester MA for the Worcester Film Works screening of The Princess Bride. Steve at Boston Concert Photography took the photos. Thanks Steve! [Show as slideshow]
Read More“Big Eyed Rabbit” EP available now!
“Big Eyed Rabbit EP available now!!! www.bigeyedrabbit.com/music Recorded live to 8-tracks in a big room with some mics Released 01 August 2012 Big Jon Short – Guitar, Lowebow Hillharp, Vocals Duncan Arsenault – Drums Jeff Burch – Bass Engineered and Mixed by Paul...
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