"A link in an unbroken chain...deliciously classic"
Good Times Magazine

  

ACOUSTIC ROCK GODS

Marshall Music presented the Acoustic Rock Gods, Tony Cox & George Worthmore at The Bluesroom on the 14th of July 2007


  

ADRIAN SHANNON

Adrian Shannon played at The Blues Room on the 24th of April 2007


  

DOYLE DYKES

Marshall Music, Taylor Guitars, & The Blues Room presented The Doyle Dykes Guitar Clinic on the 23rd of April 2007


  

ACOUSTIC GUITAR MONSTER CONCERT

Acoustic Guitar Monster Concert with Tony Cox, George Worthmore & special guest Justin Taylor at The Blues Room on the 31st of March 2007


  

THE SASHA LEE BAND

The Sasha Lee Band played at The Blues Room in January, Febuary and April 2007


  

THE BLACK JACKS AND ALBERT FROST

The Black Jacks and Albert Frost played at The Blues Room on the 1st of February 2007.


  

FUZIGISH

Fuzigish, The Slash Dogs,Leek and The Bouncing Uptones, The Vendettas, & My Favourite Weapon played at the Blues Room on the 25th of August 2006


  

JENN FRANKLIN

Direct from the USA Jenn Franklin
with guests George Worthmore (acoustic blues guitar) Ian Slade and Lila
played at the Blues Room on the 12th of September 2006

  

VEE

Idols superstar" Vee with guest Jay played at the Blues Room on the 15th of September 2006

  


JOVENES CLASICOS DEL SON

7 piece award winning, all star Cuban dance band from Havana with dancers! Voted "Best Band" in Cuba by Cubans!. They played at the Blues Room in April 2006.

  

FARYLL PURKIS

The New Music Blast and Sheer Sound presented Beeva Feeva, Farryl Purkiss, Simon Van Gend, Pariah State, My Epic,Sinati & GB 13 at the Blues Room in August 09 2006.


  

THE COSMONAUTS

Special Four Band Extravaganza from Australia reggae/ska/dub stars Beeva Feeva, psycho-billy maniacsMartin Rocka and The Sickshop and all girl surf band THE Cosmonauts and special guests The Banx played at the Blues Room on the 2nd of August 2006.

  

LOVE JONES

Love Jones played at the Blues Room on the 29 of August 2006

  

Voodoo Child

Voodo Child played at the Blues Room on the 5th of August 2006

  

DAN PATLANWSKY'S GIG WITH THE AMERICAN BAND

Dan Patlansky and his all Star Band from New Orleans USA,and guest George Worthmore - acoustic finger-style blues guitar played at the Blues Room on the 1st of April 2006

  

GARTH TAYLOR

GARTH TAYLOR
dynamic singer/songwriter and his band played at the Blues Room on 12 of August 2006


  

THE NARROW

They played at the Blues Room in March 2006.

  

ARNO CARSTENS

ARNO CARSTENS with guests Paul Flynn, The Bang, & Fahrenheit rocked the audiences on the April 2006

  

LOUISE CARVER

LOUISE singer/songwriter/recording played at the Blues Room in May 2006.

  

BEN LEE

BEN LEE Sheer Sound multi-platinum artist from Australia with guests Farryl Purkiss and George Worthmore played at the Blues Room in April 2006.

  

MARTIN ROCKA

MARTIN ROCKA, DIESEL WHORES, GEORGE WORTHMORE played at the Blues Room in January 2006.

  

MICHAEL CANFIELD AND RHYTHM SECTION AFRIKA

Award winnning american drummer and his band - swing-blues-new orleans rock and roll-ray charles played at the Blues Room in May 2006.

  

PRIME CIRCLE

PRIME CIRCLE, FEVERTREE, & GROUNDED played at the Blues Room in April 2006.

  

KURT COBAINE TRIBUTE


KURT COBAIN/NIRVANA TRIBUTE was on in April 2006

  

COLD FUSION

R&B, soul, reggae, and pop dance band played at the Blues Room in April 2006.

  

DELTA BLUE

DELTA BLUE with guests SOUTHERN GYPSEY QUEEN outstanding blues from Cape Town played at the Blues Room in May 2006.

  

DAN PATLANWSKY'S GIG WITH THE NEW ORLEANS BAND

DAN PATLANSKY AND HIS ALL STAR BAND FROM NEW ORLEANS USA,and guest George Worthmore - acoustic finger-style blues guitar played at the Blues Room in April 2006.

  

KEN STRINGFELLOW FROM R.E.M.
12 March 2005

  

SHEER ALL STARS
05 March 2005

  

PRIME CIRCLE
24 February 2005

  

TSUNAMI BENEFIT - We raised R12,000
22 February 2005

  

DANKO JONES
6 February 2005

  

BENEFIT FOR BABY ROBIN - we raised R10,000
August 2004

  

BENEFIT FOR ADRIANA'S BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT
23 March 2004

  

MEAN MR MUSTARD
21 February 2004

  

TREE 63
05 February 2004

  

NAJEE
14 December 2003

  

THE PARLOTONES
4 December 2003

  

LASTING IMPRESSIONS
3 October 2003

  

SHAWN PHILLIPS
20 & 22 August 2002

  

IAN HENDERSON
7 June 2002

  

THE JAZZ EXPERIENCE PRESENTS...
ERNIE SMITH

6 June 2002

  

PEREZ
Best known for their number-one hit "Wasted Out" South African rock band.
30 May 2002

  

BLUES BROES
South Africa's premier blues outfit
23 May 2002

  

WESSEL VAN RENSBERG
Jazz great!
9 May 2002

  

B NATURAL
This is a group of 4 dynamic young girls played at The Blues Room on 2 May 2002

  

MARTIN ROCKA, ZEN ARCADE< MINDSHIFTER
26 April 2002

  

BAYETE AND JUDITH SEPUME
Presented by the Jazz Experience.
25 April 2002

  

THREE FOOT THANG
Blues Room Debut of "Three Foot Thang" a blues band with Burt Askess on bass
11 April 2002

  

SUMMIT
Blues Room debut of this hi-energy Rock 'n Roll Party Band 28 March 2002

  

PEREZ
Played at The Blues Room Thursday Fri 15 Feb 2002

  

SOWETHO STRING QUARTET
Played at The Blues Room 28 February 2002

  

SIBOGILE KHUMALO
Played at The Blues Room Thursday 7th Nov 2001 presented by The Jazz Experience.

  

RINGO MADLINGOZI
Ringo Madlingozi conquered the local music industry with his unique blend of contemporary and traditional rhythms and beautifully distinctive voice.

  

McCOY MRUBATA
One of South africa's finest saxaphonists, versatile on both tenor, soprano and alto saxophones as well as the flute.

  

WONDERBOOM
Rated by the South African public as one of our best bands.

  

MEMORIAL CONCERT
Held in honor of our beloved Edie Boyle

  

MAX NORMAL
Max Normal fuses various elements ranging from Hip-Hop and jazz, through to "electronica", into a spontaneous theatrical performance. 

  

BLK SONSHINE
"The Jazz Experience Presents Blk Sonshine with special guests First - Project - Power drum Ensemble"

  

DAVE VALENTIN
Canceled - "Direct from the USA International Jazz Flautist Dave Valentin and his all-star Latin American Band.

  

ROCKABILLY RIOT
Three bands, Diesel Whores, The Divebombers and Martin Rocka and the Sickshop

  

THE JAZZ EXPERIENCE PRESENTS...
...guitar and vocal sensation Ernie Smith w/ support act George Sax and Funk 4"

  

BAYETE
Jabu Khanyile and Bayete. They played at Blues Room on, 26 April 2001.

  

GHOREWANE
As one of Mozambique's most respected bands,  Peter Gabriel invited them to play at the WOMAD festival in 1990. They played at the Blues Room in February 2001.

  

UNIQUE TRANSITIONS
"Acapella from Kimberly", with special guests First Project Power Drum Ensemble appeared in February 2001.

  

JOHNATHAN   CROSSLEY
This award winning guitarist featured at the Blues Room in February 2001.

  

ZENZI
January 2001 saw the debut performance of Zenzi.

  

JOHNNIE FOURIE
The Camel Jazz Sessions presented international jazz guitar star Johnnie Fourie at the end of January 2001.

  

RAY PHIRI
Ray is still proving to be one of the South African music industry's established greats. He performed in December 2000.

  

BMG ARITIST SHOWCASE
BMG Records presented "Giant Steps" - a showcasing of three African jazz acts Musa Manzini, Afrika 0'ye and The Moss Mogale Unit. 

  

DAIMLER CHRYSLER JAZZ COMPETITION
Top Jazz artists competed for prizes in this competition held in November 2000.

  

LIESL GRAHAM
November 2000 saw the debut performance of this rapidly rising singer-songwriter and her all star band at the world famous Blues Room.

  

DR VICTOR
Johnnie Walker presented this is a first class party band - they played a very entertaining mix of current dance covers and their own compositions. 

  

GARDEN OF EDEN - VIP DANCE PARTY
The Blues Room bopped to the beats of UK DJs JamT & Rob James.

  

SELAELO SELOTA
In October 2000, Johnnie Walker presented jazz guitar great, BMG recording artist Selaelo Selota.

  

FETISH
Presented in association with Real Concert, Fetish rocked the audiences on the 17 October.

  

CAMEL JAZZ SERIES - SEPTEMBER 2000
Featured the combined talent of Sipho Gumede & Joe McBride.

  

BAYETE
The debut broadcast of a weekly, live radio broadcast from The Blues Room began on Sunday, 9 August and celebrated the launch of the new album by Polygram recording artist, Bayete.

  

LUCKY DUBE
The World Famous Blues Room and Johnnie Walker Scotch Whiskey brought you a rare appearance by Gallo reggae artist Luck Dube.

  

JOHNNY CLEGG
The World Famous Blues Room was proud to present Johnny Clegg on Thursday, 15 June. This was Johnny's only South African show before his upcoming world tour !

  

FEM BELLING
The FNB Vita Award winning jazz singer performed on Sunday 9 July, and as a quintet with Barney Rachabane on sax, Wednesday, 26 July.

  

RINGO
With special guest Themba Mkhize, delighted all on Wednesday, 7 June.

  

ABDULLAH IBRAHIM
This very special guest entertained the crowds on Wednesday,
3 May.

  

THEMBA MKHIZE
Performed at the Blues Room on Wednesday, 7 June.

  

BOO
Landed at the Blues Room on the evening of 8 September.

  

THE NU METRO LAUNCH OF "BATTLEFIELD EARTH"
Special launch of the new movie starring John Travolta.

  

DON LAKA
The award winning South African jazz artist featured in the Camel Jazz Series on the evening of 8 September.

  

JIMMY DLUDLU
This talented jazz guitarist featured in the Camel Jazz Series on Wednesday, 4 August.

  

AFRICAN JAZZ MOODS
With Peter Mamemela on vibes, Jazz Moods play a unique mix of African jazz and modern acid/groove jazz.

  

THE MONCEF GENOUD TRIO
The Moncef Genoud Trio, a contemporary jazz trio from Switzerland and France, performed at the World Famous Blues Room on Sunday 11 July.

  

SIPHO GUMEDE
This well travelled and experienced entertainer was featured in a Camel Jazz Series event in June ' 99.

  

KWA CHA
This high energy african dance band moved the Blues Room audience in January.

  

HOWARD BELLING
Jazz pianist and vocalist Howard Belling has shared the stage with Sarah Vaughn and Ray Charles.

  

KEN SAYDAK
Ken Saydak, who appeared at The Blues Room during October, is the number one session piano player in the Chicago blues scene. He has played on over thirty six albums, including five Grammy Award nominees.

  

BLUES ROOM RADIO - RINGO
The Blues Room and BlueWave Entertainment presented the next in the live radio broadcast from The Blues Room. On Sunday, 11 October, Ringo captivated the audience.

  

MUSIK YE AFRIKA
On Wednesdays in August, Louis Mhlanga, Jimi Indi & Godfrey Mgcina of Musik Ye Afrika brought the sound of Africa to The Blues Room.

  

THE JACK BOND BLUES BAND
The Blues Room often rocks to the sounds of veteran party rockers, The Jack Bond Blues Band.

  

LARRY AMOS
Performed at The Blues Room on Wednesday & Thursday nights, the 16 & 17 September and again on 30 September & 1 October.

  

ROBIN WALSH
Regularly performs at The Blues Room.

  

WILLEM FOURIE
Willem Fourie was at The Blues Room Friday & Saturday September 4 & 5. His record, "Southern Blue", was hailed by DJ Phil Wright as "the best blues record to come out of South Africa".

  

RONNIE PETERSON
The Blues Room and Johnnie Walker Scotch Whisky presented international Blues star Ronnie Peterson, The man B.B. King called "an amazing guitarist and an amazing performer" from Tuesday July 7 to Saturday August 1.

  

DORP
Dorp were at The Blues Room on Monday June 29. They are a popular Cape Town band especially known for their endless on-stage antics.

  

RODRIGUEZ
Rodriguez, that shadowy figure from South Africa's 70's pop scene past performed at The Blues Room on Wednesday, June 17 , for a private party thrown by his label, Sony Records, and at a show the following night, open to the public.

  

PHIL HOLDER
Phil Holder appeared at The Blues Room Wednesday May 20 & 27. Phil is a great saxophonist from Pretoria and lead his own four piece band.

  

JO BLU
Jo Blu and the Backwater Blues Band was at The Blues Room on Friday and Saturday 12 & 13 June.

  

EKKIE ECKHARTS
Ekkie Eckharts is a multi instrumentalist and vocalist. His credits include Afrozania, Abdullah Ebraham, and Vinnie and the Viscounts. His own band Homebrew was at The Blues Room Friday and Saturday, 19 & 20 June.

  

JON PARIS
Jon was the bassist with Johnny Winter for eleven years and is an incredible and entertaining guitarist in his own right. He tore up The Blues Room with a three piece band featuring Timmy Tindall on bass and Michael Canfield on drums.


CEDRICS PARTY...

On Thursday, February 5 The Blues Room hosted a party for Grammy Award nominee Cedric Samson in their newly opened VIP Lounge.

MICHAEL CANFIELD...
Michael is an award winning drummer and record producer. His amazing speed and technique never fails to stun audiences.

JAMES BOND...
On Thursday, March 26 The Blues Room hosted the local NuMetro Cinema premier party for the new James Bond flick "License to Kill".

THE LONESHARKS...
The Lonesharks were a very popular and accomplished blues band from Cape Town who appeared at The Blues Room .The Lonesharks offer "Chicago Style Blues" featuring harmonica great Dave Furgeson.

GATEMOUTH BROWN AND RICHIE HAVENS
The Blues Room was proud to be graced with the presence of these two musical giants.

GITO BALOI
Gito Baloi appeared at The Blues Room every Wednesday in March. Gito's music is a wonderful, hypnotic mix of African and Caribbean styles.