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NIGEL MACK JULY 23
Chicago blues âtriple threatâ (slide guitar, harmonica and vocals) Nigel Mack delivers a high-energy show that fuses blues classics with the punch of contemporary original blues. Seamlessly switching between instruments, Nigel Mack is equally proficient at them all. These are talents honed by years of relentless touring in support of his four critically-acclaimed releases; Back In Style, Devilâs Secrets, Road Rage and High Price to Play. Nigelâs new all-original album, Back In Style is receiving glowing reviews and attained #1 on the RMR Contemporary Blues Charts! His previous release, Devilâs Secrets, reached #1 on the Canadian blues charts and won âBest Self-Produced CDâ from the Windy City Blues Society, in Chicago.
Mackâs original compositions have been featured on television sound-tracks âDawsonâs Creekâ, âThe Streetâ and âTime of Your Lifeâ.
Nigel Mack has been living in Chicago, IL since 2003 and performing in the âthe home of the bluesâ, since 1992. Over the years âNigel Mack Blues Attackâ have logged over a million miles across North America and Europe and headlined top blues venues throughout. They have appeared at the world famous âChicago Blues Festivalâ six times and toured virtually every one of the United States and most of Canada. Mackâs dynamic stage show is a favorite at clubs and festivals everywhere.
Nigel grew up in Saskatoon, Canada, listening to the music of the â60âs, Bebop jazz and Big Bands emanating from his Dadâs stereo. Saskatoonâs university and location guaranteed that everybody touring western Canada played there. The types of artists were varied and eclectic: Muddy Waters, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Stevie Ray Vaughan, just to name a few.
The âblues explosionâ in the mid-eighties led to a weekly gig at âBuds on Broadwayâ, which featured touring blues artists from all over. As Saturday jam session host, Nigel met and performed with blues legends such as Eddy Shaw, Phil Guy, Amos Garrett, Brent Parkin and Big Dave Mclean.
In the spring of 1988 Nigel and his band relocated to the musical hotbed, Vancouver, BC. From this west coast base Mack built a strong local following and toured around western Canada.
In 1992, Nigel received a call from Chicago blues band leader Eddie Lusk inviting him to perform during the Chicago Blues Festival with âThe Professorâs Blues Revueâ. Nigel seized the opportunity and began touring the US with a vengeance, racking up seventeen American/Canadian coast to coast tours over the next ten years.
1996 saw the release of Mackâs first full length all-original CD High Price to Play. It garnered critical acclaim, a nomination for âBest Blues/R&B Albumâ at the 1997 âWest Coast Music Awardsâ and three songs on major TV sound tracks!
Nigel Mack followed High Price to Play with Road Rage, released in 2001. Essentially a live album, Road Rage blends blues classics with original songs and three studio tracks. It continues to be a favorite among fans.
When not touring, Nigel spends the majority of time recording and performing in and around Chicago. A decade earlier, the seeds of this move had been planted. On that first trip, Eddie Lusk had said, âThis is where you should be!â With the release of âBack In Styleâ, his chart-topping, all-original album, Nigel Mack is building on past successes and bringing his own brand of Chicago blues to a new generation of blues fans.
âNigel Mack Blues Attackâ are sure to put on a high-powered show that you will remember for a long time!
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