Albuquerque Blues Conection

“Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues!” – That’s the farewell tag on “Mexican Jerry” Muniz’s voice mail.
Mexican Jerry is the bearded and tattooed leader and singer/harp player
for the Albuquerque Blues Connection – “The ABC” – one of New Mexico’s longest running blues outfits.
A fierce disciple of John Lee Hooker, Jerry’s band boogies hard and has been packing dance floors
and festival lawns for almost two decades. With Dave Silva, his guitar and
slide playing compadre of 15 years at his side, Jerry calls the crowd out – “Get Up!
Levantase! Time to Boogie!” – and they respond with a roar.
Drummer Mark McKenna has been on board for 8 years,
and bassist Steve Whitman has pounded the bottom lines for 6, so the band runs
almost telepathically, able to punch it up or drop it down as the mood strikes.
Even the “newcomer” in the band, Joe Mancuso on harmonica,
has been friends and jamming with the group for years.
For Mexican Jerry, a song is a framework to be filled in anew every night,
never sung the same way twice.
But it’s always the Blues. Nuthin’ but the Blues.

For more information please call the
Trinidad Chamber of Commerce at:
866-480-4750 or local 719-846-9285

For prerecorded information please call:
719-846-3000 ext. 21

Any artist interested in showing their work at the fest please visit the Trinidad Area Arts Council at::
www. trinidadarts.org

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