Media Release
For immediate release
April 14, 2005
Blues guru Harry Manx blends east and west at The Banff Centre April 23
Harry Manx – Saturday, April 23 – 8 p.m.
Eric Harvie Theatre, The Banff Centre
Adult $21; Student/Senior $18
Tickets: call 800-413-8368 or 403-762-6301
Harry Manx has travelled the world with the blues. From his home in Canada, he’s been touring and playing for years, taking time out in the early 90s to study with Indian raga-master Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Manx’s solo shows today are layered with symphonic intricacy, with vocals, slide guitar, and banjo backed by lush falls of a unique guitar/sitar instrument called the mohan veena. On April 23, he returns to The Banff Centre for a concert in the Eric Harvie Theatre.
Manx’s style is most often likened to the music of Ry Cooder, who has fused a multitude of influences from Cajun to Tejano to North African to Celtic, and who first brought Bhatt onto the world stage. Manx spent five years studying with Bhatt, and the results of his stylistic mastery are clear on his latest album, West Eats Meet, which garnered him his third Juno nomination since 2001.
His original tunes seamlessly mesh Indian folk melodies with deep-south blues inflections and a touch of gospel. Called “assuredly Canada’s most versatile and expressive blues player” by Billboard, Manx brings his originals, and his fresh takes on classic blues tunes, into the intimate, expressive space his fans call “the Harry Zone.”
For tickets to Harry Manx, call The Banff Centre Box Office at 1-800-413-8368 or 403-762-6301. Tickets are also available through TicketMaster.
The Banff Centre’s Playbill Series continues through May with performances by artists including Jesse Cook (May 20), and Old Blind Dogs (May 22).
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More information on The Banff Centre’s Playbill Series.
Media Contact
Jill Sawyer
Media and Communications Officer, The Banff Centre
403.762.6475
