Victoria Blues Society

Learn about the history of the blues and hear from our seasoned performers about their adventures on the road! Doors open at 6pm for food and drink service; the program starts at 7pm. Speaker bios on the Facebook events page. Pre-registration is mandatory. Please contact Deb Rhymer debrhymer@shaw.ca to register and reserve your seat.

A master of electric and acoustic bass, Russell B. Jackson has a long and illustrious career spanning over five decades. “The Groove Guru” spent seven years in BB King’s band, as well as working and/or recording with Katie Webster, Lucky Peterson, Kenny Neal, Matt Guitar Murphy and Otis Clay and many others.

Rick Estrin is a blues vocalist, harmonica master, and songwriting legend. The band consists of multi-instrumentalist/musical mastermind/producer Christoffer “Kid” Andersen, keyboardist/organ wizard/bass player Lorenzo Farrell, and endlessly creative drummer Derrick “D’Mar” Martin. They have performed at festivals and concert stages from San Francisco to Chicago and New York and toured the United Kingdom, Norway, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Poland, Australia, Israel, and Russia. Opening for the Nightcats is piano man David Vest, a six-time winner of Canada's national Maple Blues Award for Piano Player of the Year.

Exciting News!!! Sunday Blues Services with the Deb Rhymer Band is moving effective March 17th 2024 to Wicket Hall at the Strathcona Hotel. We will still have our next two jams (March 3 and 10) at Hermann’s Upstairs but starting March 17 our new home will be Wicket Hall, Strathcona Hotel. What you need to know!!! Same incredible blues jam from 4 to 730 pm. Doors still open at 3 pm. Still $5.00 cover and free for jammers. Still FREE parking in the City Parking lot next to the hotel, enter the parkade behind the Strathcona Hotel on Broughton or Courtenay St. Same 50/50 draw at 6 pm every week. Some changes to note: There is an elevator for those who have mobility challenges. There will be drink specials and a food menu available every week. There will be TWO dance floors. The venue is much larger so we can accommodate more people