> Event time will be 7:30-11pm, with an hour of dance instruction
followed by live music with LeeRon Zydeco & the Hot Tamales
hitting the stage following the dance instruction.
> There will be a $5 admission that covers the dance lessons, gumbo and live music
> A professional dance instructor Ester Brill will be providing the lessons.

 

Ester Brill BIO:

Co-founder of Rochester Swing Dance Network in 1994, Esther Brill has introduced thousands of new dancers to the joy of partner-dancing -teaching Louisiana Cajun/Zydeco dancing, as well as Swing, Lindy Hop,Salsa, Country Waltz & Blues dancing in her classes and at dances,festivals & public events throughout upstate New York.  Dedicated to fostering a vibrant & open dance community, she is known for her lively & expert dance instruction. Her charisma, energy, and clear &entertaining teaching style make for a fun, positive dance experience.
  www.EstherBrillPartnerDance.com

 

When other kids were in high school, Shorty was a student by day and a working musician by night. One evening when he went to work the marquis read, “The Walter Johnson Band featuring Guitar Shorty"; the name he would go by from then on was born.

Right out of high school at the age of 16 Shorty joined Ray Charles and his band for a year. At the age of 17 he recorded a single under the direction of Willie Dixon on the Cobra label. When Shorty was lured away to play with Guitar Slim he moved to New Orleans.

 In New Orleans, Shorty fronted his own group that became the house band at the legendary Dew Drop Inn. There he played with greats such as T Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner and Little Richard. It took a job with Sam Cooke to get 19 year old Shorty on the bus and on his way to the West Coast.

Shorty lived and worked in both Los Angeles and Canada until in 1961 he met his wife, Marcia, in Seattle. When Shorty married Marcia he also got Jimi Hendrix, Marcia’s brother for a brother-in-law. The young Jimi Hendrix came to see Shorty play often and they were friends until Jimi’s untimely death

Like a Texas tumbleweed, Shorty rolled back to the Los Angeles area in 1971 and Los Angeles has remained his home. He cut his first full album and got his first W.C. Handy Award while living there.

Since that time Shorty has recorded several albums for the Black Top label and is currently signed to Evidence Records. He often jams at local clubs with former members of the Eagles, Steely Dan, and calls local blues artist Keb Mo a personal friend and fan. He continues to capture audiences with his sincerity, energy, and Rocking/Blues style.    

Lucky audiences will get a sneak preview of music from his new CD "Bare Knuckle" scheduled for release in early 2010.

Guitarist/vocalist and blues legend Guitar Shorty is a man of the people. With the ability to pack clubs and festivals as one of the most celebrated live performers (even before he had any nationally available recordings) and now among the top-selling recording artists in the blues world, he is clearly the people's choice.

Between his blistering, rocked-out guitar work and his fierce, soulful vocals, the power of his music is unmatched, and the perceptive and meaningful lyrics unique among modern bluesmen.

Credited with influencing both Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy, Shorty has been electrifying audiences for five decades with his supercharged live shows and his incendiary recordings, beginning in 1957 with a Willie Dixon-produced single on the Cobra label.

Recognizing Guitar Shorty's tremendous talent, the Blues Foundation awarded Guitar Shorty the 2007 Blues Music Award Winner - Contemporary Blues Album for “We The People” "We the People."

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