8 BALL AITKEN + TAYA CHANI 💙🎤🎤🎸🎸🎸🥁⭐ 8 BALL AITKEN has toured the world for more than a decade performing his music across 20 countries to date. He’s earned a loyal fanbase from his live shows & internet videos, while paying his dues as a singer, songwriter, slide-guitarist & producer.
8 Ball moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2012, working with many of the best in the blues business today. He won second place in the 2021 International New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival before moving back to Australia.
His current blues rock album ‘ICE CREAM MAN 2’ hit #1 in the Australian Blues & Roots Charts in June 2023 & had 4 number #1 AMRAP Chart hits. It’s the highly anticipated follow-up to the first ‘ICE CREAM MAN’ album that also hit #1 on the Australian Blues & Roots Charts two years earlier.
8 Ball Aitken produced ‘ICE CREAM MAN 2’ himself from his studio in the Glass House Mountains. The cast of musicians include Grammy winning drummer Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy), saxophone legend Buddy Leach (George Thorogood & The Destroyers), Sydney soul singer Taya Chani & 8 Ball’s younger brother Dillion James Aitken on Hammond organ & piano.
⭐ TAYA CHANI is a Sydney based singer, songwriter & guitarist. With a soothing voice, she effortlessly incorporates blues, soul, Americana, jazz, funk & RNB. Taya delivers a genuine & comforting set that digs deep. Her debut album 'RESTLESS HEART' features a top notch lineup of her Sydney musician friends.
Taya has shared stages with many of Australia’s top blues & roots artists including Ian Moss, Ray Beadle, Clayton Doley, Adam Pringle, Mitch Anderson, Harry Brus, Jesse Redwing, Matt Ross, Rob Susz, Pat Powell, Liza Ohlback, Sally King, Simon Kinny Lewis, 'Big Mamma' Fran Liddle, Shane Pacey & many more.
She has performed at many festivals including Woodford, Australian Blues Festival, Echuca Blues Festival, Marrickville Blues Festival, Surry Hills Blues Festival, Sydney Blues Festival & Girrakool Blues Festival.
Taya has travelled to the Deep South of America, performing in New Orleans, Clarksdale, Nashville & Memphis. She always returns to her native Australia, with a stronger goal, greater drive & overflowing with inspiration to create authentic music.
🎫 LIMITED TIX!! $38 Prebook/ $40 Door 🍻🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🍾
Doors from 5pm
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Butchers Brew Bar, 499 Marrickville Road, Dulwich Hill NSW 2203, 499 Marrickville Rd, Dulwich Hill NSW 2203, Australia,Sydney, Australia, Marrickville
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