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Bluegrass, Americana, FolkAJ Lee & Blue Summit
Saturday, October 15th, 2022
Charleston Pour House
5pm Doors/6pm Show
Tickets - $10 Advance/$12 Day of Show
AJ Lee & Blue Summit
AJ Lee and Blue Summit made their first appearance in Santa Cruz in 2015. Led by singer, songwriter, and mandolinist, AJ Lee, the bluegrass band has performed all over the world, but finds home in California’s Bay Area. In 2019, they released their debut album, Like I Used To. Their second full length project, I’ll Come Back, came out August 2021 - with national touring in support of the record ongoing.
Unlike their first record, which featured experimentation with session musicians and electric instruments, the new project is a pure reflection of the live sound of the group, hearkening back to their acoustic roots. Each band member performs at their peak, and the variety of songs on the record caters to their broad fanbase. Certain tracks (“Put Your Head Down,” and “Faithful,”) fall more in the classic bluegrass realm of songwriting, while others (“Lemons and Tangerines,” and “I’ll Come Back,”) fall into that hard-to-define realm of acoustic Americana that blends mesmerizing lyricism and acoustic mastery.
Although falling loosely under the bluegrass label, AJLBS generally plays sans banjo, with Sullivan Tuttle and Scott Gates on steel stringed acoustic guitars, AJ on mandolin, Jan Purat on fiddle, and Chad Bowen on upright bass - a configuration effectively used to create unique space and texture in the arrangements not as commonly found in the music of their peers. Drawing from influences such as country, soul, swing, rock, and jam music, the band uses the lens of bluegrass as a vessel through which to express and explore the thread that binds and unifies all great music.
Members:
AJ Lee, lead vocals, mandolin
Scott Gates, guitar
Sullivan Tuttle, guitar
Chad Bowen, bass
Jan Purat, fiddle
Awards & Honors:
NCBS Best Female Vocalist (2020, Nine-Time Winner)
Winfield National Flatpicking Contest, 2nd Place (2019)
Freshgrass Band Contest Winner (2019)
NCBS Best Bluegrass Band (2020)
NCBS Best Mandolin Player (2020)
NCBS Best Guitar Player (2020)
* Show is all ages. Attendees under 18 must be accompanied by a parent & will be subject to a $5 surcharge. The surcharge must be paid in cash at the door on the day of the event.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Charleston Pour House, 1977 Maybank Hwy,Charleston,SC,United States
Tickets
USD 10 to USD 12