The Kirby Sewell Band

Award Winning Canadian Blues Rock Act Take On The World Stage Big boss man Kirby Sewell (pronounced “Soul”) was born to sing. The Big Blues shouter who stands 6 ft 6, belts out his tunes like the great soul singers of the past. Sewell commands the stage sharing nuances of his own life in unforgettable vocal performances, leaving audiences little doubt that the Blues has spent some time with him. Backed up by an incredible band with producer/guitarist Neil Gunhold, who has cooked up a genre bending sonic union, colored by the Rock, Country, Blues overtones of Morgan Turk (lead guitar), in sympatico with Jim Johnston (drums) and Jae Cho (bass) who dynamically underpin Sewell’s deeply textured, Soul filled, R&B/Rock voice. The band catapulted Kirby’s voice to National nomination status in 2015 with two Maple Blues Award nominations, including Male Vocalist of the Year and winning the New Artist of the Year, taking home the trophy back to their native Calgary, Alberta. Mike Bell from the Calgary Herald says, “Sewell’s powerful vocals and unflinching front man presence are magic as he belts the songs out like an R&B bat out of hell.” It is this magic in their passionate live performances that has been their ticket to be invited to International stages across North America, like the San Jose Jazz Festival to the lakes of Toronto at Beaches International Jazz Festival, to regional music society concert series and festivals like the Salmon Arm Roots & Blues to name a few. The Kirby Sewell Band is an electrifying Canadian Blues Rock experience. Reaching out with modern interpretations, the 5-piece band tells melodic heart pulling stories that come from the depths of an old soul, while breathing new musical life into a genre. Their arrangements are amped up, invigorating and play against the grain. Kirby Sewell Band have shared stages with Colin James, Burton Cummings, Blue Rodeo, Trombone Shorty, Monkey Junk, Coco Montoya and Downchild Blues Band. The band’s music has been played worldwide and aired on networks like SiriusXM, Stingray and CBC’s ‘Saturday Night Blues.’ Charting highly with two #1‘s on Canada’s Roots Music Report Top 50, hitting #2 on Alberta’s CKUA, their stereotype breaking Blues has received critical acclaim from Nashville to Russia with press in !Earshot (Canada), Rocks (Germany) and RELIX (NYC) to name a few. On the heels of two Maple Blues Award nominations, and winning the 2015 New Group of the Year, the Kirby Sewell Band is “red hot and ready to roll!”

Calgary, AB