Janiva Magness at Regattabar

Janiva Magness

When it comes to female blues artists these days, Janiva Magness has been moving to the front of the class. You can talk about her being named the Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards B.B. King Entertainer of the Year in 2009 and Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year in 2006, 2007, and 2009, talk about the incredible reviews and buzz she’s been getting in the blues press, and talk about her 8th and latest album “The Devil Is An Angel Too”, but you have to see her live. Comparisons to singing styles of performers like Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, Susan Tedeschi, even Janis Joplin are inevitable...

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Janiva Magness

When it comes to female blues artists these days, Janiva Magness has been moving to the front of the class. You can talk about her being named the Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards B.B. King Entertainer of the Year in 2009 and Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year in 2006, 2007, and 2009, talk about the incredible reviews and buzz she’s been getting in the blues press, and talk about her 8th and latest album “The Devil Is An Angel Too”, but you have to see her live. Comparisons to singing styles of performers like Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, Susan Tedeschi, even Janis Joplin are inevitable. But her warm throaty tones and inflections coupled with her style and stage presence really bring blues to a new level.

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