For 46 years or roughly a couple million miles , bluesman, guitarist, singer, song writer, Jack de Keyzer has been hitting the road, rail and air to bring his brand of guitar driven blues across Canada and around the globe. With 12 records, 1 DVD , 2 Junos and 7 Maple Blues Awards under his belt, de Keyzer delivers the goods wherever, whenever he performs. De Keyzer's music is steeped in the Chicago blues, with a broad range of influences ranging from Detroit's Motown, Muscle Shoals deep soul , Memphis' rock and roll, Philadelphia's funky soul jazz and London, England's (where de Keyzer was born) blues rock. De Keyzer knows first hand as he has played with many first generation pioneers of these sounds and styles. (Bo Diddley, Otis Rush, Etta James, King Biscuit Boy and Ronnie Hawkins to name a few) His latest recording TRIBUTE (2020) features twelve new original blues, rock and soul songs and is a tribute to all the great influences de Keyzer has been inspired by through the years. See and hear Jack de Keyzer with his incredible blues, rock and soul band on the TRIBUTE tour.
AWARDS
Juno
Win: 6 The Corktown Sessions/ Blues Album of the Year 2010
Win: 6 String Lover/ Blues Album of the Year 2003
Nomination: Checkmate Blues Album of the Year 2019
Nomination: Electric Love/ Blues Album of the Year 2013
Nomination: Blues Thing/Blues Album of the Year 2007
Nomination: Down in the Groove/Blues Album of the Year 2001
Music Express Award: Blues artist of the year 2019
Music Express Award: Blues recording (Checkmate) of the year 2019
Maple Blues Award
Electric Act of the Year 2020
Guitarist of the Year 2007,2005, 2004
Entertainer of the Year 2004
Electric Act of the Year 2004
Down in the Groove/ Blues Album of the Year 2000
Blues With A Feeling Award (Lifetime Achievement) 2001
International Songwriting Competition
1st place Win ” My Love Has Gone ” 2019
1st place Win ” That’s The Only Time” 2007
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