Jontavious Willis - Sings the Blues

60 Lake Street,Burlington VT 05401

28 July, 2022

Description

Vermont Blues Society is excited to bring Jontavious Willis to Vermont! This is a chance to see a rising star in a small intimate setting. Jontavious sent a jolt through the blues community with his latest album, Spectacular Class. This album of original music received national recognition with a GRAMMY nomination in 2020. Every generation or so, a young bluesman bursts onto the scene and sends a jolt through the blues community. Through original lyrics the gifted multi-instrumentalist delivers timeless blues music that features dynamic vocals and all types of blues: Delta, Piedmont, Texas, and Gospel. His stand-out fingerpicking, flat-picking, and slide prowess are evident. Many fans of Willis regard him as an old soul. His style of playing the instruments and his voice touches the very roots of country blues. He brings back the true soul of the music. A newspaper headline once called him a “70-year-old bluesman in a 20-year-old body.”