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SUMMARY:Blue Room IV: Winter Blues with Debra Power
LOCATION:The Polaris Theatre
DESCRIPTION: \nBlue Room Collective — Winter Blues\nSaturday\, January 
 23\nThe coldest part of the season heats up with Winter Blues — an eveni
 ng of powerhouse blues\, soulful grooves\, and electrifying live performan
 ce featuring some of Calgary’s finest musicians.\nHeadlined by The Debra
  Power Band featuring Raymond Lemelin\, Kelly Kruse\, and Chris Brzezicki\
 , with special guests Cedric Blary and Greg Jr. Demchuk\, this concert bri
 ngs together a lineup of acclaimed performers for a night steeped in deep 
 blues traditions and modern energy alike.\nFrom smoky slow burns to drivin
 g blues-rock anthems\, Winter Blues delivers passionate vocals\, masterful
  guitar work\, and the kind of live musicianship that can only happen when
  exceptional artists share the stage together.\nA perfect midwinter escape
  — warm lights\, great music\, and the blues at full volume.\nDEBRA POWE
 R BIO\nPianist\, singer and songwriter Debra Power is known for her powerh
 ouse vocals and boogie woogie keyboard skills\, having built a long list o
 f performance/recording credits across Canada and in the U.S.Debra was wea
 ned on Big Band music growing up\, her father a bandleader during the danc
 e era. Encouraged by her parents\, Debra studied piano in her youth. In hi
 gh school she formed her first band\, an all-girls group that played local
  concerts and venues. She then headed off to study music at Memorial Unive
 rsity of Newfoundland\, where she majored in voice. This period also saw h
 er launch her professional career\, where she began carving her broad skil
 l set and gaining experience in R&B and Rock & Roll bands\, touring Easter
 n Canada.Moving to Alberta in the late 80's\, Debra further expanded her r
 epertoire playing in country bands and performing at feature venues such a
 s the Calgary Stampede. She briefly returned to the Windsor/Detroit area\,
  performing piano bars and festivals before returning to Calgary to settle
  down\, marry and raise her daughter.Debra's studio work has included a so
 lo work of original songs\, gaining radio airplay on Holger Peterson's 'Na
 tural Blues' program\, and on numerous radio stations in Detroit. Her play
 ing can also be heard on several commercial advertisements.The Calgary blu
 es scene embraced Debra's great talent as a solo performer and in ensemble
 s\, recording/performing in a variety of settings with Canadian greats inc
 luding Tim Williams\, Bill Johnson\, Back Alley John and Johnny V\, to nam
 e a few. She's become a fixture on the Calgary club scene\, and has been a
  featured performer at the Calgary International Blues Festival as well as
  Calgary Midwinter Bluesfest\, where among her many performances\, she bac
 ked the great Eddie Shaw.Debra has been a featured performer at the Calgar
 y and Edmonton International Blues Festivals. Representing Southern Alber
 ta in the Solo/Duo Category of the International Blues Challenge in Memphi
 s\, Tennessee\, Debra reached the semi-finals in the years 2016 and 2018.
  She captured the CBMA Award for Keyboard Player of the Year (2014) and t
 he award for Blues Album of the Year at the inaugural YYC Music Awards (20
 16). She received nominations for Blues Artist of the Year at the WCMA's (
 2016) and for Best New Artist at the Maple Blues Awards (2017). Debra was 
 asked to showcase at the Toronto Blues Summit 2017\, and that year also sa
 w her open for Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musslewhite at Calgary's prestigio
 us Jack Singer Concert Hall. In 2020\, Debra was awarded the YYCMA Blues R
 ecording of the Year for her " That's How I Roll" release.\nIn 2017\, Debr
 a's original song\, Streets of Heaven was a semi-finalist in the Internati
 onal Songwriting Competition blues category\, and in 2018 she was a finali
 st with her original song Temptation. In 2020\, Debra's song If We Haven't
  Got Love was a semi-finalist iin the the global competition.Debra's debut
  release\, Even Redheads Get The Blues (2016)\, has garnered rave reviews 
 and wide airplay across North America and in Europe. May\, 2019\, saw the 
 release of Debra's latest CD\, That's How I Roll\, another great album of 
 originals featuring some of the nation's finest musicians. That's How I Ro
 ll continues to receive extensive airplay and brilliant reviews\, coming i
 n at 120 out of 200 on the 2020 Roots Music Report's Contemporary Blues ch
 arts.February 2022 saw the release of Debra's I'm Not From Chicago\, and h
 as gained worldwide airplay almost overnight! The all original album featu
 res some of her strongest writing to date\, including the hit single\, Wha
 t Colour Is Love\, her song becoming a theme during Black History Month fo
 r its powerful message\, delivered by two of the finest voices in blues to
 day\, Debra Power and Keeshea Pratt.​\nIn January 2023\, during the week
  of the International Blues Challenge\, Debra performed a showcase for the
  Galaxie Agency at BB Kings on Beale St in Memphis\,\nThat week also saw h
 er album I'm not From Chicago place in the final top 5 for Best Self Produ
 ced CD. ​\nDebra was nominated twice for Maple Blues Award. Keyboard Pl
 ayer of the Year\, in 2023 and in 2024.\nIn 2025\, she began work on her 4
 th album called Unapologetically Me\, which was released in January 2026
 .\n\nBoletos: https://www.showpass.com/brc-blues/
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