Woodfordia Inc
presents
Festival of Small Halls Summer Tour 2022
featuring Karen Lee Andrews (AUS) and Juzzie Smith (AUS)
Karen Lee Andrews is in possession of a unique sense of artistic purpose. Surrounded by music her entire life, Karen’s career to date has largely revolved around classic soul and rhythm and blues sounds, but in recent years, as her musicality has evolved, she’s been leaning more towards blues.
The influence of soul, gospel and Karen’s Polynesian background continues to inform what she does, but the blues has come to feel more like home. The beginnings of this shift were apparent on Karen’s 2018 EP, Far From Paradise, which served as a declaration of independence following several years appeasing the expectations of a major label.
Karen’s played at Woodford Folk Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival, was the audience favourite on The Voice, was chosen as Herald Sun’s Album of the Week, receiving 4 stars, and has appeared on RockWiz, the Today Show, Morning Show, Sunrise and Weekend Today.
One of the most original and dignified talents to emerge in Australian entertainment in a long time. She manages to be both imperial yet vulnerable.
– Sydney Morning Herald
Andrews is on an inspiring and passionate musical journey. A must see.
– Beat Magazine
Commanding and brilliant.
– Daily Telegraph
Karen Lee Andrews doesn’t need a band behind her to fill a room with music. Her voice is big enough on its own.
– The Australian
A true musical virtuoso with a style that is bluesy/folk mixed into a world of its own, Juzzie Smith is a ridiculously talented one-man band, based in Byron Bay. Juzzie gives performances that are marked by an amazing ability to play guitar, harmonica and percussion at the same time using all of his body. It seems Juzzie is at home holding anything that makes a sound, and he combines this with a real rhythmic talent and a raw, warm vocal style. The result is truly engaging, mesmerizing music that makes you want to move and leaves you feeling inspired. This is a show that has spread to over 200 million views on social media and placed on the top of the iTunes blues charts all around the world.
But the one-man music phenomenon, who hails from Byron Bay, isn’t all just ‘bells and whistles’ … he’s a prodigious talent’.
– WA Today
‘… an afternoon of wonderful performances including particularly remarkable performance by Australian music maven Juzzie Smith, whose unique talents include making beats by juggling (something you’d actually have to see to believe).’
– Texxandthecity.com
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Woodfordia Inc presents Festival of Small Halls Summer Tour 2022 featuring Karen Lee Andrews and Juzzie Smith
Festival of Small Halls has announced that Karen Lee Andrews and Juzzie Smith will feature on their upcoming Summer Tour 2022: New South Wales.
KAREN LEE ANDREWS (AUS)
Karen Lee Andrews is in possession of a unique sense of artistic purpose. Surrounded by music her entire life, Karen’s career to date has largely revolved around classic soul and rhythm and blues sounds, but in recent years, as her musicality has evolved, she’s been leaning more towards blues.
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JUZZIE SMITH (AUS)
A true musical virtuoso with a style that is bluesy/folk mixed into a world of its own, Juzzie Smith is a ridiculously talented one-man band, based in Byron Bay. Juzzie gives performances that are marked by an amazing ability to play guitar, harmonica and percussion at the same time using all of his body.
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Festival of Small Halls events take place in venues operating under current government Covid Safe requirements, and has stringent Workplace Health and Safety requirements for all travelling artists and crew. Under the terms and conditions of all events, you must not attend if you have any symptoms of Covid-19. Patrons are reminded that in New South Wales, currently masks are required in all indoor venues, and that singing and dancing is not permitted from audience members.
Please do your bit to protect others and keep your community safe.
