Sweet Music
Jesse Ellis- 9:30 am
Jesse Ellis has been playing blues, funk, and rock 'n' roll since he was 14. By the time he was 16, he was playing juke joints and nightclubs in his native Mississippi. From there he had stints in New Orleans, Memphis, and Germany. All the while, he was polishing his chops and learning from bands like Ollie and the Nightingale Express and Professor Washboard. Ellis's own band, The Blues Healers, played for a while on the legendary Bourbon Street in New Orleans. But after year and a half, Ellis was ready to move on and start One Man Band, a project that would allow him to work on and record original material. Ellis current brand of rock 'n' roll is influenced by the blues that permeate the Mississippi Delta, and flavored by a groovin' New Orleans second-line beat. Ellis is sure to get the market jumping.
posted June 26, 2003 | permanent link to this article
James Kuykendal and the Texas Eastside Kings
James Kuykendal and the Texas Eastside Kings will bring blues to the Market this Saturday, June 14. James has been playing for more than 35 years, beginning in teen bands when he was 16 in Austin. He and various band members have played through many a Saturday night at the now lost Charlie's Chicken Shack, the Ernie's Chicken Shack and many more music venues in East Austin. They bring their blues standards to the Market from 10:30 a.m. to noon.posted June 14, 2003 | permanent link to this article
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