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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Rogue Valley doctor runs for governor on climate change platform ... Emergency services, Oct. 16 ... Since You Asked: Park resurfacing delayed during winter ... Rogue Valley doctor runs for governor on climate change platform ... Emergency services, Oct. 16 ... Since You Asked: Park resurfacing delayed during winter ... MUSIC Musicians from Southern Oregon and Portland head to Belle Fiore Blues Festival Comment By Laurie Heuston Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Laurie Heuston Mail Tribune Posted Jul. 17, 2015 at 12:01 AM By Laurie Heuston Mail Tribune Posted Jul. 17, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Social News There's a new blues festival in town, and it's happening this weekend at Belle Fiore Winery in Ashland. The festival's lineup — David Pinsky and Phil Newton, Broadway Phil and the Shouters and the Rhythm Kings — will be headlined by Portland blues singer, songwriter and guitar slinger Lloyd Jones. A Portland blues scene staple, when Jones isn't playing solo at The Muddy Rudder Public House in the Sellwood neighborhood, or playing shows around the Northwest with his band — drummer Mark Griffith, bassist Denny Bixby, and keyboard player Dover Weinberg — he's touring the globe with the likes of Delbert McClinton, Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Dr. John, John Hammond or Buddy Guy, to name a few . Well-known in Southern Oregon in the '80s with his band The Lloyd Jones Struggle, Jones has left a wake of swampy blues, back-porch picking, funk, soul, roadhouse beats and old-school rhythm and blues with the band's 1987 self-titled album release all the way to his 2011 solo recording "Highway Bound." His catalog of award-winning albums are on such labels as Blind Pig, AudioQuest, Burnside Records and Criminal Records. As a songwriter, Jones' music is steeped in the rich history of the blues. “This is not a work of science,” he writes on his website. “It’s about attitude and joy that applies to all age groups. I’m addicted to this music.” He combines New Orleans rhythms, the simplicity of Memphis music and the rawness of the blues, all for the 21st century, he says. His music is not about being louder and faster. It’s about time, meter, groove. "I thought Muddy and Walter and those guys were pushing the envelope in their era. They were using effects, they were inventing their own sound. They were modern. I want to look at blues in a contemporary way.” The Belle Fiore Blues Festival starts at 1:30 p.m. and lasts until 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at Belle Fiore Winery, 955 Dead Indian Memorial Road, Ashland. Tickets to the all-ages event cost $25. Gates open at noon. Food and beverages vendors will be at the site. Guitar and harmonica duo Pinsky and Newton will open the show with their original interpretations of '60s-style Chicago duets, followed by R&B by Broadway Phil and the Shouters. Jones will play an acoustic set followed by Pinsky's Rhythm Kings. The show will culminate when all the musicians take the stage together for a session that is everything blues, with the Shouters and the Rhythm Kings taking turns backing Jones for an electric set. Pinsky and Newton represented the Cascade Blues Association in January at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn. In 2014, the duo represented the Rainy Day Blues Society at the IBC. "Belle Fiore Winery has offered us its venue so that we can bring blues to the Rogue Valley in our own way," Pinsky said during a telephone interview from his car. He and Newton were on their way to Portland to attend and perform at a CBA meeting. Back in the '80s and '90s, there were many nightclubs in Jackson County that showcased regional and national blues musicians. "There are not as many places here now where Portland blues artists can play," Pinsky says. "This is an opportunity to stay connected with our blues brothers and sisters from the north end of the state and give us a place where we can all play together." By Laurie Heuston Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Laurie Heuston Mail Tribune Posted Jul. 17, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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