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Breadline Cafe
P.O. Box 1051
102 South Ash Street
Omak, WA 98841
(509) 826-5836
Tuesday thru Friday
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Lunch and dinner
Saturday
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Breakfast (including buffet), lunch and dinner

James Armstrong, blues with grit s

James Armstrong, blues with grit

James Armstrong, blues with grit
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009 - 7 p.m.
$10 cover includes a free appetizer
Call 509-826-5836 to make reservations

"Armstrong redefines the range of contemporary blues"
- Blues Access

     James Armstrong is one of a very few seasoned artists who manages to honor the sound of traditional blues while giving it the contemporary grit to which fans love to groove.

     Born to make music, his mother was a blues singer, his father played jazz guitar. James started performing at the age of eight. By the time he was 17, he was touring across the country.

     Over the years he's worked with Albert Collins, Keb Mo', Coco Montoya, Roy Brown, Chaka Khan, Ricky Lee Jones, Jan & Dean,Mitch Michell (Jimi Hendrix's drummer) and Tommy Castro, to name just a few.

     As both a performer and storyteller, James works with mood, humor and atmosphere, a skill that has not gone unnoticed by filmmakers. Several of his songs have been chosen for movie soundtracks. Bank of Love was used in "Hear No Evil" and "The Florentine." Two Sides to Every Story is featured in "Speechless."

     Seen live, Armstrong has a confident stage presence that combines grace with grit. Few blues artists know how to play the crowd as James can, shifting dynamics from a whisper to a growl. Wherever he travels, from Lebanon to Alaska, from Hong-Kong to Norway, his magnetism continues to hush a noisy rabble or entice a crowd to follow him out into the street or down the length of a beach. Little wonder heÕs been dubbed "The Ambassador of the Blues."

     Visit James Armstrong's website.

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