diana braithwaite was the keynote speaker at the blues summit in toronto. click on Toronto Blues Society Maple
blues Photo below to hear her inspiring and emotional speech.
JUST RELEASED! A BRAND NEW RECORDING!!
Click on album cover below to listen to Diana & Chris’s latest recording- Forever Blues!
Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley – A Live Concert Review:
“Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley hit the stage in the afternoon, to cheers from their many avid fans in the audience. They delivered song after song to thunderous applause, well deserved to say the least. The blues couple have recorded 8 previous albums together and have toured all over North America, UK and Europe winning numerous awards for their songwriting and albums together.”
JOE CURTIS – JAZZ REVIEW.COM BEACHES JAZZ FESTIVAL.
Crowd-pleasing shows range from entertaining acoustic blues duo concerts with country blues , originals, delta blues with slide guitar, and folk blues including well known and loved blues classics, to up-tempo blues rocking band shows with 12 bar danceable blues, electric guitar, and the addition of bass, drums and piano.
Photo Credit: Denise Grant
“Masters of Old School Blues” Blues Revue Magazine
“Between the two of us, we have, a whole lot of years in the business of entertaining. Laughter, fun and straight from the heart good soul stirring music is what we aim to bring to our audiences around the world.” Photo Credit: Jordan Newell
Diana Braithwaite is an award winning internationally renowned blues and jazz vocalist and writer who most recently won the 2018 Life Time Achievement Blues With A Feeling Award- Canada’s National Maple Blues Awards.
Chris Whiteley was born in Kansas and came to Canada as a youth where he came to be one of the top musicians in the country. A multi-instrumentalist and nine time Maple Blues Award Winner for Best Horn Player of the Year, Whiteley is also a recipient of Jazz Report Magazine’s Album of the Year Award.
PIC: Legendary Toronto Club – Hugh’s Room with Ron Johnston-bass, John Deehan Sax, Vince Maccarone -Drums, Neil Brathwaite – Sax & John Sheard – Piano
Canadian Eh! Proud to call Toronto, Canada their home this exciting award winning blues husband and wife team brings the vintage, classic sound of yesteryear to their live shows and recordings. Presenting concerts from the Georgia Sea Islands to Ireland, from Festivals in New York City and Virginia to concert halls in North America, and blues and jazz clubs in Moscow and London, England. Photo Credit – Janene Johnson
The duo recorded five previous albums together with Electro-Fi Records, and a 2018 release of jazz classics I WAS TELLING HIM ABOUT YOU with the G-three jazz record label.
The latest G3 release was the 2019 blues album – GOLD CADILLAC! Brand New release coming up in 2024! Stay tuned!
Diana and Chris are also signed with the international music publishing house – Sony Music to create and produce original songs for inclusion in movies, TV and film, their latest project Roadhouse Blues was released internationally! Photo Credit: Jordan Newell
As the esteemed jazz bible DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE said about Braithwaite and Whiteley “it’s a rare and good thing when two talented performers join forces.”
Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley have performed to tens of thousands over their vast careers and audiences, critics and jazz and blues lovers all over North America and Europe seem to agree.
“Talented couple highlights the TD Jazz Festival!” Errol Nazareth-The Toronto Sun Photo Credit: Jon Blacker
Diana Braithwaite is a national treasure” RADIO HOST – Danny Marks JAZZ FM 91.1″
“Two talented performers join forces” Frank John Hadley – Downbeat Magazine
“Her partner in crime, or criminally gorgeous music-making, Chris Whiteley is himself a nine-time winner of the Maple Blues Horn Player of the Year.” – Downbeat Magazine
Rockin’ With The Blues! Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley
