CERTIFIED "Beyond" BLUES with "Les and Jake"

Certified Blues Band is "Not your ordinary blues band. Powerful vocals and smooth harmonica riffs are just the beginning. Changeovers between the players make for a very rich blues experience... and add a little N'Orleans style boogie to the beat." - The Fox in Redwood City

Les Rosenthal - In 1968 Harp Man Les moved from Greenwich Village to soak up the music scene in Haight Ashbury. He's still travels for inspiration in exotic blues clubs from Paris to Seattle. Les lends his harp to many bands, and sits in with some local stars, but Certified is his passion. He's the horn section in the band when it's a foursome.

Jake Mackey - Singer/songwriter with hot guitar and cool vocals. Jake plays extraordinary guitar licks, and writes lyrical verse with soulful style. You might also catch him behind the drums. He serves up New Orleans blues with a reggae twist. He grew up in California, but his soul is down on the bayou.

Steve Froberg - Bassman from Sonoma keeps the bottom line moving and a groovin to a steady, funky beat!

James Mackey - Drummer, father of the incredible Jake Mackey. "King of the Blues Shuffle", Jim, from California to Florida.

Spencer Burrows AKA Spencer B - People can't believe the voice that comes out of this guy! Soulful R&B. keyboard Player. Graduate of Berklee College of Music. Has Toured with some big name acts. headmaster of the Great Burro School of Music in Sebastapol, California.

The music - Cool Reaggae with a little New Orleans twist. We call it Beyond Blues because that's where it starts.

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