Colin James

Studio 79 is proud to present the Colin James Blues Trio at the John Saunders Centre for an up close and intimate performance for 200 guests.

Colin's career has spanned over 30 years, with a track record that includes 20 studio albums, 8 Juno Awards, 31 Maple Blues Awards, multi-platinum record sales and was inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame in 2013.

His 1988 self-titled debut, featuring his two self-penned hits “Voodoo Thing” and “Five Long Years,” was the fastest-selling album in Canadian history. It won him his first Juno and an opening spot on tour with Keith Richards. His second album, Sudden Stop, featured his hit “Just Came Back,” which reached #3 on the U.S. radio charts and earned him the Juno Award for “Single of the Year.” Colin was next credited with launching the swing revival, thanks to his wildly popular Little Big Band, which has released four successful albums to date.

However, it wasn’t until 2016’s Blue Highways that James found himself on a blues chart: the album spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Roots Music Report’s Blues Chart. It also landed him one of his biggest hits: “Riding in the Moonlight,” a Willie Dixon song that garnered millions of streams on Spotify.

His latest 2021 release, Open Road, won a 2022 Juno Award for best Blues Album.

Over the years Colin has worked with some of the world’s most revered artists including, Bonnie Raitt, Albert Collins, Pops Staples, Robert Cray, Albert King, Keith Richards, Lenny Kravitz, ZZ Top, Mavis Staples, Luther Allison, Roomful of Blues, Bobby King and Terry Evans, John Hammond Jr., The Chieftains, Carlos Santana, Little Feat, Johnny Hallyday, Jeff Healey, and Buddy Guy.

Please join us for this electrifying stage performance for an intimate, 200 guests in this exceptional venue.