Joe Bonamassa & Sixthman announce Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea VIII

JOE BONAMASSA & SIXTHMAN ANNOUNCE KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE AT SEA VIII
EIGHTH VOYAGE OF 3X GRAMMY® AWARD-NOMINATED ARTIST JOE BONAMASSA’S
FLOATING CELEBRATION OF THE BLUES TO SHOWCASE STACKED LINEUP
ALSO INCLUDING LITTLE FEAT, JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR,
MIKE FARRIS AND THE FORTUNATE FEW, QUINN SULLIVAN, JACK BROADBENT AND MANY MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED
KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE AT SEA VIII
SAILS FROM MIAMI TO PUERTO PLATA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ON MARCH 13-17, 2023
THE BIGGEST BLUES ROCK PARTY AT SEA IS ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC TODAY AT 2:00PM ET HERE
Guitar Legend Joe Bonamassa and Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than a decade, are proud to present KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE AT SEA VIII, the eighth voyage of 3x GRAMMY® Award-nominated artist Joe Bonamassa’s world-famous floating celebration of the Blues and Blues-Rock. KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE AT SEA VIII sails March 13-17, 2023, traveling from Miami, Florida to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic aboard the luxury cruise liner, Norwegian Pearl. This incredible music festival is open to the public today at 2:00pm ET. To book a cabin or for more details, please visit www.bluesaliveatsea.com.
Hosted and curated as always by the Blues-Rock Titan himself, Joe Bonamassa, KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE AT SEA VIII will feature four days and nights loaded with onboard performances and unforgettable collaborations by incredible talent Bonamassa, Little Feat, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Mike Farris and The Fortunate Few, Quinn Sullivan, Jack Broadbent and many more to be announced. In addition to special programming that music lovers can’t see anywhere else, the excursion will feature unique activities and all the amazing amenities available aboard the Norwegian Pearl, including incredible spa services, complimentary and specialty dining, shopping, and more.
PHOTO CREDIT: WILL BYINGTON
KEEPING BLUES ALIVE AT SEA VIII will once again benefit the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation (KTBA), dedicated to providing students and teachers and musicians the resources and tools needed to further music education. Founded by Bonamassa in 2011, KTBA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to fuel the passion for music by funding programs and scholarships for students and teachers who possess the desire but lack the resources or access to achieve their potential within music education. Through generous corporate sponsorships by industry powerhouses Ernie Ball Strings, Guitar Center, J&R Adventures, and individual donors, KTBA has been able to offer weekly donations to music classrooms and merit-based scholarships all over the United States, reaching over 70,000 students in all 50 states through the funding of over 450 unique projects.
In 2020, KTBA took its mission a step further by forming the Fueling Musicians Program, an emergency relief plan for touring musicians affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. By providing financial assistance for essential living expenses, the Fueling Musicians Program has helped over 300 struggling musicians with immediate cash payments of $1,500. KTBA plans to make the Fueling Musicians Program a permanent part of the organization in order to help struggling musicians on their feet and on the road. For more information, please visit keepingthebluesalive.org.
Today, Joe Bonamassa also launches the official music video for his new single Mind’s Eye taken from his critically acclaimed album Time Clocks. The stunning video, which is a homage to the animated style of the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine and the prog rock videos of the 70’s like Pink Floyd can be seen here: https://youtu.be/RIFsP5N769w
KEEPING BLUES ALIVE AT SEA VIII
March 13-17, 2023
Miami to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
LINEUP
Joe Bonamassa
Little Feat
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Mike Farris and The Fortunate Few
Quinn Sullivan
Jack Broadbent
And Many More To Be Announced
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PHOTO CREDIT: WILL BYINGTON
ABOUT JOE BONAMASSA:
Blues-rock superstar Joe Bonamassa is one of the most celebrated performing musicians of today. As a three-time GRAMMY-nominated artist who recently achieved his 25th No. 1 album on the Billboard Blues Chart, with the studio album Time Clocks, Joe is only in his early 40s and he’s already become a living legend with an astounding multi-genre catalogue of music. Collectively, Bonamassa has over 40 albums to date with studio and live recordings, collaborative albums with blues sensation Beth Hart and the adventurous side projects Black Country Communion and Rock Candy Funk Party. A prolific writer who is always on the hunt to expand his eclectic musical horizons, Bonamassa has a limitless work ethic whether it’s in a studio, on the road, or working with other artists to spur new music. He’s been featured in several publications from Esquire, WSJ and Parade to Rolling Stone and American Songwriter, as well as on the covers of Guitar World, Guitar Player, Vintage Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, and Classic Rock Magazine. Guitar World described Bonamassa as “arguably the world’s biggest blues guitarist.”
The New York state native opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old and has since played alongside such artists as Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills, John Lee Hooker, Warren Haynes, Steve Winwood, Peter Frampton and Buddy Guy, among others. Building on their 30-year partnership, Bonamassa and his manager, Roy Weisman, created their own record label, management, marketing and concert promotion company called J&R Adventures almost two decades ago. Together, the two mavericks devised a 360-degree independent business model that has survived and thrived during one of the music industry’s most uncertain eras.
Joe also runs a non-profit organization called Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission is to promote and sustain music education and blues music by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need. To date, the non-profit has funded schools and teachers with over $1 Million and has positively impacted 70,000 students all across the country.
ABOUT SIXTHMAN
Since 2001, Sixthman has set the stage for moments that make life rock, serving over 300,000 guests on over 150 unforgettable vacations on sand and at sea with their favorite artists, athletes, actors, comedians and brands. These carefully curated, intimate events bring non-stop performances, artist collaborations, in depth panels and Q&As, fan-artist activities, museums and overall truly immersive experiences that celebrate community and change expectations of what a vacation can be. Sixthman’s domestic home port of Miami brings escapes for guests to dream destinations in the Virgin Islands, Belize, Honduras, Mexico, and The Bahamas. In 2019, Sixthman expanded their festivals at sea to Europe, sailing from Barcelona, Spain to exotic Mediterranean ports. 2022 will bring sailings through the Greek Isles. In addition to festivals at sea, in 2019 Sixthman brought their innovative vacation concept to world class, all-inclusive resorts in the Dominican Republic and will do the same in Mexico in 2022. In 2020, Sixthman Services was launched to support other event holders with a suite of on-site and virtual event management services and enhanced experiences. 2022 has brought the organization’s first foray into immersive Music Camp experiences in partnership with Rock-n-Roll Fantasy Camp. For additional information, visit www.sixthman.net.