Blues Summit Delegates
Sorting. Delegates are sorted first by Country (Europe, USA, Canada), then Province, City, and Organization. International delegates are located at the top of the list.
Last Update: 31 Jan, 2019
Access to Delegate (Festivals & Presenters) and Mentor biographies by clicking here.
Please note that sign up for Mentorship One-On-One’s will take place in advance, on site, at the Registration Office at the hotel.
| First Name | Last Name | Organization | Town/City | Prov | Country |
| Manny | Montana | Teenage Head Music | Kortrijk | West Vlaanderen | Belgium |
| Bettina | Ghyselinck | Teenage Head Music | Kortrijk | West Vlaanderen | Belgium |
| Robert | Mauries | Cahors Blues Festival | Cahors | MP | France |
| Helge | Nickel | BluesBaltica | Hamburg | HH | Germany |
| Barbara | Bloch | BluesBaltica | Hamburg | HH | Germany |
| Zofia | Matysik | Delta Booking / Twoj Blues Magazine | Chorzów | Śląsk | Poland |
| Ewa | Matysik | Delta Booking / Twój Blues Magazine | Chorzów | Śląsk | Poland |
| Robert | Amsler | Bluesfestival Baden | Baden | AG | Switzerland |
| Susanne | Slavicek | Bluesfestival Baden | Baden | AG | Switzerland |
| Mark | Stenzler | Blues Zeppelin Radio | Bern | BE | Switzerland |
| Micki | Free | Micki Free | Phoenix | AZ | USA |
| Matt | Greenhill | FLi Artists | Santa Monica | CA | USA |
| Jeff | Davis | Playing with Fire | Omaha | NE | USA |
| Vanessa | Marie | Playing with Fire | Omaha | Ne | USA |
| AJ | Gross | Big Blues Bender | Las Vegas | NV | USA |
| Rick | Garcea | New York State Blues Festival, Inc | Syracuse | NY | USA |
| Leslie | Garcea | New York State Blues Festival, Inc | Syracuse | NY | USA |
| Trish | Bowden | Mysterium Blues Records | Hanover | PA | USA |
| Gary | Erwin | Shrimp City Slim | Charleston | SC | USA |
| Lindsay | Beaver | Musician | Driftwood | TX | USA |
| Al | Lynden | Kent | WA | USA | |
| Sandi | Lynden | Kent | WA | USA | |
| Cindy | McLeod | Calgary Blues Music Association | Calgary | AB | Canada |
| Christopher | Brzezicki | Kat Danser & The Tall Tales | Calgary | AB | Canada |
| Kelly | Kruse | Kat Danser & The Tall Tales | Calgary | AB | Canada |
| Cam | Hayden | Edmonton Blues Festival | Edmonton | AB | Canada |
| Jimmy | Guiboche | Kat Danser & The Tall Tales | Edmonton | AB | Canada |
| Petersen | Holger | Stony Plain Records | Edmonton | AB | Canada |
| Bill | Bourne | Tri-Continental | Edmonton | AB | Canada |
| Ann | Vriend | AV MUSIC (ANN VRIEND) | Edmonton | AB | Canada |
| Elizabeth | Gard | Coquitlam | BC | Canada | |
| Ken | Simms | ThinkTank Music Network | Delta | BC | Canada |
| Regan | Fahey | Hornby Island Blues Society | Hornby Island | BC | Canada |
| Alexandra | Lamont | Hornby Island Blues Society | Hornby Island | BC | Canada |
| Holly | Grieve | Hornby Island Blues Society | Hornby Island | BC | Canada |
| Suzie | Bishop | Hornby Island Blues Society | Hornby Island | BC | Canada |
| Gordon | Bateman | Hornby Island Blues society | Hornby Island | BC | Canada |
| Al | Forrie | Hornby Island Blues Society | Hornby Island | BC | Canada |
| Brant | Zwicker | ATC Blues Radio | Kamloops | BC | Canada |
| Grant | Payne | Nanaimo Blues Society/Summertime Blues Festival | Ladysmith | BC | Canada |
| David | Gogo | David Gogo Music | Nanaimo | BC | Canada |
| Mark | Crissinger | Mark Crissinger Band | Nanaimo | BC | Canada |
| Judy | Brown | Judy Brown Music | Nelson | BC | Canada |
| Earl | Krushelnicki | Osoyoos | BC | Canada | |
| Lester | Quitzau | Tri-Continental | Pender Island | BC | Canada |
| Michael | Treadway | Tri-Continental | Penticton | BC | Canada |
| Peter | North | Salmon Arm Roots & Blues | Salmon Arm | BC | Canada |
| Ted | Crouch | Tri-Continental | Salmon Arm | BC | Canada |
| Karin | Crouch | Tri-Continental | Salmon Arm | BC | Canada |
| Peter | Selnar | Sweet Tooth Productions | Vancouver | BC | Canada |
| Wesley | Mackey | Wes Mackey Band | Vancouver | BC | Canada |
| Dawn | Schaldemose | Victoria | BC | Canada | |
| Deb | Rhymer | Deb Rhymer Band | Victoria | BC | Canada |
| Kap | Palmer | BLUES NITE ENTERTAINMENT | Winnipeg | MB | Canada |
| Brent | Staeben | Fredericton’s Harvest Fest | Fredericton | NB | Canada |
| Shirley | Jackson | Shirley Jackson Music | Dartmouth | NS | Canada |
| Dan | Doiron | Dan Doiron | Halifax | NS | Canada |
| Hal | Brolund | Manitoba Hal | Shelburne | NS | Canada |
| Hal | Brolund | Manitoba Hal | Shelburne | NS | Canada |
| Patrick | Monaghan | Canoe FM | Algonquin Highlands | ON | Canada |
| Adam | Palmer | Justme | Bancroft | ON | Canada |
| Dwayne | Purdy | Moondog Howlers | Blenheim | ON | Canada |
| Rick | Chrysler | Moondog Howlers | Blenheim | ON | Canada |
| Aug | Polowick | Shrewsbury Ribs & Blues Festival | Blenheim | ON | Canada |
| Jeff | Saulnier | Glenn Marais and The Mojo Train | Bradford | ON | Canada |
| Jason | Sewerynek | Jim Dan Dee | Brampton | ON | Canada |
| Bruce | Hall | Grand River Blues Society | Brantford | ON | Canada |
| Brenda | O’Connor | Grand River Blues Society | Cambridge | ON | Canada |
| Dan | Jancar | Cambridge | ON | Canada | |
| Caroline | Addison | River City Junction | Cardinal | ON | Canada |
| Jason | Fryer | River City Junction | Cardinal | ON | Canada |
| Ken | McColm | Loyal Blues Fellowship Inc | Carrying Place | ON | Canada |
| Peggy | Voigt | Peg Voigt Band | Carrying Place | ON | Canada |
| Mike | Copley | Moondog Howlers | Chatham | ON | Canada |
| Ruth | Gudaitis | South Georgian Bay Music Foundation | Collingwood | ON | Canada |
| Charlie | Gudaitis | South Georgian Bay Music Foundation | Collingwood | ON | Canada |
| Lily | Sazz | Cootes Paradise | Dundas | ON | Canada |
| Kathy | Mulgrew | Stonebridge Wasaga Beach Blues Festival | Elmvale | ON | Canada |
| Wayne | Buttery | Stonebridge Wasaga Beach Blues Festival | Elmvale | ON | Canada |
| Bev | Humphrys | Espanola | ON | Canada | |
| John | Knox | Espanola | ON | Canada | |
| Michael | Carbone | Sons of Rhythm | Etobicoke | ON | Canada |
| John | Harrison | West Coast Blues Inc | Goderich | ON | Canada |
| Connie | Harrison | West Coast Blues Inc | Goderich | ON | Canada |
| Wayne | Krawchuk | Cootes Paradise | Hamilton | ON | Canada |
| Sarah | French | Sarah French Publicity | Hamilton | ON | Canada |
| Bill | Spring | Etwell Concert Series | Huntsville | ON | Canada |
| Jeanine | Spring | Etwell Concert Series | Huntsville | ON | Canada |
| James | Doran | Choose The Blues Productions | Kenmore | ON | Canada |
| Jesse | Karwat | Glenn Marais and The Mojo Train | Keswick | ON | Canada |
| Marilyn | Clarke | Bruce County Blues Society | Kincardine | ON | Canada |
| Rick | Clarke | Lighthouse Blues Festival | Kincardine | ON | Canada |
| Jan | MacDonald | Limestone City Blues Festival | Kingston | ON | Canada |
| Michèle | Langlois | Limestone City Blues Festival | Kingston | ON | Canada |
| Margie | Bailey-Pfeiffer | Miss Emily | Kingston | ON | Canada |
| Gord | Hunter | Miss Emily | Kingston | ON | Canada |
| Emily | Fennell | Miss Emily | Kingston | ON | Canada |
| Ann | Stevens | Journalist | Kingston | ON | Canada |
| Hilliard | Walter | FOG Blues and Brass Band | Kitchener | ON | Canada |
| julia | narveson | sugar brown | Kitchener | ON | Canada |
| Patrick | McConkey | London | ON | Canada | |
| Ian | Hebert | Delta Stone | London | ON | Canada |
| Nick | Houle | Delta Stone | London | ON | Canada |
| Lloyd | Hardy | Ottawa Blues Society | Manotick | ON | Canada |
| Chris | Scerri | Chris Scerri Presents | Meaford | ON | Canada |
| Gavin | McLeod | Gavin McLeod | Milton | ON | Canada |
| Joey | DePaiva | Gavin McLeod | Milton | ON | Canada |
| Emily | Burgess | Emily Burgess | Mississauga | ON | Canada |
| Sharla | Bryan | FACTOR | Mississauga | ON | Canada |
| Manny | DeGrandis | Glenn Marais and The Mojo Train | Newmarket | ON | Canada |
| Glenn | Marais | Glenn Marais and The Mojo Train | Newmarket | ON | Canada |
| Karen | Spence | Oakville | ON | Canada | |
| Ray | Spence | Oakville | ON | Canada | |
| Cheryl | Bomberry | Grand River Blues Society | Ohsweken | ON | Canada |
| Larry | Kurtz | Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival | Orangeville | ON | Canada |
| Norma | Bailey | Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival | Orangeville | ON | Canada |
| Josh | Leitch | Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival | Orangeville | ON | Canada |
| Linda | Leitch | Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival | Orangeville | ON | Canada |
| Anderson | Lance | MATCHEDASH PARISH | Orillia | ON | Canada |
| Tanya | Paulin | Ottawa | ON | Canada | |
| JW | Jones | JW-Jones | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Nicole | Colbeck | little acorn music management | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Nicole | Colbeck | Little Acorn Music Management | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Lucas | Haneman | Lucas Haneman Express | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Jo Anne | Ferguson | OBS | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Vickie | Paradis | Ottawa Blues Society | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Liz | Sykes | Ottawa Blues Society | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Jocelyn | Verdon | Ottawa Blues Society | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Sarah | Porter | Porter Music Mgmt | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Nicholas | Descarie | RBC Ottawa Bluesfest | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Gary | Paradis | The Blues Foundation | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Rod | Williams | Wicked Grin | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Bruce | Saunders | Wicked Grin | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Leigh-Anne | Stanton | Wicked Grin | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Murray | Kinsley | Wicked Grin | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Alex | Zurawlev | Ottawa Blues Society | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Ken | Cormack | Paisley Blues Fest | Paisley | ON | Canada |
| Christine | Jones | Paisley Blues Festival | Paisley | ON | Canada |
| Maxwell | Johnston | Paisley Blues Festival | Paisley | ON | Canada |
| John | Davis | Canal Bank Shuffle | Pelham | ON | Canada |
| Blake | Frazer | Trent Radio | Peterborough | ON | Canada |
| James | Stefanuk | Jim Dan Dee | Pickering | ON | Canada |
| Spencer | Mackenzie | Spencer Mackenzie | Ridgeway | ON | Canada |
| Madagascar | Slim | Tri-Continental | Rockland | ON | Canada |
| Pauline | Brickman-Gibbons | Goderich | ON | Canada | |
| William | Gibbons | Goderich | ON | Canada | |
| Johnnie | Tibbles | Sault Blues Society | Sault Ste. Marie | ON | Canada |
| Bonnie | Baker | St Catharines | ON | Canada | |
| John | Mulligan | St. Catharines | ON | Canada | |
| Johnny | Max | The Johnny max Band | St Catharines | ON | Canada |
| David | Booth | Showtime Archives | Stroussville | ON | Canada |
| Michael | McCann | Canada South Blues Society/ Windsor/President/Buyer/Event Promoter | Tecumseh | ON | Canada |
| Edward | Parsons | Toronto Blues Society | Thornhill | ON | Canada |
| Janet | Alilovic | Toronto | ON | Canada | |
| Georgia | Hathaway | Toronto | ON | Canada | |
| Robert | Davis | Toronto | ON | Canada | |
| Peter | Newman | Toronto | ON | Canada | |
| Anna | Gutmanis | Ban-Anna Records | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Julie | Hill | Blues Doctor | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Nick | Lanaro | Bluesboy Nicky | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Linda | Turu | Borealis | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Brian | Blain | Brian Blain | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Meghan | Parnell | Bywater | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Dave | Barnes | Bywater Blues | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Jordan | Safer | Chloe Watkinson Music | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Chloe | Watkinson | Chloe Watkinson Music | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Norm | Tumak | Choose Epic | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Dan | McKinnon | Dan McKinnon | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Lynn | Wintercorn | Danny Brooks | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Treasa | Levasseur | Folk Alliance International | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Bridget | Love | Good Kind Prodcutions | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Rick | Fenton | Gypsy Soul Records | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Steven | Tetz | Harbourfront Centre | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Diana | Webley | Harbourfront Centre | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Jenie | Nolan | Jenie Thai | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Lynn | Boucher | Lynn Boucher | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Jay | Moonah | Mike McKenna’s Rockin’ Redcoats | Broke Fuse | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| DAVID | SAMPSON | Mr | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Julia | Train | Musicians Rights Organization Canada (MROC) | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| John | Gieruszczak | Photography | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Randall | Cook | Photography & Music | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Richard | Flohil | Richard Flohil & Associates | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Ormsby | Mike | Rock’N It Up Productions | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Alice | Sellwood | Royal Conservatory of Music | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Paul | Sanderson | Sanderson Law | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Aidan | D’Aoust | SOCAN | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Aidan | D’Aoust | SOCAN | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Michael | Maratta | Sons of Rhythm | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Brenna | MacCrimmon | Staff | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Tom | Bona | Sue Foley / Soulstack / Raoul and the Big Time | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Eve | Kinizo | Sue Foley / Soulstack / Raoul and the Big Time | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Ken | Kawashima | sugar brown | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Kirk | Reed | The Muddy York Blues Machine | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Maria | McNamee | The Muddy York Blues Machine | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Thomas | Hanes | TLH Concerts | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Hüma | Üster | Toronto Blues Society | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Derek | Andrews | Toronto Blues Society | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Carol | Flett | Toronto Blues Society | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Huma | Uster | Toronto Blues Society | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Amanda | Rheaume | Toronto Blues Society | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Raoul | Bhaneja | Big Time Records | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Adena (Dean) | Stocker | Treasue Mollys House Of Music | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Lori | Murray | Music by the Bay Live | Uxbridge | ON | Canada |
| Paul | Murray | Music by the Bay Live | Uxbridge | ON | Canada |
| Bob | Liddycoat | Canal Bank Shuffle | Wainfleet | ON | Canada |
| James | Dean | James Dean Photography | Wainfleet | ON | Canada |
| Suzie | Vinnick | Suzie Vinnick Music | Wainfleet | ON | Canada |
| Jordan | Percival | True North Records | Waterdown | ON | Canada |
| Liz | Temple | Grand River Blues Society | Waterloo | ON | Canada |
| Claude | Cloutier | Kitchener Blues Festival | Waterloo | ON | Canada |
| Sandy | Barkshire | Kitchener Blues Festival | Waterloo | ON | Canada |
| Rob | Barkshire | Kitchener Blues Festival | Waterloo | ON | Canada |
| James | Jones | Zapp! Productions | Wilno | ON | Canada |
| Gregoire | Morency | Paul DesLauriers Band | Chambly | QC | Canada |
| Yannick | Lambert | Donnacona Blues Festival | Donnacona | QC | Canada |
| Lyle | Odjick | Lyle Odjick & The Northern Steam | Gatineau | QC | Canada |
| Debra | Thornington | Ottawa Blues Society | Gatineau | QC | Canada |
| Dave | Brennan | Ottawa Blues Society | Gatineau | QC | Canada |
| Marc | Fortin | Gatineau | QC | Canada | |
| mikel | Samel | Montréal | QC | Canada | |
| Dwane | Dixon | Dixon Line Music | Montréal | QC | Canada |
| Nathalie | Duval | Dixon Line Music | Montréal | QC | Canada |
| Marc | Dube | DUBë | Montréal | QC | Canada |
| Endrick | Tremblay | Endrick & the Sandwiches | Montréal | QC | Canada |
| Gabriele | Cote-LeBreux | LeB Grant Management / Endrick & The Sandwiches | Montréal | QC | Canada |
| Kimberly | Dorneval | Paul DesLauriers Band | Montréal | QC | Canada |
| René | Moisan | Productions Bros | Montréal | QC | Canada |
| Riot | Godmer | RBD Productions | Montréal | QC | Canada |
| Dany | Peon | Staff | Montréal | QC | Canada |
| Greg | Torrington | Stingray Music | Montréal | QC | Canada |
| Cécile | Doo-Kingué | Cécile Doo-Kingué | Montréal | QC | Canada |
| Joakim | Morin | Montreal Jazz Fest | Montréal | QC | Canada |
| Paul | DesLauriers | Paul DesLauriers Band | Montréal | QC | Canada |
| Samuel | Harrisson | Paul DesLauriers Band | Montréal | QC | Canada |
| Guy | Belanger | Guy Belanger | Repentigny | QC | Canada |
| Lorrie | Snyder | The Snyders | Repentigny | QC | Canada |
| Denny | Snyder | The Snyders | Repentigny | QC | Canada |
| David | McCabe | Montreal Blues Society | St-Urbain-Premier | QC | Canada |
| Jean | Sicotte | Les Productions Kazou | Sutton | QC | Canada |
| Jack | Semple | Jack Semple Music | Regina | SK | Canada |
| Gordon | MacAulay | Legendary Rhythm & Blues REVUE | Saskatoon | SK | Canada |
| Stan | Budgell | Saskatoon Blues Society | Saskatoon | SK | Canada |
| Tammy | Olson-Utigard | Saskatoon Blues Society | Saskatoon | SK | Canada |
| Al | Wood | Saskatoon Blues Society | Saskatoon | SK | Canada |
| Judy | Enns | Saskatoon Blues Society | Saskatoon | SK | Canada |
| Trent | Schmiedge | Graffitti Music | Saskatoon | SK | Canada |
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