Big Bad Wolf Jazz and Blues

	Dust My Broom (mp3 file)		Dust My Broom is an old Blues Standard written by Robert Johnson. Big Bad Wolf's arrangement opens with a classic Elmore James' riff, then lets loose in a no holds barred version that sounds like it just blew in from Chicago.


	Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (mp3 file)

	Big Bad Wolf is a five piece blues band with a range of styles from Delta Blues, Boogie Woogie to Electric Blues, all with a jazz flavour.

	Featured vocalist, Stephanie Reidpathe hails from Port Elgin and has been impressing audiences with her soulful delivery of the blues. Close your eyes for a moment as she sings, "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" and you'd swear Bessie Smith has been re-born.

	Brian O'Rourke is one of Grey Bruce's musical secrets tucked away in the back roads of Sullivan Township. A graduate of the jazz music program at Humber College in Toronto with years of musical experience to his credit Brian is the music director, singer and leader of Big Bad Wolf. His guitar work, whether "comping" or soloing, covers a range of jazz and blues styles.

	Larry White on piano combines the styles from Boogie Wooge and a few tasty jazz voicings to give Big Bad Wolf their Jazz/ Blues sound.

	Drummer and producer Mark Mariash currently lives in Durham but is originally from Winnipeg. When not busy with Big Bad Wolf, Mark divides his schedule between Toronto's recording studios and concert tours that sometimes take him across the globe. Some of the artists Mark has worked with include: Lelsie Feist, Ron Sexsmith, Sarah Slean, Lori Cullen, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Cirque De Soleil, Jeff Healy, and Carlos del Junco. The Jazz Album entitled: "Tales from the Blue Lounge" was co-produced by Mark and artist, Richared Underhill. In 2002, the album garnered a Juno for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year.

	Joel Dawson is a graduate of the jazz program at Humber College in Toronto. Joel has played bass with acts of a wide range of styles and brings his experience in R&B, Rock and Country music with a foundation in jazz to drive the low end of Big Bad Wolf.

	In the spirit of improvisation, Big Bad Wolf likes to mix up the line up. Audiences have enjoyed the added performances of Rod Ramsey on Harmonica, Doug Van Hemmessen on Upright Bass, Pete Novak on Bass, and Justin Burgess on Drums.