Craig Thomas

So why would we change a great thing? They are simply the best New Year's Eve band on the planet, and we are thrilled to bring back the guys who know how to throw a party for another fun-filled NY Eve show. If you're lookin' for the party to celebrate the coming of a new year, this is the band - and this is the place to do it. Because no one really gets your motor running quite like Roomful of Blues!

Roomful of Blues - Currently an eight-piece unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon, the band has never sounded fresher or stronger. Singer DD Bastos brings her sweet and soulful vocals and adds another bright new dimension to the jazzy, jump-blues musical roots. Their winning combination of jump, swing, blues, R&B and soul remains their calling card, as does their ability to fill the dance floor. Along with bassist John Turner, trumpeter Chris Pratt, drummer Mike Coffey, keyboardist Jeff Ceasrine, baritone and tenor saxophonist Craig Thomas, and tenor and alto saxophonist Rich Lataille, Roomful keeps on rockin’ year after year!

With their masterful combination of jumping, horn-heavy, hard-edged blues and R&B, it’s no wonder why the great Count Basie called them “the hottest blues band I’ve ever heard.” Since 1967, the group’s deeply rooted blend of swing, rock ‘n’ roll, jump, blues and soul has earned it five Grammy Award nominations and a slew of other accolades, including seven Blues Music Awards. With a non-stop performance schedule for over 55 years, Roomful of Blues has earned critical, popular and radio success and a legion of fans around the globe. including the prestigious DownBeat International Critics Poll for “Best Blues Band”.

“In a class by itself.” - Down Beat

“irresistible on the dance floor. - Mademoiselle

"Excellent, marvelous wall-to-wall grooves… between the wicked guitar work and the brassy horn section, things never stop swinging." - USA Today

"Roomful Of Blues plays an inspired, lively and heated brand of rippling, up-tempo, horn-dominated R&B." – Rolling Stone

"Few bands swing the blues more exuberantly than Roomful of Blues…boisterous and relentlessly upbeat." – Entertainment Weekly

Opener: Bees Deluxe - Hell-bent on their mission to bring the blues into the 21st century, Bees Deluxe pushes the limits, colors outside the lines of convention and bends the genre to create a sound that is distinct, highly musical and yet deeply respectful of the blues tradition. With a contagious enthusiasm, sense of fun and impeccable musicality, Bees Deluxe breaks all the rules and the blues are better for it.