Jack Derwin

About Jack Derwin

JACK DERWIN
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New Release, BENT available from February 2016 hits No 2 on the Australian blues and roots chart

Jack’s two previous albums, Covered all in Blue and Rocking on a Calm Sea were both at the top of the Australian Blues Roots Charts for 2 consecutive years running reaching the No 2 position on both occasions. Both albums remained in the charts for a period of at least 12 months with Covered all in Blue receiving 3 Chain nominations, for Best blues album, song and male vocalist of the year. Jack’s launch for Covered all in Blue at the Camelot Lounge in Sydney attracted a sellout crowd.
Other achievements for the albums
has seen “Chemistry” from Covered all in Blue added to the inflight playlist for Qantas in 2014.
Songs; Blues for Me and Covered all in Blue also being added to Anthology of Blues Vol 1 & 3; compilation albums including blues and roots legends from a global collection.

Delivering rich timbered vocals, resonating guitars, blues harp and stomp box, Jack’s songs are contemporary urban blues; a result of city dwelling, entwined with a blend of rawness, influential of his NSW country roots.






Festival’s played:
The Australian Blues Music Festival
Blues on Broadbeach
Phuket International blues festival Sydney Blues festival
Hawkesbury blues festival
Blues Brews and BBQ festivals NZ
The Rocks blues stage Sydney festival,
MUDFEST International film fest Mudgee
Blue Water Country/blues Port Stephens.
Northern Beaches Music Festival Collaroy
plus many gigs on the road in Australia and internationally including NZ, Germany and the USA.




Blue Pie Records –
"Fueled with passion and filled with all styles of instrumentation, you will be blown away with musicality of harmonicas and slide guitar. Jack's stomp box adds a percussive sense to the album alongside the acoustic guitars which are used as a multi-lingual instrument through the album, a talent which is executed by Jack to the finest degree.

On slide, resonator, unique vocals and rack harp; add some progressions over amplified finger style and stomp-box, you have Jack Derwin performing an eclectic blend of covers and originals. He gives an audience the best in Nu Kool Blues & Roots with a dynamic edge.

With a slew of festivals right around Australia, NZ and Asia scattered behind him, 3 Chain Award nominations for best album, song and male vocalist, songs on global collections and QANTAS playlists, Jack’s eclectic blues, rock, folk and jazz pitches somewhere between Tom Waits, Eric Clapton unplugged and the Backsliders; making for a glowing night you surely won’t want to miss.