Blues Artist Biography

Jack Derwin Profile
Jack Derwin, Australian contemporary blues & acoustic artist, brings urban & acoustic/jazz blues together with originality. Jack's music is delivered with drive and passion.

Timbered vocals, percussive, stinging slide guitar, stomp box and haunting harmonica.

In addition to an accessible mix of originals, Jack stamps his own mark on songs by legendary blues and acoustic artists.

Jack has performed at folk and blues festivals displaying his originality as a performer. He also plays the local Sydney music scene.

Over the past several years, jack has recorded independent CD's, with airplay on country and Sydney radio stations.
 2005 two CD's produced, "Jack Cat Blues", & "Bone House Blues".
2006 "Bend It" CD released

Jack has performed at Sydney's premier venue, "The Basement" for "Club Acoustica".
He was also a 2003/04 finalist for "Blues Performer of the year" contest held at the Empire Hotel, Annandale, Sydney.

2006 Jack toured overseas with gigs in Germany and the USA.
2007 Finalist "Chain Awards" Australian blues vocalist of the year.

Examples of venues played have included:

  • Hotel Inter-continental Sydney
  • Harbourside Brasserie
  • Manly Pacific
  • Harbour View Hotel Rocks
  • Empire Hotel Annandale
  • The Basement
  • Harbord Diggers Club
  • Castle Hill RSL Club
  • The Urban Café Bangalow
  • Hotel Brunswick Head                
  • Beach Hotel Byron Bay
  • Rydges Hhotel Cronulla Beach
  • Sweeney's ingelburn
  • Novotel Wollongong
  • Unity Hall Balmain
  • Imperial Hotel Clifton
  • Balmain Leagues Club
  • The Rails Byron Bay
  • Austinmer Bowling Club

Festivals & Events:

  • Hawkesbury Blues Festival
  • Jervis Bay Sea Change Festival
  • Blues on Broadbeach Fest Gold Coast 05
  • Australia Day 06 "Country Rocks" Blues
    stage, The Rocks
  • Australian Blues Music Fest Goulburn 06
  • Australian Blues Music Fest Goulburn 07 (Lerida estate winery)
  • Blues on Broadbeach Fest Gold Coast 07

CD's available

(CD purchase at gigs & by e-mail order)
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Photos by Elise Derwin, Laurie Garcia & Murray Taylor


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