Winners of Blues Aperitiv: Robert Kordylewski Trio, Kiero Grande and The Bad Week

The level of Blues Aperitiv was very high not only in terms of the playing prowess, interplay and authorial input of all involved, but also in the unprecedented diversity of styles. In fact, none of the participating groups followed the dogmas of blues tooth and nail, some of them transcending them in terms of expression, others in terms of genre – towards rock, folk, jazz, bluegrass or Americana.

In spite of the difficult decision-making among the balanced participants, the jury finally decided on the victory of the Polish band Robert Kordylewski Trio, which appealed with its playing brilliance and delicate blues sound, and the Slovak Kiero Grande. They have already participated in the Blues Aperitif in the past years, but their current excellent over-style performance testified to a great progress and very active musicianship.

The Audience Award went to Serbian trio The Bad Week, a group with certainly the most energetic and audience-friendly performance of the evening. All three award-winning groups will perform at the 2024 International Blues Alive Festival in Šumperk (14-16 November). As a special bonus, the jury selected the Czech group Reverend Killjoy which inventively works with the fusion of blues and bluegrass music to participate in the summer stage of Blues Alive at the festival in Boskovice (July 4, 2024).

To our great joy, Blues Aperitiv also set an attendance record, with more than three hundred people in the venue.

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