I -5 NINE Band

Veterans of the I-5 blues circuit stretching from Vancouver BC to San Francisco head southeast on “A journey of Delta Music History from Backwater to Mussel Shoals.”

If you like a little education with top-notch entertainment then “The I-5 Nine” will knock your musical socks off! This group features players from some of the top acts in the Blues world. They put this project together because they enjoy playing Delta Blues and wanted to share their enthusiasm. All the players currently reside in the I-5 corridor and have enjoyed sharing the stage with each other on numerous occasions.

You will experience a musical sample of the Delta Blues as it takes on the flavors of different parts of the South and moves into the cities.
The I-5 Nine include: JIMI BOTT (Fabulous Thunderbirds, Rod Piazza & Mighty Flyers), on drums; DAVE KAHL (Paul deLay Band, Lloyd Jones Struggle, Duffy Bishop Band), bass; JOE MCCARTHY (early Robert Cray Band), trumpet; WARREN RAND (early Robert Cray Band), sax; PETER DAMMANN (Paul deLay Band, Linda Hornbuckel & No Delay Band), guitar; CHRIS MILLER (Dave Alvin & Guilty Men, Marcia Ball), guitar; DAVE VEST ( Big Joe Turner, Floyd Dixon, Paul Delay), piano and vocals; BARBARA HEALY, vocals; JERRY ZYBACH, vocals , guitar, cigar box guitar