James Supra & Sarah Ayers

JAMES SUPRA & SARAH AYERS

Saturday, November 18 / 10:30 p.m.
Cheers American Bistro in the DoubleTree

Lehigh Valley-based James Supra has been highly recognized in the region for his powerful blues harmonica playing and vocals.

Supra performs with his own band, quartet and trio, and has toured throughout the U.S and abroad.

Supra won the Lehigh Valley Music Award for Best Harmonica Player for 19 years straight, and after withdrawing further nominations won the first Legacy Award.

He also has won Best All-Around Performer and Best Blues Band. His recordings include “Hard Times” (2005) with Craig Thatcher and “Tip My Hat to the Maker” (World of Harmonica’s Best Album of 2012).

For the Reading Blues Fest, Supra will be joined by vocalist Sarah Ayers and guitarist/vocalist Phil Pilorz.

Ayers is a former opera singer who has expanded her repertoire to include blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll. She formed her own blues band in 2002, and has won LVMAs for Best All-Around Performer, Best Female Vocalist, Best Singer-Songwriter and Best Album in 2007 for “3 AM Epiphany.”