8:30pm - Blues Champions

entertain with original music, some Joliet Jake tunes and a stompin’ band!
Alexander “Sasha” Liapin: 1998 – Taught a master guitar class at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) by personal invitation of Sir Paul McCartney. 1980-2000- Played with the two famous Russian rock-bands “DDT” and “Aquarium” in Russia, USA, Europe, Canada and England (with Anne Lennox, Dave Stewart, Mick Taylor, Djavan Gasparian). 1990 – Performed at China Club (LA) with Keith Emerson (ELP) and Stevie Wonder. 1986-1988 – Performed with Aquarium at the “IPPNW” congresses in Moscow and Montreal with Crosby, Stills & Nash.
More details about Sasha and his musical career can be found at www.liapin.com. Sasha and Bluesetta found each other through the magic of the Internet and discovered they are from the same planet and formed The Blues Champions and Same Planet Productions. (ASCAP)