May 18th - The Chijmes Blues and Soul Series rolls along for the second installment of the 3-part series. Celebrating Chicago Blues "From Muddy to Buddy", Lil Lloyd and the Blues Virus played a set of raunchy, gutbucket blues from Elmore James and Junior Wells to Howlin Wolf and other Chicago blues icons. Their performance was followed by a short preview of "3 Men and a Boot", an upcoming musical starring some of Singapore's most talented actors/singers/dancers. Singing and performing renditions of blues and jazz classics they received a warm response from the appreciative crowd. ublues band follow for another set of blues, joined by guest Smokey on harmonica, to round off another successful Chijmes Blues Series.

Lil Lloyd an the Blues Virus - the only thing infectious about these guys is the groovy vibes from the stage!

Lil' Lloyd, the lil' guy with a big heart and lotsa soul!

Brian (l) and Victor from the Blues Virus

Young, old, local and expat, a portion of the diverse crowd at the Chijmes Blues and Soul Series. Truly an evening for everyone to enjoy!

3 Men and a Boot - Singapore's own 3 Mo' Tenors!

Above - Juwanda Hassim (l) and Darius Tan

Gani Abdul Karim

Photos by Paul Martino

For more information on the Chijmes Sunday Series, click here. The series is a lead up to UBLUES Fest 2003, to be held at Fort Canning Park, in July.