Name: Blues at The Cove – Jack de Keyzer Band @ The Cove Inn - Jan 17, 2026
Start: 2026-01-17T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-17T23:00:00-05:00
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Blues at The Cove – Jack de Keyzer Band

Canada’s King of the Blues. 2 Junos and 7 Maple Blues Awards.

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Music Funk / Soul / R&B Jazz / Blues Pop / Rock / Indie

Sat. January 17th + Add to Calendar

The Cove Inn (All Ages)

7:00pm - 11:00pm

$95 HST & Gratuity (Dinner, Show Charity)

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Jack de Keyzer Band

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Blues at The Cove

Annual live blues music festival at The Cove Inn, Westport

2 Bedford Street Westport Ontario

Open / Operational

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“Canada’s finest blues player” Jeff Healey

“If Jack de Keyzer was from New York, Chicago or LA, he’d be famous.” Bob Dylan

Canada’s King of the Blues, Jack de Keyzer comes back to play his annual Jack in January two night session at The Cove Inn! With 12 records, 1 DVD , 2 Junos and 7 Maple Blues Awards and tonnes of other accolades and international performances, de Keyzer delivers the goods wherever, whenever he performs. Enjoy a Blues at The Cove Series show with delicious dinner, world class music and support for local charity from 7-11pm on Friday, January 16 Saturday, January 17, 2026!

Blues at The Cove Series 2025/26

For 17 incredible years of music, laughter, community and overall great times, Blues on the Rideau was one of the longest running Blues music series in Canada! Thanks to the team of James Doran and his wife Diane Leduc-Doran and their Choose the Blues Productions, thousands of ecstatic Blues and live music fans have flocked to The Cove Inn to enjoy evenings of all-out dancing to Canada’s greatest JUNO and Maple Blues Award winning Blues acts. We thank them for all of those years of partnership!

We continue to produce shows featuring greatest in Blues artists as we transition to Blues at The Cove, highlighting some of the best of the series of the years!

Imagine a warm, intimate venue setting in a historic waterside inn on the Rideau Canal featuring a tasty buffet dinner and a donation to a local charity and you have Blues at The Cove! Join us for the new season!

Call us 613.273.3636 or email [email protected] for reservations!

20th Season of Live Blues at The Cove Inn!

Dinner, Show Charity $95 HST

Includes delicious full course buffet style dinner with served dessert, amazing door prizes from sponsors, dancing and a donation to local charity.

Doors 6pm

Dinner 7pm

Show Sets 8:30-9:30pm 10-11pm

ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Call 613-273-3636 or email [email protected]

BOOK EARLY! – ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO STAY OVERNIGHT
(Well priced accommodation at The Cove, nearby B&B, AirBnb and Westport Station Motel)
MOST SHOWS SELL OUT WELL AHEAD OF SHOW DATES. The earlier you reserve the better the choice of seating location.

We look forward to seeing everyone again soon for another GREAT season Blues at The Cove

Co-Sponsored by:

Black Dog Inn, Westport www.whatsonwestport.ca/profile/the-black-dog-inn/

Gristmill Place, Westport www.thegristmillplace.com

Upper Rideau B&B, Westport www.urbb.ca

The Victorian Luxury Suites, Westport www.thevictoriansuites.com

Lake Main Skin Health, Westport www.lakeandmain.ca

Pinecone Westport, Westport www.instagram.com/pineconewestport

Burns Jewellers, Perth www.burnsjewellers.com

Amethyst Holistic Spa, Perth www.amethystholisticspa.com

Top Shelf Distillers, Perth www.topshelfdistillers.com

Perth Brewery, Perth www.perthbrewery.ca

Kingston Sound Works, Kingston www.kingstonsoundworks.com

To keep up to date on everything at the Cove, including Blues at The Cove, please join our Mailing List www.coveinn.com/mailinglist. Thanks and we look forward to seeing you again soon and keeping in touch!

Friday, January 16 Saturday, January 17, 2026

Jack de Keyzer (Toronto)

Acclaimed guitarist, singer, song writer, band leader and producer, Jack de Keyzer rarely sits still. For 47 years or roughly a couple million miles , de Keyzer has been hitting the road , air and studio to bring his brand of guitar driven blues around the globe. With 12 records, 1 DVD , 2 Junos and 7 Maple Blues Awards, de Keyzer delivers the goods wherever, whenever he performs. Playing over 100 shows a year, de Keyzer’s music is steeped in Chicago blues, London England’s (de Keyzer’s birth place) blues rock, Detroit’s Motown, Muscle Shoals deep soul, Memphis’ rock and roll, and Philadelphia’s funky soul jazz . De Keyzer knows first hand as he has played with many first generation pioneers of these sounds and styles, Bo Diddley, Otis Rush, Etta James, King Biscuit Boy and Ronnie Hawkins to name a few. His latest recording TRIBUTE (2020) features twelve rousing new original blues, rock and soul songs and pays tribute to the great blues and rock guitar masters, singers and song writers de Keyzer has been influenced and inspired by through the years. A tour de force by an artist at his peak powers. See and hear Jack de Keyzer with his incredible band.

www.jackdekeyzer.com

Proceeds from this show go to support Rideau Vista Public School on Friday and St. Edward’s School on Saturday.

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