CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 17, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paradise Coast Consulting is pleased to announce that Grammy Award winning Hawaiian Artist John Cruz will be here in early march to play a handful of intimate shows.
"We are very excited to have John Cruz play in Canada," states Lee Borschowa, President of Paradise Coast Consulting. "He is an amazing talent, to see him is an awesome experience. We are looking to play shows in Calgary, Banff, Whistler, and Vancouver and are still looking at venues."
Over the years, John has attracted some stellar fans. Stars like Jack Johnson, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Buffett, Lisa Loeb, Trey Anastasio and others have shown their support in various ways. John co-wrote a song with Trey called "A Case of Ice and Snow," which was released on the Phish front man's solo CD, Bar 17. World Champion surfer Kelly Slater featured three of John's songs on his DVD, "Letting Go," which was released worldwide in the spring of 2006. He invited John to play on his MTV special, "The Kelly Slater Celebrity Surf Invitational." Jack Johnson has released "Island Style" on several CDs and plays it frequently in concert. John joined Robert Plant and Allison Krauss, along with other quality singer songwriters, on the WMVY radio compilation CD, Fresh Produce Volume 4, with his hit song "Missing You."
In 2005, John added the Grammy Award to his list of honors. His original song "Jo Bo's Night" was featured on the compilation CD Slack Key Guitar Volume 2, which won the first Grammy ever awarded for Hawaiian music.
"I've had people tell me for years that I should play in Canada and being from Hawaii, it's not that easy to just swing through town, so I'm really excited to finally have a chance to play in a country that's known for such great music," said John Cruz.
John has distinguished himself as one of the most talented songwriters that has ever come from Hawaii. This well-earned reputation became even more solidified when he released his long-awaited second album, One of These Days, on September 25th, 2007. After its debut week, the album landed firmly at #1 in Hawaii, #2 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart for the Pacific Region and #6 on the Billboard World Chart. Critics described it as "brilliant" and "one of the year's finest albums, local or otherwise." The Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts gave the CD its highest honor in June of 2008, by awarding John the Na Hoku Hanohano Award for Contemporary Album of the Year. It delivers more of the warm, heartfelt melodies and passionate, soulful vocals that John's fans have grown to know and love.
For more information please call 403-973-5792 or info@paradisecoastconsulting.com or visit www.johncruz.com.