Event

The Ori Naftaly Band - at The Conway Muse

The Ori Naftaly Band is the Best Israeli Blues Act and IBC Semi-Finalists for 2013. In a very
short time this extremely talented band has gained international recognition and support by
the international blues community and by an extended fan base, located in the USA,
Holland, Germany, India and other countries all over the world.
Within the course of two years The Ori Naftaly Band has three times toured the United
States, twice toured the Netherlands, and since its release their album "Happy for Good" has
reached the top 5 in the International Blues Radio Airplay Charts, and maintained there for
eight consecutive weeks.
The Ori Naftaly Band is booked for summer 2014 with some of the most well-known festivals
such as Greeley Blues Jam Festival, Blues from the Top Festival and Mount Baker Blues
Festival.
The band has now relocated to the USA with Memphis, TN as its main home base.

In 2013, The Ori Naftaly Band has won the Israeli Blues Challenge Competition, and was the
first Israeli band ever to have reached the Semi-Finals of the International Blues Competition
(IBC) in Memphis, Tennessee. They have released two live studio albums and are currently
working on their third new album. Their upcoming fourth USA tour is scheduled to begin in
February 2014.
From the very beginning of its performing career and with the release of its first album, The
Ori Naftaly Band has won awards which placed the band in the same category as some of
the best known blues rock artists in the world, notably 'Best Blues Album in 2012' by
Bluesmagazine.nl.