The ECPL Presents... TRAVIS "MOONCHILD" HADDIX & The Travis Haddix Band 

East Cleveland Public Library

The Greg L. Reese Performing Arts Center

FREE ADMISSION - Limited Seating

Doors open 3:00 PM, Concert Starts at 4:00 PM

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Travis "Moonchild" Haddix - Lead guitar and vocals

Ed Lemmers - Bass guitar

Anthony Lovano - Drums

Gilbert Zachary - Keys

Tony Fortunato - Sax

Saam Cabot - Bari Sax

Xavier Ali - Slide Trombone

Scott Tenney - Trumpet

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--THE VERY BEST IN URBAN BLUES--

Local blues guitarist/vocalist Travis "Moonchild" Haddix recently celebrated his 86th birthday. Haddix, a local blues treasure is probably better known outside the city to aficionados of the genre and those who attend blues festivals. He came north from Mississippi as a teenager at the tail end of the Great Migration, settling in Cleveland in 1959 after a short stay in Milwaukee. He joined the then-active blues/soul club scene, shaking things up with his soul-and pop-infused version of the blues.

By the '80s, he was focusing on touring and performing at blues festivals, many of them in Europe. He released a series of records on the Atlanta-based Ichiban label and later on his own Wann-Sonn label, showcasing his blending of traditional blues with uptown soul influences.