Do you love the blues? Do you love the beach? Here’s your chance to experience both — for the first time ever on Sanibel and Captiva Islands — when Blues on the Beach takes the stage at ’Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa. Saturday December 14, from 7 pm – 10 pm, our private resort beach comes alive with the amazing sounds of three of Florida’s top next generation blues artists, including singer-songwriter-guitarists David Julia (18), Trey Wanvig (17) and local sensation Johnny Jensen (16). Bonus: Both Julia and Jensen will play an acoustic set Friday evening, December 13.
To celebrate the occasion ‘Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa has created an added-value 2-Night “Blues Weekend” offer that includes guestrooms from only $215 per night — with every Friday-Saturday night stay including 2 FREE TICKETS to the concert per bedroom, per guestroom. That means if you book a 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom or 3-bedroom accommodation, you’ll receive 2, 4 or 6 free tickets. Availability is limited, so to book your Blues Weekend now click here (enter “blues” in Special Requests Comment field at online checkout) or call on-site reservationists at 800.223.5865.
About the Players
At age 18, David Julia is a guitar prodigy who calls Central Florida home but who’s made his musical mark across the country. Since picking up the guitar as a 7-year-old, he’s grown his craft and honed his vocal and guitar skills under the tutelage of blues master guitarist Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin — with whom he recently collaborated on an album entitled “Inspired.” His blues style is described as both “contemporary and traditional electric blues.” Learn more about David Julia here.
Hailing from Sarasota, Trey Wanvig is 17 years old with a resume that already rocks. Trey has performed at numerous blues and music festivals including the Bradenton Blues Festival, Dallas International Guitar Festival, B.B. King’s in Memphis, Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa and even aboard the Allure of the Sea, one of Royal Caribbean’s “Oasis Class” cruise ships. Wanvig has performed alongside many great artists including Shemekia Copeland, Annika Chambers, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Bryan Lee, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson. Learn more about Trey Wanvig here.
Local favorite Johnny Jensen has been banging the drums and playing guitar from the age of two. Growing up on Captiva Island, he wasn’t much older than a toddler when he joined his Uncle Jimmy and band the Troublestarters for weekend jams at Jensen’s Marina & Cottages. Today, Johnny’s played everywhere from Fort Myers to Nashville, and has opened for a number of headline national touring acts — all before or at the age of 16 years. Learn more about Johnny Jensen here.
About ‘Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa
Be sure to join us for the first-ever concert on the beaches of Captiva Island, at the private Gulf-front sands of the legendary ‘Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa — where standing ovations are better ’cause you’re barefoot. Book your weekend here or purchase advance tickets only here.
‘Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa is the Official Beach Resort of Captiva Island, Florida. With a history of island hospitality almost 90 years famous, ‘Tween Waters is a luxury beach resort brand of Sanibel Captiva Beach Resorts, Southwest Florida’s top hospitality marketing and management organization that also features West Wind Inn, Beachview Cottages, Castaways Cottages, Sanibel Captiva Island Vacation Rentals, five top-rated restaurants (including TripAdvisor favorite and historic Old Captiva House at ‘Tween Waters), two marinas and day spa.