NOTE: Aki Kumar takes a break from hosting the jam this week. This week's house band features Eric Selenger (guitar), Carlos Velasco (drums), Ray Figueroa (bass) and Joe Lempkowski (harp).

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Toneful, swingin' and always true to the blues, Charles Wheal is a standout SF Bay Area guitarist and frontman with a style reminiscent of such guitar greats as B.B King, T-Bone Walker and Tiny Grimes. As a sideman, he has has backed up the best of the best in the business. In recent years, Charles has built up a reputation for himself as an outstanding frontman and his blues trio can be found entertaining audiences all across the Bay Area, all year-round.

Charles will be performing a short set at the Little Lou's Thursday Night Blues jam this week as a preview to his Saturday night appearance at the same venue.