Norwalk, Connecticut – Fans of the blues will want to take note about the upcoming Groovefest in Norwalk, Connecticut coming in August 2009. The Chicago based Bluestein is the coordinator for the festival and promises that this years event will be much better in its New England location. This years  event took a lot of preparation from local blues acts in the Chicagoland area.

Frank Bluestein had to straighten out some inside fraud allegations from a group he hired to organize this years event, Christians First. The fraud investigation centered around $110,000 of missing funds  and this contributed to some scheduling conflicts. Rehearsals have gone on as scheduled and have been coming together really well.

“The beauty of this years event is that even though we had some set backs it has had no direct effect over the music. We are taking these high end recordings and will be presenting them in a 3 disc set to the attendees of this years Groovefest.” Says festival organizer Fritz Machauley. “Frank and I are quite confident that this blues music set will sell well. We are expecting 40,000 concert goers at the bare minimum. This will help offset some of our recent financial woes.”

The blues fest is going to benefit the creation of a new youth center scheduled for Bridgeport sometime in 2010. Frank Bluestein is also going to be joined on stage this year with fellow blues great Gunner Allen Smith. This promises to be a great event and a wonderful collectors item.

Stamford, CT – Chicago Blues legend Frank Bluestein is going to hit the stage at this years Summer Groovefest 09 in downtown Norwalk, CT. This will be a free event filled with live performances, street art and a silent auction to benefit a new youth center planned for Bridgeport, CT. In addition to reorganizing this years event, Bluestein has recorded a special CD to help raise funds for the cause.

Summer Groovefest 09’ will move from its native Chicago origin to new and unfamiliar territory in Norwalk , Connecticut. The festival is a collection of live blues acts that appeared in closed door club events and rooftop parties over the past two years.

The new CD will be available at the event on August 15, 2009. Right now there are plans to include this CD on an ecommerce web site. As of this writing there is no site to order it from. You will have to buy the new Frank Bluestein CD at Summer Groovefest 09’. The CD is titled, “Kick Out The Blues” and features Bluestein on his ever present harmonica as well as belting out the vocals on several  tracks. There are at least three tracks that feature only music. The compositions date back to the early 80’s and this will be the first time they will be released to the public.

Getting the groups together took a considerable amount of time. It was not easy to get cooperation from various management during these busy summer months. Many of the performers were locked up into various commitments.

“Organizing this blues fest in Norwalk has been a tremendous effort. We wanted the CD to coincide with this years event. It’s not every day you get a collection of real Chicago/Kansas City bluesmen in the city of Norwalk. We are quite confident that this new addition to the rich cultural east coast scene will be exactly what music lovers and thrill seekers will enjoy.” Says concert promoter Fritz Machauley.

Fritz Machauley has been working with Summer Groovefest 09 along with Frank Bluestein. Machauley was brought in to put a halt to inside fraud and mismanagement of funds. He led an intensive fraud investigation and fired several staff members internally and has given the control back to the musicians. This will be an artists event where they maintain total control over this years festival activities.