• Virginia Cannon Presents Sienna Rea accompanied by Joshua Rhoads on guitar

 

• Grams and Krieger, with Ralph Gilmore, are great representatives of blues history in Tucson!  They  are long time members of the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame, and are all remarkable musicians.  Danny Krieger's whiskey-roughened voice and amazing slide guitar are unmistakable, Ralph Gilmore on drums has been "gigging since the age of 14" and Steve Grams on bass and vocals holds it all together with style.  Grams and Krieger are both excellent songwriters and their long time friendship generates comaraderie and humor that wwill warm your heart!

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• Black Cat Bones is a 5-piece Rockin' Blues band that continues to delight audiences with an eclectic mix of classic Rockin' Blues standards and original Blues. They have been local favorites for 20 years and are working on their sixth CD. 

 

• Sir Harrison Band is an acclaimed, Arizona-based blues and blues-rock group led by singer, guitarist, and Tucson native Harrison Begay, who is of Navajo descent. Blending his Indigenous roots with soulful R&B, funk, and blues, he is a highly respected fixture in the regional scene and an inductee into the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame.

 

• Bob Corritore and Jimi "Primetime" Smith, with Carla Denise will bring Chicago style blues to our stage and we are honored to host them! Bob won the Living Blues Award in 2012 in the harmonica category and has had his own radio show and blues club, the Rhythm Room, in Phoenix for decades. 

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Jimi "Primetime" Smith started on the blues with his mom, blues drummer Johnnie Mae Dunson-Smith, and learned guitar from Chicago greats Eddie Taylor and Jimmy Reed. He says "The Blues is a feeling that touches you deeply, it's been here from the start." 

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Carla Denise is a powerhouse vocalist who sings blues, soul, R&B and jazz with passion, professionalism, and a deep sense of connection to her audience. Her roots are in Chicago but she has recently made Arizona her home, and is already making a splash in the desert!

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• GA-20: Since 2018, GA-20 has been at the forefront of a traditional Blues revival. The dynamic throwback trio have long been disciples of the place where traditional Blues, Country and Rock ‘n’ Roll intersect. “We make records that we would want to listen to,” says guitarist Matt Stubbs. “It’s our take on the song-based traditional electric Blues we love.” Stubbs, along with guitarist & vocalist Cody Nilsen and drummer Josh Kiggans, strive to bring traditional Blues to the front lines of the modern roots music scene. “The focus for us has always been on the story, the melody, and on creating a mood,” Stubbs continues. “Traditional Country and Soul have all had these massive recent revivals. We want to be part of doing that for traditional Blues music.” 

 

In their short history, GA-20 have been 3x #1 Billboard Blues chart toppers, 4x Boston Music Award winners for Best Blues Act, and have received multiple wins and nominations at the Blues Music Awards, Blues Blast Awards, New England Blues Awards, and have ascended streaming and radio charts at home and internationally. Medium.com has appropriately declared, “This is the kind of music that travels through time while taking from the era where it was born and turning it into something fresh. Dirty and raw…timeless and modern.”​

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• John Németh is the proud recipient of the 2024 Soul Blues Male Artist Award, and was nominated in four categories in the 2026 Blues Music Awards for Soul Blues Male Artist, Band of the Year, Vocalist and Instrumentalist – Harmonica.  His musical career has led him from his home in Idaho to San Francisco and then Memphis, and from Blind Pig Records to his own live album releases. He has played with greats like Elvin Bishop and Junior Watson as well as bringing in younger artists to join his Blue Dreamers onstage.