Festival
M’sippi Slide
Plaza de Cesar Chavez 1 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CAM’sippi Slide is a rhythm and blues powerhouse born out of a deep love for the timeless soul sounds of the 1950s and ’60s. Fronted by the magnetic Lijah—a vocalist…
Mike Zito
Plaza de Cesar Chavez 1 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CAMike Zito is one of the most lauded artists in the contemporary blues arena today and rightfully so, but for him, the thing that counts the most is maintaining his…
Greaseland Allstars with Rj Mischo & Fillmore Slim
Plaza de Cesar Chavez 1 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CAFountain Blues Festival Presents: Greaseland All Stars Get ready for an unforgettable celebration of the Blues as the Fountain Blues Festival welcomes Kid Andersen’s Greaseland All Stars — a powerhouse…
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Plaza de Cesar Chavez 1 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CA“Ingram plays guitar with dramatic, searing tone and sure-handed authority. And that’s just in the studio; he’s even scarier live.” –NPR Music “Muscular guitar and gorgeous vocals... an intense rolling…
Aki Kumar Bollywood Blues Band
Plaza de Cesar Chavez 1 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CAAki Kumar left his native home in Mumbai, India for the United States with the intention of working as a software engineer. Then he discovered the sounds of the blues,…
Alabama Mike
Plaza de Cesar Chavez 1 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CAAlabama Mike, born Michael Benjamin in Talladega, Alabama, channels the deep traditions of gospel and Southern soul into a blues voice that is equal parts raw, refined, and utterly unforgettable.…
Vanessa Collier with Laura Chavez
Plaza de Cesar Chavez 1 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CAVanessa Collier is an award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose sixth album, Do It My Own Way (Phenix Fire Records), drops September 13 with the soulful thunder of Stax…
Walter Trout
Plaza de Cesar Chavez 1 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CAWalter Trout stands among the greatest living blues-rock guitarists, known for his fiery fretwork, soulful vocals, and emotionally charged songwriting. With a career that spans over 50 years, Trout first…