Fountain Blues Foundation co-presents with San Jose Jazz the powerhouse blues/Americana guitarist Chris Pierce in the SJZ Break Room in downtown San Jose as part of Winter Fest 2022. He shot to national prominence in 2021 with his version of "No One" from the hit ABC series "A Million Little Things." Chris’ biting lyrics and…

The Fountain Blues Foundation is pleased to invite you to join us for "Girls Got the Blues 2022", in person or virtually. Girls Got the Blues is raising funds for Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence –  the only stand-alone, domestic violence agency in Santa Clara County, answering approximately 15,000 crisis calls and serving an…

Bay Area blues singer supreme Tia Carroll’s sassy style of storytelling, powerful voice and command of the stage have drawn comparisons to Tina Turner, Koko Taylor, Etta James and Aretha Franklin.  But Carroll has her own unique star power and blends influences from her East Bay, California upbringing – combining a raw mix of sultry…

The Houserockers played the inaugural Fountain Blues Festival on San Jose State’s campus in 1980 and continue to rock Bay Area fans for over four decades with their harmonica-driven, jump blues/rock, boasting a stellar lineup that includes: front man Gary Smith (vocals/harmonica); Gary B. Weller (guitar); Frank DeRose (bass); Sid Morris (keys/vocals); Jack Sanford (saxophone)…

Marcia Ball Pianist, songwriter and vocalist Marcia Ball has been described by Billboard Magazine as “A welcome ray of sunshine…Ball is a killer pianist, a great singer and songwriter. Potent blues, sweet zydeco, soulful, fast and furious Texas boogie…heartfelt, powerful and righteous.” Ball’s earliest awareness of blues came over the radio, where she heard people like Irma Thomas,…

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers It's been a big year. Tommy Castro swept three major awards at the 43rd Blues Music Awards,  Castro, 67, took the B.B. King entertainer of the year award, album of the year for Tommy Castro Presents a Bluesman Came to Town and, with his band, the Painkillers, band of the year. The album…

Embodying a deep repertoire of sounds, drawing from the heavy grooves of Albert King, the punked-up blues of R.L. Burnside, the storytelling of Bobby “Blue” Bland, the raw rootsiness of Howlin’ Wolf, the funk of James Brown and the soulfully layered horns of The Rolling Stones, Austin-based Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears (BJL+H) have…

Thank you, Poor House Bistro Studio, for hosting this very cool Fountain Blues Foundation Fundraiser Party. Proceeds support the following Foundation goals: Provide a platform for blues musicians to find live music performance opportunities, in a time of diminishing opportunities Expose the broader music community to the blues, encouraging young artists/audiences of all ages to…