St. Louis Sound Concert Festival - Experience The Blues

St. Louis is home to a rich and varied music history that is not celebrated enough. Local publisher Reedy Press teamed up with music critic and venerable KDHX DJ Steve Pick and bestselling local-interest author Amanda E. Doyle to assemble the definitive book on St. Louis music. The group observed that a book wasn’t enough to make such an important celebration complete. Encouraged by the support of local venues and the St. Louis music community, a more ambitious vision clarified—a weeklong series of 5 shows, each covering one of the several genres with deep roots in the Gateway City.

EXPERIENCE THE BLUES

In the early part of the 20th century, St. Louis became a major center for urban blues players. Experience the blues with the St. Louis Sound Project on March 28th at BB’s Jazz, Blues, and Soups with the Aaron Griffin Band with Boo Davis and Eric McSpadden, Rich McDonough & Rhythm Renegades with Vince Martin and Marquise Knox, and Roland Johnson & Soul Endeavor with Marsha Evans and special guest Robbie Montgomery.

Aaron Griffin, son of St. Louis blues artist Larry Griffin, partners with local blues players Boo Davis and Eric McSpadden to perform traditional blues with a twist. 

St. Louis-born Marquise Knox joins local blues artists Rich McDonough & Rhythm Renegades and Vince Martin in a showing of what St. Louis blues is all about. Marquise has performed with some of America’s most notable blues performers, including B.B. King and Pinetop Perkins, and has performed at dozens of festivals and toured throughout Europe. 

St. Louis band Roland Johnson & Soul Endeavor mixes soulful rhythm and blues with elements of jazz, funk, and rock. They are joined by Marsha Evans, a lifelong blues singer, with special guest Robbie Montgomery, restaurateur of Sweetie Pie’s and a former background singer for Ike & Tina Turner.

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