THE 5th ANNUAL BABY BLUES SHOWCASE
THANKSGIVING WEEKEND

The 5th Annual Baby Blues Showcase, featuring the region’s young blues musicians, will take place at B.B.’s Jazz, Blues & Soups on Sunday, November 26, 2006 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. This premiere event combines St. Louis’ most established “Blues & Jazz” music venue, a dedicated community of music lovers and some of the countries youngest, most talented, up-and-coming blues musicians.

This year’s Showcase will feature a variety of styles of blues including Acoustic, Gospel, Delta and Electric Urban blues. The bands performing this year from include; Sean Costello, Marquise Knox, The University City Jazz Big Band, The Bottoms Up Blues Gang & Friends, and Brian Curran & Folk’n’Bluesgrass. Like so many St. Louis blues events, there will be several special guests and plenty of musical surprises.

The Baby Blues Showcase was initially created to feature the small group of young St. Louisians playing blues & jazz, however in the last few years the Showcase has grown to include regional bands. This years National Act is guitarist, and Atlanta native, Sean Costello. The Baby Blues Showcase has not only become a place for young blues musicians to share their music, but a calling card to the world that St. Louis is home to the blues - young and old.

Each year The Baby Blues Showcase raises money for the Blues Society’s Mission Fund, which helps local blues musicians in need off support. The Mission Fund is the only St. Louis foundation helping elderly blues musicians. Previous prizes include a guitar signed by Henry Townsend and Bennie Smith, a set of harmonicas signed by local harmonica legends, CD’s and Blues Society “Stuff.”

5th ANNUAL BABY BLUES SHOWCASE – THANKSGIVING WEEKEND
Sunday, November 26 2006
B.B.’s Jazz, Blues & Soups
700 South Broadway (two blocks South of Busch Stadium)
6-11p
Tickets at the Door: $10

Performances by:
Sean Costello (Atlanta, GA)
Marquise Knox (St. Louis, MO)
U. City Jazz Big Band (St. Louis, MO)
The Bottoms Up Blues Gang and Friends (St. Louis, MO)
Brian Curran & Folk’n’Bluesgrass (St. Louis, MO)

Sponsors:
KDHX, PlaybackSTL, St. Louis Sound, Stlblues.net, Duck Club Yacht Club,
Riverfront Times, and the Buck Dance Blues Festival