International Blues Challenge showcases the genre’s youngest performers
Atlanta-based blues and rock band No Solution – Max Bittner (from left), Devon Gates, Chris Robinson and Micah MacLane – will play the Youth Showcase at the 2019 International Blues Challenge. (Courtesy of No Solution)
Blues may be thought of as a genre of older performers, but during the International Blues Challenge, young blues musicians from all over the world meet in Memphis.
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International Blues Challenge Barbara Newman Stax Music Academy The Blues Foundation Tim SampsonElle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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