Learning in the birthplace , 14 Andrew Sullivan, 12 Radka Kasparcova, 19 Grace Kuch PINETOP PERKINS WORKSHOP PINETOP PERKINS WORKSHOP PINETOP PERKINS WORKSHOP of the blues and really ex- Thanks so much to The Blues My experience at Pinetop periencing the culture that My experience at the Pinetop Clarksdale, MS has to offer Perkins Masterclass this Foundation and Generation Perkins Workshop was unlike Blues for helping me at- any other. I got the chance really helped me understand summer went way beyond where the blues came from. any year that I have been tend the Pinetop Perkins to play and work with musi- Masterclass Workshop. cians my age, learn from The nightly jam sessions there before. Our instructor and final performance at on guitar was Fiona Boyes Because of this scholarship, experienced musicians from I’ve had the opportunity to across the world, including the Ground Zero club built from Australia. She not only up a strong community represented the Women of learn from some of the Fiona Boyes and Bob best and make new Margolin, and of youth blues musicians. the Blues, but she brought Thank you very much for such an experience of down- friends along the develop my way! It’s even own play- this life changing experi- home Delta Blues. I learned ence Generation Blues! a ton about the slide from helped me pre- ing style. Fiona, which was a skill that pare for my I had not yet achieved. I was performance at asked to play slide for the King Biscuit the first time on Blues Festival stage with Fiona in 2017 & 2018. Radka Kasparcova at the Historic I have been lucky Ground Zero enough to make Blues Club. some great connections Being at by attending this workshop Pinetop Roman Barten-Sherman with - I had the opportunity to 2018 Best Self-Produced CD for the play with Anthony Geraci in Grace Kuch Winner, Jontavious Willis 4th year, Boston, all because we met I was able at the workshop! I love my to recon- year would be almost impossible Pinetop family. Thanks to Andrew Sullivan with Bob Margolin nect with spe- for me to get to Washington The Blues Foundation for many other cifically and continue my study of making this happen for me! blues youths after this wonderful music. from around taking a Calvin Kinateder, 16 the country. We may year hiatus, it CAMP BLUES 2018 H GENERATION BLUES SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS only get to see each other proved to me how Camp Blues with Sean once a year, but we have essential this week is for the Carney was a very enrich- made friendships that will advancement of my musical ALL ABOUT BLUES FERNANDO JONES Grace Kuch, 14 ing camp. We had the op- BLUES CAMP last a lifetime. Thank you to practice. I was able to learn Gianluis Hernandez, 15 Adam Miller, 20 portunity to play in front of 2 , 8 The Blues Foundation and from heroes of mine such as Stefano Hernandez, 12 Ava Hernandez Andrew Sullivan, 12 different audiences. I Generation Blues for help- Craig Ventresco and Valeria Hernandez, 11 Jared Hernandez, 10 learned a lot on gui- ing me attend this master- Jerron Paxton, Maximillian Hernandez, 15 PORT TOWNSEND ACOUSTIC tar and improved BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC BLUES WORKSHOP class. We are doing all we as well as play Tobias Mendenhall, 17 my drumming , 18 , 15 can to Keep the Blues Alive! and perform Logan Valleroy Marston Murdock, 16 Roman Barten-Sherman with incred- with the drum Jackson Victorian, 18 , 15 instructor, BLUES U ROBBEN FORD’S TRAVELING Roman Barten-Sherman ible musi- DOJO GUITAR CAMP PORT TOWNSEND ACOUSTIC Evan Campbell, 17 GRAND RIVER BLUES CAMP cians like Pat Max Meizlish. BLUES WORKSHOP Calvin Kinateder Rowan Campbell, 11 , 16 Jack Meyer, 14 Donahue and There’s a lot Josiah Joyce David Flint, 11 , 14 For 8 years, the Centrum Jontavious of freedom Diego Mongue SEAN CARNEY’S BLUES CAMP Samuel Girmai-Jones, 18 , 15 Acoustic Blues Workshop has Willis. This in this camp Austin Peck DaShawn Charlton, 17 represented a musical pin- to try different Kennedy Stromberg, 15 is why the PINETOP PERKINS WORKSHOP Mari Hannah, 14 nacle of the year. The world things. I also had , 16 Generation Blues BLUES: ROOTS AND BEYOND Bradley Brassfield, 19 Calvin Kinateder renowned faculty and pas- a chance to play piano, , 16 scholarship is very impor- Dominic Fredin, 14 Will Gades, 17 Caleb Miller sionate participants create harmonica, and sax on stage. , 13 tant to me, because living in Easton Wagner, 15 Radka Kasparcova, 19 Callan Nagel-Dubin an incredible environment for Arizona, without the support Thank you, Generation Blues! Eli Pace, 16 learning, teaching, and tre- of The Blues Foundation, it mendous musical growth. This

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