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BLUE STAR CONNECTION PRESENTS
A VERY SPECIAL EVENING
IN CONCERT WITH BLUES GUITAR GODDESS, ANA POPOVIC
Saturday, April 9, 2016 - BUFFALO ROSE
Ana Popovic
Ana Popovic is an award-winning, hard-touring, guitar
slinger blending smoking electric funk and slide guitar, jazzy instrumentals
and a tight blues groove with soulful, feminine vocals. Add to the mix her
incredible stage presence, all of which makes her an irresistible force in
the world of contemporary blues music.
Popovic was the only female guitar player added to the 2014-'16 All-
Star Experience Hendrix lineup, a nationwide tour celebrating the music and
legacy of Jimi Hendrix with Buddy Guy, Bootsy Collins, Brad Whitford
(Aerosmith), Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Zakk Wylde and many more
world-renown artists. She’s been nominated for five Blues Music Awards and
has previously appeared on the cover of both Vintage Guitar and Guitar
Player. Her albums 'Can You Stand The Heat' and ‘Unconditional' were Pick Of
The Week by USA Today and featured on NPR Music. Nearly all of Ana's albums
have made it the Top 5 of the Billboard Blues Charts and are played
regularly on US radio.
Ana Popovic was born in Belgrade, Serbia (formerly Yugoslavia) and
grew up in a warm family where music was very important. All throughout her
youth, her father would invite friends over for nightly jam sessions. In this
atmosphere, she quickly learned her father’s impressive blues and soul record
collection, grabbed his guitar and started playing at the age of fifteen.
Since then, Ana has developed into an phenomenal guitarist/vocalist with a
growing legion of fans throughout the world.
Popovic and her powerful band are tirelessly touring, playing major
blues, jazz and rock festivals. She is endorsed by Fender, Mesa Boogie,
Ovation and DR strings. Ana has shared headlining stages with B.B. King,
Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Jonny Lang and many others. When
not on tour, she resides in Memphis, TN.
Austin Young Band featuring Michaela Rae
Austin Lee Young is a Colorado native who picked up his first
guitar at age 12 and hasn't put it down since. Self-taught, Austin churns out
the blues and displays his music with an electrifying passion that defies his
young age. Young engages his audience and can match any seasoned performer
that currently draws large crowds. His inspirations run the gauntlet of the
Blues from historical giants such as Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters to
contemporary masters like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Currently, Austin and his band perform locally and nationally in established
music clubs, as well as appearing at numerous music festivals, private
functions, and special events. He incorporates the sheer honesty of the blues
and performs it with a modern, high energy sound that remains faithful to its
traditional roots. The Austin Young Band recently performed on the Keeping
The Blues Alive "Blues Cruise", performing on the same stage with
such greats as Joe Bonamassa, Blues Traveler, Robert Randolph & The
Family Band, and Shemekia Copeland, to name a few. Guitarist Michaela Rae,
also Colorado-based, has been likened to Ana Popovic due to her superb guitar
playing.
About...Blue Star Connection
Blue Star Connection, in association with Grand
County Blues Society, provides musical instruments to children and young
adults facing cancer and other serious challenges. "For a child who is
seriously ill, having a (musical) instrument can not only be fun, but can
also help them relax, cope with their experience, talk with therapists and
improve their sense of self-worth", explains Lauren Servos, Musical
Therapist at Riley Hospital for Children, past recipients of musical
instruments from Blue Star Connection.
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