TWELVE BAR BLUES BAND

Living by the mantra, “The Blues, the whole Blues, and nothing but the Blues!” Playing mostly originals in traditional Chicago and New Orleans blues styles, 12BBB has gained fans worldwide, including Omaha. Formed in 2006, the group made a name for itself in the Netherlands and abroad with its debut CD, The Blues Has Got Me. They solidified their spot in the blues universe with their 2008 sophomore effort, Email From Heaven, which received the 2008 CD Of The Year Award from Bluesforum.nl, and 2010’s Key To Your Heart and 2012’s Life is Hard gained more media and music fans. Led by vocalist Jan J. Scherpenzeel with his whiskey-soaked warm voice and skilled blues-blooded guitar Kees Dusink, the band lays down emotion-laden grooves. DWM Music USA calls 12BBB "…the best electric blues we've heard in a while." 12BBB's first and only U.S. performance is in Omaha, NE at PwF!

Drawing comparisons to Rory Gallagher and rising quickly up the ranks since 2019, Belfast-born Dom Martin was awarded Best Solo/Acoustic Act at the European Blues Awards 2019. He was a three-category nominee in the 2020 and 2021 UK Blues Awards, picking up 2020’s and 2021’s Best Acoustic Blues Artist and again in 2022; as a result, he is now an inductee in the UK Blues Hall of Fame. Dom is nominated in 2023 for UK Blues Awards Artist of The Year, Instrumentalist of The Year, and Vocalist of The Year. In 2022, Dom toured with Eric Gales on his UK tour; his album A Savage Life was Classic Rock Magazine’s Blues Album of the Month and was featured in Guitarist magazine. Joe Bonamassa invited him to join his 2023 Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean Cruise II. From Rock and Blues Muse, “ it’s obvious that Dom Martin is the next rising star in the global roots scene. Jump aboard now before he passes you by.” Fresh from recording his third album, Buried In The Hail, Dom returns to Omaha for his first performance at PwF, having played his first U.S. show at PwF’s sister concert series Music for the City in 2022.

Montreal native Saladino first appeared on the PwF stage at 13 with Montreal-based band Runaway Slide, presented through a cultural exchange program with the Mont Tremblant International Blues Festival. Justin returns to PwF, leading a guitar-driven group that plays contemporary roots blending shades of rock, blues, folk, funk, and jam-bridging genres. A 2018 Maple Blues Awards nominee for New Artist of the Year, the group earned the 2018 Song of the Year from Blues and Roots Radio for its song “Third Week of June.” The band represented Quebec at the 2019 International Blues Challenge. A JSB show features powerful guitar playing, sultry vocals, and genre-blending compositions that are uniquely the bandleader’s signature. With their critically acclaimed albums, No Worries, A Fool’s Heart, JSB Live, and Honest Lies, the Justin Saladino Band delivers an electrifying show of wide-reaching music

The Redwoods band comprises powerful middle school and high school musicians from the Omaha area. Formed in 2016, they play diverse R&B, funk, and traditional Blues. The band has enjoyed playing at local venues and events throughout the Omaha metro community.