Lisa Mann / Avey-Grouws Band

Doors at 7PM / Show at 8PM

LISA MANN (Portland Oregon): Originally from West Virginia, Mann’s vocals effortlessly straddle the line between the honey sweet warmth of the south, and the force-of-nature sound Mann has cultivated by mastering everything from hard rock to rhythm and blues. Her clever blues balladry is complimented by her considerable prowess on bass guitar. Her bass grooves touch on the hallowed soil of soul greats James Jamerson and Bob Babbitt. 2015 & 2016 Blues Music Awards – Instrumentalist, Bass • 2015 Blues Blast Award – Sean Costello Rising Star • Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame

AVEY/GROUWS BAND (Eastern Iowa): Blues is storytelling, and Jeni Grouws, co-leader of the Avey/Grouws Band, will sing a story into life! Blue Monday Monthly called Grouws “a rising star!" Declared the Iowa Blues Challenge Winners in 2017, the Avey/Grouws Band made it to the Semi Finals in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in 2018.