Utah Blues Society Festival Kickoff Party

Tony Holiday 

A Utah native, Tony has taken the blues world by storm and we’re lucky to have him fit a visit home into his busy schedule!  

His latest album has garnered much critical acclaim and features collaborations with some of the biggest names in the blues: Albert Castiglia, Kevin Burt, and Eddie 9V just to name a few.  His records are played regularly on Sirius radio’s Bluesville and he has worked with legends such as Charlie Musselwhite, Bobby Rush, Kid Anderson, Southern Avenue and Victor Wainwright.

Laura Chavez

Laura is a guitar master and we’re beyond excited to have her play at our party!

A California native, she has played with a wide variety of musicians including Candye Kane, The Mannish Boys, Mike Ledbetter, Monster Mike Welsh & Vanessa Collier.  Laura’s newest album is a solo project that puts her distinctive, melodic guitar voice front and center

Grounded in Texas and Chicago Blues traditions, her soulful guitar playing led to Guitar Player of the Year Nominations at the Blues Music Awards in 2019, 2022 and won the award in 2023.  

Mitch Woods

If you’ve ever been on the blues cruise or attended a Utah Blues Festival after party, then you know Mitch will be bringing the party!

An extremely talented piano player, his long experience playing for music fans allows him to tap into many different genres of music from early rock-n-roll, jazz, traditional blues and New Orleans boogie-woogie just to name a few.  Go ahead, make a request and I’ll bet Mitch can play it!