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Later in the evening after the adult semi-finals were complete, the youth bands gathered at BB King's
and AJ played into the night on songs that even featured some of the kids from Korea's youth band!
nightclub for an international jam. Members from each of the youth bands were mixed with each other
to get on stage to play blues standards and entertain the crowd the rest of the evening. Julian, Jack,

B to the 6th is back home in the studio practicing and creating another original tune. Their next gig,
which is a fundraiser for the Blue Star Connection in downtown Denver, has these busy musicians
opening for a legendary bluesman Walter Trout, who has appeared in the pages of ION Indie Magazine.
This event is one that B to the 6th is proud to be supporting, as the Blue Star Connection's mission is
to provide access and ownership of musical instruments to children and young adults with cancer and
other serious life challenges. After that, it's on to play the 2-day Blues From The Top Festival in Winter
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Park Colorado on June 29 and 30 …and that's just the beginning for B to the 6th. After all, who
would've thought that a year ago that they would go from school studies, homework and chores, to
having a killer set before a SRO crowd at an international music event on legendary Beale Street in
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Memphis? When it comes to B to the 6 , they are ready for the world…and whatever awaits them both
inside and outside of “Sweet Home Colorado!”

International Blues Challenge: www.blues.org/international-blues-challenge/
Grand County Blues Society: www.grandblues.org
Blue Star Connection: www.grandblues.org/bluestarconnection/
Blues From The Top: www.grandblues.org/bluesfromthetop/