Mick Martin Celestial Birthday Celebration/Fundraiser with The Mick Martin Big Blues Band + Dana Moret and Katie Knipp

The Mick Martin Celestial Birthday Celebration & Fundraiser w/ The Mick Martin Big Blues Band feat. Marcel Smith Special guests- two powerful women musicians/writers whom Mick adored:  Dana Moret & Katie Knipp! Presented by the Sacramento Blues Society, The SBS "Blues in the Schools" Program and the Sofia The Sofia 2700 Capitol Ave. Sacramento, CA 95816 TIX: NOW on sale at the Sofia website and box office https://bstreettheatre.org/music/mick-martins-memorial-birthday-celebration/ $40-(GA), $30-(SBS Members & Students) + ticketing fees Doors: 6pm Music: 7pm As Joni wrote, "we  are stardust, we are golden, we are billion-year-old carbon, and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden..." ~~~~ Packed with highly skilled and dynamic performers, the Mick Martin Big Blues Band is continuing on with Mick Martin’s legacy and his original blues masterpieces. The band can still invoke various emotions that blues music can bring to an audience. With great pride,Marcel Smith is now the featured lead singer, delivering a new undeniable level of love and excitement to every performance. He’s backed by guitarist Andrew Little, keyboard player Steve Ustein, bassist A.J. Joyce, and drummer Jim Caselli. Enhancing the audience’s experience is a three-piece horn section of trumpet/trombone player Dave Johnson, saxophonist Andres Sandoval and saxophonist Danny Sandoval. Mick said, “This is my dream band come true.” Enjoying Marcel Smith with The Mick Martin Big Blues Band will have you always looking forward to their next performance. Opener: The Becketts - A BITS family band trio honoring Mick with a raging set of 1960s British Blues songs that Mick loved! Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, The Yardbirds, John Mayall BluesBreakers!  The commemorative 11x17 poster image, wonderful hand drawn image of Mick by designer/artist, Matt K. Shrugg, will be on sale in the lobby along with MMBBB and guest artist merchandise.

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