Friday Night Blues Jam - Pine Bluff

01/08/2023

12/14/2022

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10/21/2022

Tonight in Pine Bluff! The International Blues Challenge qualifying round! Admission is free at RJ’s Grill & Bar! Come see who wins and gets to advance to Memphis!

10/01/2022

Tonight in Pine Bluff!

Two Delta Blues legends! Tonight, come hear Rickey “Quiksand” Martin with Deak Harp play for the Blues By Budweiser concert at RJ’s Grill & Bar in Pine Bluff. Doors open at 7 PM!

From “The Press Register” August 14, 2020:

Rickey “Quicksand” Martin was born and raised in Buffalo, N.Y. and drums became his passion as a little boy.

With roots in Little Rock, Ark., Martin moved there and started playing and singing gospel at a local church.

“After hearing the blues in bars and juke joints, I was hooked,” said Martin, adding blues is his favorite type of music.

Martin eventually moved to Helena-West Helena, Ark., where he still resides, but he was playing the drums in Clarksdale four days a week before the COVID-19 pandemic. His efforts earned him the 12th annual Clarksdale Drummer’s Association award.

Martin said soul, R&B, gospel and African rhythms influenced him at a young age. He attended an African culture camp where he learned to play the African drums.

“It helps to keep the blues alive,” he said. “That’s what the old cats used to tell me about the legacy of the blues itself is to be able to pass it on so it could carry on. Because, for so many years, blues was forgotten. What God gave me, that’s a way for me to do it.”

09/08/2022

Great acts left on the line-up for "Blues By Budweiser"! Mark your calendars! Thank you M. K. Distributors for making this concert series possible in Pine Bluff!

The complete "Blues By Budweiser" line-up for 2022-2023....the first Saturday of each month at RJ's Grill & Bar in downtown Pine Bluff. Hosted by Port City Blues Society and sponsored by M.K. Distributors.

08/14/2022

Meet and great the artists, enjoy free Hor'dourves and view a special Delta art exhibit featuring noted regional musicians at 6 PM with concert to follow at 8 PM.

Saturday, August 20, 2022 - "Sounds of Blue - Blues from the Highway" featuring the John Horton Band with Jerry McCoy. Free admission for all! All ages event. Meet and great the artists, enjoy free Hor'dourves and view a special Delta art exhibit featuring noted regional musicians at 6 PM with concert to follow at 8 PM. Event is sponsored by Synergy Forum, Inc. and hosted by Port City Blues Society at RJ's Grill and Bar, 128 S. Main, Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

05/04/2022

Come Experience Pine Bluff's Blues Scene! Every Wednesday in historic downtown Pine Bluff, Arkansas! Everyone is welcome!

04/19/2021

Two great nights of Blues in Pine Bluff each week! Get out and enjoy live music in Pine Bluff!

Now there are two great opportunities to hear live Blues in Pine Bluff each week! 1) "Blues Night" at Saracen Casino Resort on Tuesday with The Port City Players.......and 2) "Open Blues Jam" at Hot Rods hosted by Port City Blues Society. No cover charge for either event...come out and enjoy live music in Pine Bluff!

02/08/2021

Every Tuesday night....

Every Tuesday night at Legends Sports Bar - Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, Arkansas! 8 PM until 11 PM