Eric Bibb At The OK Theatre

Internationally acclaimed and award winning musician Eric Bibb will be performing live at The OK Theatre in Enterprise Thursday, July 10 at 8 pm. Already enjoying success in Europe, Grammy nominee Eric Bibb is becoming a familiar "face and voice" in the U.S. Nominated for nine W.C. Handy Blues Music Awards and winner of the Best Newcomer title in the British Blues Awards, Bibb has been appropriately described as "discreetly awesome" and "a total original." As his popularity escalates, earlier comparisons to legendary greats Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal are being replaced by quotes that speak to Bibb's ability to "use standard blues ingredients to cook up something all his own." Bibb is a native New Yorker with deep roots in the American blues and folk tradition. The son of 1960s folk and musical theater singer and television personality Leon Bibb, Eric's uncle was the jazz pianist and composer John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet, and Paul Robeson was his godfather. As a boy, he was surrounded by major musical figures of the times.  As a recording artist, Eric earned a Grammy nomination for his collaboration (with Taj Mahal and others) on the children's record, Shakin' A Tailfeather. And Painting Signs was recognized by New Age Voice as a Finalist for Best Folk Album of 2001. Bibb's rich and sensitive vocals and lyrics provide a perfect balance to his fine finger picking technique. Purveying a beautifully realized and deftly accomplished soulful folk-blues, Bibb has no problem blending various genres effortlessly, melding a traditional rootsy American style with a subtle, contemporary sensibility.  A performance by Eric Bibb is an enriching experience, both musically and spiritually. His music, like his personality, is intimate, assured and passionate, drawing listeners into the moment more as participants than spectators. In the words of "House of Blues Radio Hour" host Elwood Blues, "You are what the blues in the new century should be about."