Eric Bibb

Abhik Mukherjee is a Kolkata-born sitar player of the Etawah-Imdadkhani gharana (musical style and lineage). He began playing sitar at age six with father, Sri Tarit Mukherjee and also studied Hindustani vocals. Abhik’s first public performance was at the age of nine at the Governor’s House in Kolkata. He has since performed in ten countries on four continents. Abhik lives in New York City and is a founding member of Brooklyn Raga Massive, an Indian classical music artists’ collective. He is also the director of academic affairs at Chhandayan School of Music in New York City. He will be accompanied on tabla (percussion).

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With a career spanning five decades, over forty albums, three Grammy nominations, a multitude of Blues Foundation awards and countless more accolades, Bibb has secured his legacy as a legendary figure in the blues and roots genre.

Born into a lineage of activism, Eric’s father, the late Leon Bibb, was a key figure in the civil rights movement, marching alongside Dr. Martin Luther King. Immersed in the Village folk scene during his youth, Eric found inspiration in the visits of luminaries like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger. Influenced deeply by the sounds of Odetta, Richie Havens, and Taj Mahal, he synthesized these elements into a style uniquely his own.

​Beyond conventional genres, Bibb is labeled a bluesman, but he defies categorization, seamlessly sliding between musical realms. Grounded in the folk and blues tradition with contemporary sensibilities, Bibb’s music reflects his thoughts on current world events and his own lived experiences, whilst remaining entertaining, uplifting, inspirational, and relevant.

Bibb’s catalogue is now over 40 albums strong, with his ethos exemplified in 2023’s Grammy-nominated Ridin’, which drew inspiration from the painting “A Ride for Liberty” by Eastman Johnson, depicting a Black family fleeing enslavement during the Civil War.

“Am I the change I long to see?” Bibb asks through his music.​

As Eric reflects on his musical journey, gratitude pervades. Evolution is evident in his voice and guitar playing, with his words providing a grounding in truth and fostering a vision of unity amid a world filled with divisive rhetoric. Eric Bibb is more than a blues troubadour; he is a storyteller and philosopher. His legacy is not just in the notes he plays or the stages he graces but in the questions he poses and the hope he instills.

He will be joined by longtime collaborator Michael Jerome Browne: Three-time Canadian Folk Music Award winner (Traditional Singer, 2015; Solo Artist, 2012 & 2008), Maple Blues Award Winner, Kerrville (Texas) New Folk Finalist, Four-time Juno Award Nominee in both the Roots/Traditional and Blues categories- MJB is a multi-instrumentalist, a songwriter, and a living encyclopedia of American Roots music.

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Blues Troubadour Eric Bibb with Michael Jerome Browne 

Eric Bibb & Ulrika Bibb - Between Young and Old

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