The Beaches Museum and Lazzara Family Foundation present Mama Blue, in partnership with the 2019 Springing the Blues Festival.
Mama Blue was born and raised in Jacksonville, graduating from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. She is an alumnae of Jacksonville University where she majored in vocal performance and drama after earning a scholarship. She won the Folio Weekly “Best of Jax 2018” as the Best Female Vocalist. Her music is described as a sound that “fuses the elements of Nina Simone’s strength, Tina Turner’s energy, Etta James’ sass and Aretha’s soul”. She writes original songs inspired by soul sisters to rock bands like Queen and The Rolling Stones that takes the audience through modern American life.