j.c.
smith
From San Francisco, California
J.C. Smith
Actor/ Guitarist/ Vocalist,
2006 Bay Area Blues Society West Coast Blues Band of the Year
2024 Bay Area Black Music Awards “Male Blues Performer of the year”, 2017 “ECEM 2017 Male artist of the year”, 2024 Bay Area Jazz and Blues Artist (Life Time Achievement Award) 2023 State of California Legacy Award
Performing at the Costa Rica Blues Festival, Main Event
Saturday, February 21, 2026
J.C. Smith brings you an electrifying musical experience. With music ranging from Jumpin Blues to Old School Soul, this band can whip the most conservative audience into a crazed dancing machine!
JC is the winner of the 2006 Bay Area Blues Society West Coast Blues Band of the Year award, JC Smith is an energetic and charismatic guitarist and singer, who attacks the blues as if he is being guided by the masters like T-Bone Walker, Albert King, and Johnnie Guitar Watson.
