Mike Davis: band leader/ trombone, harmonica, accordian, vocals The music seed was planted at age 11 when Grandpa Davis gave him a harmonica and Grandpa Schlueter gave him a trombone. The blues bug caught hold of him after seeing Freddie King at a KEXL radio Independence Day Festival. He spent 16 year on the board of directors of The San Antonio Blues Society and most notably spearheaded the placement of the historical marker at the Sheraton Gunter Hotel commemorating the 1936 recording sessions of Robert Johnson. He helped create the Blues in the Schools program. He also facilitated the SABS involvement as the only sanctioned blues festival at Fiesta which became the Fiesta Blues Heritage Series. He subsequently served for 4 years as Fiesta Commissioner. Mike has played with The Sonny Boy Lee Blues Band, Miss Neesie and the Earfood Orchestra and The Crimson Jazz Band.
George Briscoe/saxophone George has been performing professionally on saxophones, clarinets and flute since 1979. He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and is a graduate of UTSA. He has performed in Israel, throughout the Southern USA, on board the Mississippi Queen and at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, as well as being a guest performer with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band several times. He is the founder and leader of The Crimson Jazz Orchestra in San Antonio and has been a member of numerous groups throughout Texas and Louisiana.
Maurice "Mike" Sanders/trumpet, vocals Mike has been playing trumpet and singing blues in San Antonio for close to 40 years. After spending decades as bandleader of the great local show band "Toat Lee Bluz" he currently performs with The S.A. Blue Cats as well as side man work with other bands.
Ross Schlichting/bass, guitar, vocals Originally hailing from Denver CO, Roscoe started playing guitar in 1979. Picking up the electric bass in 1988 to supplement other musical interests, Roscoe now plays both instruments on a regular basis with The S.A. Blue Cats. Additional notable groups Roscoe has performed with include Robbie G. and the Texas Road Kill, Catherine Denise, The Feral Cats, and The South Texas Destroyers. Ross has been on the board of directors of the San Antonio Blues Society for the last 10 years.
Mark Stewart/ guitar, bass, vocals Raised in San Antonio on a diet of rock-n-roll, R&B and classic C&W, Mark has been playing blues guitar since age 12. Previous bands include: Original Formula, The Mudcats, 5:01 Blues Band, and The Humble Blues All-Stars.
Chris Kainer / drums
Steve "T Bone" Bland / drums
member band of SanAnt
Texas Music Coalition member band member band of The San Antonio Blues Society
