The Blues Society of Western PA’s mission is to preserve and promote the Blues genre of music. One effort that the BSWPA embraces to fulfill that mission is to encourage young players to play the Blues. The BSWPA in developing the idea to ‘play the music forward’ has hosted youth blues jams and has sponsored many Blues in the Schools programs. One such effort involves sending a youth act annually to participate in the Youth Blues Showcase that is hosted during the Internati