Kelli Baker

Kelli Baker Winner of the 2024 615 Blues Revival Competition in Nashville, Kelli Baker—aka "The Phoenix"—is a rising star signed to Gulf Coast Records. Born in Phoenix and now based in NYC, Kelli’s powerhouse vocals and magnetic stage presence have made her a standout in the blues world. Her career spans church choirs to hard rock to folk, before landing squarely in the blues scene, where she quickly found her voice. She closed 2024 with a Florida tour supporting blues legend Mike Zito, and this summer she’ll share the stage with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Samantha Fish. Kelli hit #1 on the Roots Music Report with “Dr. Feelgood” and won the Long Island/Brooklyn/Queens division of the International Blues Challenge. She’s headlined major festivals like Paxico Blues Fest and Women of the Blues Fest, and regularly performs at top venues like The Rhythm Room (AZ), The Sand Dollar (NV), The Cutting Room, and The Bitter End (NYC). She was recently honored by the National Women in Blues. Noé Socha Noé Socha is a genre-blending guitarist and harmonica ace from Carpi, Italy, now based in Brooklyn. Drawing from Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, and Jimi Hendrix, his style is both rootsy and electrifying. Since joining Kelli Baker’s band in 2023, Noé has toured nationally and appeared at the Winter Blues Experience in Cincinnati. He’s played with artists like Nona Hendrix, Vernon Reid, and GRAMMY winners Javier Limón and Paula Cole. Noé’s previous work includes the album Blues and the World Beyond (2017, Likho Duo) and features in Mastercard’s “Start Something Priceless”, iHeartRADIO’s “Sleepwalkers”, and CBS New York. He’s a brand ambassador for Breedlove, D’Angelico, Gibson, Seydel, Supro, and Pigtronix.