3. All is Blues Festival Würzburg - Global Blues Resistance / Dr. Will and the Wizards

In the organizer's words:

Global Blues Resistance

The Global Blues Resistance from Nuremberg, which will open the AiB 2026, is by no means resisting the blues. Quite the opposite. The band around singer and pianist Julia "Jules" Fischer is fully committed to the blues and interprets genre classics and their own songs with an individual signature. The band was actually founded in 2002, but then they lost sight of each other. After all, all the musicians are active in renowned bands in the Nuremberg area. Now their passion for the blues has brought them back together. In addition to the guitar, Jules' keyboards - especially the grooving organ - are at the heart of GBR's fusion of blues, funk and groove. Entertaining and party-ready, but always highly virtuosic. They are celebrating their Würzburg premiere at All is Blues 2026.

Julia Fischer (organ, keys, vocals)
Peter Pelzner (guitar and vocals)
Ferdinand Roscher (double bass)
Simon Froschauer (drums)

Dr. Will and the Wizards

The man with the buffalo teeth chain around his neck and the top hat decorated with colorful feathers on his head is a cult figure in the German and European blues scene. His stage shows, in which he celebrates his voodoo swamp blues, are legendary and bring back memories of the famous voodoo blues master of ceremonies Dr. John from New Orleans, who died in 2019. However, Dr. Will does not come from the Mississippi Delta, but from Munich's Isar floodplains. For the first time, he will be bringing his brilliant Isar Swamp Blues to the stage in Würzburg at the All is Blues Festival. He will be backed by the Wizards, a savvy band of three musicians from the Munich scene. They have been keeping the voodoo machine running at full speed for 20 years and the Doctor on drums and as a powerful shouter rightly describes himself and his ensemble as "madness on eight legs". And the Doctor goes on to say: "The world needs more voodoo, simply more magic, more Mardi Gras parties and lots of fun and whiskey". We say: "Come on and let the good times roll!"

Dr. Will (Vocals, Drums)
Sashmo Bibergeil (Guitar, Cigar Box Guitar, Vocals)
Juergen Reiter (Upright Bass)
Uli Kuempfel (Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar)