Mahindra Blues Festival (MBF) is an annual blues music festival that happens in February at Mehboob Studios, Bandra, Mumbai. Senior musicians who have performed here at this festival over the past years include Buddy Guy, Walter Trout, and John Mayall.
History
Spearheaded by Anand Mahindra, Vice-chairman and managing director of the Mahindra Group, with VG Jairaman, the co-founder of Oranjuice Entertainment serving as festival director, the inaugural edition of the Mahindra Blues festival took place on 5–6 February 2011, at Mumbai's Mehboob Studios.[1][2] This first edition of the festival was headlined by Chicago Blues musician Buddy Guy, who is reported to have pledged his support to the endeavor without hesitation.[2] At the culmination of his two-hour-long set, he invited the other musicians who had performed across the two days to join him on stage for an impromptu jam.