There are definitely some terrific younger black blues artists including Corey Harris, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Eric Bibb, Otis Taylor, Phil Wiggins to name just a few. Last year I also was privileged to hear a totally amazing young (like 20 years old!) black musician named Jerron Paxton, watch out for him! These are all acoustic musicians -- I don't know how many black electric blues musicians there are playing these days, maybe not too many. I am so very saddened by the demise of this festival and I hope they find a way to reinvent themselves, maybe as a smaller event with a more modest budget and scope.
For those Mudcatters interested in acoustic blues, you might want to check out Centrum's Country Blues Workshop/Festival which is so much fun I can't even begin to tell you! go to www.centrum.org and click on the Country Blues Workshop. A spinoff website is www.weeniecampbell.com which is indispensable to anyone interested in acoustic blues (imho)
Suzy T.