BJ Estares is a singer /songwriter who has experienced steady growth in popularity through versatility and creativity in the Pikes Peak Region after taking a 10-year break from music. He earned early honors opening for Ronnie Baker Brooks and with his band Route 61 opening for Tommy Castro and Texas blues-rocker Mike Zito.

BJ and Route 61 performed original tunes from their first CD release “Full-Time Student of the Blues” at the Pikes Peak Center’s Studio B Showcase in 2012 and in 2013 performing the “all original” release “Easy Street”. BJ and Route 61 also performed regularly as a house band at Bronco Billy’s Casino in Cripple Creek from 2015 to 2018.