Piano man Ricky Nye admits there was no “grand design” when he started his Blues and Boogie Piano Summit 15 years ago. He was simply carrying out what he sees as the highest calling for those into the ...

Tune in Saturday night, November 1st, at 11pm, for a preview of Ricky Nye's 15th Annual Blues & Boogie Piano Summit! During this hour special, music historian Dave Lewis sits down with world-class ...

The Bloomington Blues and Boogie Woogie Piano Festival will return for its seventh year this Sunday, including 10 artists performing blues, boogie woogie and other related music styles. The festival ...

The impact of this winter storm is being felt across the Tri-State as the snow tapers off and temperatures drop. Cincinnati's Fidelity Hotel to open in historic Gwynne Building Amenities are expected ...

“Long tall Marcia Ball” is the hottest blues, rhythm and blues, and funky piano player this side of Professor Longhair himself. A Louisiana native who’s now based in Austin, Texas, blues singer and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ben Toury will share his blend of boogie-woogie music, possibly while upside down, to this year's Bloomington Boogie Woogie ...

Mark “Mr. B” Braun, the area’s busiest boogie woogie piano specialist, is not letting the 25th anniversary of Blues & Piano Boogie Celebration go by quietly. As part of a nearly week-long celebration ...

Chicago blues-and-boogie piano master Erwin Helfer played Barcelona toward the end of last year, and he was struck by what he heard from counterparts on the other side of the ocean. “They play ...

Even at 76, Chicago blues-and-boogie piano player Erwin Helfer never expected a grand civic celebration of his career. Having dedicated his life to a music that hasn’t been fashionable for at least ...

Chase Garrett’s among a small crop of young pianists to move to St. Louis over the last few years, each of them digging into classic veins of American songcraft. Playing around town as a solo act and ...