Billy “Blue” Strauss is an unwavering veteran bluesman who’s been fronting bands since 1980 and has had his share of “ups-and-downs” along the way. But he has no complaints. When you commit wholeheartedly to this music, the fundamental fact is you always struggle. “Blues In My Room” is a release that’s long overdue, and it succeeds because Blue wields...

2007 Blues Music Awards
May 10, 2007
Cook Convention Center, downtown Memphis
Presented by The Blues Foundation
 
Music's highest honors for blues recognizes genre's full spectrum of artists

 
In a year that has already witnessed the passing of past Blues Music Awards recipients Ruth Brown, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Sam Myers and Snooky Pryor, the nominee list for The Blues Foundation’s...

The world of Jazz converges on the city for the sixth annual City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival from Thursday 3rd May to Sunday 6th May 2007. There’s something for everyone with a diverse range of musicians from around the globe to satisfy the musical taste of jazz...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Carla Thomas became famous thanks to several great singles on Stax Records: “Gee Whiz,” “B-A-B-Y,” “Let Me Be Good To You” and a duet with Otis Redding, “Tramp.” In 1969, she...

ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN – The charming village of Elkhart Lake is comfortable with celebrity.  The famous road-racing course at Road America attracts top international drivers as well as...

ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN – Fine wines, farmhouse cheeses and jazz both hot and cool.  These are the ingredients of the acclaimed “Jazz on the Vine” festival...

DC Jazz Legend Ronnie Wells passed on March 7, 2007, in Silver Spring, MD. For over 30 years Ronnie Wells was known as one of the top jazz vocalist on the East Coast but that description is limiting and incomplete. She was also an educator and mentor to many emerging jazz artists in the Washington, DC area and since...

The Story of the one of the most innovative Composer, Arranger, Writer and Musicians' of all time, Ellis was the first to create a fusion between Jazz-Rock &...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Jerry Butler was accorded the nickname “The Ice Man” by a...

Ms. Wells-Elliston was a pillar of the Washington jazz scene for more than three decades. Born Veronica Burke, she was a 1960 graduate of Washington's Cardozo High School. She...

Mark describes his sound as "...bridging the gap between modern and contemporary jazz music. There's a wide division between the...

David Well’s release of More Love More Power continues to...

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Performers at the SXSW...

Vocalist/Composer, Elisabeth Lohninger, a New York artist is certainly making her way up the hill of recognition, invigorating the vocal jazz scene with her blend of multifarious and alluring style that is fresh...

Little Phil (Rosenberg) has an impressive  resume, starting in 1964  as a 14-year old protégé with a Southern band called the Night Shadows. He was immediately recognized as a natural talent, even at that tender age. There was little reluctance putting him with the company of musicians 10 years older. The kid had the goods: persuasive voice, super-eager attitude,...

Jazz vocalist Chris Williams is touted for his vibrant stage presence and performs straight-ahead, bebop and latin jazz while consistently putting new twists on old standards. Chris...

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