Pinetop Perkins
“Even at his age, he makes it sound a little too easy.” -Robin Denselow, The Guardian 97-year old Pinetop Perkins is one of the great piano players in blues history. His performing career dates back to 1927, and recent accolades have cemented his status as one of the most influential keyboardists of the 20th Century. [...]
Alison Scott
Alison Scott, vocals/keyboards Kevin Bowe, guitar Steve Price, bass Peter Anderson, drums James Tyler O’Neill, organ/keyboards Walter Chancellor, saxophone “Scott’s third album is her most formative to date – the kind of recording that shows how this singer/pianist from the western burbs can inject ample amounts of Southern soul and muddy grit into her music.” [...]
Regina Carter's Reverse Thread
Regina Carter, violin Yocouba Sissoko, kora Will Holsouser, accordion Chris Lightcap, bass Alvester Garnett,drums “…a knockout violinist who leads a knockout band.” -O Magazine Acclaimed as one of the most transcendent voices of contemporary violin, MacArthur Fellow Regina Carter hones her tenacious force with a new ensemble. Consisting mainly of African folk tunes, Reverse Thread [...]
Eden Brent
Witness a Blues Star in the Making! 2009 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist of the Year 2009 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Album of the Year Eden Brent’s piano playing and singing style ranges from a melancholic whisper to a full-blown juke joint holler. She’s simultaneously confident and confiding, ably blending an earthy meld [...]