Boogie-woogie is back in the spotlight as acclaimed pianist Henri Herbert returns to Hawai‘i for a one-night-only performance. After a sold-out debut in 2021, Henri is set to light up the stage at ...

Bass Key Boogie; Heart of Gold; For Dancers Only; Stormy Night at a Moroccan Blues Bar; Messin' With The Kid; Tripping in a French Ambulance; One More, for the Cleaning Crew; You Never Can Tell; You ...

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 ...

Just after 7 p.m., Bob Seeley sits down at the piano, casually opens the lid, stretches both hands over the keyboard and announces himself with a huge rumble of notes. The after-work crowd at ...

It’s been six years since boogie-woogie pianist Erwin Helfer has been able to grace the Chicago Blues Festival with his music, and that’s too long. At age 82, Helfer may be Chicago’s last living ...

Two of the nation’s favourite pianists come together to play a spontaneous duet, which overflows with the joy of all things 88-keyed. The two winners of hit TV series The Piano have joined together ...

Jay McShann, who was born James Columbus McShann on January 12, 1916 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, was one of the most innovative and hard-working jazz perfomers of the 20th century. McShann was a pianist ...

Boogie Woogie queen Jan Preston and her trio. Kiwi Jan Preston was always drawn to the boogie-woogie style of piano playing, made popular by Black Americans in the 1930s, so it's no surprise that her ...