Professor Longhair

George Winston began his career as a dazzling pianist of "new age" music, composing brilliant nature-themed pieces in his own melodic, self-taught piano style. Read More

As one of the world's most distinguished jazz singers and pianists, Harry Connick Jr has won Grammy Awards, written a Broadway musical and held his own playing alongside such virtuosos as trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and his sax-playing brother Branford. Read More

Mike Bloomfield's a guitar player blues fans know and appreciate, but he's one of those guys whose name many rock fans have heard but couldn't necessarily explain his place in history like they could, say, Eric Clapton or Stevie Ray Vaughan. Read More

He has played with Professor Longhair and Clifton Chenier, and has visited the Quad-Cities five times to perform and teach. Read More

Thanks to a major grant provided by the Riverboat Development Authority, the MVBS 2009/2010 Blues In The Schools Artists-in-Residence series will begin with New Orleans-based blues guitarist and educator Spencer Bohren. Read More

New Orleans Bikefest Motorcycle Rally & Music Festival Bayou Segnette State Park, 7777 West Bank Expressway, Westwego. Read More

The dynamic pianist celebrates what would have been Thelonious Monk's 92nd birthday by delving deep into his back catalog. Read More

Though he cites the pianists of New Orleans as the biggest influences on his own musical style, the one band that George Winston credits with starting him on the road to being a musician didn't include names like Fats Waller, or Teddy Wilson, or James Booker or Henry Butler in its lineup. Read More

I'm in love with the Monterey Jazz Festival, and have been for some years now. Read More