June 2020 Blog Posts (33)

Interview with bassist Dave Post of Swingadelic, a jazz/blues & neo-swing ensemble founded in New Jersey

"Blues and jazz is a bit outside the commercial realm so it is relatively fad free and will be with us a long time, and folks keep hiring us so we will keep plugging away."

Dave Post: Swingadelic “Little Big Band”

Swingadelic is a jazz/blues ensemble founded in 1998 in Hoboken, New Jersey by bassist Dave Post. Initially, the group played jump…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on June 15, 2020 at 10:30am — No Comments

Q&A with Moroccan musician Bachir Attar, the leader of Master Musicians of Jajouka: The primordial echo of rock ‘n’ roll

"People who love and know music, poets and writers and musicians, it touches them. They understand it."

Bachir Attar: The Master Musician of Jajouka

Bachir Attar was born in Jajouka, Morocco, is the leader of Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar. He is the son of Hadj Abdesalam Attar who led the group Master Musicians of Jajouka at the…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on June 15, 2020 at 10:00am — No Comments

Q&A with Canadian pianist/singer Michael Kaeshammer, a window into one of the greatest musical minds in the world today

"Music for a listener is a vehicle to let emotions come out and run free."

Michael Kaeshammer:

Boogie On The Blues Highway

Born and bred in Germany, Michael Kaeshammer began performing club, theatre, and festival stages throughout Europe in his early teens and continued on that…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on June 11, 2020 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with Mike Stern - one of the great jazz guitarists of his generation, comfortably occupies both rock and jazz worlds

"To me, Jazz is music, and music is a language of the heart. And I think that helps people in so many ways."

Mike Stern: The Sound of Jazz Heart

One of the great jazz guitarists of his generation, Mike Stern has the unique ability to play with the finesse and lyricism of Jim Hall, the driving swing of Wes Montgomery and the turbulent, overdriven…

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Q&A with guitarist Conrad Warre of Bees Deluxe, an Bostonian transatlantic acid blues - funk - rock collective

"Everything is the blues - the blues is what you want to hear when you’re down in order to accompany you in your misery, and then when you want to lift yourself up..."

Bees Deluxe: Royal Jelly Blues

Bees Deluxe is an anything-but-basic blues band. They are hell-bent on a mission to drag the electric-analog blues of Chicago in the 60’s, the Blue Note…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on June 10, 2020 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with filmmaker/illustrator Joerg Steineck - new upcoming project is a film about jazz legend John Scofield

"Every musical generation has its own interesting peaks to offer."

Joerg Steineck: Art, Film & Music 

Joerg Steineck is a freelance filmmaker, graphic designer and illustrator based in Berlin, Germany. Over the last 10 plus years he has produced independent documentaries and fictional short films which have been well received by international…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on June 9, 2020 at 11:30am — No Comments

Q&A with Italian band of Dirty Trainload (Bob Cillo & Livia Monteleone), the dirtiest rock n’ roll meet the ‘suffering’ blues

"The impact of Blues was nothing short of revolutionary, back then, for a reason, born as the honest voice of oppression and segregation. Rock' s birth brought a revolution as well, in a different way, reflecting social and cultural changes... What about today? Both blues and rock have seen a myriad of different expressions of their evolutions."

Dirty Trainload: Rock’n’Blues…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on June 9, 2020 at 12:00am — No Comments

Q&A with Ava Grace & Big Earl Matthews (Gravel & Grace), an innovative R&B Blues group that has taken the stage by storm.

"Music has the ability to bring people together regardless of any sort of status. I love watching that happen."

Gravel & Grace: Bringing the Blues

Gravel & Grace is an innovative R&B Blues group that has taken the stage by storm. The seven piece band is fronted by Big Earl Matthews, a twenty plus year Blues legend, and Ava Grace, a…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on June 8, 2020 at 11:00am — No Comments

Q&A with multi-talented artist Sir Rod Patterson, "A Man On A Mission" motivational speaking force to be reckoned with

"That is my hope and dream is we can bring people together with our music."

Sir Rod Patterson: A Man On A Mission

Sir Rod Patterson is a driven multi-talented man has his eye on the prize and more importantly a solid master plan on the verge of becoming a dream come true that will make Sir Rod Patterson a…
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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on June 6, 2020 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with Christine Ohlman, The Beehive Queen of blue-eyed rock n’ soul, she will set your souls on fire

"Happiness for me is just producing something every day, you know, the more things I can produce whether it’s music, nowadays my gardening has taken up a lot of my soul. It makes me feel better, it makes me feel calm."

Christine Ohlman: The Lady of Our Soul 

Christine Ohlman (aka "The Beehive Queen" for her mile-high platinum-blonde hairdo) is the…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on June 3, 2020 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with British rhythm and blues guitarist Steve Walwyn, best known for his playing with Dr. Feelgood

"Impact of music on racial and socio-cultural implications: Good, real music bridges any divide and should always bring people together. In my musical world there is no racism, prejudice or discrimination…"

Steve Walwyn: Let The Good Times Roll

Steve Walwyn is a British rhythm and blues guitarist, best known for his playing with Dr. Feelgood, but…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on June 2, 2020 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Q&A with the gentleman of Boogie Woogie, Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne -- rollicking musical gumbo of yesteryear

"Blues is roots and roots are always the same. When leaves on the tree die, they are part of the fertilizer that feeds the roots".

Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne:

Exciting, Creative & Soulful

Kenneth Wayne Spruell was born in Spokane, Washington in 1944, and spent his early years in New…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on June 1, 2020 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with Spanish musician Javier Vargas, has earned the merit of being a living legend of the electric guitar in Europe

"Music raises the collective conscience and the doors of perception open to us music unites peoples and tames beasts."

Javier Vargas: From South to Your Heart

Over 24 studio albums, eight platinum albums, international tours and performances with the greatest of music legends; In almost three decades of his career, Javier Vargas has earned the…

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