"It’s not just about playing a million notes to a measure loudly or wearing two tone shoes.  The Blues is about coming from the heart and soul."

Juke Joint Jonny: The Blues chose him

Juke…

"Everything about Memphis and the South are unique.  Every Person, every corner that you turn, Every door you walk in, Every taste that you put in your mouth...It is SPECIAL!"

David D. Lynch: Memphis Feeling…

"Blues will always live inside of other styles of music and it will never go away!"

Trampled Under Foot: Right Place, Right Time …

"Don't be afraid. Take risks. Be bold. Practice compassion and mindfulness. Read poetry. Take hikes. Drink lots of water."

David Barsamian: Alternative Voice…

"The Blues, like Rock, are great vehicles for conveying emotions, strong often powerful emotions."

Eric Dee: Oil paints, brushes, and Rock n' Roll 

Eric…

"Blues is a state of being. Once you hear it, it stirs something up and then you are hooked!"

Lisa Cee: When the music has Soul

Singing since the age of 4, Lisa discovered her passion early on. Born into a multi-talented,…

"Blues and Jazz are connected through the idea of improvisation, which is the life force."

Sean Thomas Dougherty: Power to the People

Sean Thomas…

"I know a blues when I hear one, and I get very comfortable whenever there’s good music: So whatever the label may be, it’ll always be the music that matters."

Otmar Binder: Boogie Woogie Turnaround

Vienna-based…

"As long as there is human life on the planet there will be blues & jazz."

Mark Weber: Jazz For Mostly

Mark Weber was born October 21, 1953 in Covina, California. His family came to West coast from Kansas in 1940 as part of the…

"I go on with my life as if none of this has ever happened.  I do what I do to make my life in the present tense as simple as possible."

Gerard Malanga: Under the Muse's Spell

Poet,…

"Blues is hard but cheap. Challenging and available?"

Lewis Cowdrey:

The Best keep diamond of Blues…

"The blues is an expression of good and bad in very living man, woman and dog, its with us everyday, all year round, we carry the blues everywhere we go."

Johnny Gallagher: Kiss me, I'm Bluesman…

"I believe the Blues evolves with us!"

Kenny Lavitz: Flip side of the Blues

Kenny is a gifted artist and rhythmic explorer who blurs the lines between jazz, rock and blues. Along…

R.I.P. Donald Byrd

This is a sad for Jazz and rhythm & blues music.

The legendary trumpeter Donald Byrd passed away on February…

The prison of the spirit is often self-inflicted. As I say in my poem, Disorderly Conduct, "You have the right to overthrow the king, whose castle's walls your own hands built."

Frank Messina: New York Poetic…

Οι SMALL BLUES TRAP περιπλανώμενοι, θυμούνται τις παλιές καλές μέρες, διασχίζοντας τη λίμνη της φρενίτιδας, ψιθυρίζοντας τους φόβους τους, αντιμετωπίζοντας τα πάντα ως ένα αστείο, αισθάνονται ξένοι με την πραγματικότητα, έχοντας τάσεις φυγής, περπατώντας στο μακρύτερο δρόμο που γνώρισαν ποτέ… κυκλοφόρησαν το νέο τους album με τίτλο:…

"The beauty of both poetry and music – and all art forms – is that once you tap into their power they never cease influencing you."

Peter Conners: Don't be afraid the Deads

Peter Conners is…

"Any musical genre that is based on spirit from the heart and soul will continue to move audiences and listeners."

Tommy Talton: Soulful Southern Rider 

Tommy Talton is one of the best…

"I am a literary anthropologist who loves people and wants to know their souls and hearts and tell their tales."

Joan Jobe Smith: Tales of West Coast Pearl

Joan Jobe Smith, founding editor…

"My wish for the BLUES is that the blues "purists" would allow cynicism to leave their hearts."

Blue Mother Tupelo: Southerners Knights

Ricky & Micol Davis are a soulful husband-and-wife…