“It is important that we preserve and grow the Blues, because of its musical and cultural importance. Compared to other genres of music the legacy of Blues outweighs all of them by leaps and bounds. This is not to say that other genres don’t have importance, because they do. But Blues is in a class by itself! This music has influenced people all over the world. In every corner of the planet people know the Blues.”…

“Music is the common language of all peoples on earth. It helps us understand each other in ways that the other arts cannot. We all get the blues sometimes,...be they sad, or happy blues!”

Nigel Mack: Hi-Energy Blues Attack!

Chicago blues…

“Blues is American history told from the inside. Preserving it means honoring the roots while letting it grow. Musicians are storytellers and healers. In divided times, music reminds people of shared humanity.”

Omar Colemam: Chicago Windy Blues

Living Blues…

“I want the music to affect people in the most positive way possible. Music is Universal and should be a positive attribute.”

Charles Tiner: Good Soul of N'Treble

Charles Tiner, aka N’Treble, is a soulful blues artist, who comes from a strong…

“I want music to remain a healing and uniting force, and stay clear of the political and social rifts that divide us. I want music to always be a positive force that everyone can relax with, commune with, and be at peace with, whatever their type of music may be.”

Ed Alstrom: Music of Life, Life of…

“Blues is a spiritual healing from the heart & soul with solid driving rhythms and wailin soloing  instruments & vocals.Blues is the music closest to our heart pulse!”

Jim Kahr: Keepin’ The Blues Hot…

“The importance of preserving jazz and blues music is because it’s such an essential part of our American history in our growth as a nation and in the arts. As art forms, they provide the basis of many other types of musical inspiration even extending to visual arts and in many cases, political and social commentary.”…

"I want my music to affect people in a spiritually positive outer-body experience. I want to inspire all ages, Male and Female, to show them that anything is possible with God, hard work, discipline, and dedication."

Jamiah Rogers:

The Baddest Young Chicago Blues Man

Jamiah was 1 of 2…

“Blues music is existential. It will never die. It reveals what human beings experience from infancy to old age. The intricacies, joys, and struggles of life are embedded in this profound music.”

Pierre Lacocque: Don’t Look Back

Pierre…

“The Blues is considered the foundational form for most modern American popular music, giving rise to genres such as jazz, soul, rhythm and blues (R&B), and rock and roll. Blues is an emotional style of music that relates to people for what they are going through. This is the way I try to approach playing.”

Jeff Stone-Skolnikas: Rolling Blues Stone…

“JB Hutto said, "Blues will be blues until the end of the world". He was right. Look at Jimmy Reed and the spectrum of emotions he takes you through with a simpler but greatly effective technique. He can do more with less. It is harder to do more with less, but when it reaches the soul and move a person, you know that the artist is hitting his mark.”…

“People that come to Blues shows, don't have race issues, they're just there to enjoy the music!”

Carlos Showers: Sweet Home Chicago

Carlos Showers born in 1956 and raised in Chicago, his first musical instrument was the cornet, which he started playing in fifth grade. By his own admission, over the…

“To me the Blues is the purest and most honest way to express my feelings in lyrics and melodies and when I’m running out of words to express myself my guitar does the talking for me. I’ve learned a lot about myself on my musical journey and I believe that music / especially can be very therapeutic.”

Stefan Hillesheim: Pure & Clean Blues…

“I think it's great that the young guns are so into all of the history of the Blues. The come uppers are such great players and know so much it's amazing. I feel so lucky to have been a very small part of it. I think it's important in today's society to honor all of that history.”…

"I think that blues music is a release, from today's problems [I define blues as a sad story that when combined with the right music is uplifting], for the people and that's why its important. I feel that it was the same generations ago and as it has been around a long time there is a historic side of it that I hope will continue to grow in today's society."

Studebaker John: Nothin But The…

"The balance between technique and soul is an important component of the blues. You have to have technique to execute the performance and you have to have soul for the music to be felt. So, in a strange way you only want to get so proficient on your instrument. Too much technique will take away from the music. Soul comes from experience and the more you have the more soulful your sound will be."…

Dave Specter: Blues … at Space!

Blues guitarist, bandleader and producer Dave Specter has earned an international reputation as one of the premier talents on the Chicago blues scene. Since 1985 Specter has performed regularly at top Chicago blues and jazz clubs in addition to festivals and concert halls throughout the USA. Since 1989 Dave has toured internationally with performances in Argentina,…

"It’s (Blues) great and powerful music that moves people - with soulful feeling, honesty, true stories and emotion."

Dave Specter: Blues From The Inside Out

Blues guitarist, bandleader and producer Dave Specter has earned an international reputation as one of the premier talents on the Chicago blues scene. Since 1985 Specter has performed…

”Blues music means everything to me. I met my best friends, my wife, did all my world traveling all while singin the blues. I listen to blues music all the time. Recently going back to Little Walter. Still so much to hear and study.”

Andrew Duncanson: Chicago via California…

“It’s good and natural for people who love all rock and pop to step back and hear the blues innovators who lay the groundwork for so many modern styles of music. And you can be surprised by how not-academic these old records can sound.”

Johnny Iguana: Chicago-Style At…