“My drive comes from my subconscious plus I am a competitive person so I push hard to get my voice and music heard and to do significant work, and I want to leave a legacy.”

Otis Taylor: Trance Blues

Otis Taylor is a…

"The blues is a long, hard road and nobody said it would be easy, make you a lot of money, super stardom or anything else. Therefore I've never expected that from this music."

Mark Hummel: A True Blues Believer!

Grammy-nominted Harmonica man, singer, songwriter, bandleader, author, and impresario MARK HUMMEL was born in New Haven, CT but moved to…

"Blues is not only music, it's a feeling. Some people assume they don't like the Blues, but then they'll be at a gig and come up and say "I never thought I liked the Blues, but damn I love the Blues and what I'm hearing tonight." Blues may not be as popular as it once was, but I don't  think it's dying, either."

Sean Chambers:

Welcome To…

"I guess that I regret seeing blues get removed from the regional life experiences that created it. I fear that it is and will continue to be more homogenized."

Steve Howell: Jazz Vehicle, Blues Wheels

When Steve Howell first heard Mississippi John Hurt's happy style of fingerpicking country blues in 1965 at the age of thirteen, he…

"Southern music is the music of the world. Blues, Soul, Jazz, Country, Zydeco, Rock & Roll, R & B. Improvisational music of any kind. We owe it all to the Mississippi River."

Rob Robinson: Welcome to the BluesLand

Bluesland Theme Park (Release Day: February 21st, 2025) is an exotic blues 11-tracks album filled…

”Music should bring joy to the people and lift their spirit. If you sing the truth about the facts of life it should soothe peoples soul and make them feel better.”

Michael van Merwyk: Blues n’ Slide

Life according to plan…

"I would hope that my music would make a lonely person feel less alone. That it would help them feel seen. Music is such a shared experience, both between the musicians playing together, and between the musicians and the audience. Even when someone is listening to my music alone in a room, I would want them to feel that they are a part of that sharing."

Jennifer Porter: Sun Come And…

“Music is the language of my dialogue with whatever is to me sacred. In this context however, sacred does not refer to that which is delineated by organized religion or even specific spiritual traditions. Rather it is the primordial and essential realization of unity which resonates at the deepest level of the being of each and every one of us and which emanates into the world as light.”…

"I certainly miss getting to play with legendary blues men and women that have passed on. I have a song on my first album, Mississippi Lockdown, called “Masters of the Blues”. It pays homage to all the blues men and women that have gone home."

Mark “Muleman” Massey: Blues Medicine

Hard time leads to hard blues and Mark “Muleman” Massey’s life is a…

"Music is my life, my calling, my essence, the way I express myself fully. I am a very private person - I value my privacy but I hold nothing back with my music. I live a very quiet life no matter where I live. Anything anyone wants to know about me is in my music, my songs - if you are prepared to listen deeply. I don't believe in "targeted audiences" - I believe any human being no matter what age, gender, sex, culture can enjoy my music - both live and…

“I think the energy that Rock n Roll has is very unique and it could never die, that’s why a lot of young people fell in love with it even nowadays.”

Lovesick: Rockin’ Country Roll

Lovesick is an Italian based band formed of Paolo Roberto…

“I really miss the integrity that the blues had in the past. I’m not saying it isn’t still present today, but I think it’s harder to come across. I’m very hopeful for the future of the blues because there are a lot of younger musicians coming up who are, in fact, keeping the integrity of the blues alive.”…

“Music is more important and vital in today’s society. The current climate of oppression and leading towards obedience and fascism is an attempt to crush the artistry of the human expression.”

James Cook:

The Infinite Can 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 Kahn: Keepin’ The Blues Hot…

“Music - in fact, all art - has always played an important role in the health and well being of society: physically, mentally, and spiritually. It's a little disconcerting that we don't consume music like we used to - it's become this ubiquitous soundscape that's always present, but I'm not sure how much people truly appreciate it. Music always has been, and always will be, a central part of most people's lives. Life…

“Blues music has always been about living one’s life and singing about the good and the bad experiences. We all have moments in our lives where we suffer and where we celebrate.”

Murray Kinsley: The Blues Of The Storm

Reviewers have described this Maple Blues Award-winning band as…

”I think it is important to preserve and spread all kind of music, not particularly jazz. All music brings people together and personally I am into many types of music. Our jazz fsetival in Kardamili always include blues, different kind of Greek music, rockn roll, klezmer and many others - the main thing is jazz.”

Bjarne S…

“Well in my case the blues has taken me to many place around the world. So have experienced many other cultures. As humans we are all the same!”

Tommy Castro: Close To The (Blues) Bone

On Friday, February 7, 2025, Alligator Records will…

“Canadians are kind of traditional people, and we really appreciate the blues. There's been a scene here for a long time, with so many great blues players coming through, especially in Toronto back in the day.”

Mike McKenna: Everything About the Blues…

“Blues music is the most resilient music in the world. It has been the soundtrack for the civil rights movements, and we know how important are nowadays civil rights. Which is the right music to talk about that? To talk about Martin Luther King or other heroes who gave their life for our freedom? Music is very important. Music is our soul food. To me is what make me breath.”…