"I think both Blues and Rock music cross cultural, racial, political and socio-cultural lines. Music doesn’t differentiate or discriminate. It’s a language unto itself. It joins people in a common bond and shared experience.  It creates change in the world by allowing generation after generation to express their lives, their concerns, their ambitions and their hope for the future through music."…

"Unfortunately, the impact of music on politics is null, otherwise we would probably live in a better world. Music has an impact on people’s personal life, and can probably help them to become better people, more tolerant, more open to differences, but globally I’m not convinced it makes a big change."

Christophe Losberger: The Images of Music…

"Italo Calvino and his invisible cities continue to inspire science fiction writers – Hendrix read pulp science fiction – the psychedelic lyric, purple haze was inspired by a story of a purple fog- weather event, a strange night on a strange planet."

Marie-Paule Macdonald: Sound-tectural

Marie-Paule Macdonald is Professor of Architectural and…

"I surely miss the optimistic lyrics which embraced the glory of love and life itself. The music which was written by the whole band spending time together. I fear the universal misery and the easy way getting in music. I hope for something original reminding me of the good old pattern."

Maria Stefanidakis: Rock, Peace & Love

Known for her…

"I’d say that the world is round; we all breathe the same air; people who have less can be nicer than people who have a lot and...if you look around you can always find something good to eat and something really good to listen to..."

Peter Kaukonen: World Music Traveler

Peter Kaukonen, San Francisco Bay Area guitarist, has played, toured, and…

"The blues made me to learn to be more mature in life. Blues for me is not just the music but it was like a fuel that makes my life more living."

Kongko Bangun Pambudi: Blues Way

Kongko Bangun Pambudi was born on June 4th 1982 in…

Noam David: Beat & Rhythms

Noam David, born 1971 in Jerusalem, is a drummer and a composer. Performing with his Trio (Omri Mor/Shai Bachar-Piano, Oriental keyboards and Avri Borochov -Bass and Oud) and with the International AVISHAI COHEN'S TRIO.

Recognised by his creative playing style and his distinctive, rich, complex polyrhythmic rhythms. Noam's…

"Blues music is communication on an elemental level."

The Rex Granite Band featuring Sarah Benck: The True Spirit of Blues Rock

Winners of the 2017 OEA "Best Blues" award, Omaha Nebraska’s Blues/Rock original, The Rex Granite Band draws it’s fresh/retro sound from a variety of…

"I realized how much we have in common from our passion, struggles, heartbreaks and love. The blues express those feelings the most."

Greg Sover: Philly Soul Express

Greg Sover is starting out 2018 on all cylinders! Greg’s new…

"Music is very powerful in creating good or bad mood and I personally like to avoid any  loud and aggressive sounds. Instead I tend to choose easy, calming music which encourages contemplation."

Danuta Matysik: The Colors of Blues

“Pictures from the Road. People and Places” titled the project of Polish artist Danuta Matysik, will be presented as…

"Η καλύτερη συναυλία που είδα ποτέ ήταν ο Β.Β. King στο Βεάκειο τον Ιούλιο 2000. Τα βιβλία της εφηβείας μου είναι το “Σύντομο Καλοκαίρι της Αναρχίας” του Χ.Μ. Ετσενσμπέργκερ και το “Do It” του Jerry Rubin. Η πρώτη φράση που μου έρχεται στο μυαλό από τη βιβλιογραφία είναι το "ω, τι θλιβερό να πεθαίνει ο άνθρωπος" από την Αγωνία του Μάξιμ Γκόρκυ. Η αγαπημένη μου ταινία είναι το If του Lindsay Anderson με τον Μάλκολμ Μακ Ντάουελ. Αγαπημένος σκηνοθέτης είναι ο…

"I hope blues as a genre can continue to evolve while still staying true to its roots…if not it may become extinct over time."

Johnny Fink: Modern Twist to Old Sounds

Award winning blues band, Johnny Fink and the Intrusion announces the release of their long-awaited debut Cd entitled simply JFI (2017). JFI is the band’s first cd containing 9…

"People trying new things like Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Howlin Wolf, They really created something new. Most modern blues bands try to sound like an old record. In that case I’d rather listen to the old record."

ElectroBluesSociety: Organic Dance music

ElectroBluesSociety are a Dutch-based "Organic Dance music" duo mixing electronics with raw,…

"I think the feel of people has change because now it has become more materialistic. Back then it was more about the people."

Ian McDonald: Soul with Psyche…

“My Dad was the Father of the blues and one of its founding members. His music has affected generations of musicians and he will ways be my musical hero.”

“Mud” & Big Bill Morganfield: Muddy Waters Legacy

Larry “Mud” Morganfield eldest son of the undisputed king of the Blues Muddy Waters has been delivering his charismatic Chicago blues of the…

"I think it’s just reinforced my view that we are all equal, all human and all spinning on the same giant rock, we all share the same hopes, dreams and problems after all."

Half Deaf Clatch: Blues Roots Tales

Drawing from his obsession with pre-war country blues, Half Deaf Clatch (aka Andrew McLatchie) has been impressing audiences all over the UK…

"I miss the sense of feeling connected to that larger thing that goes all the way back. It may because we are just naturally losing our revered icons that brought us this far. I may be completely wrong but it seems to me that our young talent could embrace the past and add their contribution to pay the blues forward."

Leon Rodriguez: The (Lone) Star of Music…

"Music is the answer to all of these problems. Great music addresses these issues by illustrating our emotional makeup as humans. The things that bring us joy, the feelings of pain and isolation, these feelings have no race, no economic status, no gender."

Lex Grey: The Madam of Urban…

"My fear for music is that it looses its ability to speak for people who need to be heard and becomes simply a marketing tool for big corporations. This isn’t a new development but it is intensifying without question."

Kings & Associates: Down Under Tales

Since their humble beginnings winning the 2014 Adelaide Roots & Blues Association…

"The world can be a scary place. I want to surround myself with beauty, and my music photography would fit that bill. My thought is that one should have art around that makes them smile or is inspiring."

Michael Mastro: Images of Music

Photographer Michael Mastro based in Mobile, Alabama says: “Following an education in Photolithography at Don…