The third installment of the "Booginator" series, an Ali-Frazier-style piano duel in the desert will take place Monday at Old Town Artisans. Local favorite Arthur Migliazza and Tucson's favorite ...

His yarns of piano luminaries seem bottomless, but Seeley’s richest stories are of the great Meade “Lux” Lewis (1905-1964). Lewis, a distinguished and widely reputed boogie pianist, was most active in ...

Even at 76, Chicago blues-and-boogie piano player Erwin Helfer never expected a grand civic celebration of his career. Having dedicated his life to a music that hasn’t been fashionable for at least ...

Once a year, Mark "Mr. B" Braun, Ann Arbor's own wizard of blues and boogie piano music, gets together with other top piano players from around Southeast Michigan and beyond. Call it a piano summit, ...

Chase Garrett’s among a small crop of young pianists to move to St. Louis over the last few years, each of them digging into classic veins of American songcraft. Playing around town as a solo act and ...

Just after 7 p.m., Bob Seeley sits down at the piano, casually opens the lid, stretches both hands over the keyboard and announces himself with a huge rumble of notes. The after-work crowd at ...

Music commentator and admitted carrier of the "Boogie-Woogie Flu," Mitch Myers, takes us on an audio tour of the history of this unique American musical genre. From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS ...

“I think the first music that I heard and really enjoyed or remember being aware of was when I was probably five years old. My parents were probably 25 and they lived with their friends, of a similar ...

Boogie Woogie piano player Arthur Migliazza doesn't call Tucson home anymore. Thankfully, he returns every now and again to remind us just exactly what we are missing. Migliazza, shown above in a ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...