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 ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - For almost two decades, Ricky Nye's Blues and Boogie Piano Summit delighted music lovers with performances by some of the top blues and boogie pianists from around the world. The ...

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 ...

Boogie-woogie is a kind of blues piano playing in which the left hand drones a set bass phrase over & over, while the right hand goes to town with whatever variations the player can think up. Its form ...

It’s been six years since boogie-woogie pianist Erwin Helfer has been able to grace the Chicago Blues Festival with his music, and that’s too long. At age 82, Helfer may be Chicago’s last living ...

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, ...

The Ezra Charles Band was playing tighter than ever in its decades-spanning history when its leader decided to pull the plug. Charles - a remarkable pianist from Beaumont - received a lifetime ...

MARSHALL, Texas - Omar Sharriff thought boogie-woogie piano was his one-way ticket out of town. When he left Marshall in 1955, he never looked back, even as his life narrowed from big shows to a dingy ...

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 ...