Geneva Norman is a Chicago vocalist, songwriter, musician and music arranger. She has performed throughout Europe, including, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Poland, France, Spain, etc. She has performed along the W. Coast of Africa traveling South along the Atlantic coast to South Africa…
Lea Gilmore can sing it all, blues, spirituals, jazz, folk, old-time, gospel, you name it. She's a Global Human Rights Advocate, Singer, Writer and educator, Development, Visionary, NGO inclusion and equity leader. As a singer and human rights actionist, Lea has performed and/or…
Blues virtuoso Gary Wright will play songs by the likes of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Mississippi Fred McDowell and formulated his own style from all Black Cultural Musics. Growing up in a Juke Joint, Gary learned the real meaning of the Blues.…
Award winning acoustic blues singer, songwriter and guitarist, Luther Trammell brings his dynamic voice and guitar style to the forefront of acoustic blues. Whether rocking out with a full band, a duo or as a solo act, Luther is a true, authentic bluesman.…
Born St. Louis, Mo, Marquise hails from a musical family deeply rooted in the Blues. He learned how to play guitar from his grandmother Lillie. He also played with his uncle Clifford, who was a major influence in Marquise's life. For Marquise, Blues is…
Under the influence of many diverse blues greats, Professor Harp has developed a robust playing style. He often utilizes the Leslie rotating-speaker sound system to give his harp a Hammond organ timbre, while he alternately and simultaneously employs the standard or traditional ‘electrified’ blues harp. The…
Veronika Jackson has taken the acoustic folk guitar and the history of her culture as an African-American woman, and has generated her own original, authentic and exciting style of music. She is a rare and unique performer. Her smooth and strong interpretive vocals…
The Piedmont Blūz acoustic duo are ambassadors of Country Blues music and the Piedmont style of fingerpicking, and their mission is to help preserve these rural, east coast traditions by educating audiences about this unique aspect of African American culture through musical entertainment. The husband…
Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer, Performer and Revolutionary, Corey Harris is a current Black Traditional Music Practitioner. Corey Harris has earned substantial critical acclaim as one of the few contemporary bluesmen able to channel the raw, direct emotion of acoustic Delta blues without coming off as…
on this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Podcast, I speak with Elizabeth Lynn Kilrain about her journey with Blues Dancing and her organization Blue Note SD who's mantra is: "Dancing the Blues in San Diego!" The mission of her organization is exploring,…