CORKY SIEGEL IN CONCERT!
Co-founder of the Siegel-Schwall Band, Chicago Blues Hall of Fame inductee, 2x Emmy winner, National Award-Winning Composer, sole pioneer of Chamber Blues and Symphonic Blues, known internationally as one of the world’s great blues harmonica players, blues pianist, singer-songwriter, visionary of Jingles for Democracy (a musical gateway to practical civic action) and creator of a revolutionary music workshop that, through a single elegant task, guides participants swiftly into a world of heightened musicality and expression.
Corky Siegel has a catalogue of recordings on RCA, Vanguard, Alligator, and million selling blues/classical recordings on the iconic classical label Deutsche Grammophon. His close associations with the blues masters in the earlier days of Chicago blues, his essential part in the blues rock revolution, and his surprising success in bringing together blues and classical audiences make him a pivotal figure in modern music history. “national treasure” DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
A piano and harmonica virtuoso of remarkable invention and wit.” BILLBOARD MAGAZINE.
He’s a master of piano and harmonica, a superior entertainer, and a writer of unusual songs. Who else writes blues about Idaho Potatoes? – CHICAGO MAGAZINE
“Certainly, the pathos and poetry of Siegel’s opening harmonica sighs were a tough act to follow. However, Siegel dishing up the blues from the Steinway … was edge-of-the-seat stuff.” NEW ZEALAND HERALD