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Mike Felten: Fast Mikey Blue Eyes
by Doug Collette
One reliable measure of a musician's mettle is the extent to which they attract players with notable pedigree to collaborate. Fast Mikey Blue Eyes is a case in point; the legitimacy of both keyboardist-composer Barry Goldberg and harpist Corky Siegel are beyond reproach, so their contributions to guitarist-vocalist-songwriter Mike Felten's sixth album (for his own label) only reaffirm his own authenticity (not to mention the independence he shares with them). It is also a tribute to the modesty ...
read moreCorky Siegel: Corky Siegel
by Chris M. Slawecki
Harmonicat Corky Siegel is a four-decade veteran of the Chicago blues scene and co-leads the Siegel-Schwall Blues Band with guitarist Jim Schwall. Siegel held a long residency during the storied heyday of Pepper's Lounge in Chicago--ripping up and tearing down the blues with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon and other legends--during which he was befriended by admirer Seiji Ozawa, conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 1968, Siegel-Schwall became the first blues band to play with a symphony orchestra ...
read moreThe Chicago Jazz Ensemble and Artistic Director, Jon Faddis, Welcomes Guest Artists Cedar Walton and Corky Siegel
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All About Jazz
*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** Dated for September 22, 2005 For more information: Kat Ryan 312-344-6269 Chicago Jazz Ensemble: An Evening with Cedar Walton and Corky Siegel, Saturday, October 8, 2005 The critically acclaimed Chicago Jazz Ensemble performs with Artistic Director, trumpeter Jon Faddis, for “An Evening with Cedar Walton and Corky Siegel” at Columbia College Chicago’s Getz Theater on Saturday, October 8 at 8:00 pm. For this special concert, the Chicago Jazz Ensemble – a twenty-one-member group of Chicago’s ...
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