It's not difficult to think of great blues artists—there's a roll call of honor as long as that of great jazz artists—and every sizeable town in the world has a blues band or two. So where is the ...

As an electric violinist, Heather "Lil' Mama" Hardy has sharpened her skills in a variety of forums. Classically trained, Hardy attended the Manhattan School of Music, performed regularly in New York ...

At first, Basil Alter shied away from talking about being one of only three U.S. violinists selected as a semifinalist in a violin competition in China this summer. That’s because to him, being ...

Regina Carter has been widely hailed as the finest violinist in jazz. But that only tells part of the story for this Detroit native, whose past collaborators range from Dolly Parton, Aretha Franklin ...

Marshall Wyatt remembers well acquiring his itch for the fiddle blues. Some of the details are hazy, but he’ll never forget that record. It was 30 years ago, in Raleigh, N.C. It was a Saturday, which ...

I hate to confess this, but I've never been that keen on Stephane Grappelli's playing, as masterful and brilliant as he assuredly was. ("He plays with an accent," violinist and Berklee professor Rob ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus were in the same high school music class. Wil started with strings, and branched out to other instruments and vocals. Black Violin is what they've done ...

Emanuel Wynter's music blends rock, soul and chilled out R&B with his cool, confident vocals and swaggering electric violin. Singer-songwriter Emanuel Wynter describes his music as somewhere between R ...

KALAMAZOO, MI-- With 20 festivals behind them, and 23 acts in front of them, the Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association is ready for the 21st Annual Kalamazoo Blues Festival. 5 p.m., Sneaky Pete Band, ...