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 About Corky Siegel

Corky Siegel is a phenomenon  -  WASHINGTON POST | They Love Corky Siegel in Lincoln Center - NEW YORK TIMES | Resounding triumph - CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Corky Siegel is known internationally as one of the worlds great blues harmonica players, blues pianist, singer-songwriter, creator of CHAMBER BLUES and the sole pioneer/composer of award-winning revolutionary works that weave blues and classical forms together. Co-founder of the SIEGEL-SCHWALL BAND, and Blues Hall of Fame Inductee, 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 (though inconspicuous) figure in modern music history. “underappreciated national treasure” - DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE. Full Bio: CORKY SIEGEL BIO


CHAMBER BLUES

“For more than half a century, Corky Siegel has brought new colors to the blues ...to bridge musical genres and cultural divides, making the world slightly smaller and kinder “ Steven Wine - ASSOCIATED PRESS More


SINGER-SONGWRITER

“A piano and harmonica virtuoso of remarkable invention and wit” - BILLBOARD ...More


SYMPHONIC BLUES

A grand success in a multitude of ways; box office, new audience, and artistically … A remarkable virtuoso, a refined musician with imagination … I would go as far as to call him a poet … The music he makes is like witnessing a miracle. – LA PRESSE - Montréal Symphony …More


REMEMBERING SIEGEL-SCHWALL 1965-2016

With Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Sam Lay and the one and only Rollo Radford.  They knock everybody flat"- ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE ...More


Also see: GLOBAL FUSION with Dr. L. Subarmaniam