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Luther Allison

"Luther Allison delivers the real thing. Soulful shouter and scorching soloist, he performs the deep, hard blues as if his life were hanging in the balance." - Guitar Player"Supercharged, scalding guitar...gritty, soul-tinged vocals ... unequaled kinetic attack." - Chicago Tribune If you would like to see Luther Allison's discography, click here.

Through five CDs and countless appearances at clubs and festivals, Karrin Allyson has established herself as one of the most appealing and skilled vocalists in jazz. An expressive ballad singer noted for her mastery of lyric interpretation, Allyson is also a creative improviser. If you would like to see her discography, click here.

Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs

In the course of a 20-year musical career, many words have been used to describe BRAVE COMBO, but actually, their name still says it all: a band that is not afraid to take musical chances. "If BRAVE COMBO can do one thing," says founder CARL FINCH, "we'd like to break down people's perceptions about what's cool to like in music." Since they first surfaced in Denton, Texas (the home of the University of North Texas jazz program and still the band's home base) in 1979, BRAVE COMBO has shattered stylistic barriers and scrambled musical genres like nor other band performing today. To check out Brave Combo's discography, click here.

Ann was born and raised in Chicago. Her father is John Callaway, a former CBS News correspondent and host of the PBS show, "Chicago Tonight." Her mother Shirley Callaway, is a prominent Broadway vocal coach. Ann resides in New York and is one of the most widely acclaimed singer/songwriters working in pop/jazz today. If you would like to view her discography, click here.

Australian-born David Campbell has been portrayed as one of the most exciting young performers in years with the popular belief that he is only at the beginning of a monumental career. He is the son of Australian rock star, Jimmy Barnes, but David has quickly accumulated his own remarkable list of credits. To check out David Campbell's discography, click here.

Hot Blues are made cool as Harman turns in a killer performance of blowing and singing some high-octane blues. Featured songs include "Crap Shoot." "Frolic Time," "In the Neighborhood" and Harman's groovin' dedication to the Zoo Bar, "Rockin' at the Zoo Bar." To check out James Harman's discography, click here.

Kansas City jazz signer Angela Hagenbach's style evokes influences ranging from Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald to Julie London and Shirley Horn.

Recognized as one of Kansas City's top jazz vocalists in 1991, Henry has been a mainstay on the city's nightclub circuit for 10 years, performing often with such notable groups in the area as the Steve Miller Orchestra, the Vince Bilardo Big Band, the Everette DeVen Trio and the Tim Whitmer Group.

Kelly Hunt

These days it's rare when a blues-based artist shows up with both tradition and true originality on their side. Roots R&B singer/ songwriter/ piano player KELLEY HUNT is just such an artist-a woman who has muscled her way onto the scene with a combination of passion, soul and superior skills as a vocalist, piano player and writer.

"The world's No. 1 house-rocking blues band," according to the Boston Globe. The Chicago Sun-Times says the 42 year-old virtuoso slide guitar player, "recalls the rawest boogie of Hound Dog Taylor... high decibel, gut-bucket blues at its most brutally basic." If you would like to hear Lil Ed and The Blues Imperials discography, click here.

Kevin Mahogany's swinging style is reminiscent of Joe Williams but is distinctly his own. He brings his personal touch to jazz standards such as "Route 66" and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore."

Enter Annette Murrell, full of the take charge attitude that comes from years of playing in venues that range from smoky blues bars to cavernous churches. To check out Annette Murrell's discography, click here.

Harmonica player and vocalist Charlie Musselwhite was one of the first non- black blues artists to interpret the richly emotive harp styles of Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller), and other great blues harp players.

A Native American of Choctaw ancestry, Musselwhite, like Paul Butterfield, proved that non-black players could make a contribution to the form.

Kenny Neal has become the ambassador of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana blues sound, taking the heritage of his father, bluesman Raful Neal, and his father's famed musician friends and spreading it worldwide. Whether he's squeezing the strings of his ancient, battered Telecaster, stretching out on a funky bass riff, or blowing a chugging, reedy solo on harp, Kenny's sound is unmistakably Baton Rouge. To check out Kenny Neal's discography, click here.

Rod Piazza and The Mighty Flyers

Rod is leading the Mighty Flyers into the 21st Century. Not content to live on his reputation or rehash old standards, Rod continues to push the music and his playing in new directions. The music is fresh, innovative and moving, all stamped with the Mighty flyers dynamic musicianship and Rod's soulful vocals and distinctive and electrifying harmonica playing. Blues for the millennium. Blues for the here and now. If you would like to hear Rod and The Mighty Flyers discography, click here.