Boogie-woogie is a driving blues piano style that features a rolling, “eight-to-the-bar” rhythm. It’s based on ostinato bass figures in 8/8 time, and mostly uses the 12-bar blues harmonic scheme.
Fresh Air's jazz critic reviews Boogie Woogie and Blues Piano, a new box set featuring remastered recordings from music greats such as Chicago's Jimmy Yancy, Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson. It also ...
Boogie-woogie is a kind of blues piano playing in which the left hand drones a set bass phrase over & over, while the right hand goes to town with whatever variations the player can think up. Its form ...
Bob Milne, master of ragtime and boogie-woogie piano, will return to Grace United Methodist at 3 p.m. Jan. 27 in a special Music at Grace concert. Milne started playing in symphony orchestras in the ...
Fifty years ago, Boston boogie-woogie pianist Preacher Jack saw his idol, Jerry Lee Lewis, perform at the old Boston Arena. It has remained the most influential event of his life. “I can still see it, ...