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Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues

For almost four decades, the defining cultural critical arts writers from the industry leaders like Rolling Stone, Stereophile, Down Beat, Billboard, Jazziz, New York Times, and Washington Post have all recognized Corky Siegel as a "phenomenal virtuoso on harmonica... a deft accomplished genius of the Blues." A pioneer who brings his original award-winning benchmark compositions to delighted audiences globally. Today, armed with the same creative genius and instrumental virtuosity which he brought to traditional Chicago blues during the heyday of the legendary Siegel-Schwall Band, Corky presents Chamber Blues.

Under Corky's tremendous lead on harmonica and piano, The West End String Quartet and percussionist Frank Donaldson complete the Chamber Blues band. In select concert settings, Corky welcomes accomplished vocalist Marcy Levy, known widely for her cooperative efforts with a who's-who in the music trade, including Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, and Bette Midler.

New fans and longtime followers of Corky's blues career have been quick to embrace his genre-busting Chamber Blues. The freshly innovative sound captures the sparkling qualities of classical music merged with the emotional melodic style of blues, all within an intimate chamber setting. Corky has boldly discovered the musical and cultural boundaries between two distinct and important musical forms, and just as boldly dissolved them. Widely diverse audiences receive his concerts with wild enthusiasm.

TELEVISION -- Corky Siegel was interviewed by world-renown talk show host - CNN’s Larry King; Peabody Award winning NPR host of “Weekend Edition” Scott Simon has recently featured Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues; Corky Siegel was interviewed by Pulitzer Prize winning author Studs Terkel on WFMT on several occasions and is part of his acclaimed historic archives of interviews; PBS- TV’s “Great Performances” - Corky Siegel performing with the Boston Pops; PBS-TV series Carl Sagan’s “Cosmos” features Corky’s music on the sound-track; Chamber Blues featured performing music in the popular ABC- TV drama series “Missing Persons”; The Motion Picture “Wanted Dead or Alive” - Harmonica Sound-track; Olympic Gold Medalists for pairs skating Torvil and Dean used Corky’s music; Numerous tapings of live performances on Canada’s CBC- TV; Televised broadcasts in Japan and China as guest soloist with symphony for performances with NHK Symphony with Charles Dutoit (Premier orchestra of Japan)

RADIO -- San Francisco’s “West Coast Live”; Dan Ackroyd’s House of Blues Radio Hour; Memphis’ Beale Street Caravan; Voice of America; NPR- Radio - Weekend Edition "Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me" Celebrity Guest; XM Satellite Radio - Recent live performance

BOOKS -- Corky Siegel has a book published by Nova Vista titled “Let Your Music Soar” on performance which will be distributed globally in bookstores everywhere January 2008.

	Standard performance consists of Corky Siegel with four-piece chamber ensemble and percussionist.
	Special guest vocalist Marcy Levy available by request.
	Festivals.
	Also available for solo performances and as clinician, and guest lecturer.
	Corporate & Private events.

	"Cheers rang through Philharmonic Hall... the audience did not merely like it, they loved it!” _New York Times
	"Exhilarating... Stylish... Imaginative... Engaging!” _Chicago Reader

	A BOLT FROM THE BLUE Chamber Music magazine features CSCB in it's July 2010 American Ensemble column. Published by chamber-music.org, it is the nation's only periodical devoted solely to the interests of 10,000 chamber music professionals and counting! Click here to read feature
	WHITE BLACK AND BLUES Corky contributes to an acclaimed new documentary film by John Anderson. The film explores the transformative early 1960's Chicago musicians who launched a Blues electric rock sound that circled the globe and influenced popular music that followed. Select Video Clip #3 above. Read News Release :: Read review
	ST. PAUL SPOTLIGHT Midwest Arts Conference featured Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues (with guest violinist Randy Sabien) in a Spotlight Showcase at the 22nd annual event, Friday Sept. 11, 2009 at Fitzgerald Theater. The Corky/Randy co-bill is available in a variety of concert and educational settings through 2011/12.
	CORKY WIRE In January, Corky received the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2009 from Chicago Music Awards! Just unveiled is a new full scale symphonic blues orchestral piece titled *Symphonic Blues Suite* composed by Corky and gaining world-wide acclaim with invitations and performances in Paris, Belgrade, Rome, Mexico and the U.S. A 14-camera shot film with Chicago Blues Reunion that highlights Corky and members of Chamber Blues will be released this year produced by John Anderson who did the award-winning Brian Wilson film Smile. Chamber Blues latest CD is The Traveling Chamber Blues Show, and is available on Alligator Records.
	CHICAGO BLUES HARMONICA ACE CORKY SIEGEL NOMINATED FOR EMMY! Read more
	NEW TREASURE FROM CHICAGO GEM Corky Siegel has written his highly acclaimed book, *Let Your Music Soar - The Emotional Connection* (Norva Vista, hardcover) which unlocks 30 years of the Blues icon's musical performance secrets. Read more
	CORKY SIEGEL APPEARS ON NATIONAL RADIO AND TELEVSION Read more

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