Blog Tag - Blues

Blues is Universal Because It is Based on Feeling" Says Harmonica Master, Sugar Blue, Apr 27
This weekend won't be the first time that blues marvel Sugar Blue's harmonica notes reverberate throughout Blue Note Beijing. "I am in and out of...
Travelling Troubadours Mojohand on Singing the Blues With Chinese Characteristics
Wang Zheng had always looked up to rugged blues troubadours, but it wasn't until 2016 that the musician actually felt like one himself. Along with...
Blues Musician Tom "The Suit" Forst And His Bluesy Cinderella-like Story, Dec 1
Next time you get frustrated because your artistic career isn't taking off as fast as you'd like, or you have to sacrifice band practices for working...
Dodge the Autumn Blues With an International Music Festival "Hi, Blues", Sep 16
Is the knowledge that summer is ending weighing you down? Worry not, for the fiery international line up of the Beijing Music Festival "Hi, Blues" is...
Q&A with Alt-R&B Duo Marian Hill Before Aug 9 Tango Live
Forget everything you thought about musicians selling out. Yes, what was once tantamount to sacrilege among many a trendy artist is now a viable...
Desert Rock Legend Bombino Talks Being A Refugee, Surviving War, and Sharing the Stage With Robert Plant Ahead of Dec 12 Yugong Yishan Gig
Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin. Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. David Longstreth of Dirty Projectors. These are but a few of the rock stars with whom...
Cult Blues Guitarist Robben Ford Talks Playing With Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, and Others Ahead of Nov 10-11 Blue Note Gigs
Beloved Beatle George Harrison had his flaws. Folks like Joni Mitchell will "make you want to do your best for them." And sibling rivalry eases with...
Q&A Didgeridoo and Harmonica Player Peter Harper Ahead of His March 24 Gig at DDC
From bluesy Americana to age old Australian tribes, England-born and Australia-raised Peter Harper's influences are some of the most wide-ranging and...
Sashay on Over to Salud's New Hutong Location; Soft Opening Party to be Held March 7
Despite the recent tumultuous construction and closures on Nanluogu Xiang, Salud's original location has not only survived that spate of shutterings...
R Still a Thrill: Q&A with R&B Legend Jody Watley Ahead of Her Intimate Valentine's Day Blue Note Gig
Years before Beyonce sang about being an independent woman with Destiny’s Child, and long before En Vogue implored their fellow ladies to free their...
Blue Note On a Roll with Recent Chick Corea Gig, Upcoming Manhattan Transfer Shows (Sept. 15-18)
Blue Note Beijing will host a four-day residency of Grammy-winning New York jazz fusion veterans The Manhattan Transfer from September 15-18, the...