Blues

The Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Society's JazzFest celebrated its 25th year in 2016 with some big time talent. Relive some of the Best of JazzFest 2016 on…

Whether she's belting out a raucous blues-rocker, firing up a blistering soul-shouter, bringing the spirit to some gospel-fueled R&B or digging deep down…

Blues Revue calls her "a blues interpreter of the highest rank...punchy and tough," with "swaggering, incendiary vocal performances." Janiva Magness has…

Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton draws from blues and jazz music before World War II. Influenced by Fats Waller and "Blind Lemon" Jefferson, Paxton's talent for…

A pair of sets from last summer's festivals take center stage on this week's program. The Steepwater Band made their way to JazzFest from Chicago to play…

Tab Benoit loves Sioux Falls and JazzFest fans love him back. Benoit was tabbed to headline the opening night of JazzFest 2016 at Yankton Trail Park. The…

Like his inspiration Albert King, blues great Coco Montoya is a left-handed guitar player who plays with a right-handed neck. Montoya developed his style…

Born and raised in Texas, Lincoln Durham started playing fiddle at the age of four. Nirvana inspired him to switch to electric guitar while he was in high…

The Claudettes mix Chicago piano blues with the full-throttle energy of rockabilly and punk, jazz-age echoes of burlesque and vaudeville, and the…

When Jim Croce died in a plane crash en route to Austin, Texas, in 1973, he left behind a wife and son. His son, A.J. Croce, followed in his footsteps as…