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Boogie-woogie pianist makes appearance at Opera House
By MIKE FORNES
Tribune Staff Writer
CHEBOYGAN - A rare living link to the first generation of blues and boogie pianists will be in town Saturday for a show that promises some very exciting music.
Mark Lincoln Braun, known professionally as Mr. B, had the unique privilege of learning this vanishing art directly from blues and boogie legends such as Little Brother Montgomery, Boogie Woogie Red and Blind John Davis.
Boogie-style music is generally defined as a heavily percussive style of blues piano in which the right hand plays riffs (syncopated, repeating phrases) against a driving pattern of repeating eighth notes (ostinato bass). It began to appear at the beginning of the 20th century and was associated with the southwestern states - hence its early names, "fast Western style" and "Western rolling blues." Its bass figures are believed to derive from the running sequence of guitar accompaniment.
Today boogie piano has few players who really specialize in the music. Braun is known as one of the premiere purveyors who is steeped in the original style of the music's legacy. He has performed throughout Europe, Canada, Mexico, South America and from coast to coast in the United States.
Braun is in demand for both educational programs and concert performances. In 2002 he was a guest artist at the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival. He is also the organizer of the annual Mr. B's Blues and Boogie Piano Celebration, attracting major figures in the blues and jazz piano world to Ann Arbor for collaborative performances.
Braun's show at the Opera House will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and will see him accompanied by bass and percussion. Reserved seat tickets are available for $15 for adults and $8 for students through high school.
Box office hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 6 p.m. until curtain on day of performance.
CHEBOYGAN DAILY TRIBUNE, MI
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| jb |
Thanks for the article Mother baby... |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Anyone ever heard of this guy??? I'll admit that in my idiotic ignorance I never had. But I guess thats neither here or there. When I ran across this article I had thought about posting it on the Stu thread. |
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| Joey |
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Ten Thousand Motels wrote:
Anyone ever heard of this guy??? I'll admit that in my idiotic ignorance I never had. But I guess thats neither here or there. When I ran across this article I had thought about posting it on the Stu thread.
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