Live at Studio5! CORKY SIEGEL & RANDY SABIEN

Corky Siegel, harmonica/piano/vocal
Randy Sabien, violin/piano/vocal

When I was a kid, I thought it was great that when musicians go to work they call it “playing”. I wanted to do that. All these decades later, getting the chance to play for a living is still one of the great delights of my life. It feels almost subversive … like I’ve gamed the system. Over the course of my career I have known and interacted with thousands of musicians and I cannot think of a single artist who embodies that spirit of playfulness more than Corky Siegel. As much as he is a renowned blues legend, he is a musical imp. A funky elf. And his music makes me grin from ear to ear. Every time he joins us at Studio5 he does something completely different, and this time he will be joined by the masterful multi-instrumentalist, Randy Sabien. I can’t wait to hear these two engage in a fun-filled evening of musical cat-and-mouse. –SR

IMPORTANT!
6:30-7:30PM
FREE PRE-SHOW “SYMPHONIC BLUES” UNVEILING WITH CORKY – NO TICKETS REQUIRED!
For the first time at Studio5 we are offering a special free event with our artist before their scheduled performance. Corky recently completed a beautiful new symphonic blues work and we are honored that he will be sharing parts of that recording with our audience in an informal setting before he and Randy Sabien take the stage for their show at 8PM. From 6:30-7:30 Corky will present an "unveiling" of Symphonic Blues Nº6, which Corky considers the most important work in his 60 years of performance. He will play some recorded excerpts, will be open for questions, and will tell some wild stories about the history, the composition, and the recording process. Everyone is invited – no tickets required! Please join us. "I don't break any rules, I just immerse myself in the ecstatic work, and then I turn around to joyfully see a litany of broken rules strewn behind me" - Corky Siegel

About the artists:
Blues legend Corky Siegel is dubbed a “National Treasure" by DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE, and known internationally as: “A master of piano and harmonica, a superior entertainer, singer and songwriter.”- CHICAGO MAGAZINE.  He is a Chicago Blues Hall of Fame inductee, and Lifetime Achievement awardee, with a catalogue of recordings on RCA, Vanguard, Alligator, and million selling blues/classical recordings on the iconic Deutsche Grammophon label. Founder of the popular Siegel-Schwall Band and the innovative Chamber Blues project, Corky continues to expand horizons.

Randy Sabien is called “The past, present and future of jazz violin” by NPR’s JAZZ PROFILES. Randy Sabien is a regular at Big Top Chautauqua, and has performed many times on A Prairie Home Companion and Austin City Limits. His instrumental skill on the violin, guitar, mandolin, and piano, in the genres of jazz, country, and rock, is legendary.

Cash bar, light snacks, free parking right outside! Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime. [NOTE: Ticket sales on this website end one hour before showtime. Any remaining tickets are available for purchase at the door.]

LIVESTREAM: For those unable to attend this event in person, we now offer online streaming. Online viewers can watch live or up to seven days following the event, broadcast in high resolution audio and video, using multiple cameras. Tickets to watch this event online are available HERE.

Live taping for CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE on WDCB!
Our syndicated radio program, CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE, is now in its ninth season! Be part of the studio audience and behind the scenes for an exciting live recording of this performance. CJL airs locally on WDCB (90.9FM or WDCB.org), Tuesdays 7-8PM. Come to the taping ... and then tune in!

Many thanks to our media sponsor, WDCB!