Live at Studio5! CORKY SIEGEL & KALYAN PATHAK

Corky Siegel, harmonica/piano/vocal
Kalyan Pathak, percussion

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 it is a unique event, and this time he will be joined by the masterful percussionist, Kalyan Pathak. I can’t wait to hear these two engage in a fun-filled evening of musical cat-and-mouse. –SR

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.

Kalyan Pathak is a composer, musician, drummer and percussion player of a multi cultural experience covering a wide stylistic base. Born in Ahmedabad, India, he formally trained from ages 9-15 in Classical Tabla with Ustad Kader Khan. Later an apprenticeship with the most prominent drummer, Mr. Ranjit Barot, brought teenaged Kalyan to Bombay in the mid 80’s. Kalyan did regular studio session work in Bollywood, and toured throughout India playing with jazz and rock music bands. Kalyan came to Chicago in 1991 and has become one of the busiest virtuoso tabla/multi-ethnic percussionists in the country, performing with international artists such as, Aretha Franklin, Regis Philbin, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Theordore Bikel, as a soloist with Elgin Symphony Orchestra and San Francisco Ballet, collaborative group member with Fareed Haque, Howard Levy, and Fulcrum Point New Music Project.

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Live taping for CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE on WDCB!
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