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Otis Spann Centennial + Blues Piano Classic & Contemporary

March 15/17

In conjunction with the March Otis Spann feature, Crossroads highlights music from blues pianists, past and present. Along with Spann, we’ll hear legendary players like Pinetop Perkins and Memphis Slim, and veterans and rising stars of the scene today, including Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne, Ben Levin, Marcia Ball and more.

Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.