Junior Wells

Legendary Chicago Blues Harmonica Virtuoso

Otis Rush

Legendary Chicago Blues Guitarist

Dave Specter

Chicago Blues Guitarist and Bandleader

Magic Sam

Chicago Blues Guitar Legend

Malachi Thompson

Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band

Legendary Chicago Blues Harmonica Virtuoso and ...

Anthony Braxton

Innovative American Jazz Composer and Multi-Ins...

Sunnyland Slim

Influential Chicago Blues Pianist and Singer

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

Innovative Afrocentric Jazz Group

Mississippi Heat

Chicago-Based Blues Ensemble

Johnny Burgin

Chicago Blues Guitarist and Singer

J.B. Hutto & The Hawks

Chicago Blues Slide Guitarist and Band

Dinah Washington

Queen of the Blues:

Roscoe Mitchell

Innovative American Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Carey Bell

Renowned Chicago Blues Harmonica Virtuoso

Breezy Rodio

Emerging Chicago Blues Guitarist and Vocalist

Sleepy John Estes

Influential Tennessee Delta Blues Musician

Geof Bradfield

Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Corey Dennison Band

Chicago-Based Electric Blues Ensemble

Demetria Taylor

Chicago Blues Vocalist

Dana Hall

Ben Goldberg

Jazz Clarinetist and Composer

Roscoe Mitchell Sextet

Innovative Jazz Ensemble Led by Avant-Garde Sax...

Magic Sam Blues Band

Chicago Blues Guitar Legend

Jason Adasiewicz's Sun Rooms

Jazz Vibraphonist Jason Adasiewiczs Trio

The Sun Ra Arkestra

Legendary Afrofuturist Jazz Ensemble

Archie Shepp

Influential Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Sun Ra

Innovative Jazz Composer and Bandleader

Donald Byrd

Jazz Trumpeter and Bandleader

Sonny Stitt

Jazz Saxophone Virtuoso

Coleman Hawkins

Jazz Saxophone Legend

T-Bone Walker

Pioneering Electric Blues Guitarist

The Art Ensemble Of Chicago

Innovative Avant-Garde Jazz Collective

George Lewis

Big Joe Williams

Delta Blues Pioneer

Walter Horton

Influential American Blues Harmonica Player

Jeff Parker

Versatile Jazz Guitarist and Multi-Instrumentalist

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

Pioneering Delta Blues Singer-Songwriter

Nicole Mitchell

Innovative American Flutist and Composer

Lester Bowie

Innovative American Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Studebaker John

Chicago Blues Slide Guitarist and Harmonica Player

Jimmy Forrest

Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Byther Smith

Chicago Blues Guitarist and Vocalist

Robert Ward

Soulful American Blues Guitarist and Vocalist

Robert Nighthawk

Mississippi Delta Blues Legend

Fred Anderson

Willie Mabon

Chicago Blues Pianist and Vocalist

Scott Fields

Avant-Garde Jazz Guitarist and Composer

Lurrie Bell

Chicago Blues Guitarist and Singer

Mud Morganfield

Son of Blues Legend Muddy Waters

Karen Carroll

Chicago Blues Vocalist and Guitarist

Hammie Nixon

Harmonica Blues Virtuoso

Toronzo Cannon

Chicago Blues Guitarist and Songwriter

Paul Giallorenzo Trio

Jazz Ensemble Led by Chicago-Based Pianist

Luther Allison And The Blue Nebulae

Electric Blues Ensemble Ignites the Stage

Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio

Innovative Jazz Ensemble

Chris Woods

Josh Berman

Josh Berman Trio

Jazz Ensemble Led by Cornetist Josh Berman

Matt Murphy

British guitarist and singer-songwriter