Caroline Dahl
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Caroline Dahl is a pianist
and composer of boogie-woogie
and American Roots music.
She is originally from Louisville, Kentucky, where she played with the Metropolitan Blues All Stars. She has lived in San Francisco for over 30 years, where she performs solo around the Bay area and with Tom Rigney
& Flambeau. She is locally known for her Sunday brunch performances at Mama's Royal Cafe, and for her award-winning fiber arts.
The American Music Research Foundation calls Dahl "a self-taught master of the American roots styles of boogie woogie, blues, vintage R&B, swing, and country-swing." She has headlined at festivals in the United States, Europe and Canada, including the International Boogie Woogie Festival
in Switzerland, the Festival de Blues in Barcelona, and the Motor City Boogie Woogie Festival in Detroit.
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
and composer of boogie-woogie
Boogie-woogie (music)
Boogie-woogie is a style of piano-based blues that became popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s, but originated much earlier, and was extended from piano, to three pianos at once, guitar, big band, and country and western music, and even gospel. Whilst the blues traditionally depicts a variety...
and American Roots music.
She is originally from Louisville, Kentucky, where she played with the Metropolitan Blues All Stars. She has lived in San Francisco for over 30 years, where she performs solo around the Bay area and with Tom Rigney
Tom Rigney
Tom Rigney is a San Francisco Bay Area musician specializing in Zydeco and Cajun music. He is an electric violinist and Cajun fiddler.He is the leader of the American roots music band, Tom Rigney and Flambeau....
& Flambeau. She is locally known for her Sunday brunch performances at Mama's Royal Cafe, and for her award-winning fiber arts.
The American Music Research Foundation calls Dahl "a self-taught master of the American roots styles of boogie woogie, blues, vintage R&B, swing, and country-swing." She has headlined at festivals in the United States, Europe and Canada, including the International Boogie Woogie Festival
Silvan Zingg
Silvan Zingg is a Swiss boogie woogie, blues and Jazz pianist and founder in 2002 of the International Boogie Woogie festival in Lugano, Switzerland.- Musical career :...
in Switzerland, the Festival de Blues in Barcelona, and the Motor City Boogie Woogie Festival in Detroit.