Clockwise from above: Big Joe Duskin, Mr. B.
and Charlie Booty are among those performing
at this year's festival.

Opposite page: Judy Greenwald, Keith Irtenkauf and Ron
Harwood are planning the Motor City Boogie-Woogie
Festival and Workshop. "It's hard to be down if you're
listening to boogie-woogie," says Harwood.

cal experiences, are part of a tribute to
Harold McKinney, a Detroit-based
boogie-woogie performer who died in
June. They will end the show with a
"train wreck," improvising together.
McShann, whose hits include
"Confessin' the Blues" and "Get Me
on Your Mind," is a boogie-woogie
legend. At 85, he looks back on a
career that started in high school and
brought him to many bands. He
moved from big bands during World
War II to the smaller combos that
gained popularity after the war.
Kaeshammer, 24, takes the tradi-
-tional boogie-woogie sounds and adds
some new styling. Born in Germany
and relocated to Canada, he has
recorded three CDs: Blue Keys, Tell
You How I Feel and No Strings
Attached, which features a collabora-
tion with Big Joe Duskin.
The only performer to appear at all
three Detroit boogie-woogie festivals,
Duskin makes vocals part of the pro-
gram. A professional musician since
his teens, he also worked 30 years as a
Cincinnati police officer, and brings
his love of gospel to his performances.
Booty, who discovered boogie-woo-
gie by listening to the radio, tried clar-
inet and guitar before moving on to
piano. He has recorded several CDs
on his private Piano Joys label and has
several collaborative releases with other
players, including Charlie Castner and
Ben Conroy.
Mr. B (Mark Lincoln Braun), raised
in Michigan, debuted in the 1970s in
Ann Arbor. A vocalist and storyteller,
he can be heard on seven recordings
spanning 17 years of piano perform-

ance and regularly conducts work-
shops throughout North America.
Instrumental students can sign up
for the festival's workshop to get some
new perspectives on boogie-woogie,
also known as swing because of the
way it lends itself to dance.
This workshop, a first-time addition
to the concert, will focus on the histo-
ry and influence of boogie-woogie as
well as the piano techniques that cap-
ture the style and the special sounds.
"We've found that people of all ages
attend these concerts and enjoy the
music," says Greenwald, who is active
with Temple Emanu-El and points out
that Jewish performers from the 1940s,
such as Benny Goodman, were impor-
tant in making boogie-woogie popular.
As part of their effort to revitalize
boogie-woogie, the three festival plan-
ners have arranged for the taping of
the show with the objective of broad-
casting it on public television. Their
long-term goal is to make a documen-
tary series and recordings capturing
the musical form they all enjoy.
"Because we had a great response to
our previous concerts, we've chosen a
bigger venue with 1,700 seats this
year," Irtenkauf says. ❑

The Motor City Boogie Woogie •
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Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Royal Oak
Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St. The
workshop runs 2:30-4:30 p.m.,
and the concert starts at 8:30 p.m.
$25 concert/$35 concert and
workshop. (248) 544-7938.

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