A night of Chicago blues!
A special evening with Johnny Burgin as he brings us his solo performance, and then shares the stage with some of Cincinnati's best blues talent.

Johnny grew up in Starkville, Mississippi and went to University of Chicago at 18, but ended up attending "blues university". Since the early 90's Johnny has toured and recorded with blues legends such as Pinetop Perkins, Sam Lay, Tail Dragger and Billy Boy Arnold as well as ten of his own CDs. Johnny's a '23 nominee for a Best Traditional Blues Artist BMA and was nominated for a BMA for Best Traditional Blues CD of 2017 for Howlin' at Greaseland, a Howlin' Wolf tribute. Vintage Guitar stated of his most recent effort, "No Border Blues: Japan": “Stellar fretwork and gloriously loose, earthy and immediate Chicago blues".
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Johnny Burgin performs over 200 shows a year in Europe, Japan and coast to coast in the US. Johnny grew up in Mississippi and went to University of Chicago at 18, but ended up attending "blues university". Johnny met a DJ on the college radio station who took him to see the Howlin' Wolf style singer Tail Dragger on the West Side of Chicago. Tail Dragger took Johnny under his wing and gave him his first professional gigs, and from there Johnny learned quickly and went on to tour or gig with blues legends such as Pinetop Perkins, Sam Lay and Billy Boy Arnold. He's been praised by the Cascade Blues Association for his "stunning guitar playing-- the pure Chicago styled sound".

Johnny’s played on dozens of records as a sideman and as a leader, he’s released ten CDs on Delmark and Vizztone records. His most recent efforts are Johnny Burgin Live, which features special guests Charlie Musselwhite, Nancy Wright and Rae Gordon, which Living Blues called "a joyous listen". No Border Blues: Japan came from Johnny’s many tours and long relationships in Japan and is the first American compilation of the underground Japanese blues scene. Vintage Guitar stated: “Stellar fretwork, gloriously loose, earthy and immediate Chicago blues”. Johnny's a '23 nominee for the Best Traditional Blues Artist BMA and was nominated for a BMA for Best Traditional Blues CD of 2017 for Howlin' at Greaseland, a Howlin' Wolf tribute. He was nominated for a Blast Blast Award for Best Live Release in 2020.

Johnny will be joined by local musicians Cat Campbell, Lance Boyd, and Brian "Boss" Hogg

$10 cover at the door