The tiny town of Newton, Iowa, isn’t exactly a hotbed for blues music, but it is where Arizona Blues Hall of Famer Marty Kool became a fan. Kool was a little kid, maybe 7 or 8, when his uncle gave him ...

Whitebread in a Good Way. Marty Elkins swings her ass off. In a gentle sort of way, I might add. She has got a Betty Carter delivery that is just inside of the ballpark of the boldness of Carter.

It’s easy to look at a bona fide rock star and conclude they have long since mastered the art of the electric guitar. But such a thought ignores the fact even the most established and decorated ...

Marty O'Donnell and his creative partner, Mike Salvatori, had a successful commercial music studio in Chicago in the 1990s. A series of unlikely coincidences led to Marty's discovery of the fledgling ...

Once a waitress at one of the altars of jazz, New York City's Village Vanguard, Marty Elkins has tossed the apron away and stepped onto the performing stage. Some may complain that this maiden album ...