The Wichita Blues Society has been supporting live music in Wichita and surrounding areas since 1983.
If you have a gig or an event you’d like us to include, please send information to wbseventcalendar@gmail.com OR submit via the form below as far in advance as possible to ensure it gets posted before the event.
NOTE: This is a “community calendar” and not all shows or events listed are sponsored by the Wichita Blues Society.
These clubs have live music weekly. Visit their site for a full schedule.
- The Artichoke Sandwichbar
- Barleycorn’s
- Brickyard
- The Cotillion Ballroom
- Jerry’s Bar & Grill
- Mort’s Martini Bar
- The Red Shed Music Venue
- The Shamrock Lounge
- The Rusty Nail
Catch Chris Heim’s contemporary blues and soul show “Crossroads” Fridays at 10pm and Sundays at 7pm CST on KMUW: Listen Here
Event Information:
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Mon05Jun20236:30 pmStiefel Theatre 151 S. SANTA FE SALINA, KS
Barrelhouse Piano and Kansas Blues
June 5th from 6:30-8:30, the Mike Finnigan School of Music in Salina's Stiefel Theatre is hosting a workshop on Barrelhouse Piano. Pat O'Connor will take participants down the road to turpentine camps and railroad towns where the music originated.
Attendees will learn the history of the style with examples from major influences, and the use of charts and exercises to come up with their own arrangements. Barrelhouse is a two-handed method of playing early jazz, ragtime, and blues.
In addition, a brief history of Black music in Kansas will be touched on, showing the importance of African American performers in our state.
Cost is $20 for a two-hour session.
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