Chicago Blues Jam Vol. 1 - Rod Piazza & The Blues Instigators (2005)

Buddy Guy's Legends has become as celebrated as its namesake for providing Chicago with the highest quality blues talent to be seen anywhere. From the Monday jam sessions to the constant flow of world-class talent weekends, Legends is a required stop for soul-stirring blue and barbeque. Chicago Blues Jam brings you a slice of this legendary stage, with interviews and commentary by Buzz Kilman.





Rod Piazza

A California native who helped form Bacon Fat with former Muddy Waters? harpman George 'Harmonica' Smith, Piazza only started garnering wide notoriety in the 1990?s. After twenty-five years of hard work, it was the nineties that the band truly took off. Two studio records were released. "Blues in the Dark" in 1991 and "Alphabet Blues" in 1992. The turning point was 1993 when the band's "Live at B.B. King's Blues Club" won the NAIRD (National Association of Independent Record Distributors) Award Winning Album of the Year. In 1998 the band received six nominations at the W.C. Handy Awards which are considered the blues equivalent of the Grammy?s. And Rod walked away with the Best Instrumentalist - Harmonica award. The band was nominated for four awards in 1999 and four in 2000. The Mighty Flyers also won Blues Band of the Year in both those years.

• Rod Piazza – vocal, harmonica
• Honey Piazza – piano
• Bill Stuve – bass
• Alex Shultz – guitar
• Jimi Bott – drums

The Blues Instigators

A four member band that has extensively toured the Midwest, performing songs 'on the funky side of the blues'. They are a party-rocking band with a great repertoire of old and new blues songs to keep your toes tapping all night.

• Kevin R. Burt – lead vocal
• Matthew Panek – guitar
• Jon Klinkowitz – guitar
• Jeff Daniels – keyboards
• Edward English – bass
• Eric G. Madison – drums






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