Known for his electrifying live shows, boogie-woogie and blues pianist Henri Herbert is acclaimed as one of the most thrilling musicians on the contemporary blues and rock scene. His dazzling ...

Boogie-woogie is a driving blues piano style that features a rolling, “eight-to-the-bar” rhythm. It’s based on ostinato bass figures in 8/8 time, and mostly uses the 12-bar blues harmonic scheme.

Boogie Woogie can best be defined as solo piano music based on the twelve or eight bar patterns, characterized by the repeated use of the bass figures. The Boogie Woogie piano craze had a short run of ...