NEWS
• Chicago - WORKSHOP at the Old Town School - Take your performance to a new level. Ask Michael Miles, Sue Demel, Ralph Covert. Accommodating 6 participants. Feb. 21, 2026 - 11am till 1pm “I have been a musician for 45 years playing bass and everything from symphony orchestras to jazz, rock, folk, country, and zydeco band, to renaissance groups. This has been the most powerful musicianship tool I've ever found.” —Mark Gray, Performer, MusicEducator
• Jingles for Democracy - Bringing light to the discourse but empowering the forces defending our democracy.
• Symphonic Blues No. 6 by Corky Siegel
”A masterpiece of stunning proportions” GOLDMINE - Mike Greenblatt.
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Concert Dates
Thursday, Jan 29, 2026 - Bay St. Louis MS (1 hour from New Orleans) Two events: - 1) Thacker Mountain Radio Hour and 2) Homegrown Storied Exchange - Corky solo
Wed. Feb, 11, 2026 - Arlington Heights - Hey Nonny - With Kalyan Pathak (Yikes 1 seats and then standing room)
Sat. Feb 21, 2026 at 11 am - Chicago - Old Town School MUSIC WORKSHOP
Sun. March 8, 2026 (Facebook page) - Mazatlan, MEXICO - Teatro Ángela Peralta - Corky Solo - Noon concert
Call for tickets and information +52 669 982 4446 or +52 667 136 8412
Thur. May 14, 2026 - North Street Cabaret - Corky Siegel, Ernie Watts, Kalyan Pathak
Sat. May 16, 2026 - Three Oaks MI - Acorn - Chamber Blues with Ernie Watts
May 17, 2026 - Evanston - SPACE - Chamber Blues (returns from Earth to Space) & Ernie Watts (tickets 1/13/26)
Sat. June 6, 2026 - St. Croix Falls, WI - Historic Auditorium - Corky Siegel and Randy Sabien
Sun. June 7, 2026 - Fridley MN - Crooners - Corky Siegel and Randy Sabien
Fri. June 12, 2026 - Three Lakes WI - Three Lakes Center - Corky Siegel and Randy Sabien
Sat. June 13, 2026 - Hayward WI - The Park Center - Corky and Randy Sabien
“A piano and harmonica virtuoso of remarkable invention and wit” - BILLBOARD
Where in the World?
Austria • Australia • Brazil • Canada • England • France • Germany • Holland • India • Japan • Mexico • New Zealand • Portugal • Qatar • Serbia • Texas • United States 48 • Virgin Islands - British & US - Click here for other past performance dates
Thoughts on Masks and Science
I’m always recommending that masks be considered for all crowded indoor events. I got covid recently and had to cancel a show. If I had worn a mask for a previous two hour indoor gathering it would have been an inconvenience but not as much as an inconvenience of being sick (with covid, flu, a cold) for a week and missing out. Getting a cold might be inevitable but why do it on purpose in situations where the chances are much higher of being infected, like at crowded indoor events. And we are talking about short periods and only occasionally. - Your own Germaphobe - Cousin Corky :-)
Knowing the odds in a world that makes us all gamblers.
I am convinced, that science, even with its inconsistencies, still offers the best odds — as a tool in this life — for making our best choices. The inconsistencies also exist in alternatives — with less guard rails. If am going for an alternative, at least I will give medical science a chance to have my back. Please make sure you are up to date and ready for treatment if it is recommended by your doctor. Again - Science isn’t perfect but it brought us the iPhone, your ability to read sent messages like this as they travel through space and time to you, … and a few other conveniences . - Corky
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