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Mathew “The Boogie Woogie Kid” Ball
Mathew Ball, known as Michigan’s leading boogie-woogie pianist, played an energetic live set at Detroit’s Cliff Bell’s on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at 8 p.m. He brought classic swing era favorites from the ’20s to ’40s on piano.
Matthew Ball—praised by The Farmington Patch as Michigan’s top boogie-woogie pianist and described by The Romeo Observer as a boogie-woogie master—performed at Cliff Bell’s in Detroit. A graduate of Oakland University and the University of Detroit with classical training under Flavio Varani, Ball’s set included classic ragtime, boogie-woogie, and blues tunes from the swing era, featuring songs like "Swanee River," "Glory of Love," and "Over the Rainbow." Tickets were $10 at the door.
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