KEN SAYDAK has enjoyed a thirty-year career as a musician,
writer, vocalist, and producer.
His work as a pianist and organist on over fifty albums
is well known in the national and international blues scene.
His 2005 release It's My Soul,
on Evidence Records follows his two previous CDs on the Delmark label,
Love Without Trust and his solo debut Foolish Man.
All of his recordings showcase his instantly recognizable vocal and
piano styles as well as his insightful and engaging songwriting.
A co-producer of the two Rounder Records CDs with
his 1990's American roots band,
Big Shoulders, Big Shoulders and Nickel History,
he continued his growth as a producer on both
of his own Delmark CDs as well as t
he label's critically embraced 2000 release, Learned My Lesson,
for Chicago blues singer Zora Young.
Ken's career as a performer has taken him to concert and
festival stages on four continents, including tours and
appearances in Israel, South Africa, France, and Switzerland.
The list of artists who have enlisted his talents include
Johnny Winter, Otis Rush, Willie Kent, Lonnie Brooks,
John Primer, Mighty Joe Young, Billy Boy Arnold, Sam Lay,
Dave Specter, James Wheeler, Tad Robinson, Lurrie Bell,
Johnny B. Moore, and Karen Carroll.
About It's My Soul, his 2005 Evidence Records release:
"Ken Saydak has built an impressive body of work with
his three solo albums and his studio work...It's My Soul is
his best stand-alone project yet"...
Chicago Sun-Times
"Though veteran session man and Big Shoulders bandleader
Ken Saydak has left Chicago, his commitment to
America's greatest music remains unabated. On It's My Soul,
the singer-songwriter-keyboardist bolsters the canons of
blues and roots music with a dozen compelling new songs,
delivered with gruffly good-natured vocals and
towering piano and organ performances....
It's My Soul is an excellent listen."
Blues Revue, June/July 2006
"...it reaches back through labels and categories to clutch the
still-pumping heart of the simple and glorious music that
became rock 'n' roll - the seminal, simmering soul stew bursting with
different but related flavors: the twangs of country music, the tangs
of New Orleans R&B, the heart pangs of gospel, and the ka-bang!
of the blues...
All About Jazz
About his previous work:
"Vocalist/keyboardist and Windy City blues vet
Ken Saydak is a gripping frontman..."
Billboard Magazine
"With a rock-solid left hand pumping out the rhythms and a right hand
that lightly caresses the keys one moment and pounds them
into boogie-woogie submission the next, he demonstrates why the piano
has retained a prominent spot in the blues world despite the glut
of guitar slingers."
Blues Revue Magazine
"Our man is a true blues pianist all around, at the same time soft and deep,
a worthy heir to Otis Spann, a champion of an instrument which
has lost its prestige.
In addition, he's a sensitive composer, occasionally autobiographical,
absolutely gifted for socio-economic or philosophical vignettes
about daily life and human relationships."
Soul Bag Magazine Paris
"Frontman Ken Saydak has a huge, gruff vocal delivery and
a flair for writing involved, strong compositions that –
while blues-drenched – are often lyrically uplifting and musically complex.
Saydak looks far beyond booze, cheating, partying and heartbreak
for inspiration."
Twin Cities Reader
"Ken Saydak is an artist and a poet."
Al Lewis - KBAI-FM New York City
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