Martin Scorsese's Blues

If you're a fan of the blues, don't miss Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues on PBS every night this week. The first episode tonight covered the Delta blues with all sorts of great archival footage and interviews. My favorite moment was an interview/performance with recently deceased african/blues fife player Otha Turner, whose music provided the 'missing link' connecting traditional african music and the blues.

Under the guiding vision of Executive Producer Martin Scorsese, seven directors will explore the blues through their own personal styles and perspectives. The films in the series are motivated by a central theme: how the blues evolved from parochial folk tunes to a universal language.