A popular staple on the Chicago music scene for two decades, Nicholas Barron delivers a blend of powerful vocals, blues, folk and soul originals and interpretations of popular tunes that earned him a spot on the New York Times Emerging Artists series. Accompanied by drummer Steve Gillis and keyboardist Vijay Tellis Nayak, the trio has opened for such stars as Al Green, BB King, the Neville Brothers and Joan Armatrading.