The April 8 Solar Eclipse from Newton, Illinois. You can see the solar flares changing on the Totality photos. It was absolutely amazing. All photos by Christine Jeffers ..read more

MARQUES CARROLL QUINTET Jazz Showcase - 806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, IL  - WEBSITE GARAJ MAHAL Green Mill - 4802 N Broadway, Chicago, IL - WEBSITE BOBBI WILSYN & COMPANY Duke’s Place: An Ode to Ellington’s 125th! Winter's Jazz Club - 465 N McClurg Ct, Chicago, IL 60611 - WEBSITE BEN PATERSON & JOEL PATERSON Studio5 - 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL WEBSITE There are many wonderful events happening this week throughout the Chicagoland area so be sure to visit our Jazz Calendar and sign-up for our FREE Gold Jazz Membership to stay up to date on all the jazz shows happening ..read more

Last Call Kabir Dalawari Shifting Paradigm Records, 2024 By Jeff Cebulski | ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 If you venture to Chicago drummer Kabir Dalawari’s web page, what you’ll find is a series of testimonies about Dalawari’s teaching skills rather than PR about his playing and recording career. That relative humility is indicative of the musician’s gradual rise within the city’s jazz circles, something that his new album Last Call will help to increase. Produced by area music veteran Matt Ulury, who played bass on Awareness, Dalawari’s first album, Last Call broadens the drummer’s ensemble from quartet to ..read more

ALYSSA ALLGOOD ALBUM RELEASE FEAT. KENDRICK SCOTT Jazz Showcase - 806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, IL  - WEBSITE JAMES MORRISON Green Mill - 4802 N Broadway, Chicago, IL - WEBSITE BENNY BENACK Winter's Jazz Club - 465 N McClurg Ct, Chicago, IL 60611 - WEBSITE FIRE AND WATER QUINTET Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts - 915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL WEBSITE There are many wonderful events happening this week throughout the Chicagoland area so be sure to visit our Jazz Calendar and sign-up for our FREE Gold Jazz Membership to stay up to date on all the jazz shows happening each wee ..read more

The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow. Charles Lloyd Blue Note, 2024. By Jeff Cebulski | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 After many years with the label ECM, the beloved saxophonist and flautist Charles Lloyd moved to Blue Note in 2013 and began to record with varied ensembles and in refreshed concepts. The results included the formation of The Marvels, an attempt to contemporize Lloyd’s naturally lyrical bent by adding a guitar (the eclectic Bill Frisell) to the mix. Then a trio project emerged, with three albums released on vinyl. On ECM, most of his albums featured his long-standing quartet configuration. O ..read more

GEORGE FREEMAN'S 97TH BIRTHDAY BASH WITH BERNARD "PRETTY" PURDIE Green Mill - 4802 N Broadway, Chicago, IL - WEBSITE KEYTON HARROLD Jazz Showcase - 806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, IL  - WEBSITE BEN PATERSON TRIO WITH GREG WARD Winter's Jazz Club - 465 N McClurg Ct, Chicago, IL 60611 - WEBSITE ALEXANDER MCLEAN PROJECT Andy’s Jazz Club - 11 E Hubbard St, Chicago, IL - WEBSITE There are many wonderful events happening this week throughout the Chicagoland area so be sure to visit our Jazz Calendar and sign-up for our FREE Gold Jazz Membership to stay up to date on all the jazz sh ..read more

Shell Lake Arts Center 802 First Street Shell Lake WI 54871 info@shelllakeartscenter.org 715-468-2414 Fifty-six years ago a local music teacher recognized the need for a regional educational arts center. He believed that all students deserved to learn from master teachers and that the best learning happens in a magic setting. Thus, what is now known as the Shell Lake Arts Center was born. The needs identified in the 1960s are as true today as they were back then. The Shell Lake Arts Center offers instruction from world-renowned instructors, encourages students of all abilities to come an ..read more

Join us for Chicago Jazz Philharmonic's annual two-week summer camp of music-making and fun, designed for music students of all levels, ages 10-17. At Summer Jazz Academy, students learn from world-class musicians to build confidence by participating in daily workshops, ensembles, & improvisation classes, discovering their own unique musical styles. Jazz Academy's curriculum focuses on technique and creativity in both jazz and classical, with an emphasis on self-expression & improvisation. When: June 17- June 28, 2024 Mon-Fri, 8:45 AM – 3:00 PM Where: VanderCook College of Music ..read more

Birch Creek Music Performance Center Birch Creek is a residential summer music academy located in the heart of Door County, Wisconsin. Advanced student musicians entering grade seven through graduating grade 12 flourish in the natural rural setting of the beautiful 40-acre campus, highlighted by the historic Dutton Concert Barn. Birch Creek's Big Band Jazz program offers students a unique learning experience at levels of jazz performance not found in most other jazz programs in America. Our program gives students an effective combination of experiences to help them master the fundamentals ..read more

March 11, 2024 - The Aaron McEvers Quintet performed at the Chi-town Jazz Fest at the Jazz Showcase for Hunger Relief in Chicago. Aaron completed graduate studies at the prestigious Eastman School of Music and spent nearly three years at sea as a musical director with Carnival Cruise Lines. Playing alto, tenor, soprano saxophone and flute, Aaron has performed throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean. An active educator, he teaches music theory and jazz saxophone at the Merit School of Music, private lessons in Chicago (Lane Technical High School) and in Winnetka at the acclaime ..read more