April 25, 2024 - ZAP, WHACK, SPLAT! Musician/composer/arranger Joe Clark organized and performed a night of live music from the 1966 TV Series BATMAN including tunes and arrangements by Neal Hefti and Nelson Riddle at the Fulton Street Collective, FSC, in Chicago. His talented Batmanian band of friends included Leslie Beukelman and Abram Collier on vocals, Chad McCullough trumpet and flute, Millie Ahearn trumpet and vocals, Joe Clark trumpet and vocals, Momo Hasselbring Seko French horn, Matthew Davis trombone and tuba, Andy Baker trombone, Dan Nicholson alto and flute, Brent Griffin Jr alto ..read more

JOHN DOKES W/ GEORGE GEE SWING ORCHESTRA Winter's Jazz Club - 465 N McClurg Ct, Chicago, IL 60611 - WEBSITE CHRISTIAN SANDS PIANO TRIO Jazz Showcase - 806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, IL  - WEBSITE KARRIN ALLYSON QUARTET Green Mill - 4802 N Broadway, Chicago, IL - WEBSITE CHRISTY BENNETT QUARTET 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 each week ..read more

Meghan Stagl & Friends + Nicholas Krolak's River Song Performed at FSC April 16, 2024 - Meghan Stagl & Friends played a set of both her original compositions and exciting new arrangements of old standards at the Fulton Street Collective in Chicago.  Meghan Stagl piano/vox/compostions, Michael Hudson Casanova soprano & alto sax, Ben Dillinger bass, and Gustavo Cortiñas drums & cymbals. Philadelphia bassist Nicholas Krolak performed his River Song compositions on the second set along with Michael Hudson Casanova on soprano & alto sax, Andrew Sudhiphaslip guitar, and Gu ..read more

WINARD HARPER & JELI POSSE Jazz Showcase - 806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, IL  - WEBSITE FRANK CATALANO QUARTET Green Mill - 4802 N Broadway, Chicago, IL - WEBSITE CHAMPIAN FULTON Winter's Jazz Club - 465 N McClurg Ct, Chicago, IL 60611 - WEBSITE STEVE RASHID EP RELEASE - "IS IT BEAUTIFUL THERE? 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 each week ..read more

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