The Gigs Page

Happy Summer 2009!

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Delmark CD release parties for summer 2009!

The Queen of Blue Chicago, Shirley Johnson, will celebrate her recent Delmark CD, BLUES ATTACK, at Blue Chicago on Friday, Saturday, July 10, 11 at 736 N. Clark, downtown Chicago!

Shirley's BLUES ATTACK is currently #1 on Living Blues Magazine Radio Chart, and Shirley is coming off a very successful headlining gig at the main stage of the recent CHicago BLues Festival in June - the World's Largest Blues Fest! Congrats Shirley!!

Chicago Jazz Flutist supreme, Nicole Mitchell, will celebrate her new release and her debut recording of her BLACK EARTH STRINGS group - RENEGADES at the Velvet Lounge on Wednesday , August 5 -67 E. Cermak Rd, Chicago's South Loop area - http://www.velvetlounge.net/

http://www.nicolemitchell.com/

which will lead into her exciting performance at the upcoming 2009 Chicago Jazz Festival!!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Jazz on Jackson stage, Grant Park - Downtown Chicago - FREE!

• 2:20&endash;3:15 pm - Nicole Mitchell Black Earth Strings

Hey Chicago Blues Fans

THe 2009 Chicago Blues Festival Lineup has been announced! Woo Hoo!! AND THIS IS FREE!!!

 

Delmark's annual Blues Brunch at the Mart - Sunday, June 14, 2009- 10am til noon - Jazz Record Mart, 27 E. Illinois, Chicago, IL (Illinois and Wabash) - always FREE! http://www.jazzmart.com/ (312) 222-1467

Mississippi Heat with special guests....Tail Dragger

One of Chicago's favorite and hardest working blues bands, our dear friends from Mississippi Heat- led by the vastly talented harp player and songwriter, Pierre Lacocque, along with one of Chicago's most underrated dynamic vocalists, blues chanteuse Inetta Visor.

Special guest vocals from the one and only Tail Dragger-- "someday this boy will take my place" Howlin' Wolf (and that day is NOW!!)

www.mississippiheat.net

http://www.myspace.com/taildraggercrawlinjames

 

www.chicagobluesfestival.us

 Friday June 12th, will be a special 70th Birthday Party for the "King of the Jungle/King of the West Side Funky Blues" - Eddie C. Campbell!

This will also be the CD release party for Eddie C. with his highly anticipated Delmark debut - Tear This World Up! (available end of May, produced by the legendary Dick Shurman)

 Eddie C. Campbell (born Duncan, MS 1939) is one of the most distinctive, original bluesman you'll ever come across. He is one of the last of the originators of the West Side sound of Chicago blues still performing in their prime. Eddie C. is the absolute master at deep funk blues grooves, mesmerizing audiences with his devastatingly wild, vibrato guitar and powerful, resonating vocals, along with a unique, personal songwriting style.

Eddie C's upcoming special performances - celebrating his 70th Birthday and his new absolutely killer new release- TEAR THIS WORLD UP!- Delmark debut!

*Friday, May 29 - Buddy Guy's Legends - 9:30 pm - Eddie C - full band, electric West Side Blues at its FONKIEST!

Thursday, June 11 - WLUP- Chicago's Rock Station - The LOOP - Eddie C. Campbell and band -live performance on Johnny B's morning show - 9:20 am!

*Friday, June 12- Chicago Blues Fest- Petrillo Main Stage- headlining first night of biggest Blues Fest in the World! Tear it up, Eddie!

*Saturday, June 13 - Reggie's Music Joint - 8pm - 2105 South State Street, Chicago -

"Delmark Records Revue!! The Incredible Blues Comeback Concert featuring:

Eddie C. Campbell CD release party, Rockin' Johnny Burgin, Tail Dragger, Johnny B. Moore and Jesse Fortune. With many special guests, including westside guitarist Cadillac Zack from Los Angeles."

 

Friday, June 12, 2009 - Petrillo Music Shell (7:00-9:30 pm) - Main Stage

 • 7:00-8:10 pm - Shirley Johnson - celebrating her new release on Delmark - Blues Attack!

• 8:20-9:30 pm - Eddie C. Campbell-70th Birthday Celebration - also celebrating his upcoming Delmark debut release - Tear This World Up!

 

Saturday, June 13, 2009 - Front Porch Stage

• 12:00-1:30 pm - Earwig Record's Tribute to Sunnyland featuring Aaron Moore, Allen Batts and Dennis Binder

Gibson Guitar Crossroads Stage

• 12:00-1:15 pm - Lurrie Bell

SHIRLEY JOHNSON - CD Release party for Delmark's BLUES ATTACK (DE 798)

Friday and Saturday, July 10, 11 - Blue Chicago, 536 N. Clark, CHicago

Yes, 2009 brings us the return of Rockin' Johnny!!

West Side Chicago Blues!! Rooster's on 4501 W. Madison with the one and only Tail Dragger to welcome back Good Rockin' Johnny Burgin to the Chicago Blues scene. Every Saturday night - 10pm til 3am!!!

Can he re-claim his title as the Modern King of the West Side Chicago Blues Guitar?!

Come out to Smoke Daddy BBQ on Saturday May 16 - Rockin' Johnny's return to his long time home venue. Johnny packed the house there every Blue Monday and many weekends for many years. Let's welcome him back home! 1804 W. Division, Chicago - 9pm

 

Saturday, June 13 - Reggie's Music Joint - 8pm - 2105 South State Street, Chicago -

"Delmark Records Revue!! The Incredible Blues Comeback Concert featuring: Rockin' Johnny Burgin !

Eddie C. Campbell Delmark CD release party - with the one and only Tail Dragger, Johnny B. Moore and Jesse Fortune. With many special guests, including westside guitarist Cadillac Zack from Los Angeles."

Josh Berman's Old Idea - Chicago cornet master's Delmark debut as a leader! With Berman (cornet), Keefe Jackson (tenor sax,) Jason Adasiewicz (vibes,) Anton Hatwich (bass,) and Nori Tanaka (drums.)

Delmark CD release parties!

Wed, June 3, 2009 9pm - Hideout, Chicago- Delmark debut CD Release party for Old Idea (DE 588)

Sun, June 7, 2009 - 9pm - Hungry Brain, Chicago - Delmark debut CD Release party for Old Idea (DE 588)

JEFF PARKER and DAVE SPECTER - Live at S.P.A.C.E. in Evanston - Thurs, June 25, 2009- 8pm

 Great double bill of 2 of the best Chicago guitarists performing on same night! Chicago Soul Jazz at its best! With Hammond B3 Master, Pete Benson! (Sabertooth, Mighty Blue Kings, Typhanie Monique)

http://www.evanstonspace.com/

http://www.davespecter.org/index.html

http://www.davespecter.org/index.html

http://www.myspace.com/peffjarker

Hey all you Big Band Swingers!

New weekly gig for John Burnett Swing Orchestra! - www.johnburnettorchestra.com

Wednesdays at Green Dolphin Street (except Wednesday, April 15)

April dates: April 1, 8, 22 and 29

 Green Dolphin Street - http://www.jazzitup.com/ - 2200 N. Ashland, Chicago(773) 395-0066 - $15 cover

 

***** catch these Delmark recording artists at their next performance *****

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JAZZ Artists:

 

Josh Abrams -Bass, (percussion, piano) Josh's MySpace

Muhal Richard Abrams - piano, (synthesizer, reeds. voc) - Muhal's AACM page - Wikipedia page

Friday, September 4 - 2009 Chicago Jazz Festival! • 6:00-6:55 pm - The Trio featuring Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis and Roscoe Mitchell

Sunday, September 6 - 2009 Chicago Jazz Festival! 8:30-9:30 pm - The Arthur Hoyle Orchestra conducted by Muhal Richard Abrams

Jason Ajemian - bass- Jason's MySpace- Jason's Website - SMOKELESS HEAT: Noritaka Tanaka and Tim Haldeman (with Jaimie Branch, Jason Adasiewicz and Matt Schneider)

Eric Alexander - sax - Eric's website - Eric's MySPace

Fred Anderson - sax -(for more info visit Fred Anderson's Velvet Lounge website.) - Fred's MySpace - AACM page

Othello Anderson - sax

Art Ensemble of Chicago - Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Famoudou Don Moye -ART ENSEMBLE CHICAGO MYSPACE- Art Ensemble MySpace -

Jim Baker - keys, synthesizer - Baker bio

*Every Tuesday! -Jim Baker, Steve Hunt (percussion) Brian Sandstrom (bass,guitar), Mars Williams (sax) -every Tuesday at Hotti Biscotti, 8:30PM, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970

Billy Bang - violin - Billy AAJ article - Billy MySpace

Josh Berman - trumpet, cornet -(also on Chicago Luzern Exchange and Keefe Jackson's CDs)- Umbrella Music Chicago Improv Jazz Website- Josh Berman web - Josh's MySpace

Josh Berman cornet -Keefe Jackson tenor saxophone and bass clarinet -Jason Adasiewicz vibraphone- Anton Hatwich bass -Nori Tanaka drums - Frank Rosaly drums

*every Monday - Old Town Ale House, Chicago (North and Wells), 9pm - with matt schneider on guitar and jason roebke on bass.

Wed, June 3, 2009 9pm - Hideout, Chicago- Delmark debut CD Release party for Old Idea (DE 588)

Sun, June 7, 2009 - 9pm - Hungry Brain, Chicago - Delmark debut CD Release party for Old Idea (DE 588)

Tues, June 16 - Museum of Contemporary Art

Friday, June 26- Dave Douglas' Festival of New Trumpet Music - FONT - NYC - http://www.fontmusic.org/ -10pm

Jun 24 2009 8:00P Josh Berman's Old Idea at Cafe Le Spritz Columbus, Ohio

Jun 26 2009 10:00P Josh Berman's Old Idea at Cornelia Street Cafe New York City, New York

Jun 28 2009 9:00P Josh Berman's Old Idea at BoBo Gallery Asheville, North Carolina

Jun 30 2009 7:00P Josh Berman's Old Idea at Columbia Museum of Art Columbia, South Carolina

Jul 3 2009 8:00P at Red Poppy Art House San Francisco, California

Jul 5 2009 7:00P Berman/Shelton/Walter at Eagle Rock Cultural Center Los Angeles, California

Jul 6 2009 9:00P Berman/Shelton/Walter at The Smell Los Angeles, California

Jul 7 2009 8:00P at Socha with Aram Shelton,Tony Dryer and Jacob Felix Heule San Francisco, California

Jul 8 2009 9:00P at 21 Grand Oakland, California

Anthony Braxton -sax, reeds - Braxton's AACM page -MySPace - Braxton's Wesleyan page

Zach Brock and Tom Wright's Common Ground - violin and guitar - Zack's Website - Zack's MySpace

Thu Jun 25 09 08:00 PM - Providence, RI US - Venue: The Hi Hat

Mon Jul 06 09 12:00 AM - New York, NY US - Venue: The Greenhouse

Tue Jul 07 09 07:00 PM - New York, NY US Venue: Le Poisson Rouge, 7pm-SRI CHINMOY MEMORIAL PEACE CONCERT, The VishnuVoices sing McLaughlin's SUITE FOR A CAPPELLA CHOIR (first performance in 35 years!) setting the poetry of guru Sri Chinmoy. PLUS THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT plays JM's music from Extrapolation, Devotion, Electric Guitarist and Electric Dreams!

- 10 pm - "THE BEST OF MAHAVISHNU" highlights from Birds of Fire, Inner Mounting Flame and The Lost Trident Sessions.

Wed Jul 08 09 07:00 PM - New York, NY US- Venue: Le Poisson Rouge - "RETURN TO THE EMERALD BEYOND" - For the first time in over two years in NYC, the 11-piece MahaProj plays the complete Visions of the Emerald Beyond plus "Smile of the Beyond" and fan fave encores.

Fri Jul 10 09 07:30 PM - New Haven, CT US - Venue: Toad's Place

Sat Jul 11 09 07:30 PM - Cambridge, MA US - Venue: The Charles Hotel

Sat Jul 18 09 07:30 PM - Delaware Water Gap, PA US - Venue: Deer Head Inn

Fri Jul 31 09 08:00 PM - Stroudsburg, PA US - Venue: The Sherman Theatre - Iconic Jazz-Rock Fusion. East meets west with this totally transcendant group.

Fri Aug 21 09 08:00 PM- Princeton, NJ US - Venue: Looking Glass Pond

Sat Aug 29 09 07:30 PM - Delaware Water Gap, PA US - Venue: Deer Head Inn

Sat Sep 12 09 02:00 PM - Delaware Water Gap, PA US - Venue: COTA: Celebration Of The Arts

Bobby Broom -guitar
* Every Tuesday night - Green Mill 4802 N. Broadway - w/ Deep Blue Organ Trio
* Every Wednesday night - Pete Miller's - 1557 Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL - Bobby Broom Trio, 8pm-midnite

(for more info visit the Bobby Broom Website or Deep Blue Organ Trio's website.) - Bobby's MySPace

*every Sunday, 11 am, with Sergio Pires, Cafe' 28, 1800 W. Irving Park, Chicago

Friday, June 26 - 8 PM - Toronto Jazz Festival, Four Seasons Performing Arts Center - w/ Sonny Rollins - Toronto, Canada

Monday, June 29 - 8PM - Vancouver Jazz Festival, The Orpheum Theater - w/ Sonny Rollins - Vancouver, BC

Thursday, July 02 - 11AM - Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, Sid Buckwold Theater - w/ Sonny Rollins - Saskatoon, SK

Friday,Saturday July 03, 04 - 9 PM - The Bobby Broom Trio - Pete Miller's Steak House - 1557 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL

Friday, Saturday August 07, 08- 9 PM - The Green Mill Lounge- 4802 North Broadway, Chicago

Saturday, September 26, 2009, - The 3rd Hyde Park Jazz Festival

Ari Brown - sax, reeds, piano - Ari's AACM page - Ari on SoundSlope

*every Tuesday, 9pm-1am, Andy's Jazz Club, Chicago

Saturday, September 26, 2009, - The 3rd Hyde Park Jazz Festival

John Burnett Swing Orchestra (w. Frieda Lee)- John's website . Frieda's website - John's MySpace

*every Wednesday - Green Dolphin St - 2200 N. Ashland, Chicago

Sunday, June 21 - 4 to 7 p.m. - The City of Chicago presents: - "Summer Dance Series" - Grant Park, Chicago - 4 to 5 pm: Dance lessons led by professional instructors

5 to 7 pm: John Burnett Orchestra - live music and dancing

Friday, July 24 - 7 to 8:30 p.m. - Burr Ridge Park District and Village of Burr Ridge Present - "Summer Concert Series" - The Village Center I-55 and County Line Road, Burr Ridge

Saturday, October 17 - 7 to 10 p.m. "Community Read Program" World War II - Book Program Celebration- West Chicago Public Library

Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 4 to 6 p.m. - College of Lake County - James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts - 19351 W. Washington Street, Grayslake

Roy Campbell - trumpet, flugelhorn, flute - Roy's website - MySpace

Frank Catalano - sax - Frank's Website - Catalano's MySpace

*Catalano trio every Wednesday late nite set at Green Mill , 2am-3am, free! Chicago's Uptown

*Every Thursday at Andy's Jazz Club, Chicago - 9pm-1am - 11 E Hubbard

*last Sunday of the month - Long Room, Chicago (Irving Park and Ashland) - 10pm-1am

6/28/2009 6pm-9:30pm - Venue: Carnivale - Chicago, IL

7/1/2009 7:00pm-10:30pm - Venue: Walter Paytons Roundhouse 205 N. Broadway, Aurora, IL

7/3/2009 2pm-4pm, Palatine Music Festival - Palatine, IL

Fri, Sat July 2, 4 9pm-1am, 8-midnight - Green Mill 4802 N. Broadway - Chicago, IL

Chicago Luzern Exchange (Keefe Jackson, Josh Berman, Frank Rosaly, Mark Unternahrer)
(for more info visit the Chicago Luzern Exchange website) - Marc Unternaher's MySPace

Chicago Underground Trio (Rob Mazurek, Chad Taylor, Jason Ajemian) -CU MySpace page

Jodie Christian-piano

Jim Cooper -vibraphone (for more info visit the Jim Cooper Website.) - Jim's MySPace

Sat. 6/20 &endash; with Dave Bennett Tribute to Benny Goodman; Hoover Auditorium Walnut Ave and W 3rd St, Lakeside OH, 43440

6/29-30, 7/1. 7/2: Percussion Power Music Camp, Holland Arts Council, Holland MI 1 pm. Call for info: 616.396.3278

Jul 8 2009 7:00P- Charlevoix Public Library Charlevoix, Michigan - Latin Jazz Night with the Chris Ames Group

July 9: with Jeff Haas Group, "Jazz at Sunset," Chanteau Chantal, Old Mission, Traverse City, MI, 7 pm.

Jul 13 2009 7:00P- Saugatuck Center for the Arts Saugatuck, Michigan - Cooper, Hay, Van Lente Group

July 23-24: Jim Cooper and Project Jobim, Opening For Fireworks Night, Grand Rapids Symphony Summer Pops, Cannonsburg Ski Area, Grand Rapids, MI; 5-7 PM.

July 29- August 9: Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

Aug 1 2009 3:00P- Saugatuck/Douglas Jazz Festival Saugatuck, Michigan - Cooper, Hay, Van Lente Group

Aug 7 2009 5:00P- Lansing Jazz Festival Lansing, Michigan - Cooper, Hay, Van Lente

Aug 8 2009 7:00P- Mahan Gazebo Allegan, Michigan

Aug 21: Cooper, Hay, Van Lente @ Cliff Bells, Park St. Detroit, MI; 8 pm - Cooper, Hay, Van Lente

Aug 22 2009 7:00P - Lakefront Gazebo Port Sanilac, Michigan - Cooper, Hay, Van Lente Group

Sept 10: Jim Cooper Quartet @ Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st, Oakbrook, IL 7:30 pm. (312) 291-0291.

Oct 10 2009 2:00P- Saugatuck Center for the Arts Saugatuck, Michigan

Rich Corpolongo - sax, reeds - Rich's Website

Wednesday, July 15, 9:30pm. GALLERY CABARET, 2020 N. Oakley Ave. - Chicago- Rich Corpolongo - Woodwinds - Frank Portolese - Guitar, Doug Lofstrom - Bass-Dave Williams - Drums

Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble - sax, reeds, voc -Ernest Website- Ernest Dawkins AACM page and Chicago Creative Arts page - YouTube

Saturday, September 26, 2009, - The 3rd Hyde Park Jazz Festival

Deep Blue Organ Trio - (Chris Foreman, Bobby Broom, Greg Rockingham)(for more information visit the Deep Blue Organ Trio website)
* Every Tuesday night - Green Mill - 4802 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL

* Chris Foreman performs every Friday at Green Mill for Cocktail Hour Show (solo), 5-8pm and every Sunday at Green Mill, 11pm-2am w/ Andy Brown (gtr) and Kimberly Gordon (voc)-Chicago's premier B3 Organ player!

Saturday, July 11 - 8 PM - The Glen Ellyn Jazz Festival - Glen Ellyn, IL (downtown village)

Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio - drums, percussion, voc - Kahil's Website

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - (Kahil El' Zabar, Ernest Dawkins, Fareed Haque, Corey Wilkes)

Scott Fields -guitar -(for more info visit the Scott Fields Website) - Scott's MySpace

Jun 6 2009 8:00P- Scott Fields Ensemble (Beckett project) @ Kerava Jazz Festival Kerava, Finland

Jun 28 2009 8:00P- Wuppertal Improvisors Orchestra @ Cafe Ada Wuppertal, Germany

Aug 1 2009 8:00P- Scott Fields - Matthias Schubert Duo Berlin, Germany

Sep 18 2009 8:00P- Scott Fields - Matthias Schubert Duo Saarbrücken, Germany

Sep 19 2009 12:00A- Scott Fields Quite Large Ensemble @ The Philharmonie Cologne, Germany

Sep 19 2009 8:00P- Wissel - Nies - Fields @ Kunststation St. Peter Cologne, Germany

Oct 2 2009 8:00P - Wuppertal Improvisors Orchestra Wuppertal, Germany

Oct 31 2009 8:00P - Wuppertal Improvisors Orchestra Wuppertal, Germany

Yves Francois' Rocambu Jazz - trumpet, flugelhorn - Yves' MySpace page - Yves Website

*First Tuesday of the Month . 9:30P, Quencher's Chicago, Illinois, 2401 N. Western

- African Harambee, Chicago, 7537 North Clark - 6:30 - 8:30 PM

July 9 - Milwaukee's Bastille Days - 11:45am and 5pm - Milwaukee, WI

Jul 24 2009 7:00P - The Wood Fire Italian Trattoria & Dowigiac Fun Fest Dowigiac, Michigan

Aug 6 2009 12:00P - BAYSHORE TOWN CENTER Glendale, Wisconsin

Aug 14 2009 7:00P Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum Kenosha, Wisconsin

George Freeman - guitar, (sax) - George's MySpace

*every Thursday at Sids Tropical Den, 7209 S. Exchange, Chicago

Von Freeman - sax
* Every Tuesday at the New Apartment Lounge, Chicago, IL. - Von page - Von on AAJ

Sunday, September 6 - CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL- 3:30-4:30 pm - "New Apartment Jam" with Von Freeman - Jazz on Jackson stage, Grant Park, Chicago

Saturday, September 26, 2009, - The 3rd Hyde Park Jazz Festival

Curtis Fuller - trombone - Curtis' Hard Bop page - Curtis MySpace - Wikipedia

Brad Goode - trumpet - Brad's Website

Saturday, September 26, 2009, - The 3rd Hyde Park Jazz Festival

Al Green - drums -

Francine Griffin - vocalist - The Songbird on AAJ

Chuck Hedges -clarinet - www.chuckhedges.com
*Every Thursday @ The Grove, Elm Grove WI. 6:30 to 10 pm

June 27-29 - Elkhart Jazz Fest - IN

Red Holloway - sax - (also on Big Walter Horton/Alfred Harris' Harmonica Blues Kings - DD 712 and The Five C's Tell Me - DE 776) - Red's website Red's MySpace

June 8-14: Columbus, Ohio w/Byron Stripling

June 25 - July 4: Jazz Ascona Ascona, Switzerland. Phone: +41 091 791 00 91. Email: info@jazzascona.com

July 17-26: Japan - Joining Red and his band will be Carl Saunders

September 13-20: Jazzland - A-1-1- Wien, Franz Josefkal 29. Vienna, Austria. - Tel: (+43-1) 533 25 75Jazzland

September 22 - October 4: Germany

October 9: Helena, Arkansas

October 10: Corsicana, Texas

November 8-15: The Jazz Cruise Round trip from Ft Lauderdale, FL with stops in Grand Turk, St Thomas, St Barths, and Half Moon Cay. Aboard Holland America's M/S Westerdam.

Franz Jackson - sax, clarinet - Franz' Website- rest in peace, Franz (November 1, 1912 - May 6, 2008) Chicago jazz will not be the same - Franz' MySpace

Keefe Jackson - sax, clarinet - Keefe's Website - Keefe MySpace

Jun 26 2009 10:00P w/ Josh Berman's Old Idea @ Cornelia Street Cafe New York, New York

Jun 29 2009 9:00P w/ Josh Berman's Old Idea @ Bo Bo Gallery Asheville, North Carolina

Jun 30 2009 7:00P w/ Josh Berman's Old Idea @ Columbia Museum of Art Columbia, South Carolina

Jul 6 2009 10:00P w/ Nick Broste, Anton Hatwich @ Skylark Chicago, Illinois

Jul 13 200910:00P w/ Hans-Peter Pfammater, Jake Vinsel, Charles Rumback @ Skylark Chicago, Illinois

Jul 20 2009 10:00P w/ Marc Riordan @ Skylark Chicago, Illinois

Jul 22 2009 10:00P duo w/ Frank Rosaly @ Hideout Chicago, Illinois

Jul 25 2009 10:00P duo w/ Josh Berman @ Heaven Chicago, Illinois

Jul 30 2009 10:00P w/ Hans-Peter Pfammater, Jason Roebke @ Elastic Chicago, Illinois

Joseph Jarman - sax, reeds, percussion - Art Ensemble Jarman page - Jarman's Wikipedia - AACM page

The Jazz O'Maniacs - check out DVD trailer

Eddie Johnson -sax - Red Saunders page

Andrew Lamb - sax, reeds, (harp, percussion) - Sound Vision Orchestra - MySpace

Carl Leukafe - vibes

Tues, July 28 - Quencher's Saloon -9pm w Tony Morrison - Fullerton and Western, Chicago

Zane Massey -sax -

Rob Mazurek - cornet, trumpet, keys, electronics- Rob's website - Rob's MySpace

August 9 - Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra - LISBON Portugal

Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (Ahra Difda)- sax, reeds - Kalaparusha AAJ article - AACM Page

Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble - flute, piccolo - Nicole's website - Nicole's MySpace - AACM page

Wednesday, August 5 - Velvet Lounge, Chicago - Delmark CD release party for Black Earth Strings' RENEGADES!!

Saturday, September 5 - 2009 Chicago Jazz Festival!! - -2:20&endash;3:15 pm - Nicole Mitchell Black Earth Strings - Jazz on Jackson Stage, Grant Park

Roscoe Mitchell - sax, reeds, percussion - Art Ensemble of Chicago - Art Ensemble MySPace - AACM page

Friday, September 4 - 2009 Chicago Jazz Festival! • 6:00-6:55 pm - The Trio featuring Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis and Roscoe Mitchell

Kevin O'Donnell's Quality Six (with Andrew Bird) - drums (and Andrew Bird on voc, violin) - Andrew Bird's Website - Kevin's House Theatre

The Original Salty Dogs - Salty Dogs webpage - 60th year performing since 1947!! - MySpace

Wednesdays, 5pm, Andy's Jazz Club, Chicago

Sept. 25-27, 2009 - The Original Salty Dogs - Early Jas, Strongsville, OH

Harold Ousley -sax, flute - AAJ review

Jeff Parker - guitar - Jeff's MySpace page - AACM page

*every Tuesday. 11pm, RODAN w/ Josh Abrams , John Herndon & Selina Trepp, Dante Carfagna, Chicago

Jun 12 2009 8:00P Synch Festival w/TORTOISE Athens

Thurs June 25- at SPACE in Evanston with guitarist Dave SPecter and organ master Pete Benson! 8pm

Jun 30 2009 8:00P - Metelkova w/Powerhouse Sound - Ljubljana

Jul 9 2009 8:00P Chicago Underground Trio - Poznan

Jul 17 2009 8:00P Pitchfork Music Festival w/TORTOISE CHICAGO, Illinois

Aug 2 2009 4:00P Jazz Am Agosto w/George Lewis' Sequel Lisbon

Aug 9 2009 4:00P Jazz Am Agosto w/Bill Dixon and Exploding Star Orchestra Lisbon

Friday, Sept 4 - 2009 Chicago Jazz Festival! headlining Petrillo Music Shell • 5:00-5:50 pm - Jeff Parker Quartet

Sep 18 2009 12:00P Monterey Jazz Festival w/Scott Amendola and John Shifflet Monterey, California

Ed Petersen - sax - Ed's web page and Ed's MySpace - tours with New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

Reginald Robinson -piano - Reginald's Webs - Reggie's MySpace

Roy Rubinstein's Chicago Hot Six - trombone - see Norrie Cox's Website

*first Thursday of the month at Niko's, 41W379 Route 64, Wasco, IL 630-443-8000

Sabertooth Jazz -tandem sax, flute, B3 organ, drums- Sabertooth MySpace

*every Saturday, midnite until 4am!! at the Green Mill, Chicago's Uptown

August 29 - College Of Dupage WDCB Jazz at Sunset - 7pm - Glen Ellyn, IL

Savoir Faire (Sam Williams) - violin - Savoir Faire's Website - Savoire's MySPace

Jul 4, 2009 Saturday 12:00 PM Private Event, Chicago, IL

Saturday, September 26, 2009, 12pm - The 3rd Hyde Park Jazz Festival

Archie Shepp - sax (piano, voc) - Archie's website - Archie's MySPace - Fan MySpace - French Website

Jun 3 2009 8:00P Archie Shepp & Raghunath Manet auditorium de Lyon

Jun 20 2009 8:00P Archie Shepp & Dar Gnawa de Tanger Toulouse

Jul 5 2009 8:00P - Archie Shepp Quartet Comblain-la-Tour

Jul 10 2009 8:00P - Jazz à Vienne. - A.Shepp featuring Seun Kuti Vienne

Jul 13 2009 8:00P Festival Jazz à Porquerolles Porquerolles

Jul 17 2009 8:00P Festival Jazz à Junas Junas

Jul 31 2009 8:00P - festival Jazz à Vannes Vannes

Sunday, September 6 - 2009 Chicago Jazz Festival ! Main Stage , Petrillo Music Shell • 5:00-5:50 pm - Archie Shepp Quartet featuring Willie Pickens, Avery Sharpe and Ronnie Burrage

Sep 13 2009 Archie Shepp ft Ahmad Jamal & Yussef Lateff - Jazz à la Villette - 8:00P - Paris -

Oct 13 2009 8:00P - Archie Shepp Quartet Chelles

Nov 6 2009 8:00P - Phat Jam Annecy

Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls - drums (for more info visit the Ted Sirota website) - Ted's MySPace
*EVERY 3rd MONDAY OF THE MONTH; 8:00-10:00PM @ Morseland (1218 W. Morse in Rogers Park).

*Ted drums with the Sabertooth Quartet every Saturday midnight til 4 am at Green Mill

*new series, every Wednesday night at Boocoo with Ted Sirota's Freedom Sounds, 1823 Church St, Evanston,IL ,8:30pm, www.boocoo.org

Mike Smith - sax - Mike Smith Sax Website - Mike MySPace

*every Wednesday, 9pm at Andy's Jazz Club

Fri Sat Jun 26, 27 2009 - 9:30P - Andys featuring Mike Stricklin Chicago, Illinois

Ira Sullivan - trumpet, reeds - Ira's Website - Ira's MySpace

Sun Ra Arkestra - webpage - Sun Ra's MySpace - Arkestra MySpace - Sound of Joy MySpace - Arkestra fan page

Chad Taylor -drums (Chicago Underground, Active Ingredients)- Chad's MySpace

Sir Charles Thompson- piano - AAJ article on Sir Charles - AMG Bio

Duane Thamm - vibraphone - AMG bio

Ken Vandermark - sax, reeds - Ken's Website --- Umbrella Music- Ken's MySpace.

Jun 30 2009 10:30P Ljubljana Jazz Festival: Powerhouse Sound Ljubljana

Jul 7 2009 9:00P Elastic: The Frame Quartet Chicago, Illinois

Jul 14 2009 9:00P Elastic: The Frame Quartet Chicago, Illinois

Jul 15 2009 10:00P Hideout: DKV Trio Chicago, Illinois

Jul 16 2009 9:00P The Sugar Maple: DKV Trio Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Jul 21 2009 9:00P Elastic: The Frame Quartet Chicago, Illinois

Jul 28 2009 9:00P Elastic: The Frame Quartet Chicago, Illinois

Aug 5 2009 8:00P Wexner Center: Vandermark 5 Columbus, Ohio

Aug 6 2009 8:00P The Bop Shop: Vandermark 5 Rochester, New York

Aug 8 2009 3:00P JVC/Newport Jazz Festival: Vandermark 5 Newport, Rhode Island

Aug 9 2009 9:30P Union Hall: Vandermark 5 Brooklyn, New York

Aug 10 2009 9:30P La Sala Rossa: Vandermark 5 Montreal, Quebec

Aug 11 2009 9:00P The Supermarket: Vandermark 5 Tornonto, Ontario

Aug 12 2009 8:00P Hallwalls: Vandermark 5 Buffalo, New York

Mike Walbridge's Chicago Footwarmers featuring Kim Cusack and Don Stiernberg - tuba, cornet - West End Jazz - AAJ review - Don's web - Kim's web

Terry Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators - piano - Terry's Website

Corey Wilkes - trumpet - Corey's Website - Corey'sMySpace- Corey's AACM

JUNE 5TH & 6TH- COREY WILKES & BLACK SLANG- CHICAGO, IL, T.B.C.

JUNE 7TH - 14TH - W/ ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE  - KINSHASA, CONGO, T.B.C.

JUNE 19TH & 20TH - COREY WILKES BLACK SLANG - ANDY'S JAZZ CLUB - 9:30PM - CHICAGO, IL 

JUNE 24TH - JULY 7TH - W/ JAMES CARTER QUINTET - EUROPEAN TOUR, T.B.A.

JULY 7TH  - W/COREY WILKES QUARTET - MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART - CHICAGO, IL, T.B.D.

JULY 17TH & 18TH - COREY WILKES & BLACK SLANG - ANDY'S JAZZ CLUB - 9:30PM - CHICAGO, IL 

JULY 22ND - AUGUST 3RD - W/ JAMES CARTER QUINTET - JAPAN, T.B.A.

AUGUST 12TH - 29TH - W/ ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE - FEAT. NENEH CHERRY & DAVID ORNETTE CHERRY - EUROPEAN TOUR, T.B.A.

SEPTEMBER 10TH - 13TH - W/ JAMES CARTER QUINTET - CATALINA'S  - LOS ANGELES, CA

SEPTEMBER 15TH - COREY WILKES QUARTET - MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART - CHICAGO, IL

Saturday, September 26, 2009, - The 3rd Hyde Park Jazz Festival

OCTOBER 1ST - 10TH - W/ JAMES CARTER QUINTET - SERBIA, T.B.A.

OCTOBER 15TH - 31ST  - W/ JAMES CARTER QUINTET - EUROPEAN TOUR, T.B.A.

10.30.09 - Salzburg Jazz Festival - Salzburg, Austria - w/James Carter Quintet

 

recently passed on to that great gig in the sky

Andy Goodrich - saxophone - AMG bio - RIP Dr. Goodrich (1928-2008)

Franz Jackson - sax, clarinet - Franz' Website- rest in peace, Franz (November 1, 1912 - May 6, 2008) Chicago jazz will not be the same - Franz' MySpace

Cecil Payne -( b Dec. 14, 1922 -d Nov. 27, 2007-) Rest in peace, Cecil . You and your baritone sax will be much missed!

John Young - piano- rest in peace, forever young John (1922- April 16, 2008)

 

FRIENDS OF DELMARK- Jazz Artists/Leaders on Delmark as "sidemen/women"

Tom Abbs - bass (on Active Ingredients' Titration - DG 547)- Tom's MySpace

Ernie Adams - drums - (on Jodie Christian's CDs)- Ernie's MySpace

Jason Adasiewicz- vibraphone, drums - (on Jason Ajemian's Art of Dying, Rob Mazurek's Sound Is, and Josh Berman's Old Idea) - Jason's website - MySPace

Tatsu Aoki - bass, drums (on Fred Anderson's CDs) -Tatsu's website

Dee Alexander -vocals (on Malachi Thompson's CDs and Corey Wilkes' Drop It - DE 582) - Dee's Website - AACM page

*TUESDAYS: Dee Alexander Quartet , Jazz Showcase, Chicago, Sets at 8 and 10 Mon-Sat, and at 4 PM and 8 and 10 on Sundays

Harrison Bankhead - Bass, guitar - (on Fred Anderson's CDs) - Harrison anf Fred Youtube

Thurman Barker - drums, percussion - (on Jarman. Muhal, Kalaparausha's) - Thurman's bio Thurman's MySpace

Robert Barry - drums - (on Sun Ra's Sun Song, Lin Halliday's Where or When, Ken Vandermark's) - Robert's AMG bio

Gary Bartz - sax (on Malachi Thompson's CDs) - Gary's JazzCorner Website

Marcus Belgrave - trumpet, flugelhorn - (on Cecil Payne's Scotch and Milk- DE 494) - Marcus' Website

Steve Berry - trombone - (on Malachi Thompson's, Ernest Dawkins', Byther Smith's, and Willie Kent's CDs)- Steve's AACM page

Andrew Bird - voc, violin, guitar, whistling (on Kevin O'Donnell's Quality Six's Heretic Blues -DE 513 and Control Freak- DE 522) - Bird's Website

Jeb Bishop- trombone - (on Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls' Breeding Resistance -DE 551 and Keefe Jackson's Project Project) - Jeb's Website - Jeb's MySpace

Hamiet Bluiett - baritone sax, clarinet (on Malachi Thompson's Talking Horns -DE 532)- Hamiet's Website

Mwata Bowden - clarinet, sax, reeds - (on Dave Clark's Switchin' In The Kitchen- DE 768) - Mwata's AACM page

Joseph Bowie - trombone, percussion (on Ethnic Heritage Enemble's, Kahil El Zabar's Infinity Orchestra's Transmigration -DE 576) - DeFunkt's Website

David Boykin - sax (on Active Ingredients-Titration- DG-547)- David's MySpace

Sundays 6 pm Jam Session with David Boykin , Cafe Mestizo, Chicago (312) 942-0095

Jaimie Branch -trumpet and flugelhorn (on Keefe Jackson's Project Project) - Jaimie's MySpace

Randy Brecker - trumpet - (on Frank Catalano's Live at the Green Mill - DG 536) - Randy's website

Bill Brimfield - trumpet (on Joseph Jarman's Song For DD 410 and Ed Petersen's The Haint DE 474)

Nick Broste - trombone (on Keefe Jackson's Project PRoject) - Nick's MySpace

Kirk Brown - piano (on Ari Brown's CDs, Malachi Thompson's New Standards DE 473)

Maurice Brown -trumpet (on Ernest Dawkins' Mean Ameen -DE 559 and The Messenger - DE 570/DVD 1570) - Maurice's Website

Rahn Burton - piano - (on Roy Campbell's La Tierra del Fuego DE 469)

Dennis Carroll -bass (on Brad Goode, Lin Halliday, Jodie Christian, Bobby Broom)

Bryan Carrot - Vibraphone, Marimba- (on Roy Campbell's New Kingdom - DE 456)

Adegoke Steve Colson -piano (on Kahil's Bright Moments' Return of the Lost Tribe DE 507)- Steve's website AACM page

Ronnie Cuber -baritone sax (on Bobby Broom's Modern Man- DE 530) - Ronnie at AAJ

Kim Cusack - clarinet, sax (on Salty Dogs' CDs and Mike Walbridge's Chicago Footwarmers - Ragtime Ramblers' bio

*every Wednesday, 5pm, Andy's Jazz, Chicago - the Kim Cusack Quartet

Edwin Daugherty - sax, reeds - (on Muhal Richard Abrams' Things To Come From Those Now Gone- DD 430) -

Vincent Davis - drums - (on Jodie Christian's Experience - DD 454 and Rain or Shine DE 467) - Vincent's MySpace

Ron Dewar - sax, clarinet- Memphis Nighthawks' Jazz Lips

Justin Dillard -piano (Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble)- Justin MySpace

Bob Dogan - Piano (on Jim Cooper's CDs, Jesse Fortune, Dave Specter's Blueplicity 664)- Bob Dogan web

Axel Dorner - trumpet (on Josh Abrams' Cipher - DG 546) - Axel's European Free Improv page

Hamid Drake - drums, percussion (on Fred Anderson's CDs and Roy Campbell's Ethnic Stew and Brew -DE 528)- Hamid on AAJ

Jacey Falk - vocals (on Curtis Fuller's Up Jumped Spring -DE550)

James Falzone - clarinet (on Keefe Jackson's Project Project)

Alvin Fielder -drums, percussion (on Roscoe Mitchell's Sound DE 408)- Alvin's NYC AAMC page - AACM page

George Fludas - drums (on Lin Halliday's and Eric Alexander's)

Michael Formanek - bass - (on Scott Fields' Mamet 527)- MySpace AMG bio

Larry Gray - bass - Larry's Website - (on Jodie Christian's CDs, Lin Halliday's Where or When DE 468, Curtis Fuller's Up Jumped Spring DE 550)

Chris Greene - sax (on Kevin O'Donnell's Quality Six's CDs) - Chris' Website

Guillermo Gregorio - clarinet, sax (on Josh Abrams' Cipher - DG 546 and Keefe Jackson's Project Project)- Guillermo's on Avant

Johnny Griffin - sax - (on Ira Sullivan's Blue Stroll - DE 402)- Johnny's Hard Bop page - Johnny, rest in peace! (1924-2008)

Tim Haldeman - sax (on Jason Ajemian's Smokeless Heat)

Dana Hall - drums- (on Brad Goode's Hypnotic Suggestion- DE 567) - Chicago Jazz Ensemble

Fareed Haque - guitar, sitar, voc (on Ethnic Heritage Ensemble's CDs, Ed Peterson's Upward Spiral -DE 445)- Fareed's Website

Billy Harper -sax (on Malachi Thompson's CDs)- Billy's Website

Barry Harris - piano (on Dona;d Byrd's First Flight - DD 407) - Barry's website

Billy Hart - drums- (on Andy Goodrich's Motherless Child - DE 495) -Billy's Website

Albert "Tootie" Heath - drums - Tootie's MySpace

Eddie Henderson - trumpet -(on Andy Goodrich's Motherless Child DE-495) - Eddie AAJ article

John Herndon -drums, percussion, vibes, keys (on Chicago Underground Orchestra's Playground- DE 503) Tortoise Website

Eric Hochberg- bass - (on Rich Corpolongos' Just Found Joy DE 489 and Frank Catalano's Live at Green Mill DG 536) - Eric's MySpace

Art Hoyle - trumpet -(on Sun Ra's CDs, Harold Ousley's Grit-Gettin' Feelin DE 520) - Art interview on WBEZ

Freddie Hubbard - trumpet - (on Cecil Payne's Cerupa -DE 478)- Freddie's Website - Rest in peace, Freddie

Robert Irving III - piano, keys, synth - (arranges on Kahil's Transmigration - DE 576 and Corey Wilkes' Drop It, DE 582)- Robert's bio

Yosef Ben Israel - bass (on Ernest Dawkins', Kahil El'Zabar's, Malachi Thompson's New Standards, Ari Brown's live at Green Mill and VENus)

Michael Jackson - sax (numerous liners/photos) - Bangers & Mash

Jeff Jenkins - Piano (on Brad Goode's Nature Boy)- JazziestJeff's MySpace

Leroy Jenkins - violin (1932-2007, R.I.P.) (on Muhal Richard Abrams' ...Degrees of Light DD413 and A. Braxton's 3 Compositions...DD 415 - AACM page

Elvin Jones - drums - (on Jimmy Forrest's All The Gin Is Gone DD 404 and Black Forrest- DD 427) - Elvin's Jazz Machine

Leon Joyce, Jr. - drums (on Malachi Thompson's Blue Jazz)

Noel Kupersmith - bass (Chicago Underground Trio)

Oliver Lake - sax (on Malachi Thompson's Talking Horns DE 532) - Oliver's Website

Lester Lashley - trumpet, flute, cello, woodwinds- (on Joseph Jarman's As If It Were the Seasons, Roscoe Mithcell's Sound, George Freeman's Birth Sign, Muhal's)

Yusef Lateef - flute, reeds - (on Donald Byrd's First Flight -DD 407) - Yusef's Website

Bobby Lewis - trumpet, flugelhorn - (on Jim Beebe's Saturday Night Function -DE 218) - Bobby's website

Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello (on Keefe Jackson's Fast Citizens' Ready Everyday DE 571) - Fred interview in Perfect Sound Forever

Chris Lopes - bass, flute, guitar - (on Jeff Parker's Like-Coping DG 543 and Chicago Underground) - Chris' MySpace

Harold Mabern -piano (on Eric Alexander's CDs and Andy Goodrich's Motherless Child- DE 495)- Harold on AAJ

Bill MacKay -guitar - (on Savoir Faire's Running Out of Time DE 562) - Bill's MySpace

Nate McBride - bass - Nate's MySpace

Jim McNeely - piano - (on Chris Woods' Modus Operandi- DE 437)

Ravish Momin -drums, percussion (on Kalaparusha's Morning Song DE 553) - Ravish's website

Jemeel Moondoc - alto sax - on Active Ingredients' Titration (DG 547)- Jemeel on AMG

Famoudou Don Moye - percussion - Don's Website - AACM page

Idris Muhammad (Leo Morris)-drums (on Bobby Broom's Modern Man DE 530)- Idris' AAj article Idris' MySpace

David Murray -sax, clarinet -(on Kahil El Zabar's Love Outside of Dreams -DG 541) - David's webpage

Amina Claudine Myers - voc, piano - (on Maurice McIntyre's Humility 419) - Wikipedia - MySpace

William Parker - Bass (on Roy Campbell CD's and Zane Massey's Brass Knuckles- DD 464) - William's website

Ron Perillo - piano (on Mike Smith's Sinatra Songbook- DE 480) - Ron AAJ article

Willie Pickens - piano (on too many to list here!) - Willie's Website

*WEDNESDAYS: Willie Pickens Trio & Friends , JAZZ SHOWCASE, Chicago, Sets at 8 and 10 Mon-Sat, and at 4 PM and 8 and 10 on Sundays

Julian Priester - trombone (on Sun Ra's Sun Song - DD 411 and Sound of Joy - DD 414)

Avreeayl Ra - drums - (Malachi Thompson's CDs, Ernest Dawkins' CDs, Active Ingredients, Ari Brown's) - Avreeayl on AAJ - AACM page

Mike Reed - drums - Mike's Website - Umbrella

Rufus Reid -bass - (on Muhal Abrams' Things To Come...DD 430) - Rufus' JazzCorner Website

Tomeka Reid -cello (on Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble) - Tomeka's MySpace

Dave Rempis - alto and baritone saxophone - (on Keefe's Project Project) - Dave's Website- Umbrella

Melvin Rhyne - organ - (on Jimmy Coe's Say What DD011) - AMG Bio

Frank Rosaly - drums (on Keefe Jackson's DE 571 and DE 580 and Chicago Luzern Exchange) - Frank's blog

Jim Rotondi -trumpet - (on Eric Alexander's CDs, Cecil Payne's Chic Boom -DE 529) - Jim's Website

Pharoah Sanders - Sax, reeds (on Kahil El Zabar's Africa N'da Blues -DE 519) - Pharoah's Website

Brian Sandstrom - bass, guitar (NRG Ensemble. Frank Catalano's Cut It Out, Von & Ed, Ed Petersen' THe Haint)

Darius Savage - bass - (on Ernest Dawkins' CDs) LowEnd SPecialist MySpace

Eric Schneider - sax (on Jim Beebe's Saturday Night Function- DE 218 and Sir Charles Thompson's CDs)

*every Friday, noon @ Andy's Jazz Club

Aram Shelton - alto sax, clarinet (on Keefe JAckson's Fast Citizens)- Aram' website

Robert Shy - drums (Mike Smith, Ed Petersen, Frank Catalano, Von Freeman, Harold Ousley,

Kelly Sill - bass (on Brad Goode's Hypnotic Suggestion DE 567 and Cy Touff/Sandy Mosse)

Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet - (on Anthony Braxton's 3 Compositions -DD 415, Muhal Abrams' Young At Heart DE 423, Maurice McIntyre's Humility 419) - Leo's Website - AACM page

Dr. Lonnie Smith -organ (on Bobby Broom's Modern Man -DE 530) - Lonnie's Website

Isaiah Spencer -drums (on Ernest Dawkins' Messenger- Live at Velvet)

Jason Stein - bass clarinet (on Keefe Jackson's Project Project) - Jason's MySpace

Don Stiernberg - mandolin, banjo, guitar -(on Mike Walbridge's Chicago Footwarmers)- Don's Website

Steve Swell - trombone - (on Active Ingredients' Titration- DG 547)- Steve's MySpace Swell Website

Butch Thompson - piano, clarinet -(on Norrie Cox's Live at the Illiana -DE 241) - Butch's Website

Henry Threadgill -flute, sax (on Muhal Richard Abrams' Young At Heart -DE 423) - Henry's Europe Jazz Network page - AACM page

Ugochi -vocals (on Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble) - Ugochi's website- African Buttafly MySpace

Marc Unternahrer - tuba (Chicago Luzern Exchanger, Keefe Jackson's Project Project) - Marc's MySpace

Mike Walbridge - tuba (on Terry Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators, Bay City Jazz Band,Salty Dogs, Albert Nicholas) West End Jazz Band

Paul Wertico - drums (on Rich Corpolongos's Just Found Joy- DE 489 and Catalano's Live at Green Mill DG 536) - Paul's Website

John Whitfield - bass (on MIke Smith, Jodie Christian, Malachi Thompson, Harold Ousley, Othello/Al Green..)

Pharez Whitted - trumpet (on Ari Brown's Live at the Green Mill- DVD/DE 1577/577 and Jimmy Coe's Say What DD 011) -Pharez Wikipedia

Brad Williams - piano (on Ed Peterson's Upward Spiral - DE 445) - Brad's website

Buster Williams - bass (on Andy Goodrich's Motherless Child- DE 495) - Buster's Website

Mars Williams - sax (on NRG Ensemble's This Is My House -DE 485) - Liquid Soul's Website

Dr. Odies Williams - trumpet, flugelhorn - (on Al Green/Othello Harrington's Mr. Lucky 539)

*every Tuesday, 9pm, Andy's Jazz CLub, Chicago - with Jordan Baskin Trio (piano)

Reggie Workman - bass. percussion- (on Roscoe Mitchell's In Walked Buckner - DE 510)- Reggie's AAJ interview

David Young - trumpet (Nicole Mitchell)- David on Centerstage

Michael Zerang - drums, percussion - (on Scott Fields' Mamet 527) - Zerang's MySpace

 
BLUES Artists

 

Lurrie Bell -voc, guitar - Lurrie's Website and Lurrie's Blogspot and Lurrie page and Lurrie MySpace - YouTube - AMG bio

*every Thursday and Friday, noon, Buddy Guy's Legends, 754 S. Wabash, Chicago

Fri, JUne 12 - Buddy Guy's Legends - CHicago Blues Festival - 12:00 - Noon

Sat June 13, 2009 - Lurrie Bell Blues Band - Chicago Blues Festival - www.chicagobluesfestival.org , noon- 1:15 pm - Crossroads stage

Sunday, June 14, 2009 - Lurrie Bell Blues Band - Waterfront Blues Festival - Toronto, Ontario - www.waterfrontblues.ca

Chicago Blues History Tour in Europe- Lurrie Bell with: Billy Boy Arnold, Billy Branch, John Primer, Felton Crews, Matthew Skoller, and Johnny Iguana

July 2, 2009 - Lurrie Bell: Chicago Blues History Tour - Imatra Big Band Festival - Imatra, Finland - www.ibbf.fi

July 3, 2009 - Lurrie Bell: Chicago Blues History Tour - TFF Rudolstadt - Rudolstadt, Germany - www.tff-rudolstadt.de

July 4, 2009 - Lurrie Bell: Chicago Blues History Tour - Gaildorf Blues Festival - Gaildorf, Germany- www.bluesfest.de

July 5, 2009 - Lurrie Bell: Chicago Blues History Tour - Vache de Blues - Auden le Tiche, France - www.vachedeblues.com

July 7, 2009 - Lurrie Bell: Chicago Blues History Tour - Strasburg Jazz Festival - Strasbourg, France - www.festival-strasbourg.com

July 10, 2009 - Lurrie Bell: Chicago Blues History Tour - L'ame du Blues - Lamanon, France

July 11, 2009 - Lurrie Bell: Chicago Blues History Tour - North Sea Jazz Festival - Rotterdam, Holland - www.northseajazz.com

July 15-16, 2009 - Lurrie Bell: Chicago Blues History Tour - Piazza Blues - Bellinzona, Switzerland - www.piazzablues.ch

July 17, 2009 - Lurrie Bell: Chicago Blues History Tour - Hondarribia Blues Festival - Hondarribia, Spain - www.blueshondarribia.com

July 18, 2009 - Lurrie Bell: Chicago Blues History Tour - Cahors Blues Festival - Cahors, France - www.cahorsbluesfestival.com

July 22, 2009 - Lurrie Bell: Chicago Blues History Tour - San Javier Jazz Festival - San Javier, Spain - jazz.sanjavier.es

July 24, 2009 - Lurrie Bell: Chicago Blues History Tour - Cazorla Blues Festival - Cazorla, Spain - www.bluescazorla.com

July 25, 2009 - Lurrie Bell: Chicago Blues History Tour - Pontevedra Jazz Festival - Pontevedra, Spain - www.jazzpontevedra.com

July 26, 2009 - Lurrie Bell: Chicago Blues History Tour - Antwerp R&B Festival - Antwerp, Belgium

November 4 - 14, 2009 - The Lurrie Bell Blues Band with Special Guest, Eddie Shaw - Lucerne Blues Festival - Lucerne, Switzerland - www.bluesfestival.ch

Big DooWooper - vocal, keys- Chicago Reader article - AMG Bio

Sunday morning baptist gospel church - 7859 S. Ashland - 9am

Big Time Sarah -vocals -BTS - Wikipedia page - AMG Bio - YouTube
* every Monday at Blue Chicago, 736 North Clark Street -

*Tuesdays with John Primer, Blue Chicago, 736 N. Clark

*Saturdays - Jimmy G's BBQ - 9:30 pm - 3809 N. Harlem, Chicago 773 685 7447

Lonnie Brooks - voc, guitar - Lonnie's website - Lonnie's MySpace - YouTube - AMG bio

Fri 06/12/09 - Getxo, Spain Getxo Blues Festival Grounds

Sat 06/13/09 - Benidorm, Spain

Thurs July 2 - Mount Prospect, IL

Sat 07/11/09 Stateline, NV - Harveys Lake Tahoe

Sun 07/12/09 - Westmont, IL TBA

Fri 07/17/09 - Chicago, IL - Buddy Guy's Legends

Sat 07/25/09 Berwyn, IL - FitzGerald's

Fri 09/04/09 Naperville, IL - Naperville Last Fling

October 17-24 - Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise, San Diego, CA - Holland American Cruise

Rockin' Johnny Burgin - voc, guitar - He's BACK!!/ Martin Lang (harp) - often plays with Tail Dragger - Johnny's MySpace - AMG - Centerstage

* EVERY SATURDAY - ROOSTER's - with TAIL DRAGGER - 4501 W. Madison - 10pm-3am!

Saturday, June 6 - Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago - opening for Billy Branch

Saturday, June 13 - Reggie's Music Joint -2105 S. State St, Chicago - 8pm -"Delmark Records Revue!!

The Incredible Blues Comeback Concert featuring: Eddie C. Campbell CD release party, Rockin' Johnny Burgin, Tail Dragger, Johnny B. Moore and Jesse Fortune. With many special guests, including westside guitarist Cadillac Zack from Los Angeles."

Eddie Burns -voc, guitar - Detroit Blues Legend - AMG bio -YouTube

Jimmy Burns -voc, guitar, harp - www.jimmyburnsband.com- YouTube - AMG bio
* Jimmy Burns Every other Monday, hosting the jam and Buddy Guy's Legends
* Every Wednesday at Kingston Mines

Sunday, June 14 - Buddy Guy's Legends, CHicago BLues Fest - 3:30 pm

Tuesday, June 23 - House of Blues (Band) 10:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Thursday, June 25 - House of Blues (Solo acoustic)

Thursday, July 2 - Bolingbrook

Saturday, July 18 - Buddy Guy's Legends (Solo acoustic)

Aron Burton - voc, bass - Aron's MySpace - Aron Earwig Bio - AMG bio - YouTube

*Thursdays, Gino's East, 8725 W. Higgins, Chicago- Two for the Blues

Sunday, May 31 - Buddy Guy's Legends, CHicago

Saturday, June 27 - Buddy Guy's LEgends, CHicago - opening for Ronnie Baker Brooks

Eddie C. Campbell - voc, guitar - MySpace

Friday May 29 - Buddy Guy's Legends- Eddie's 70th Birthday Celebration!!

Thursday, June 11 - WLUP Radio - 9:20 am - LIve performance on the Classic Rock the LOOP station - Jonathan Brandmeier show!

Friday June 12 - Chicago Blues Festival - Petrillo Main Stage - 8:20-9:30 pm - Eddie's 70th BDay party and Delmark CD Release party!

Saturday, June 13 - Reggie's Music Joint -2105 S. State St, Chicago - 8pm -"Delmark Records Revue!!

The Incredible Blues Comeback Concert featuring: Eddie C. Campbell CD release party, Rockin' Johnny Burgin, Tail Dragger, Johnny B. Moore and Jesse Fortune. With many special guests, including westside guitarist Cadillac Zack from Los Angeles."

Sat June 27 - 9pm - Cool River Draught House,- Homer Glen, IL

Karen Carroll -vocals - MySpace - YouTube - AMG bio - website

Dave Clark's Blues Swingers- sax, guitar - AMG review

Eddy Clearwater - voc, guitar - "The Chief" website - You Tube

Jun 27, 2009 - Urbana Blues Brews & BBQ - Urbana, IL

Sat July 4 - Davenport, IA - Mississippi Valley Blues Festival

Jul 11, 2009 - Blues At The Lake - Stateline, NV

Saturday - Jul 25, 2009 - Poconos Blues Festival - Lake Harmony, PA

Jul 31, 2009 Fargo Blues Festival Fargo, ND

Aug 15, 2009 - Donnacona Blues Festival - Donnacona, Quebec, CANADA

Aug 23, 2009 Hudson River Park Blues & BBQ Festival New York City, NY,

Sep 12, 2009 Blues At The Beach Virginia Beach, VA,

Michael Coleman - voc, guitar - www.funkymichaelcoleman.com - Michael's MySpace - AMG bio- YouTube

*every Sunday: Bobby Rocket's Bar in Lyons, Wisconsin. Sun 3pm-7pm Thurs 8-11 pm, www.bobbyrocketsbar.com

Fri, June 5 - Buddy Guy's Legends, CHicago

Jun 6 2009 9:30P - The Busted Lift Dubuque, Iowa

Jun 20 2009 5:00P - Mosquitoe Art & Music Fest - Kenosha, Wisconsin

June 27 - Rugan's Martini Bar -Antioch, Illinois

Jun 28 2009 3:00P - Michael's Birthday BBQ Bash!! Salem, Wisconsin

July 9 - Willie Dixon's Heaven Studios - Chicago, IL - 6pm

Friday July 24 - Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago - Delmark Night ! 55th Anniv DVD showing night - Michael will play a set, as will Aaron Moore, Zora Young, and Quintus McCormick

Little Sammy Davis - voc, harp - Little Sammy's MySpace - YouTube - AMG bio

Jun 27 2009 12:00P Brian's Backyard Barbeque w/ Little Sammy Davis Campell Hall, New York

Jul 19 2009 1:45P Riverhead Blues Festival w/Little Sammy Davis. Riverhead, New York

Aug 8 2009 10:00P Mathews on Main Callicoon, New York

Jimmy Dawkins -voc, wes cide gitar - MySpace - Jimmy' website - 2nd website - AMG bio - YOuTube

Jesse Fortune - vocals - AMG bio - Webpage

Saturday, June 13 - Reggie's Music Joint -2105 S. State St, Chicago - 8pm -"Delmark Records Revue!!

The Incredible Blues Comeback Concert featuring: Eddie C. Campbell CD release party, Rockin' Johnny Burgin, Tail Dragger, Johnny B. Moore and Jesse Fortune. With many special guests, including westside guitarist Cadillac Zack from Los Angeles."

Steve Freund -voc, guitar- stevefreund.com - Steve's MySpace - YouTube - AMG bio

Every Tuesday:  Blues Jam at the Mojo Lounge, Fremont Ca.  8:30-12 Midnite http://www.themojolounge.net/  

2009-06-11 09:30pm Saloon San Francisco

2009-06-13 09:30pm Cafe Van Cleef w/ Jan Fanucchi Oakland, CA

2009-06-17 07:00pm Little Fox Theater Hosting Jam Redwood City, CA

2009-06-19 09:00pm Cafe Van Cleef w/ Charles Wheal Oakland, CA

2009-06-21 01:00pm Warehouse Port Costa, CA

2009-06-30 05:30pm The Frequency Madison Wisconsin

2009-07-17 09:30pm Cafe Van Cleef w/ Charles Wheal Oakland

2009-07-25 09:00pm Grand Dell Saloon 1040 Dell Ave , Campbell, CA

Lacy Gibson - voc, guitar- Lacy article in Jefferson - AMG bio

Jimmy Johnson - voc, guitar - Jimmy's website - AMG bio - YouTube

Jun 3 2009 9:30P - Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago with Dave SPecter

June 6: House of Blues Dave SPecter, 10:00-2:30

Saturday, June 13 - Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago BLues FEst - 5:00 pm

July 24: House of Blues w/special guest DAve Specter - 10:00-2:30

July 25: Nick's w/special guest Dave Specter - 10:00-1:30 - 1516 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL

Shirley Johnson- vocals -Shirley MySpace - AMG Bio - YouTube
* every Sunday and Thursday at Blue Chicago, 536 North Clark Street

Friday, June 12 - Chicago Blues Fest - 7-8 pm - Petrillo Main Stage! • 7:00-8:10 pm - celebrating her new release on Delmark - Blues Attack!

Friday, Saturday, July 10, 11 - Blue Chicago, 736 N. CLark - DELMARK CD RELEASE PARTIES for BLUES ATTACK!!

Syl Johnson - voc, guitar, harp - Syl Discography- Syl AMG Bio - Syl MySpace -YouTube

Lenny Lynn - vocals - Lenny page - AMG bio

Magic Slim and the Teardrops - voc, guitar - Magic Slim's website - Slim's MySpace - AMG bio - YoUTube

06/12/09 Chicago, IL Kingston Mines

06/13/09 Chicago, IL Buddy Guy's Legends- Chicago BLues Fest - 11:00 pm

06/26-28/09 Winnipeg, MB Windsor Hotel - Appearing at "Cool Jazz Winnipeg Festival"

06/29, 30/09 Saskatoon, SK Saskatchewan Jazz Festival

Fri, July 3 - Kingston Mines, Chicago

07/04/09 Davenport, IA - Le Claire Park Riverfront - Appearing at "Mississippi Valley Blues Festival"

07/05/09 Portland, OR - Tom McCall Park - Appearing at "Waterfront Blues Festival"

07/08/09 Helena, MT Alive At 5

07/10-12/09 Butte, MT Folk Festival Grounds - Appearing at "National Folk Festival"

07/15/09 Port Townsend, WA Upstage Restaurant

07/16/09 Vancouver, BC The Yale

07/18/09 Winthrop, WA Blues Ranch - Appearing at "Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival"

7/23, 24, 25/09 Appearing at "Japan Blues Festival" - Aomari, Japan - Japan Blues Festival Grounds

08/08/09 Cincinnati, OH Sawyer Point - Appearing at "Cincinnati Blues Festival"

08/09/09 Wheeling, WV Heritage Port Amphitheatre - Appearing at "Heritage Music Bluesfest"

08/15/09 Reno, NV San Rafael Park - Appearing at "Reno-Tahoe Blues Festival"

08/21/09 Edmonton, AB Heritage Amphitheatre - Appearing at "Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival"

08/23/09 Mount Snow, VT Vermont Blues Festival Grounds - Appearing at "Vermont Blues Festival"

08/28/09 Chicago, IL Kingston Mines

08/29/09 Chicago, IL Kingston Mines

09/11/09 Chicago, IL Buddy Guy's Legends

09/12/09 Sun Prairie, WI Angell Park Speedway - Appearing at "Sun Prairie Blues Fest"

09/18/09 Chicago, IL Kingston Mines

09/19/09 Chicago, IL Kingston Mines

10/02/09 Toronto, ON Palais Royale

10/03/09 Cravenhurst, ON Peter's Player

10/16/09 Kansas City, MO Knuckleheads Saloon

10/17/09 Salina, KS Blues At The Crossroads

Al Miller -voc, harp - AMG review

Mississippi Heat - Pierre LaCocque (harp) Inetta Visor (vocals) Lurrie Bell, Carl Weathersby, Giles Corey (guitars) - Mississippi Heat Website - MySpace -AMG

Thu 06/11/09 - SHAW'S CRAB HOUSE - CHICAGO, 7-10pm

Sat 06/13/09 - CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL WEEK-END -- HOUSE OF BLUES- 10pm - 3am

Sun 06/14/09 - DELMARK RECORDS BLUES BRUNCH -- CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL WEEK-END -- 10AM-11:30AM - JAZZ RECORDS MART - 27 E. ILLINOIS STREET

Fri 06/19/09 - BBQ RIBFEST/HEADWATERS STATE PARK - FT. WAYNE, IN [WITH GUEST CARL WEATHERSBY]

Sat 06/20/09 - HINES' FARM -- OHIO - WITH CARL WEATHERSBY - 3950 S. BERKEY SOUTHERN - SWANTON. OHIO

Wed 06/24/09 - EUROPEAN TOUR: JUNE 24TH TO JULY 5TH

Thu 06/25/09 - SWITZERLAND: SANKT GALLEN

Fri 06/26/09 - SWITZERLAND: RAPPERSWIL - JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL

Sat 06/27/09 - LONDON, ENGLAND [TO BE CONFIRMED]

Mon 06/29/09 - SWITZERLAND: ZOFINGEN - ZOFINGEN MEETS NEW ORLEANS

Wed 07/01/09 - SWITZERLAND: VALLE MAGGIA - FESTIVAL

Sat 07/04/09 - FRANCE: CABANNES BLUES FESTIVAL [PROVENCE, FRANCE - NEAR CAVAILLON]

Wed 07/08/09 - BUFFALO, NY , LAFAYETTE TAP ROOM - - WITH CARL WEATHERSBY

Thu 07/09/09 - CHAN'S -- RHODE ISLAND -WITH CARL WEATHERSBY - 267 MAIN STREET - WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND

Fri 07/10/09 - CANADA: SHERBROOKE BLUES FESTIVAL - WITH CARL WEATHERSBY [TBC]

Sun 07/12/09 - NORTH ATLANTIC BLUES FESTIVAL - ROCKLAND, MAINE - 12:15 pm - w/ Carl Weathersby

Thu 07/16/09 - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY/SHRYOCK AUDITORIUM - CARBONDALE, IL - 7pm

Fri 07/17/09 - RHYTHM ON THE RIVER [BLUES FESTIVAL - OUTDORS] - POMEROY, OHIO

Sat 07/25/09 - DODGEVILLE BLUES FESTIVAL - WITH CARL WEATHERSBY [WISCONSIN] - 7pm

Sat 08/08/09 - FESTIVAL - HEADLINERS --- NORTHERN MICHIGAN [TO BE CONFIRMED]

Wed 08/19/09 - BLUES CONCERT -noon -1:30 -pm- HYATT HOTEL - HYATT CENTER MUSIC SERIEs- 71 S. Wacker Drive Franklin Lobby, downtown Chicago

Fri 08/21/09 - MT. SNOW SKI AREA - GRAND SUMMIT LODGE - WEST DOVER, VT - 11pm

Sat 08/29/09 - PRIVATE EVENT - UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO - IDA NOYES HALL

Thu 09/03/09 - J.M. RANDALLS- WILLIAMSBURG, VA

Sat 09/05/09 - MADAM'S ORGAN - WASHINGTON, DC

Sun 09/06/09 - BALTIMORE BLUES SOCIETY [TENTATIVE] -- MARYLAND - BALTIMORE, MD

Fri 09/11/09 - BLUES IN THE DISTRICT -- QUINCY -- ILLINOIS - WASHINGTON PARK -- 5TH & MAINE

Fri 09/25/09 - FAMOUS DAVE'S BBQ - MINNEAPOLIS, MN

OCTOBER 14TH - OCTOBER 25TH : EUROPEAN TOUR WITH GUEST CARL WEATHERSBY

Thu 10/15/09 - TOULOUSE JAZZ/BLUES FESTIVAL - FRANCE [WITH CARL WEATHERSBY]

Sat 10/17/09 - TREMBLAY-EN-FRANCE [FRANCE]

Sat 11/28/09 - PRIVATE WEDDING PARTY - BAND UNAVAILABLE

Sat 12/05/09 - REDKEY PALACE THEATER - 123 S. MERIDIAN - REDKEY, INDIANA

Sat 03/27/10- BONDUES - NORTHERN FRANCE: LA NUIT DU BLUES AU FEMININ - BONDUES, FRANCE

Aaron Moore -voc, piano -AMG bio - YouTube

Saturday June 13 - Chicago Blues Festival - Front Porch • 12:00-1:30 pm - Earwig Record's Tribute to Sunnyland featuring Aaron Moore, Allen Batts and Dennis Binder

Friday July 24 - Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago - Delmark Night ! 55th Anniv DVD showing night - Aaron will play a set, as will Zora Young, Michael Coleman, and Quintus McCormick

Johnny B. Moore - voc, guitar - Johnny is making a comeback! Now playing with Tail Dragger and his own band - AMG bio - YouTube - MySpace

Saturday, June 13 - Reggie's Music Joint -2105 S. State St, Chicago - 8pm -"Delmark Records Revue!!

The Incredible Blues Comeback Concert featuring: Eddie C. Campbell CD release party, Rockin' Johnny Burgin, Tail Dragger, Johnny B. Moore and Jesse Fortune. With many special guests, including westside guitarist Cadillac Zack from Los Angeles."

Frank Morey -voc, guitar
(for more info visit the Frank Morey website) - Morey MySPace - AMG bio - YouTube

Jun 2 2009 8:00A - Artisti in piazza - Italy Pennabilli

Jun 8 2009 8:00P - Artisti in piazza Pennabilli

Jun 19 2009 7:00P - Jackson Homestead (SOLO) Newton, Massachusetts

Jun 29 2009 8:00P - ZUZU Cambridge MA

Jul 18 2009 6:30P - Terra Blues - New York, New York

Aug 8 2009 6:30P - Terra Blues - New York, New York

Tad Robinson - voc, harp (for more info visit the Tad Robinson Website) - MySpace - AMG bio - YouTube

* every Monday at- Daddy Jack's - 8-11:30 w/ Soul Bus -96th & Meridian, Indianapolis, IN

Friday, June 12- Arts Garden @ Circle Center Mall - Indianapolis, IN w/ Soul Bus - lunchtime free concert - 12:15-1:15

Jun 19 2009 8:00P W.C. HANDY BLUES FESTIVAL , Henderson, Kentucky

Friday, July 3 - Gaildorf, Germany - Bluesfest - w/ The Severn Records Soul Revue....Darrell Nulisch, Alex Schultz.....

Saturday, July 4 - Gaildorf, Germany - Bluesfest w/Severn Records Soul Revue

Thursday, July 9 - Slippery Noodle - Indianapolis, IN , 9-1AM

Friday, July 17th - Belinzona, Switzerland - Blues Festival w/ Severn Records Soul and Blues Revue - Darrell Nulisch, Alex Schultz, Lou Pride, Kevin Anker, Steve Gomes, Robb Stupka, The Severn Horns

July 21- July 25 - Cognac Passions Blues Festival - France - Severn Records Soul and Blues Revue w/ Darrell Nulisch, Lou Pride, Alex Schultz, Kevin Anker, The Severn Horns, Steve Gomes, Robb Stupka,

July 27 - BluesStation - France

Friday, July 31 - Arts Garden @ Circle Center -Indianapolis, IN - lunchtime concert - 12-1

Friday, August 7- Thunderbird Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA

Sunday, August 9 - Riverfront Blues Fest - Wilmington, DE

Wednesday, August 12 - Algoma, WI - The Marina Concerts Series

Thursday, August 13 - Buddy Guy's Legends - Chicago, Illinois - 9-1AM

Friday, Saturday August 21, 22 - Redwood Blues Festival - Flint, Michigan with special guest on guitar: Monster Mike Welch

Saturday, August 29 - Trinidadio Blues Fest - Trinidad, Colorado -With Alex Schultz on guitar, Kevin Anker, Harlan Terson, Marty Binder

Otis Rush - voc, guitar - Otis' Website - MySpace - AMG bio - YouTube

Ken Saydak -voc, keys- (for more info visit the Ken Saydak Website) - AMG bio - YouTube

Fri June 5 - Fridays For Fun at La Veta School of the Arts - 1pm - La Veta, CO

Sat June 6 - Fort Francisco Saloon Nights - solo piano - La Veta, CO

Fri June 19 - Victoria Village - Elkhart Lake, WI - with the Velveetatones

Sat, June 20 - THe Brink - Madison, WI - solo piano

Sunday, June 21 - SPACE, Evanston, IL

Tues July 23 -The Frequency - Madison, WI

Thurs June 25 - Mullarkey's - Wasau, Wi - with the Velveetatones

Sunday June 28 - THe Smiling Moose - Osman, WI - with the Velveetatones

Mon June 29 - SUMMERFEST - Milwaukee, WI - noon

Wed July 1- Ludlow Tavern, Monroe, WI - with the Velveetatones

Thurs, July 2 - Milwaukee SUMMERFEST - with Jon Paris Band

August 29 - Trinidaddio BLues Fest - Trinidad, CO

Eddie Shaw - voc, sax - Eddie & the Wolf Gang - AMG bio - Eddie's MySpace -YouTube

Thurs June 4...Capital Oyster Bar...Montgomery, AL

Fri June 5...Ground Zero...Clarksdale, MS

Sat June 6...Highway 61 Blues Festival ...Leland, MS

Thurs June 11...Private Function...Baltimore, MD

Fri June 12...Double Door...Charlotte, NC

Sun June 14...Blues In the Night...Kiawah Island, SC

Thursday, June 18 - Buddy Guy's Legends, CHicago

Fri June 19, Sat June 20 ...Kingston Mines...Chicago, IL

Wed June 24...Kclingers...Hanover, PA

Sat June 27...Rhythm and Blues Fest...Lewisburg, WV

November 4 - 14, 2009 - The Lurrie Bell Blues Band with Special Guest, Eddie Shaw - Lucerne Blues Festival - Lucerne, Switzerland - www.bluesfestival.ch

Byther Smith - voc, guitar- Byther Website - Byther's MySpace page - AMG bio - YouTube

Saturday, July 4 - Kingston Mines, Chicago

Dave Specter -guitar - for more info visit the Dave Specter Website - Specter MySpace - AMG bio -YouTube

June 2: Shaw's Crab House w/ The Fabulous FishHeads featuring Harlan Terson, Mark Wydra & Kenny Smith

Jun 3 2009 9:30P - Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago with Jimmy Johnson, Chicago

June 6: House of Blues w/special guest Jimmy Johnson - 10:00-2:30= Chicago

June 9: Shaw's Crab House w/Pete Benson, Harlan Terson & Greg Wyzer-Pratte - 7:00-10:00 21 E. Hubbard - Chicago, IL

June 13: Nick's w/special guest Sharon Lewis - 10:00-1:30 - 1516 N. Milwaukee Ave.Chicago, IL

June 25: SPACE w/Jeff Parker - 8:00-11:00 - 1245 Chicago Ave. - Evanston, IL

June 26: Rock-A-Bye the River Benefit Concert for The Save Abandoned Babies Foundation- w/Jimmy Johnson, Steve Freund & Sharon Lewis -, 8:00-11:00- 500 N. Kingsbury- Chicago, IL

June 30:- House of Blues 329 N. Dearborn - Chicago, IL

July 7: Shaw's Crab House w/ The Fabulous FishHeads featuring Harlan Terson, Mark Wydra & Kenny Smith

July 10: Kinetic Playground w/special guest Jim Bukiet- 8:00 - midnight- 1113 W. Lawrence - Chicago, IL

July 14: Shaw's Crab House w/Pete Benson, Harlan Terson & Greg Wiser-Pratte - 7:00-10:00

July 15: Buddy Guy's Legends - 9:30-1:00

July 24: House of Blues w/special guest Jimmy Johnson 10:00-2:30

July 25: Nick's w/special guest Jimmy Johnson 10:00-1:30 - 1516 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL

Tail Dragger - vocals - Tail Dragger YouTube clip - Crawlin James MySpace - AMG bio

* EVERY SATURDAY - ROOSTER's - with Rockin Johnny - 4501 W. Madison - 10pm-3am!

Saturday, May 30 - Buddy Guy's Legends, CHicago - opening for Lurrie Bell

Saturday, June 13 - Reggie's Music Joint -2105 S. State St, Chicago - 8pm -"Delmark Records Revue!!

The Incredible Blues Comeback Concert featuring: Eddie C. Campbell CD release party, Rockin' Johnny Burgin, Tail Dragger, Johnny B. Moore and Jesse Fortune. With many special guests, including westside guitarist Cadillac Zack from Los Angeles."

Charles Wilson - vocals - Charles Wilson Website- Charles' MySpace - AMG bio

James Wheeler -voc, guitar - James MySpace - James Youtube clip - AMG bio

*every Thursday @ Rosa's Lounge, 3420 W. Armitage, Chicago, 9:30 pm

Zora Young -vocals - (for more info visit: www.zorayoung.com) - AMG bio - YouTube - MySpace

Friday July 24 - Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago - Delmark Night ! 55th Anniv DVD showing night - Zora will play a set, as will Aaron Moore, Michael Coleman, and Quintus McCormick

August 1 - Sonoma County Blues Fest - Sonoma, CA

 

Recently passed on to that great gig in the sky...

Piney Brown -vocals - Piney's Website - AMG review - YouTube - Rest in peace, Piney! ('22-'09)

Mad Dog Lester Davenport - voc, harp - Wikipedia - AMG Bio - Rest in Peace, Mad Dog - RIP '09

Little Arthur Duncan -voc, harp - Little Arthur MySpace -YouTube- AMG bio- We'll miss you dearly, Arthur! Rest in peace (2/5/1934-8/20/2008)

Robert Ward - voc, guitar - Wikipedia Bio - AMG bio - Riverside Studio Delmark DVD You Tube - REST IN PEACE, King of the Magnatone! (38-08)

 

FRIENDS OF DELMARK- Blues Artists/Leaders on Delmark as "sidemen/women"

Melvina Allen -vocals

Pete Allen -voc, guitar - (on Zora Young's Tore Up From The Floor Up -DE 784)- RIP - d. Sept 2, 2008- Pete, We'll miss you!!!!!

Kenny Anderson - trumpet (on many Delmark CDs! The Chicago Horns) - Kenny on AMG

Billy Boy Arnold - voc, harp, guitar (on Blues Before Sunrise Benefit- DE 699) - MySpace - Wikipedia Billy Boy Unterberger interview

Chico Banks -voc, guitar - Chico's MySpace

Gene "Daddy G" Barge - sax, arranger, producer - (on Tad Robinson's One To Infinity, Syl Johnson's Talkin' Bout Chicago)

Dave Bartholomew - trumpet, voc - (on Jump 'N' Shout - DE 715)

Allen Batts - keys, voc - (on Lester Davenport's I Smell A Rat, Aron Burton's Good Blues To You, Shirley Johnson's Killer Diller)

Steve Behr -piano - (on Jim Beebe's, Michael Coleman's Blues Brunch - DE 785) - Boogie Woogie Masters AAJ

Dennis "The Long Man" Binder - Dennis' website - (on Long Man Blues -DE 717)

Rodney Brown and Hot Rod - sax, voc - (on Big Time Sarah's CDs)

Barrelhouse Chuck - voc, piano - (on Specter's Left Turn On Blue, Specter/Freund's Is What It Is)- Chuck's website

*every Saturday in November, 5pm, Andy's Jazz Club, Chicago

Billy Branch - voc, harp- Billy's Website -(on Willie Kent's Too Hurt To Cry - DE 667, Bonnie Lee's DE 676, Tail Dragger's CDs, Aron Burton's DE 727)

every Monday at Artis' Lounge, 1249 E. 87th, Chicago

every Wednesday with Nellie Tiger Travis, Genesis Lounge, 4838 W. 183rd, Country Club Hills: 8 PM

Mark Braun (Mr.B) - piano - (on Steve Freund's "I'll Be Your Mule") - Mr. B's website

Tommy Brown - vocals - Tommy's website (on Big Walter Horton/Alfred Harris' Harmonica Blues Kings - DD 712)

John Brumbach -sax -(on Specter's, Tad Robinson's, Al Miller's, Zora Young's Learned My Lesson, Jimmy Burns' Leaving Here Walking)- John's website

Mojo Buford - harp, voc - (on Chicago Ain't Nothin' But A Blues Band on JoJo Williams' Atomic- H)

Sam Burckhardt -sax - (on Steve Freund's CDs) - Sam and Airway Records Website

Birmingham "Harmonica" George Conner - voc, harp - (on Chicago Ain't Another Blues Band- DE 624)

Pete Crawford -guitar - (on Steve Freund's "C" For Chicago - DE 734)

Will Crosby - guitar (on Syl Johnson's Back In the Game) - Will's MySpace

Steve Cushing - drums, blues historian/DJ! (on Lurrie Bell's Mercurial Son- DE 679, Big Wheeler's Bone Orchard, Jimmie Lee Robinson's Lonely Traveller) - Blues Before Sunrise

Katherine Davis - vocals - www.katherinedavis.com - (on Dixie Stompers' Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody 'Bout DE 224)

Steve Dawson - voc, guitar - (on Barkin Bill's Gotcha!) -Steve Dawson Music

Wendy Dewitt - piano (on Freund's "C" For Chicago) - Queen of Boogie Woogie

Scott Dirks - voc, harp - (on Jimmie Lee Robinson's Lonely Traveler - DE 665) - Little Walter web page

Michael Dotson - voc, guitar (on Jimmy Burns' Back to the Delta -DE 730) - Michael's website

Danny Draher -voc, guitar - (on Zora Young's Learned My Lesson -DE 748) - Danny's website

Ronnie Earl -guitar - (on Dave Specter's Bluebird Blues -DD 652) - Ronnie's website

Dietra Farr -vocals (on Dave Specter's Bluebird Blues -DD 652)- Dietra's website

Billy Flynn - voc, guitar, mandolin, harp - Billy's Web site - (on Little Arthur Duncan's DE 733, Mad Dog Lester's DG 763, Willie Kent's DE 723)

Hank Ford - sax - (on many Delmark CDs- The Chicago Horns)

Henry Gray -voc, piano - Henry's website (on Chicago Ain't Nothin' but A Blues Band)

Buddy Guy - voc, guitar - Buddy's website (on Jr Wells' Hoodoo Man Blues, Southside Blues Jam)

Phil Guy - voc, guitar - Phil's website - rest in peace, Phil! (4/28/1940-8/20/2008) (on Jr Wells' On Tap and Live at Theresa's 1975)

Steve Guyger - voc, harp - (on Freund's "I'll Be Your Mule"- DE 752)- Steve's Website

Terry Hanck -sax (on Steve Freund's "C" For Chicago - DE 734)- Terry's website

Willie Henderson - sax (baritone) (on many Delmark CDs!!- Chicago Horns) - Willie's Soul Walking page

HI Rhythm Section - Mabon "Teenie" Hodges on guitar and his brothers Leroy and Charles on bass and organ respectively, along with drummer Howard Grimes-(on Syl Johnson's CDs)- Ponderosa Stomp page

Mark Hummel - voc, harp - Mark's website

Illinois Slim -guitar, (harp, voc) (on Blues Before Sunrise - DE 699 and Little Arthur Duncan's)

Morris Jennnings - drums (on Syl Johnson's Back In the Game 674)

Plas Johnson -sax (on Jump 'N' Shout - DE 715) - Plas' website

Syleena Johnson - vocals (on Syl Johnson's Back In The Game - DE 674)

Lynne Jordan - vocals (on Women of Blue Chicago -DD 690)- Lynne's website

Sax Kari - guitar - Sax Kari story - (on Honkers and Bar Walkers, Vol 3 -DE 542)

Brother John Katke - voc, guitar, keys (on Dave Specter, Live Rosa's, Legends DVD/CD) - Brother John's website

Rick Kreher - guitar (on Rockin' Johnny, Little Arthur Duncan) - Muddy Waters' MySpace

Sam Lay - drums, (guitar, voc) - (on Eddy Clearwater's Boogie My Blues Away -DD 678)- Sam's Howlin Wolf page

Bob Levis -guitar - (on Lonnie Brooks' CD, Karen Carroll's CD, Otis Rush -DE 781- Bob's Crossroads page

Sharon Lewis - vocals (on Dave Specter DVD/CD, Live at Rosa's) - Sharon's Texas Fire website

Grana Louise - vocals (on Bay City Jazz Band's Alligator Crawl- DE 242) - Grana's website

Mondays, Blue Chicago, 736 N. Clark: Music at 9 PM. Grana' Louise & the Troublemakers. 312-642-6261.

Lynwood Slim - voc, harp - Lynwood's Webpage - (on Dave Specter's Left Turn On Blue - DE 693)

Minoru Maruyama - rhythm guitar - (on Johnny B. Moore's Troubled World -DE 701 - plays with Tail Dragger

Dave Maxwell - piano (on Steve Freund's "C" For Chicago -DE 734) - Dave's Website

Quintus McCormick - voc, guitar

Bill McFarland and the Chicago Horns - trombone- (on many Delmark CDs)

Rico McFarland - guitar (on Big Time Sarah's CDs, Jimmy Johnson's Johnson Whacks -DD 644)

Kevin McKendree - keyboards, voc - on Tad Robinson's Last Go Round - Kevin's website

Joe Moss - voc, guitar (on Lurrie Bell's Blues Had A Baby - DE 736) - Joe's Website

Nick Moss - voc, guitar, harp, bass - Nick and Kate Moss website

Matt "Guitar" Murphy -guitar, voc (on Memphis Slim's CDs and Chicago Ain't Nothin' But A Blues Band) - You Tube clip w/Memphis Slim

Pete Nathan - guitar (Syl Johnson, Big DooWopper, Aaron Moore)- Crown Royals/ Sol Rey's MySpace- DIRTY FUNK GUITAR!!!!!

Pinetop Perkins - voc, piano - Pinetop's Website (on Carey Bell's Blues Harp - DE 622)

Lucky Peterson -voc, guitar, keys (on Little Milton's Live at Westville Prison -DE 681)- Lucky's MySpace

John Primer - voc, guitar - John's Website- (on Shirley Johnson's Killer Diller - DG 757, Jesse Thomas' Blues Is A Feeling - DE 749)

Roosevelt "Mad Hatter" Purifoy - keys (on Carey/Lurrie Bell's Gettin Up DE 791, Johnny B. Moore, Big Time Sarah, Shirley Johnson, Karen Carroll, Jimmy Burns, and more! )

Bob Riedy - piano - Bob's website (on Jimmy Johnson's Pepper's Hangout - DD 745 and Carey Bell's Heartaches and Pain -DD 666, Eddy Clearwater's)

Boz Scaggs - voc, guitar (on Steve Freund's "C" For Chicago - DE 734) - Boz' website

Jesse Scinto - sax, voc (on Rockin's Johnny's Straight Out of Chicago, DE 720) - Blow Jesse Blow!

Walter Scott - guitar, voc - (on Karen Carroll's Tallk To The Hand - DE 707 and Zora Young's Tore Up From The Floor Up -DE 784)

Alex Schultz -guitar - (on Tad Robinson's CDs) - Alex's website

Kenny Smith - drums, voc - Kenny's Bio

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith -voc, drums, harp - Willie's MySpace - harp on Morris Pejoe/Arthur "Big Boy" Spires - Wrapped Up Baby DD 716

Carl Snyder - keys - (on Jimmy Johnson's Johnson Whacks -DD 644) - The Illinois Slim band

Bob Stroger - bass, voc - Bob's website - Bob's MySPace

Mar 6-8 , 2009 8:00 -TBA London

Mar 20 2009 8:00P Rest Bergmatten Hofstetten/so

Mar 21 2009 8:00P Klangarena Degersheim

Mar 22 2009 8:00P Restaurent Anker Frauenfeld

Mar 26 2009 8:00P Mescalero Grindelwald

Mar 27 2009 8:00P Honky Tonk Fest Luzern

Mar 28 2009 8:00P Blues & Wine Fla"sch

Apr 3 2009 8:00P Blues Festival Basel Basel

Apr 4 2009 8:00P Volkshaus Rebgasse 12 Basel

Sep 11 2009 8:00P Fur Peace Ranch Pomeroy Margefield Gigst, Ohio

Eddie Taylor, Jr. - voc, guitar (on Little Arthur Duncan's Singin' With The Sun -DE 733) - Eddie Taylor, Sr.

*every Monday, noon, Buddy Guy's Legends, 754 S. Wabash

Larry Taylor - voc, drums (on Eddie Burns' Snake Eyes - DE 758 and Jimmy Burns' Back To The Delta - DG 770) - Larry's website

Harlan Terson -bass (on Dave Specter, Lurrie Bell, Barkin' Bill) - Harlan's website

Little Al Thomas - vocals - on Delmark DVD/CD with Little Arthur, Live at Rosa's!

Gloria Thompson-Rodgers -vocals (on James Wheeler's Ready- DE 719) - Gloria's website

Twist Turner - drums, voc, - blues storyteller supreme- Twist's website and Twist's MySpace

Maurice John Vaughn - voc, guitar, sax - (on Detroit Jr.'s Blues On The Intenet -DE 777 and Shirley Johnson's Killer Diller- DG 757)

Dave Waldman - harp, guitar - (on Big Wheeler's Bone Orchard, Jimmie Lee Robinson's Lonely Traveller, with Tail Dragger on Blues Brunch at the Mart DE785)

Herb Walker - guitar (on Barkin' Bill's Gotcha!)

Carl Weathersby -voc, guitar (on Charles Wilson's If Heartaches Were Nickels -DE 771 and Mississippi Heat's Hattiesburg BluesDE 795) - Carl's website

Jody Williams - guitar, voc - (on J.T. Brown's Windy City Boogie - DE 714) - Jody page

Kim Wilson - harp, voc - T-Birds Site (on Steve Freund's "C" For Chicago - DE 734)

Mark Wydra - guitar, voc (on Ken Saydak's Love Without Trust DE 751, Dave Clark's Switchin in the Kitchen -DE 768)

Willie Young -sax (on Rockin Johnny's, Tail Dragger's CDs) - Willie at Joe's Corner

 

 

Lurrie Bell's 50th Birthday Party!! at Buddy Guy's Legends, Saturday December 13

www.lurrie.com Can you believe Lurrie's turning a half century?? Lurrie's been playing since he was a kid, learning directly from all of the Chicago blues masters, completely immersed in real deal blues; Lurrie IS THE BLUES!!!!

Please come out and celebrate with Lurrie and wish him a Happy Birthday and congratulate him on his plethora of recent Blues Awards!

Lurrie Bell has just been named 2008 Blues Artist Of The Year by Living Blues Magazine!

2008 Living Blues Awards Critics' Poll Blues Artist of the Year (Male) and Readers' Poll Blues Artist of the Year (Male)

The one and only Tail Dragger will be opening up for the Lurrie Bell band!

March 18-22, 2009 - Velvet Lounge - Happy 80th BDay party Mr. Fred Anderson!

The Velvet is planning a major celebration honoring our founder, mentor, and inspiration Fred Anderson in tribute to his 80th birthday on Sunday, March 22.  The festivities will begin on Wednesday, March 18 and continue the entire week, culminating in a special performance by the venerable Mr. Anderson himself (with special guests to numerous to list, many from all over the country) at 7pm on Sunday, March 22, followed by the legendary Jazz Jam.  The Wednesday through Saturday shows will feature multiple groups and again numerous special guests.  Nothing is definitively confirmed yet, however some of the out of town folks we expect to participate include Kidd Jordan, Maurice Brown, Richard Davis, Henry Grimes plus many other Chicago legends and Velvet regulars. Much, much more to follow…!

 

DELMARK Records is 55 years old this year!!!

We're excited to announce that we are throwing a party for Bob Koester and Delmark to celebrate this monumental music milestone. Do not miss this chance to honor one of the world's longest running single owned and operated independent record labels- Blues and Jazz since 1953!!

Friday. September 26, 2008, 8pm

at Old Town School of Folk Music in Lincoln Square, Chicago

Dave Specter will be hosting a jazz/blues summit with many special artists from Delmark!-

Ari Brown, Nicole Mitchell, Corey Wilkes, Jimmy Johnson, Lurrie Bell, and many more special guests will be throwin' it down at the Old Town School!!!

4544 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago - 773-728-6000

www.oldtownschool.org

Little Arthur Duncan is now forever "Singin' With the Sun!"- Low-reen

Little Arthur Duncan Benefit/Memorial/Backscratcher party at Rosa's Lounge, Chicago- Sept 19

We will be celebrating the life of Little Arthur Duncan with a memorial benefit for the family at Rosa's Lounge on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008

Live performance from the BackScratchers and many special guests, including Tail Dragger, Billy Boy Arnold, Zora Young, Eddie Taylor, Jr.!

 

 

Very, very sad Chicago blues news to report. Two of the nicest Chicago bluesmen passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2008, our dear friends Little Arthur Duncan (from complications from brain surgery) and Phil Guy. Arthur and Phil were not only both underappreciated outstanding blues musicians, but truly great fans of the blues. While many musicians do not go out to the clubs unless they are playing, both Arthur and Phil were seen out all the time with big infectious smiles listening to their favorite blues artists.

Little Arthur Duncan was absolutely the sweetest guy I personally knew on the Chicago blues scene. He was a great friend, a proud and very well respected man, a wonderful story teller with a great sense of humor, and one of the last of the down home Chicago blues singers and harp players- Blues with a FEELING. Mr. Duncan also held the best blues parties, with his great southern soul food cooking. We'll miss you, Mr Back Scratcher!

This is from our friend Bob Corritore....

• RIP Little Arthur Duncan 2/5/1934-8/20/2008: It is with great sadness that we report yet another passing in this terrible week of losses to our blues community. Chicago harmonica ace Little Arthur Duncan passed away Wednesday morning, August 20, 2008 at Kindred Hospital in Northlake, IL. He was 74. He had been incapacitated for months with little hope of recovery. Born February 5, 1934 in Indianola, Mississippi, Arthur moved to Chicago at age 16, where he heard and befriended Little Walter, who inspired him to take up the harmonica. While holding down a construction day job, he began performing around Chicago with John Brim, Floyd Jones, and Hip Lankchan. He would later own and operate the Artesia Lounge on Lake Street, which moved to West Madison Street and reopened as Backscratcher's Social Club. Owning a club gave Arthur a regular place to perform, and he became a popular neighborhood attraction on the West Side. Twist Turner produced some of Arthur's first recordings, which appeared first on cassette and then on Cannonball Records' Blues Across America series. As Arthur's stature grew in Chicago, he recorded more, cutting two beautiful CDs for Delmark (Singin' With The Sun and Live At Rosa's Blues Lounge (on DVD and CD), and one for Random Chance (Live In Chicago). He was a simply great vocalist, with tremendous power and expressiveness; and his sparse harmonica was always on the money. He specialized in third position and chromatic harmonica. His final band included Illinois Slim, Rick Kreher, and Twist Turner. He had a warm and gracious personality, and his passing leaves a huge hole in the Chicago blues scene, as he was one of a handful of the dwindling old school harmonica masters. We will miss you, Arthur.

• RIP Phil Guy 4/28/1940-8/20/2008: This news form Steve Hecht of Piedmont Talent and Buddy Guy's Legends: Guitarist/vocalist Phil Guy, the younger brother of the legendary Buddy Guy, passed away today at St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields, IL, after a battle with kidney and liver cancer. He was 68. Born April 28, 1940 in Lettsworth, Louisiana, Phil learned to play guitar as a child. He followed in Buddy's footsteps, playing after him with Baton Rouge artists Big Poppa and Raful Neal. He recorded as accompanist for his brother in 1957, for Raful Neal around 1958, and for Slim Harpo in the mid-60s. He joined his brother's band in Chicago in 1969, and has been based there ever since. He has worked and recorded with many of the city's leading artists, such as his brother, Junior Wells, Byther Smith, and Jimmy Dawkins. Phil began focusing his efforts on advancing his own musical career during the 80's and he developed a solid reputation as a tough, electrified Chicago blues guitarist. He toured all around the world; and though he never achieved the fame or recognition that his brother did, he was considered a star in his own right. His recordings are numerous and appear on labels such as JSP, Wolf, Isabel, and Red Lightning.

*You can also some incredibly underrated guitar from Phil Guy on Delmark's Junior Wells recordings, On Tap, and Live at Theresa's, 1975!

 Chicago Jazz Festival celebration at Jazz Record Mart!! 27 E. Illinois, Chicago (312-222-1467)

Sunday, August 31, 2008- 10:15 am

Ari Brown Quartet - Live performance w/ Ari Brown, Kirk Brown, Yosef Ben Israel, Avreeayl Ra, and poss. special guests

Admission is free- Refreshments provided

 **Intense Chicago bluesman Byther Smith will be celebrating his new Delmark release on DVD and CD, Blues On the Moon, Saturday, August 9th at Buddy Guy's Legends!

 

Corey Wilkes, Drop It ! www.coreywilkes.com -

CD release party Friday, June 20, Close Up 2, Chicago

COREY WILKES' new Delmark CD, Drop It, is here!! Chicago jazz trumpet phenom Corey Wilkes' recording debut (as a leader) just came in !

"Corey Wilkes has blossomed into one of the boldest, most versatile young trumpeters in Chicago jazz. Whether inventing strangely inventive sounds with the Art Ensemble of Chicago or fronting a straight ahead group, he proves that a nimble technique and a sense of adventure can distinguish a musician from his peers." &endash; Howard Reich, esteemed Chicago Tribune Jazz critic

Drop It, Delmark CD release party, Friday, June 20, Close Up 2 (416 S. Clark, Chicago), 11pm- 2am

Corey Wilkes : trumpet, flugelhorn, efx, Jabari Liu: alto sax, Kevin Nabors : tenor sax, Robert "Baabe" Irving III : keys, Junius Paul : bass, Makaya McCraven : drums, and possible special guest: Dee Alexander : vocals

Friday, June 20- Directly preceding the CD release party @ 8pm - 9:45 pm, is a special "Jazz" Festival at Pritzker Park (Van Buren and State )

Close Up 2 Smooth Jazz Festival (Corey Wilkes and Black Slang is headlining Friday, Stanley Jordan is headlining Saturday), www.closeup2jazz.com

featuring Corey Wilkes and Black Slang:

Corey Wilkes - trumpett/efx/vocals, Kevin Nabors - tenor sax, Will Kurk - keys, Junius Paul - bass, Big Ant - drums, Frankie Blaze - guitar, Yaw - vocals, Phenom - hip hop MC, Mashawune Wilkes, Tosha Alston, and Imania Dietry - African Dance!!

After the festival Friday, go directly to Close Up 2 (416 S. Clark) to celebrate Corey's debut CD release on Delmark Records- LATE NITE PARTY!!!!!!

We're very excited to announce the recording debut as a leader for the charismatic rising star on the Chicago jazz scene, Corey Wilkes!

This highly anticipated diverse release will also feature the keyboard work from Robert "Baabe" Irving III (Miles Davis' late period keys man) and the powerfully wild and beautiful vocals of Dee Alexander (on cuts "Funkier than a mosquita's tweeter!" and "Ubiquitous Budafly!")

Take a look at some of the recordings Corey has been an integral part of, performing on trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion., including Roscoe Mitchell, Art Ensemble of Chicago, and Tortoise! Corey is featured trumpet player with Art Ensemble of Chicago and Kahil el ' Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble.

 

 

We had an absolute blast at Buddy's in March! THank you to everyone involved!

Friday, March 7, 2008 at Buddy Guy's Legends @ 9pm

This will be a special Delmark 55th Anniversary tribute concert with a who's who in Chicago Blues scheduled to perform:

Byther Smith, Jimmy Johnson, Eddie Shaw, Zora Young, Little Arthur Duncan, Lurrie Bell, Tail Dragger, Dave Specter, The Big DooWopper, Aaron Moore, Shirley Johnson, Billy Branch, Johnny B. Moore, and many more special guests (maybe Friendly Chap ?!) Bob Stroger, Kenny Smith and Roosevelt "Mad Hatter" Purifoy was the house band, along with Harlan Terson, Brother John Katke, and Marty Binder.

 Delmark and Jazz Record Mart present or annual Blues Brunch at the Mart!

Sunday June 8, 10am-noon (until to you head off to Chicago BLues Fest!)- FREE!

Mississippi Heat will be performing their hits off their new fantastic Delmark CD, Hattiesburg Blues! www.mississippiheat.net

Jazz Record Mart, 27 E. Illinois, (Illinois and Wabash) Chicago, 312-222-1467, www.jazzmart.com

**DELMARK MYSPACE PAGE (http://www.myspace.com/delmarkrecords) is up and running with DVD trailers and slide shows!!

** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT **

TAILDRAGGER and SYL JOHNSON to play the 7th Annual PONDEROSA STOMP in New Orleans, LA- House of Blues New Orleans- April 29, 30 2008- Dr. Ike and the Mystic Knights of the Mau Mau throw down our favorite roots music fest of all!- celebrating unsung heroes of blues, soul, funk, rockabilly, garage rock, swamp pop, New Orleans R&B - do not miss this insane musical mayhem fest!

Festival Lineup (so far): Ronnie Spector, Roky Erickson, Mary Weiss, Question Mark and The Mysterians, The Collins Kids, The Green Fuz, Syl Johnson, The Hi Rhythm Section, William Bell, The Bo Keys, Bobby Parker, The Mighty Hannibal, Nathaniel Mayer, Eddie Bo, Zigaboo Modeliste, Lazy Lester, Barbara Lynn, Travis Wammack, Tammy Lynn, Al Johnson, Lil Buck Sinegal and The Top Cats Featuring Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Warren Storm, Mac Rebennack, Jean Knight, Skip Easterling, Hayden Thompson, Sonny Burgess, Joe Clay, Jay Chevalier, Deke Dickerson and The Eccofonics, Little Freddie King, Henry Gray, Louisiana Red, Eddie Powers, Earl Stanley, James Blood Ulmer, Wardell Quezergue and His Rhythm and Blues Revue, Roy Head, Dale Hawkins, King Lloyd, Roscoe Robinson, Ralph "Soul" Jackson, Herman Hitson, Wiley and The Checkmates, and Rockie Charles, East of Edens Soul Express, and the TAILDRAGGER !

 

Live DAVE SPECTER DVD/CD is in!!!

LIVE IN CHICAGO , Release Date: April 22, 2008

Recorded in Chicago at Buddy Guy's Legends and Rosa's Lounge

Featuring Special Guests: Jimmy Johnson, Tad Robinson & Sharon Lewis

with Brother John Kattke, Harlan Terson & Marty Binder

 

Dave Specter CD/DVD release parties for Live in Chicago:

Wed, May 21: Buddy Guy's Legends, 9:30-1:00

"Live in Chicago" DVD/CD Release Party! Featuring Tad Robinson & many special guests.

Thurs. May 22: SPACE (Dave's new club!) = Society for Preservation of Arts & Culture in Evanston, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL

"Live in Chicago" DVD/CD Release Party! Featuring Tad Robinson & many special guests. 9:00-?

DELMARK CD release party for Mississippi Heat's "Hattiesburg Blues"

FRIDAY, MAY 30TH, BUDDY GUY'S LEGENDS with special guest Carl Weathersby!! 754 S. Wabash, @10pm

MISSISSIPPI HEAT, Hattiesburg Blues, (Delmark CD - DE 795), with special guests Lurrie Bell and Carl Weathersby -

www.mississippiheat.net , www.lurrie.com , www.carlweathersby.org , www.gilescorey.us

This very underrated Chicago blues band is led by harp innovator/ band leader Pierre LaCocque and dynamic female vocalist Inetta Visor, along with their fantastic new guitarist Giles Corey (check out his guitar and vocals on his spotlight song "Say Something Good!") Chris "Hambone" Cameron on keys (including clavinet) and the ubiquitous all star drummer Kenny Smith. Special guests besides heavies Lurrie Bell (singing a new Chicago Blues anthem "Chicago Is My Home!") and Carl Weathersby ("Hell and Back") are guest vocalist, Devin Thompson (Chicago Catz, Rico), and latin percussionist Ruben Alvarez (Howard Levy's Chevere) and the Chicago Horns (Willie Henderson, Hank Ford, Bill McFarland, and Kenny Anderson) - making for a very full sounding (but not cluttered) blues recording, with some unique twists!

You can listen to sound samples of this at http://www.mississippiheat.net/disc/hattiesburg.html

 

Delmark recording debut as leader for Jason Ajemian (Born Heller, Chicago Underground Trio, A Cushicle, Exploding Star Orchestra, and many more!)

JASON AJEMIAN's Smokeless Heat - Delmark CD release party on Wednesday, April 30, Heaven Gallery, Chicago

Former Chicagoans Jason Ajemian and Nori Tanaka back in Chicago for special rare performance!!

Jason Ajemian's Smokeless Heat Delmark CD release party for The Art of Dying,

Wed. April 30, Heaven Gallery, 1550 N. Milwaukee, 2nd floor, Chicago's Wicker Park, www.heavengallery.com

 

 

**Little Arthur Duncan's 74th Birthday Party & Soul Food Buffet with the Backscratchers and special guests!!- Saturday, Feb 2, 2008 - Rosa's Lounge, 3420 W. Armitage, Chicago

**DELMARK CD RELEASE PARTIES **

Recent Delmark CD/DVD release parties in 2008! Come out and celebrate with both new and veteran Delmark artists

*BRAD GOODE's NATURE BOY- Friday, Saturday February 15, 16, 2008 - The Green Mill, Lawrence and Broadway, Chicago's Uptown

Brad Goode Quartet : Brad Goode (trumpet), Jeff Jenkins (piano), Johannes Weidenmuller (bass), and Todd Reid (drums) (www.bradgoode.com)

 

*KEEFE JACKSON's Project Project - JUST LIKE THIS- Sunday, February 24, 10 pm, Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont, Chicago (www.keefejackson.com)

Project Project : Keefe Jackson (tenor sax, bass clarinet), Josh Berman (cornet), Jaimie Branch (trumpet and flugelhorn), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Nick Broste (trombone), Marc Unternahrer (tuba), James Falzone (clarinet), Guillermo Gregorio (alto sax, clarinet), Dave Rempis (alto and baritone sax), Jason Stein (bass clarinet), Anton Hatwich (bass), and Frank Rosaly (drums)

 

*Check out the new and updated AACM- Chicago web page!! www.aacmchicago.org

 

*SABERTOOTH's Dr. Midnight, Live at the Green Mill - Friday, January 4, 2008, 9pm - The Green Mill , Lawrence and Broadway, Chicago's Uptown. Delmark debut from this wildly popular quartet who hosts the Green Mill "After Hours Jazz Party" every Saturday night. Funky sax tandem B3 organ jams all night!!

Sabertooth Jazz Quartet (myspace.com/sabertoothquartet) is Pat Mallinger (tenor and alto sax, flute), Cameron Pfiffner (tenor and soprano sax, flute, piccolo), Pete Benson (Hammond B3 organ), and Ted Sirota (drums)

*Little Arthur Duncan and the BackScratchers, Live at Rosa's Lounge - Friday, January 11, 2008, 9pm - Rosa's Lounge, Chicago's friendliest blues club, Kimball and Armitage. Come out and shake your money maker with Arthur and his "Young Fashioned Ways" at the Backscratcher down home "Blues With A Feeling" party. This will also be a double birthday celebration for Illinois Slim and Delmark Kevin!

Little Arthur Duncan (vocals, harp), Illinois Slim (guitar), Rick Kreher (guitar), Twist Turner (drums), and Michael Azzi (bass) (myspace.com/littlearthurduncan)

*Mike Walbridge's Chicago Footwarmers featuring Kim Cusack Crazy Rhythm! - Sunday January 27, Madison Jazz Society presents the Footwarmers in a Delmark CD release party and an early Mardi Gras party from 2-5 p.m. at the Coliseum Bar, 232 E Olin Ave, Madison, WI..Traditional Jazz Fans unite!  The Chicago Salty Dogs are celebrating their 60th anniversary this year (since 1947!!) and are performing a special holiday show at Fitzgerald's Club in Berwyn, IL on Thursday, December 27, 7pm. Salty Dogs include legendary trad jazz players Mike Walbridge (tuba, cornet) and Kim Cusack (clarinet, sax) who just released new 2007 Delmark studio recordings with Mike Walbridge's Chicago Footwarners, also featuring Don Stiernberg on banjo and guitar.

 

 

TAIL DRAGGER and Lurrie Bell just returned home after a month plus long European Tour!! Take a look at this all-star real deal Chicago Blues Band- Chicago wishes this band played at home regularly!

"Chicago Blues Festival Tour 2007 " - Featuring:

Tail Dragger (voc) Lurrie Bell (voc, guitar), Eddie Taylor Jr. (guitar, voc), Martin Lang (harp), Willie Hayes (drums) and Russell Jackson (bass, voc)

 

 NICOLE MITCHELL's Black Earth Ensemble DVD/CD release party !!

Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - Fred Anderson's Velvet Lounge, Chicago

Black Earth Ensemble: Nicole Mitchell (flute, composer) David Boykin (saxophone) David Young (trumpet) Jeff Parker (guitar) Justin Dillard (piano)Tomeka Reid (cello) Josh Abrams (bass) Marcus Evans (drums) and Ugochi (vocals) (*Parker will not be performing at the release party.)

Nicole Mitchell will be celebrating her highly anticipated Delmark debut recording, Black Unstoppable at the Velvet! Delmark will be releasing simultaneously a DVD of a recent Nicole Mitchell performance at the Velvet and a studio CD recorded at Riverside/Delmark of Nicole's brilliant compositions. In the August 2007 issue of Downbeat Magazine, Nicole Mitchell has placed #1 in the Rising Star Flutist category. This is her third year to carry the title.

Highly critically acclaimed flautist and composer Nicole Mitchell's trajectory is rising fast. Check out the recent CHICAGO READER for a fantastic front page full feature on Nicole from Peter Margasak. " AN IMPROVISED LIFE...on her way to becoming the greatest living flutist in jazz!!"

 

 

 

 

 

CHICAGO UNDERGROUND TRIO performed live in Europe in November, while screening their recent Delmark DVD, CHRONICLE with visual improvisations by filmmaker Raymond Salvatore Harmon, including a date, November 14th at the prestigious Copenhagen International Film Documentary Festival !

Delmark and CUT's Chronicle was in the running for the 2007 Award. Congrats to Joy Division- Lil' ol' Delmark is in GREAT company!! **Chicago Underground Trio - Chronicle, Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who, Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing, Dub Echoes, Gang Gang Dance: Retina Riddim + Otomo Yoshihide: The Multiple Otomo Project, Global Metal, Joe Strummer - The Future Is Unwritten, Nömadak TX, Pilgrimage From Scattered Points + Bogman Palmjaguar, Sigur Rós - Heima, Joy Division, Lou Reed's Berlin

 

  Delmark's recent DVD/CD Recordings!-

  *Wednesday, Octboer 10, 2007 : Corey Wilkes at Close Up 2, 7pm, 416 S. Clark, Chicago

"During the past few years, Corey Wilkes has blossomed into one of the boldest, most versatile young trumpeters in Chicago jazz. Whether inventing strangely innovative sounds with the Art Ensemble of Chicago or fronting a straight- ahead group, he proves that a nimble technique and a sense of adventure can distinguish a musician from his peers"  Howard Reich- Chicago Tribune Arts Critic

1) Friday, August 17 :*Byther Smith - Smitty is one of the last of the intense, no nonsense real deal Mississippi to Chicago bluesmen - searing guitar and passionate vocals

*live at the NATURAL RHYTHM Private Social Club, 2000 W. 59th St (corner of Damen and 59th), Chicago

 

2) Saturday, August 18: *LITTLE ARTHUR DUNCAN and the Back Scratchers with special guest vocalist LITTLE AL THOMAS : Rosa's Lounge, 3420 W. Armitage, Chicago, 9pm -1am

*get ready to shake your money maker to live down home blues from the one and only Little Arthur Duncan on vocals and harmonica - Watch out ladies!!

 

*DAVE SPECTER with special guests Jimmy Johnson on voc/guitar, Tad Robinson on voc/harp, and Sharon Lewis on vocals.

3) Monday, August 20: Rosa's Lounge 3420 W. Armitage, Chicago, 9:00pm-1:00am -Dave Specter w/ vocalist Sharon Lewis "Texas Fire" and Brother John Kattke, Harlan Terson & Marty Binder

4) Tuesday, August 21: Buddy Guy's Legends, 754 S. Wabash, Chicago 9:30pm-1:30am Dave Specter w/Jimmy "The Bar Room Preacher" Johnson, Tad "Mr. Blue Eyed Soul" Robinson, Brother John Kattke , Harlan "The Bluesperson" Terson & Marty Binder

FRED ANDERSON'S 80th Birthday Tribute Festival - March 18-22, 2009 - Velvet Lounge - www.velvetlounge.net (312-791-9050)

   In honor of Fred Anderson's 80th birthday, March 22nd, the Velvet Lounge is presenting a five-day 80th Birthday Tribute Festival beginning Wednesday, March 18, and culminating on Sunday, March 22, with Fred's birthday party.  The event (to benefit the Velvet Lounge) will feature multiple bands each night, special out-of-town guests, a limited edition commemorative poster, and the release of a limited edition "official bootleg" cd of the Fred Anderson Trio (with Tatsu Aoki and Chad Taylor) recorded live at the Velvet Lounge on March 22nd, 2000, Fred's 72nd birthday.  Advance tickets for each night are available at the Velvet Lounge.

Wednesday, March 18, 8:30pm: Wednesday Masters Series Tribute to Fred Anderson

SET 1 Richard Davis & Willie Pickens

SET II Edwin Daugherty/Ari Brown/Dawi Williams/Dushun Mosley with special guests Douglas R. Ewart & Henry Grimes

 

Thursday, March 19, 8:30pm: Justin Dillard Tribute to Fred Anderson

SET I Justin Dillard & the D-O-3-O Organ Trio (Dave Miller & Cliff Wallace) with special guest Mike Moynihan

SET II Kahil El' Zabar Trio (Justin Dillard & Junius Paul) with special guest Ernest Dawkins

 

Friday, March 20, 9:00pm: Asian Improv Records Tribute to Fred Anderson

SET I Jeff Chan's Clarinet Quartet featuring Mwata Bowden, Ed Wilkerson and special guest Jimmy Ellis

SET II Tatsu Aoki & Miyumi Project "Big Band Edition" with special guests Jeff Chan, Jimmy Ellis, Ed Wilkerson, Jeff Parker & Avreeayl Ra

SET III Fred Anderson, Jeff Parker, Tatsu Aoki & Chad Taylor

 

Saturday, March 21, 8:00pm: "Blackout Festival" Tribute to Fred Anderson

SET I Ernest Dawkins & the New Horizons Ensemble (Steve Berry, Darius Savage, Isaiah Spencer) with special guest Corey Wilkes

SET II Dee Alexander Quartet (Miguel de la Cerna, Harrison Bankhead, Leon Joyce) with special guest Nicole Mitchell

SET III Ari Brown Quartet (Kirk Brown, Yosef Ben Israel, Avreeayl Ra) with special guest Pharez Whitted

SET IV "Jam for Fred" with above plus special guests Hamiet Bluiett, Henry Grimes & more

 

Sunday, March 22, 7:00pm: Fred Anderson's 80th Birthday Party!

SET I Fred Anderson, Jeff Parker, Harrison Bankhead & Hamid Drake with special guest Kidd Jordan

SET II as above with special guests Billy Brimfield, Henry Grimes, Chad Taylor & Francis Wong

SET III Free Jazz Jam" with all above plus surprise special guests

SET IV Isaiah Spencer & the Velvet Jam All-Stars featuring Kevin Nabors, Chris McBride, Scott Hesse, & Junius Paul followed by the Velvet Lounge Jazz Jam….

 

Wednesday March 25 , 9:30 pm- Fred Anderson, Harrison Bankhhead, and Tim Daisy - Encore bonus gig at the Hideout, Chicago - 2 sets

 

to reserve tix and further inquiries, call Stuart 847-917-0776 or email jazz.mann@comcast.net

 

Check out our friend Bob Corritore's amazing Blues website, and make sure you check out his photo archives, including a Delmark page!

 **DELMARK MYSPACE PAGE (http://www.myspace.com/delmarkrecords) is up and running with DVD trailers and slide shows!!

For more information on artist performances, contact Kevin in our promotions department
at (773) 539-5001 or bluesjazz@delmark.com.

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