Delmark Records Celebrates Jazz Master Ari Brown
Ari Brown during the live broadcast on WDCB from Delmark Records studio. Photo by Dave Specter
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2026 Chicago Jazz Fest announced with a special celebration of Delmark artist, ARI BROWN!!
JOIN US FOR THESE TWO EVENTS CELEBRATING Chicago jazz saxophone legend, ARI BROWN: The live broadcast on Monday and FREE concert on Tuesday will feature Ari Brown joined by longtime collaborators whose collective artistry has helped shape his unmistakable sound: pianist Kirk Brown, bassist Yosef Ben Israel, drummer Avreeayl Ra, and percussionist Dr. Cuz. Together,…
Welcome home JIMMY BURNS from Memphis and Clarksdale with special gig at SPACE with the SOUL MESSAGE BAND!!!
JIMMY BURNS & Soul Message Band at Evanston SPACE, Tuesday May 26. Blues Music Awards and Living Blues Awards nominees Jimmy Burns & Soul Message Band bring to Evanston SPACE the repertoire of their acclaimed Delmark album “Full Circle” and more! Guitar superstar Dave Specter will join the show as a guest musician too! Don’t…
New movie on THE GREEN MILL features Delmark jazz artists Von Freeman and Brad Goode!!!
Green Mill Documentary Screening, Tue Feb 10 2026 at 08:00 pm to 09:30 pm, Davis Theater, Chicago | Chicago The Green Mill: A Real Chicago Joint, will screen locally at The Davis Theater in Lincoln Square! Check out the article about one of our all-time favorite music venues, a very special home for Chicago jazz…
JIMMY BURNS & THE SOUL MESSAGE BAND – Delmark CD party for FULL CIRCLE at the world-famous GREEN MILL – Sunday, November 23!
JIMMY BURNS with The SOUL MESSAGE Band – Delmark Records CD release party!! “Curtis Mayfield meets Jimmy McGriff” at the Green Mill!! Sunday November 238:00pm – 12:00am, $10 COVER Special guest – Jimmy Burns – vocals, guitar Soul Message featuring:Chris Foreman – Hammond B-3 organGreg Jung – alto saxGreg Rockingham – drums EXCITING NEWS FROM…
EXCITING NEWS FROM DELMARK!! Much anticipated special new release from JIMMY BURNS & SOUL MESSAGE BAND!
We’re so excited about this unique collaboration featuring the warm timeless Chicago soul/blues vocals from Jimmy Burns and the hard groovin’ B3 Blues/jazz organ from Chris Foreman‘s SOUL MESSAGE BAND!! Curtis Mayfield meets Jimmy McGriff at the Crossroads! This concept inspired Delmark to explore the historical recordings made by JIMMY BURNS when he was very…
Delmark’s annual ROCKWELL STROLL a GREAT SUCCESSFUL FEST once again!
Mississippi Heat‘s harpmaster/bandleader Pierre Lacocque with Chicago blues guitarist extraordinaire Jon McDonald! DELMARK Rockwell Stroll 2025 was a super fun neighborhood jazz & blues block party! Thanks to Blueshift Big Band, Pierre Lacocque & Jon McDonald, Jazz Journalists Association, Lauren Deutsch, Greg Guy & GeeHive, WDCB, Moors Beer, Offset BBQ, Chicago Jazz Festival & DCASE,…
100th anniversary of the historic UPTOWN THEATRE – new book, THE UPTOWN!
Please Support ‘The UPTOWN’ Book before March 21 A new book from Delmark friends Andy Pierce and Robert Loerzel and CityFiles Press celebrates the 100th anniversary of the historic Uptown Theatre, a large, lavish movie palace, a National Register building, and a designated Chicago Landmark. The UPTOWN takes readers back to the theater’s ballyhooed opening in 1925. It was a magical place…
Fareed Haque Group @ Green Mill, Chicago
(8pm – midnight) FAREED HAQUE GROUP Friday January 24 8:00pm – 12:00am $20 cover Friday, Jan. 24 and Saturday, Jan. 25 Fareed Haque Group featuring:Fareed Haque – guitarCasey Nielsen – guitarAlex Austin – bassGreg Fundis – drumsJuan Pastor – percussion . FAREED HAQUE GROUP ♪ “Best World Guitarist”– Guitar Player Magazine Reader’s Choice Awards 2009 ♪ “Classical and jazz,…
DEE ALEXANDER with Chicago Soul Jazz Collective @ Fitzgerald’s, Berwyn
Chicago Soul Jazz Collective featuring Dee Alexander LIVE MUSIC Thurs, April 11, 2024 FITZGERALDS PRESENTS: CHICAGO SOUL JAZZ COLLECTIVE W/ DEE ALEXANDER CHICAGO SOUL JAZZ COLLECTIVE FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB PRESENTS: Chicago Soul Jazz Collective ft. DEE ALEXANDER Returns to FITZGERALDS! $20 General Admission / Reserved Tables Available The Chicago Soul Jazz Collective (CSJC) is a band driven…