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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,…
DELMARK ROCKWELL STROLL JAZZ & BLUES FEST! Sunday, August 24th, 3-7pm at Delmark! Kickoff to the upcoming Chicago Jazz Festival!
Join us for one of our favorite times of the year- the annual DELMARK ROCKWELL STROLL! This year is a special Chicago Jazz focus with the Blueshift Big Band paying tribute to the legendary Barrett Deems‘ Big Band! Special Lauren Deutsch jazz photography exhibit, and an illuminating Jazz Journalists Association discussion panel. Just announced! Very…
BARRETT DEEMS’ Big Band Delmark Tribute with Joel Baer’s Blueshift Big Band @ Andy’s Jazz Club, Chicago
The Blueshift Big Band, will be performing Delmark 472: Barrett Deems’ Big Band How D’You Like It So Far? at Andy’s Jazz Club on May 24 and 25 (12:00–1:15 PM sets each day). This tribute is part of the celebration for the 50th anniversary of the Chisolm family’s ownership of Andy’s, where Barrett performed regularly with his big…
BARRETT DEEMS’ Big Band Delmark Tribute with Joel Baer’s Blueshift Big Band @ Andy’s Jazz Club, Chicago
The Blueshift Big Band, will be performing Delmark 472: Barrett Deems’ Big Band How D’You Like It So Far? at Andy’s Jazz Club on May 24 and 25 (12:00–1:15 PM sets each day). This tribute is part of the celebration for the 50th anniversary of the Chisolm family’s ownership of Andy’s, where Barrett performed regularly with his big…
THE SALTY DOGS @ Fitzgerald’s AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL, Berwyn, IL
Thu Jul 3 2025 4:00 PM FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB 6615 W Roosevelt RoadBerwyn, IL 60402 $65 All Ages Share With Friends Share Share The Original Salty Dogs – New Orleans ShuffleDelmark DE 240Compact Disc (2001) This is the third CD to appear on Delmark with The Original Salty Dogs. On the first they supported Clancy Hayes (Delmark…
SOUL MESSAGE BAND @ Fitzgerald’s, Berwyn, IL
Sat Jul 5 2025 2:30 PM FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB 6615 W Roosevelt RoadBerwyn, IL 60402 $65 All Ages Share With Friends Share Share American Music Festival Show: 4:00 pmDoors: 4:00 pm FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB $65Book Now All Ages Additional Info Sat May 03, 2025 Saturday afternoon on the Patio w/ SOUL MESSAGE BAND Soul Message Band Show: 4:00 pm…
SOUL MESSAGE BAND @ Fitzgerald’s, Berwyn, IL
Sat May 03, 2025 Saturday afternoon on the Patio w/ SOUL MESSAGE BAND Soul Message Band Show: 4:00 pm Doors: 11:00 am FITZGERALDS PATIO $0.00Book Now All Ages Additional Info FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR PRESENTS SOUL MESSAGE BAND FREE SHOW! Click “Book Now” to reserve a table. We always leave room for walk-ins so if you can’t find a…
Rest in peace to Mr. George Freeman, legendary Chicago jazz guitarist.
George Freeman – Birth Sign – DELMARK RECORDS Creativity, Originality, Style, and goin “outside!” Rest in peace to one of my favorite jazz guitarists of all time- Mr. George Freeman! Here’s a review I wrote in 2008 on his Delmark classic record, BIRTH SIGN from 1969, published in Delmark and Jazz Record Mart’s RHYTHM &…
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…
Ernest Dawkins’ Delmark recording and Chicago Jazz featured in New York Times!
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Chicago Jazz Explore the Windy City through tracks by Ramsey Lewis, Ahmad Jamal, Lester Bowie and the contemporary artists at the forefront of today’s sound. By Giovanni Russonello Jazz has experienced a meaningful resurgence in popularity over the past 15 years or so, especially among younger listeners. What’s driving that? You…
