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…

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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…

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    Dee Alexander @ Jazz Showcase, Chicago

    Dee Alexander and the DVine. Jazz Showcase 806 S Plymouth Ct Chicago United States (map) Tuesday, April 15, 2025 8:00 PM  11:00 PM https://delmark.com/tag/dee-alexander/ https://downbeat.com/news/detail/dee-alexander-interprets-billie-holiday-on-latest-delmark-outing Dee Alexander Interprets Billie Holiday on Delmark Outing NEWS, FROM THE MAGAZINE, DEE ALEXANDER, BILLIE HOLIDAYBy Howard Mandel   I  Dec. 31, 2019 “I can’t remember a time when Billie Holiday’s music wasn’t in my life,” says Dee Alexander, the…

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      Paul Giallorenzo Trio @ Jazz Showcase, Chicago

      Paul Giallorenzo Trio Originally from NY (b. 1977), Paul Giallorenzo is a Chicago-based improviser, composer, producer, and sound designer using piano, synthesizer, keyboards, and electronics in a diverse range of contexts with a wide array of Chicago and international musicians in improvised, avant-jazz, experimental, and electro/acoustic music, performing regularly locally and throughout North America and…

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        Geof Bradfield @ Andy’s Jazz Club, Chicago

        SHOWTIMES:   6:00PM-7:15PM & 8:15PM–9:30PM Geof Bradfield Date Feb 22 2025 Cost $20.00 Showtimes:   6:00pm-7:15pm & 8:15pm-9:30pm “Reedist Geof Bradfield is a Chicago treasure. The top-notch band—with Johnson, drummer Hall, bassist Clark Sommers, and guitarist Scott Hesse—embraces a classic Chicago aesthetic, spiked with the blues, unfussy in its attack and arrangements, and wide-ranging in the leader’s compositions.” -Peter…

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