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…

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      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…

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      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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