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Our dear friend , the beloved Chicago blues singer Tail Dragger has passed away. Tributes from all over the world pour in from his many friends and fans who mourn and fondly reminisce all of the amazing times we had with the legendary Tail Dragger. Thank you, James Yancey Jones, 9/30/40-9/4/2023. Our deepest condolences to his wife Bertha and all of his family and many, many friends!
“ONE DAY THIS BOY WILL TAKE MY PLACE” – Howlin’ Wolf, talkin’ about Dragger “I thought our friend Tail Dragger , our blues super hero was invincible and would outlast us all. Thank you for all of the amazing once in a lifetime shows and your friendship and your wise advice, Tail Dragger. Words cannot…

Johnny Burgin Blues Review with Tail Dragger @ Skokie Theater, Skokie, IL
JOHNNY BURGIN BLUES REVIEW with Tail Dragger, Randy McAllister, Peter Nande, and Marie Martens Sat, Oct 21 7:30 pm Tickets: $25

Nicole Mitchell @ Hyde Park Jazz Fest
0 ARTIFACTS + DAL NIENTE: WORKS BY NICOLE MITCHELL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 TIMES: 5:00-6:00PM VENUE: LOGAN CENTER PERFORMANCE HALL. 915 EAST 60TH ST. ENSEMBLE DAL NIENTE Ensemble Dal Niente will welcome creative flutist and composer Nicole Mitchell home by premiering two new works at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival: South Side Love Letter (world premiere),…

Josh Berman @ The Hyde Park Jazz Fest, Chicago
0 JOSH BERMAN & BEN LAMAR GAY PERFORM EVERYWHERE OFTEN: FOR JAIMIE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 TIME: 1:30-2:30PM VENUE: ISAC / BREASTED HALL. 1155 EAST 58TH ST. JOSH BERMAN & BEN LAMAR GAY PERFORM EVERYWHERE OFTEN: FOR JAIMIE jaimie wrote Ben and me in 2016: “Yo! You want to play a trio piece with me at…

Jason Adasiewicz @ The Hyde Park Jazz Fest, Chicago
0 JASON ADASIEWICZ PLAYS ROSCOE MITCHELL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 TIME: 3:00-4:00PM VENUE: AUGUSTANA LUTHERAN CHURCH. 5500 SOUTH WOODLAWN AVE. JASON ADASIEWICZ Vibraphonist, drummer, and composer Jason Adasiewicz is an essential player in Chicago’s avant-garde and improvised jazz scenes. He has played with countless acts including Mike Reed’s Loose Assembly, Rob Mazurek’s Starlicker and Exploding Star…

Dee Alexander @ Hyde Park Jazz Fest, Chicago
0 DEE ALEXANDER’S ANCESTORS REIGN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 TIME: 9:30-10:30PM VENUE: LOGAN CENTER PERFORMANCE HALL. 915 EAST 60TH ST. DEE ALEXANDER’S ANCESTORS REIGN Dee Alexander’s Ancestors Reign is a collaboration between some of Chicago’s premier established and up-and-coming female artists, who gather to celebrate the power of the female divine through music and dance and…

Ari Brown Quintet @ Hyde Park Jazz Fest, Chicago
0 ARI BROWN QUINTET SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 TIME: 1:00-2:00PM VENUE: SMART MUSEUM. 5550 SOUTH GREENWOOD AVE. ARI BROWN A Chicago native, Ari Brown is an internationally renowned saxophonist, flutist, and pianist, as well as a prolific arranger, composer, and teacher. He began his professional career in the 1960s, performing soul, rock, blues, jazz, and R&B…

Sun Ra Arkestra @ Constellation, Chicago
Home in internet of the Sun Ra Arkestradirected by Marshall AllenCopyright 1999-2023El Ra Records In the half-between world,Dwell they: The Tone ScientistsIn notes and toneThey speak of many things…The tone scientists:Architects of planes of disciplineMathematically precise are they:The tone-scientists CURRENT MEMBERS MARSHALL ALLEN MICHAEL RAY FRED ADAMS KNOEL SCOTT VINCENT CHANCEY CECIL BROOKS ABSHALOM BEN…

Sun Ra Arkestra @ Constellation, Chicago
Home in internet of the Sun Ra Arkestradirected by Marshall AllenCopyright 1999-2023El Ra Records In the half-between world,Dwell they: The Tone ScientistsIn notes and toneThey speak of many things…The tone scientists:Architects of planes of disciplineMathematically precise are they:The tone-scientists CURRENT MEMBERS MARSHALL ALLEN MICHAEL RAY FRED ADAMS KNOEL SCOTT VINCENT CHANCEY CECIL BROOKS ABSHALOM BEN…