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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      PIERRE LACOCQUE signs with Delmark Records for a new 2025 Mississippi Heat album

      Pierre Lacocque signs a contract for a new Mississippi Heat album with Delmark Records: DON’T LOOK BACK! PIERRE LACOCQUE’s MISSISSIPPI HEAT – “Don’t Look Back“ Pierre Lacocque, leader of Mississippi Heat, and Delmark President Julia A. Miller signed the contract for a 6th album by the band on the Chicago label. “Any master of the…

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        Chicago Blues Festival Schedule — Sunday, June 8, 2025 with JIMMY BURNS, Lurrie Bell, Johnny Iguana, and more!

        Millennium Park, Michigan Ave. & Columbus Ave.   Sunday, June 8 – Millennium Park Jay Pritzker Pavilion Visit Mississippi Crossroads Stage (South Promenade) Rosa’s Lounge Stage (North Promenade) Harris Theater Rooftop Terrace – Next Generation of Blues Sunday, June 8 – Maxwell Street Blues Series Maxwell Street between S. Halsted St. and S. Union Ave….

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          Chicago Blues Festival Schedule — Friday, June 6, 2025 with Sheryl Youngblood, Mike Wheeler, Jamiah Rogers, Johnny Iguana, and more!

          Millennium Park, Michigan Ave. & Columbus Ave. (schedule is subject to change) Jay Pritzker Pavilion Friday, June 6 – Millennium Park Jay Pritzker Pavilion Visit Mississippi Crossroads Stage (South Promenade) Rosa’s Lounge Stage (North Promenade) Mike Wheeler – Serves Me Right To Suffer – Mike Wheeler – Serves Me Right To Suffer Delmark 880-8 (January…

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            JIMMY BURNS @ Ramova Theatre, Chicago

            Blue Master Series: Blue Sunday at Ramova Loft ft. Jimmy Burns Sun, May 4 at 04:00 PM CDT at Ramova Loft Young Lions hosted by Matthew Skoller and Chicago Wind. Jimmy Burns was born in Dublin, Mississippi in 1943, and raised on the Hilliard Cotton Plantation where he learned to play one-string and 12-string guitar. At the age of 12, Jimmy…

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              Corey Dennison @ Fitzgerald’s, Berwyn, IL

              LIVE MUSIC Sat May 17, 2025 FITZGERALDS Presents: Saturday Night on the Patio w/ COREY DENNISON BAND! Corey Dennison Band Show: 7:00 pm Doors: 11:00 am FITZGERALDS PATIO FREE / Reservations Available Book Now All Ages Additional Info LIVE ON FITZGERALDS PATIO: Saturday Night on the Patio with Corey Dennison Band! FREE SHOW! Click “Book Now” to reserve a…

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