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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    JOHNNY IGUANA @ WIDESPOT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Wabasha, MN

    SATURDAY OCTOBER 11, 2025: Johnny Iguana at WIDESPOT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER in Wabasha, MN. Solo piano plus guest drums by the formidable Michael Caskey (this show is aka Iguana vs. Bunny) Johnny Iguana (Celebrating the release of his new Delmark Records album “Johnny Iguana: At Delmark”) Solo piano plus barrelhouse duo performances with drummer Michael Caskey Pianist/composer…

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      JOHNNY IGUANA @ North Street Cabaret, Madison, WI

      FRIDAY OCTOBER 10, 2025: Johnny Iguana at NORTH STREET CABARET in Madison, WI. Solo piano plus guest drums by the formidable Michael Caskey (this show is aka Iguana vs. Bunny) https://www.northstreetcabaret.com/events/2025/10/10/johnny-iguana-celebrating-the-release-of-his-new-delmark-records-album-johnny-iguana-at-delmark-solo-piano-plus-barrelhouse-duo-performances-with-drummer-michael-caskey Oct 10 Johnny Iguana (Celebrating the release of his new Delmark Records album “Johnny Iguana: At Delmark”) Solo piano plus barrelhouse duo performances with drummer Michael…

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        Fareed Haque Group @ Green Mill, Chicago

        (8pm – midnight) FAREED HAQUE GROUP Friday January 24 8:00pm – 12:00am $20 cover Friday, Jan. 24 and Saturday, Jan. 25 Fareed Haque Group featuring:Fareed Haque – guitarCasey Nielsen – guitarAlex Austin – bassGreg Fundis – drumsJuan Pastor – percussion . FAREED HAQUE GROUP ♪ “Best World Guitarist”– Guitar Player Magazine Reader’s Choice Awards 2009 ♪ “Classical and jazz,…

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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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          Four Delmark classics coming back in print as glorious high quality vinyl LPs! J.B. Hutto’s Hawk Squat, Robert Nighthawk’s Bricks In My Pillow, Otis Rush’s Cold Day In Hell, and Anthony Braxton’s 3 Compositions of New Jazz

          J.B. Hutto & His Hawks – Hawk Squat (w/ Sunnyland Slim)Delmark 617 “The raw-as-an-open-wound Chicago slide guitarist J.B. Hutto outdid himself throughout an outrageously raucous album anchored by an impossible-to-ignore ‘Hip Shakin’, the blaring title cut, and savage renditions of ‘20% Alcohol’ and ‘Notoriety Woman’.” -Bill Dahl, allmusic.com. The rough & rowdy blues heard at…

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