Jazz & Blues Lounge

One of my new favorite things is the Jazz Institute of Chicago and their website. They do so many cool things for people who love jazz. They have all kinds of scheduled performances and concerts and do what they can to keep jazz alive in this town.
You may not realize that Chicago has beaches. We do. Granted, you can really only use them about three or four months a year, but we do have beaches and they are right downtown and on Lake Michigan and they are just as sandy and wet as the beaches you …read more

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I am declaring this Mingus Monday. I have no idea why other than I was rooting around online for some cool jazz to listen to and came across some of Charles and his and from 1975 which you will see below. He was playing live at Montreux at the time and playing his classic “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat.” I don’t even know what a Pork Pie Hat is, but I like the music.
For me, my all-time favorite Charles Mingus tune is called “Haitian Fight Song.” You will be hard-pressed to find a tune that builds …read more

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I am sort of stealing this from another b5media blogger. By the way, please view that blogroll to the right. These guys are all passionate and dedicated and some of the coolest people you are likely to find. They love music and it shows. So, if you love music, check them out.
So, I did a random check in MySpace for some Chicago Blues musicians. The very first guys I ran across, the Chicago Blues Angels, just about blew me out of my chair.
http://www.myspace.com/chicagobluesangels is the spot.
Three guys from the Joliet area, which is a …read more

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