Jazz & Blues Lounge

Ah, the weekend is finally here.  Of course, I always kind of hated when people would say that to me on Friday morning.  “Yay, it’s Friday!” they would say.  “Yeah, but you still gotta get through Friday before it’s really the weekend,” I would reply.  Yes, I was, and probably still am, a bit of a pr**k.
Now I enjoy my job, so Fridays are much cooler than they used to be.  I am, as I mentioned yesterday, making a visit to relatives up in Milwaukee.  I love checking out music scenes in other cities, so I will see if I …read more

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I have to admit I am fairly new (and now a little late) to the music of Jeff Healey.  Since I started writing this particular blog, I have been trying to expand some of my music listening.  So, it is only since I started writing here that I came across the blind guitar player.  As I mentioned, Jeff, sadly, passed away this past weekend.
I wanted to post a bit of his music for you to enjoy.  As always, I turn to YouTube for video clips.  As always, YouTube has not let me down and I found some great performances. 
For example …read more

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I admit, again, that I am cheating a bit here.  I have written before about the struggles jazz fans in the Chicago area have when it comes to listening to jazz music.  Sure, there are always iPods and CDs and such, but there is something about being able to listen to an actual radio station.  You can hear things you wouldn’t normally hear.  You can discover new things.  You can find out about the music and the musicians involved thanks to the DJs.
Here in Chicago, your options are limited.  This may be the case in most cities.  Commercial jazz radio …read more

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Hello there faithful readers.  I hope you have a great weekend.  If you are visiting Chicago this weekend, I hope you have snow-shoes.  Chicago got hit with at least a foot of snow last night and into today.  Despite this, I did manage to get a flight out of Chicago and to St. Louis to hang with friends and watch the Super Bowl.
So, I will be here for a few days.  I did that last year too and posted a few jazz and blues things going on here in the Gateway City.  People seemed to enjoy that.  One thing is …read more

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