Jazz & Blues Lounge

When it comes to jazz you run across certain names and they are usually whispered by fans with a kind of awe.  For me, as you may already know, that name is Miles Davis.  For my brother, it is Charlie “Bird” Parker.  For some it is John Coltrane.  One of the names you hear whispered a lot by people who want to be jazz afficianados is Eric Dolphy.  I wanted to provide you a link HERE to a great article I have found about Mr. Dolphy.
For me, I have never been a huge fan of Mr. Dolphy.  Mostly this is …read more

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After posting that live bit from Oscar Peterson yesterday, it made me wonder if I could locate some live Buddy Guy.  Of course, I wasn’t really concerned that I wouldn’t be able to find anything.  It seems that if you want to find anything all you need to do is a quick search on YouTube and you can find a video for anything you want. 
So, I picked this one very bluesy tune and decided to put the link HERE.  It’s Buddy doing some acoustic work, but damn, look at that man play guitar!  I love some good old-fashioned blues, too, …read more

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Chicago is home to a few great blues clubs.  We have also been the home of some great blues legends.  Fortunately, we are also the home of some blues legends who are still alive and well and making great music.  Koko Taylor is one, for example.  The second is the incomporable Buddy Guy.
If you have not seen Buddy Guy play, well, you are really missing something.  Other great guitar players stand in awe of Buddy.  Jimi Hendrix was rumored to have been in awe of Buddy and considered Buddy a major influence.  Chicago happens to by Buddy Guy’s home and …read more

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Since I seem to have gotten onto a bit of a blues kick this week, I figured I would at least post a few blues concerts and performances from the weekend here.  Of course, I immediately turned to the two bigges places I could think of when it comes to blues music.  Yes, that means Buddy Guy’s Legends and Kingston Mines.
I don’t care how commercial the blues snobs try to make you think Buddy Guy’s Legends is.  The fact is, the man is a legend and his club is fantastic.  You can view their website by clicking here. 
December 5th $10
Linsey …read more

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