Jamiah Rogers Band At Chicago Bluesfest 2016 Its Alright To Cry @chitownsoundz2566

ChiTownSoundz Jamiah Rogers is a young guitar player who has just passed 21and boy can this cat play. His style is a hard rockin' blues in the style of Jimi Hendrix or Ernie Isley. He's a showman in the set I saw him he played on one leg behind his back and with his teeth. This is from his appearance at Chicago's 2016 Bluesfest where he was playing on the Windy City Blues Society "Street Stage". This tune is "It's Alright To Cry".

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Jamiah Rogers Band At Chicago Bluesfest 2016 Its Alright To Cry

ChiTownSoundz 2016-06-11 | Jamiah Rogers is a young guitar player who has just passed 21and boy can this cat play. His style is a hard rockin' blues in the style of Jimi Hendrix or Ernie Isley. He's a showman in the set I saw him he played on one leg behind his back and with his teeth. This is from his appearance at Chicago's 2016 Bluesfest where he was playing on the Windy City Blues Society "Street Stage". This tune is "It's Alright To Cry".

ChiTownSoundz is a production of MindsiMedia check out our Mikes Diggs Music section at our web portal.
http://www.mindsimedia.info

The Soulful Sounds Of West End 40 Live In Oak Park

ChiTownSoundz 2023-07-02 | The sounds of sultry soul music was played by West End 40 on the streets of downtown Oak Park. Part of their free Thursday Night Out concert series . One or two groups every week runs until the end of August. For more info on the band visit their site. http://westend40.com/home.html

West End Doing Aretha Franklins Rock Steady

ChiTownSoundz 2023-07-02 | The sounds of sultry soul music was played by West End 40 on the streets of downtown Oak Park. Part of their free Thursday Night Out concert series . One or two groups every week runs until the end of August. In this clip they do a version of Aretha Franklin's "Rock Steady" .

For more info on the band visit their site. http://westend40.com/home.html

O.B. Buchana Brings Soul Blues To Chicagos Blues Fest 2023

ChiTownSoundz 2023-06-18 | O.B. Buchana is a blues singer that has a southern soulful sound. His set on the Clarksville Ms. Stage at the 2023 Chicago Blues Fest brought some much needed warmth on what was a chilly afternoon. In this clip he does a tune named “Turn It Up”.

O.B. Buchana Brings Soul Blues To Chicagos Blues Fest 2023

Wendy And D. B. Kids Blues @ Chicago Blues Fest 202323

ChiTownSoundz 2023-06-17 | The opening act on Blues Fest Sunday in Chicago's Milennium Park was the Grammy nominated singer / songwriter duo of Wendy Morgan and Darryl Boggs. They brought their blend of blues and parenthood to the Rosa's stage. Here's another song from their set.
For more info on them check out their web site; wendyanddb.com

Wendy And D. B. Kids Blues @ Chicago Blues Fest 2023 In The Neighborhood

ChiTownSoundz 2023-06-17 | The opening act on Blues Fest Sunday in Chicago's Milennium Park was the Grammy nominated singer / songwriter duo of Wendy Morgan and Darryl Boggs. They brought their blend of blues and parenthood to the Rosa's stage. In this clip they do one of their originals “In The Neighborhood”.

For more info on them check out their web site; wendyanddb.com

Ivy Ford Does “Proud Mary” At Chicago Bluefest 6/11/23

ChiTownSoundz 2023-06-16 | The temperatures were closer to freezing than the 80 degree mark on Bluesfest Sunday at Chicago's Millennium Park. Ivy Ford and the boys managed to raise those frosty temps with a set of blistering blues rock. In this clip the band does a cover of Tina Turners “Proud Mary”.

Keep up with Ivy here; ivyfordmusic.com

Ivy Ford Rock Me Baby Chicago Bluefest 6/11/23

ChiTownSoundz 2023-06-16 | The temperatures were closer to freezing than the 80 degree mark on Bluesfest Sunday at Chicago's Millennium Park. Ivy Ford and the boys managed to raise those frosty temps with a set of blistering blues rock. In this clip we see (and hear) Ivy doing the BB King classic Rock Me.
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Keep up with Ivy here; ivyfordmusic.com

Ivy Ford Brings The Heat To Chicago Bluefest 6/11/23

ChiTownSoundz 2023-06-16 | The temperatures were closer to freezing than the 80 degree mark on Bluesfest Sunday at Chicago's Millennium Park. Ivy Ford and the boys managed to raise those frosty temps with a set of blistering blues rock.

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Keep up with Ivy here; ivyfordmusic.com

Joe Policastro Jazz Trio Live @ Fitzgeralds 6/3/23

ChiTownSoundz 2023-06-06 | The best kept secret in live music is at Fitzgarelds on Roosevelt Rd. in Berwyn. On Saturday afternoons they free / voluntary cover charge live music, One group starts at noon and another at 4. It takes place on their patio so you got good music, food and drinks in a great environment. What else do you need? In this clip we have bassist Joe Policaster's Trio doing a cool version of Bruce Springsteens “I'm On Fire”.

Keep up with them at their site, http://www.thejptrio.com

And for more info on the concert series, fitzgeraldsnightclub.com

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Greg Jacks & Brother Help New Orleans R&B Live

ChiTownSoundz 2023-06-06 | The best kept secret in live music is at Fitzgeralds on Roosevelt Rd. in Berwyn. On Saturday afternoons they free / voluntary cover charge live music, One group starts at noon and another at 4. It takes place on their patio so you got good music, food and drinks in a great environment. What else do you need? On 5/20/23 the soulful side of the Big Easy was offered to us by Brother Jacks & Brother Help.

Keep up with them at their site. gregjacksandbrotherhelp.com

And for more info on the concert series, fitzgeraldsnightclub.com

Petra Van Nuis Doing Peggy Lees FeverVN Fever

ChiTownSoundz 2023-05-28 | The cool sounds of Peggy Lee glided through Fitzgeralds patio Saturday afternoon 5/27/23. Jazz vocalist Petra Van Nuis was backed by a trio that included her husand guitarist Andy Brown. In this clip Ms. Van Nuis does the classic Peggy Lee song “Fever”. For more info on upcomiing shows and recordings check out this site. petrasings.com

Groove Witness @ Fitzgeralds In Berwyn

ChiTownSoundz 2023-05-22 | Here we have some blue eyed soul by Groove Witness. Now that my years of social isolation is ending I've been looking for places to go fairly close to my home in Forest Park Il., that might have live music, during the day would be nice. Didn't think I'd find all that but I did in Berwyn at Fitzgerald's patio on Saturday afternoons. They have good food, music and drinks, comfortable chairs. It has a great environment but what it doesn't have is a cover charge. If you have kids they have performers around 10. The music starts at noon and the second band begins at 4.

Soulbillys At Fitzgearalds Berwyn Il.

ChiTownSoundz 2023-05-22 | Now that my years of social isolation is ending I've been looking for places to go fairly close to my home in Forest Park Il., that might have live music, during the day would be nice. Didn't think I'd find all that but I did in Berwyn at Fitzgearald's patio on Saturday afternoons. They have good food, music and drinks, comfortable chairs. It has a great environment but what it doesn't have is a cover charge. If you have kids they have performers around 10. The music starts at noon and the second band begins at 4 Here we have a tune by Soulbilly's. You can keep up with them on Facebook. facebook.com/Soulbillys/?locale=hi_IN

JJ Smith At Scratch Kitchen Doing Originals

ChiTownSoundz 2023-02-07 | It was a warm (for February) Saturday night in Forest Park Il. So I walked over to Scratch Kitchen to check out the live entertainment. Appearing that night was a singer / songwriter named JJ Smith. Who served a tasty stew of originals and covers. Here we have a couple of originals “To Rivendell” and “A Road Well Worn”

Keep up with JJ on his Facebook page;
facebook.com/heyjjsmith

JJ Smith At Scratch Kitchen Led Zep Cover

ChiTownSoundz 2023-02-05 | It was a warm (for February) Saturday night in Forest Park Il. So I walked over to Scratch Kitchen to check out the live entertainment. Appearing that night was a singer / songwriter named JJ Smith. Who served a tasty stew of originals and covers like this version of the Led Zeppelin classic “Going To California”.

Keep up with JJ on his Facebook page;
facebook.com/heyjjsmith

Chess Stop Action Film w/ Free Jazz Soundtrack

ChiTownSoundz 2022-06-13 | A personal experimental stop motion film made by educational filmmaker, Thomas G. Smith. He had no script or plan when he started improving as he went. This resulted in a film with no sound. Two years later, while recording the improvised music track for “Food From the Sun,” Smith asked the musicians to take a crack at the chess film. They agreed and recorded the track in one take. Though primitive, “Chess” shows what can be done with no budget but a lot of improvisation. Much recognition must be paid to those who provided the sound/music. Alas, they did not get a screen credit and nearly 50 years later remain unknown."

Addition note from The Academic Film Archive of North America director Geoff Alexander: the soundtrack bears the earmark of the well-known Chicago avant-garde jazz group AACM http://aacmchicago.org

Another update this from the description to “Food From The Sun “The avant-garde jazz music score is thought to be performed by the Art Ensemble of Chicago. About the music, director Tom Smith notes: "It was a group of perhaps five or six musicians led by a pianist. The pianist “prepared” the piano inserting things over the strings etc…(It was a good Steinway I rented for the occasion and bought to our small sound studio.) There was no written music. I projected the sequences where I wanted music and they improvised as it ran. I probably projected it four or five time and they dabbled with various approaches. Then we recorded it. We may have done a few takes before we were satisfied... so it was a fun evening of images and sounds.
This link takes you to a clip from a 2018 Art Ensemble of Chicago performance; youtu.be/KQh1pXXhXBo
Download your copy here;
archive.org/details/ThomasSmithChess

The Three Suns Beyond the Blue Horizon

ChiTownSoundz 2022-06-11 | The Three Suns were a easy jazz trio that came together in the late 1930's. They consisted of brothers Al Nevins on guitar and Morty Nevins playing accordion along with their cousin, radio and vaudeville veteran Artie Dunn on vocals, electronic organ. Their hits came in the mid 40's “Twilight Time” sold over four million copies and “Peg o' My Heart” was one of the best-selling records of 1947. They also appeared in nine Soundies and appeared in two films; Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948) , and Two Gals and a Guy (1951). It was said that they were Mrs. Eisenhower's favorite group. This clipis one of their Soundies “Beyond the Blue Horizon”.

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Jamiah Rogers Band At Chicago Bluesfest 2022 Highways, Freeways, Expressways

ChiTownSoundz 2022-06-10 | Six years ago I saw Jamiah Rogers kick off the 2016 blues fest with a bang.
At the time he was young guitar player who has just passed 21and boy can that cat could play. His style is a hard rockin' blues in the style of Jimi Hendrix or Ernie Isley. He's a showman in the set I saw him he played on one leg behind his back and with his teeth. This year he returned to the 2022 blues fest playing on the big stage. He just returned from a tour of Poland and Germany and in memory of all that traveling he penned this tune entitled "Highways, Freeways, Expressways"

Connect with Jamiah Rogers on Facebook. facebook.com/TheJamiahRogersBand
We have posted three videos from his 2016 set.
youtu.be/WCSUA5Q3pqY
youtu.be/PR03rxSWGWY
youtu.be/CWg8k-W4CeM

Erwin Helfer, Chicago Blues Fest 2022 Georgia

ChiTownSoundz 2022-06-10 | After a three year absence the Blues Fest returned to Chicago for a four day stint in early June. The blues extravaganza was kicked off with a performance by boogie woogie orignator Erwin Helfer. The pianoman, who staddles jazz and blues, is a Chicago native who also spent a lot of time in New Orleans. Helfer was mentored by William Russell, who introduced him to Glover Compton, Baby Dodds, Mahalia Jackson, Cripple Clarence Lofton, and Estelle Mama Yancey. In this clip Mr. Helfer is tinkling the ivories to that Ray Charles classic “Georgia”
For more one Erwin Helfer check out his web site. erwinhelfer.com

Duke Ellington Jam Session 1942 Jazz Soundie

ChiTownSoundz 2020-03-05 | Soundies were the first music videos that played in audio visual jukeboxes. Their heyday started in 1941 and for the next seven years almost two thousand three minute clips were produced. This early one is a gem featuring the jazz giant Duke Ellington. While the music features Ellington's entire band the clip shows only the soloists, besides Duke on the piano, are; Ray Nance (violin), Rex Stewart (trumpet), Ben Webster (tenor sax), Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton (trombone), Barney Bigard (clarinet), Sonny Greer (drums) and the string bassist Junior Raglin. This was also the first Soundie to feature a African American performer.

I found this video on the Library Of Congress website. There is an extensive post about Soundies and this particular one here.https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2015/12/duke-ellington-on-the-national-film-registry-jam-session-1942/

Huntsville Norwegian Experimental Music 6/28/10 Part 2

ChiTownSoundz 2020-02-23 | I recently heard a radio show on WDCB where they featured some of Wilco guitarist Nils Cline's music music and it reminded me I had some footage of him that I hadn't posted. I found some clips from a June 28th 2010 night of experimental music at Chicago's Millennium Park. I've posted a couple of songs from On Fillmore a Wilco side project that you can find here on ChiTownSoundz. This clip features Norwegian band Huntsville who offer unexpected sounds and textures, allied with echoes of traditional genres in a radical new conceptual language have been described as abstract drone Americana and yoga country.
The Boston Weekly described them this way “armed with a banjo, a double bass, a pedal steel, a bizarre tabla machine, shruti boxes and a fondness for freeing folk from its folk songs — from Santa Fe to Bombay”. They are or, maybe were as their web site has no updates since 2018, anyway;
Ivar Grydeland – guitars, banjo, pedal steel guitar and various instruments
Tonny Kluften – electric bass, double bass, bass pedals and various instruments
Ingar Zach – percussion, tabla machine, sarangi box, sruti box, drone commander and various instruments
The Sound Wizard – sound

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Huntsville Norwegian Experimental Music 6/28/10 Part 1

ChiTownSoundz 2020-02-22 | I recently heard a radio show on WDCB where they featured some of Wilco guitarist Nils Cline's music music and it reminded me I had some footage of him that I hadn't posted. I found some clips from a June 28th 2010 night of experimental music at Chicago's Millennium Park. I've posted a couple of songs from On Fillmore a Wilco side project that you can find here on ChiTownSoundz. This clip features Norwegian band Huntsville who offer unexpected sounds and textures, allied with echoes of traditional genres in a radical new conceptual language have been described as abstract drone Americana and yoga country.
The Boston Weekly described them this way “armed with a banjo, a double bass, a pedal steel, a bizarre tabla machine, shruti boxes and a fondness for freeing folk from its folk songs — from Santa Fe to Bombay”. They are or, maybe were as their web site has no updates since 2018, anyway;
Ivar Grydeland – guitars, banjo, pedal steel guitar and various instruments
Tonny Kluften – electric bass, double bass, bass pedals and various instruments
Ingar Zach – percussion, tabla machine, sarangi box, sruti box, drone commander and various instruments
The Sound Wizard – sound

Huntsville With Wilco Guitarist Nils Cline 6/28/10

ChiTownSoundz 2020-02-19 | I recently heard a radio show on WDCB where they featured some of Wilco guitarist Nils Cline's music music and it reminded me I had some footage of him that I hadn't posted. I found some clips from a June 28th 2010 night of experimental music at Chicago's Millennium Park. I've posted a couple of songs from On Fillmore a Wilco side project that you can find here on ChiTownSoundz. This clip features Cline with Norwegian band Huntsville who offer unexpected sounds and textures, allied with echoes of traditional genres in a radical new conceptual language have been described as abstract drone Americana and yoga country.
The Boston Weekly described them this way “armed with a banjo, a double bass, a pedal steel, a bizarre tabla machine, shruti boxes and a fondness for freeing folk from its folk songs — from Santa Fe to Bombay”. They are or, maybe were as their web site has no updates since 2018, anyway;
Ivar Grydeland – guitars, banjo, pedal steel guitar and various instruments
Tonny Kluften – electric bass, double bass, bass pedals and various instruments
Ingar Zach – percussion, tabla machine, sarangi box, sruti box, drone commander and various instruments
The Sound Wizard – sound
About halfway through the tune a cop told me I couldn't film more so I pretended to stop filming and recorded the sound then added my own visuals.

On Fillmore With Nils Cline Wilco Side Project, Millennium Park 6/28/10 Pt 2

ChiTownSoundz 2020-02-19 | Here's another clip from On Fillmore from their 6/28/10 concert at Chicago's Millennium Park. They are a Chicago based music duo; bassist Darin Gray and drummer Glenn Kotche both members of Wilco. The duo plays a style of jazz, alternative rock, post-rock, instrumental rock, and indie rock music. For this concert On Fillmore were joined by Wilco guitarist Nils Cline.

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On Fillmore With Nils Cline Wilco Side Project, Millennium Park 6/28/10

ChiTownSoundz 2020-02-18 | On Filmore is a Chicago based music duo a side project of Wilco. They consist of bassist Darin Gray and drummer Glenn Kotche both members of Wilco. The duo plays a style of jazz, alternative rock, post-rock, instrumental rock, and indie rock music. In this clip from 6/28/10 at Chicago's Millennium Park they were joined by Wilco guitarist Nils Cline.

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Art Ensemble Live In Detroit Trip Metal 3 Festival

ChiTownSoundz 2020-01-02 | The Chicago based venerable free jazz band is seen playing live in Detroit at El Club for the Trip Metal 3 festival, 05-25-2018.
Roscoe Mitchell - reeds
Famoudou Don Moye - percussion
Hugh Ragin - trumpets
Jaribu Shahid - bass
Junius Paul - bass and objects
Found this here. archive.org/details/ArtEnsembleTripMetal3 uploaded by Pharmar Histamine

Maracujaz Live In Oak Park Il 8/1/19

ChiTownSoundz 2019-08-05 | Maracujaz Latin Jazz Live In Oak Park "One Note Samba"
Maracujaz brought the sounds of Brazil to downtown Oak Park as part of the Thursday Night Out concert series. The quartet delivered almost two hours of smooth Latin jazz. In this clip they do a version of the Antonio Carlos Jobim classic One Note Samba.
Find out more about them at their web site. maracujaz.com

Maracujaz 1 Note Samba

ChiTownSoundz 2019-08-05 | Maracujaz Latin Jazz Live In Oak Park "One Note Samba"
Maracujaz brought the sounds of Brazil to downtown Oak Park as part of the Thursday Night Out concert series. The quartet delivered almost two hours of smooth Latin jazz. Her is there version of the

Find out more about them at their web site. maracujaz.com

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Smiley Tillmon w/ Kate Moss A Mowtown Medley

ChiTownSoundz 2019-07-20 | Smiley Tillmon has been a part of the Chicago blues scene since he moved here in 1962. Playing with south side legends like Billy “The Kid” Emerson & Denise LaSalle. Smiley took a day job from 1977-2007 and then went back to music full time, this time fronting his own band. Joining him are Drummer George Baumann, bassist Tom Rezetko and Kate Moss on guitar. Kate is the wife of Nick Moss another blues guitarist. In this clip they do A Mowtown Medley. They are playing in downtown Oak Park as part of the Thursday Night Out concert series To keep up with Smiley Tillman check out his web site. smileytillmonband.com

Smiley Tillmon w/ Kate Moss “Walking To New Orleans”

ChiTownSoundz 2019-07-20 | Smiley Tillmon has been a part of the Chicago blues scene since he moved here in 1962. Playing with south side legends like Billy “The Kid” Emerson & Denise LaSalle. Smiley took a day job from 1977-2007 and then went back to music full time, this time fronting his own band. Joining him are Drummer George Baumann, bassist Tom Rezetko and Kate Moss on guitar. Kate is the wife of Nick Moss another blues guitarist. In this clip they do the Fats Domino classic "Walking To New Orleans". They are playing in downtown Oak Park as part of the Thursday Night Out concert series To keep up with Smiley Tillman check out his web site. smileytillmonband.com

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Smiley Tillmon w/ Kate Moss “The Sky Is Crying”

ChiTownSoundz 2019-07-19 | Smiley Tillmon has been a part of the Chicago blues scene since he moved here in 1962. Playing with south side legends like Billy “The Kid” Emerson & Denise LaSalle. Smiley took a day job from 1977-2007 and then went back to music full time, this time fronting his own band. Joining him are Drummer George Baumann, bassist Tom Rezetko and Kate Moss on guitar. Kate is the wife of Nick Moss another blues guitarist. In this clip they do the Stevie Ray Vaughan classic "The Sky Is Crying". They are playing in downtown Oak Park as part of the Thursday Night Out concert series To keep up with Smiley Tillman check out his web site. smileytillmonband.com

Duo Tempero Brasileiro Acoustic Brazilian Music Murmurando

ChiTownSoundz 2019-07-18 | Duo Tempero Brasileiro brought the sound of acoustic Brazilian music to Downtown Oak Park's concert series on July 11 from 5-7. Neal Alger was playing 7-string Guitar and subbing for flutist Julie Koidin was David Chelimsky playing the Cavaquinho. Those that took the time to pay attention and listen were treating to some fine music. Here is one of two video clips we are presenting the name of this tune is "Murmurando"
For more information on Duo Tempero Brasileiro follow this link. duotemperobrasileiro.com

Information on Mr. Chelimsky's group Windy City Choro here. facebook.com/WindyCityChoro

An Evening Of Acoustic Brazilian Music In Downtown Oak Park Pt. 1

ChiTownSoundz 2019-07-18 | An Evening Of Acoustic Brazilian Music In Downtown Oak Park
Duo Tempero Brasileiro brought the sound of acoustic Brazilian music to Downtown Oak Park's concert series on July 11 from 5-7. Neal Alger was playing 7-string Guitar and subbing for flutist Julie Koidin was David Chelimsky playing the Cavaquinho. Those that took the time to pay attention and listen were treating to some fine music. Here is one of two video clips we are presenting the name of the tune is "Bole Bole"
For more information on Duo Tempero Brasileiro follow this link. duotemperobrasileiro.com

Information on Mr. Chelimsky's group Windy City Choro here. facebook.com/WindyCityChoro

“Im A Policeman” Singer / Songwriter Gareth Woods

ChiTownSoundz 2019-07-08 | 7/6/19
Gareth Woods is a talented singer songwriter who performs throughout the Chicago area. If you get a chance to see him play live take it you won't be disappointed. He is also a Chicago policeman, yes a folk singer that's a CPD officer. It's a subject he explores in this original song called “I'm A Policeman”. We have posted a couple of other clips by him at ChiTownSoundz. youtube.com/channel/UCbnjJwbtedShzuw5Gqwj-jg

Gareth also has a YouTube station. youtube.com/channel/UCU8qUPHaQ1r-5-iDLtSPvEg

The venue was Murphy's on Madison in Forest Park Il. A bar has been in this spot for years but only recently offered live music. For the next six months they will be undergoing remodeling and expanding and in January 2020 will be renamed The Lantern Haus.

Find out more at their web site. thelanternhaus.com/home

Gareth Woods @ Murphys, Forest Park 6/29/19

ChiTownSoundz 2019-07-01 | Gareth Woods is a talented singer songwriter who performs throughout the Chicago area. If you get a chance to see him play live take it. You won't be disappointed. His original material is first rate like the song in this clip entitled “Blaze Your Own Trail”. Watch around 2:30 as a trio of lovely ladies as they dance down the street behind Gareth. That night he also did a fierce version of Bob Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower". You can find it with a whole lot more at ChiTownSoundz. youtube.com/channel/UCbnjJwbtedShzuw5Gqwj-jg

The venue was Murphy's on Madison in Forest Park Il. A bar has been in this spot for years but only recently offered live music. For the next six months they will be undergoing remodeling and expanding and in January 2020 will be renamed The Lantern Haus.

Find out more at their web site. thelanternhaus.com/home

Gareth Woods All Along The Watchtower Live In Forest Park

ChiTownSoundz 2019-07-01 | Gareth Woods is a talented singer songwriter who performs throughout the Chicago area. If you get a chance to see him play live take it. You won't be disappointed. His original material is first rate, I have three clips I'll be posting. We are starting of with a fierce version of Bob Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower".

The venue was Murphy's on Madison in Forest Park Il. A bar has been in this spot for years but only recently offered live music. For the next six months they will be undergoing remodeling and expanding and in January 202 will be renamed The Lantern Haus.

Find out more at their web site. thelanternhaus.com/home

The Chris Green Quartet w/ Epic Drum Solo Oak Park 6/20/19

ChiTownSoundz 2019-06-21 | Radio station WDCB presented a night of jazz as part of Oak Park's Thursday Night Out concert series 6/20/19. I arrived late missed the first group but caught about half of the set by the Chris Green Quartet. A shame because I really liked what I heard from this group. Keith is joined by; drummer Steve Corley, Damian Espinosa mans the keys and Marc Piane plays bass. This is the final number of their performance and features an epic three minute drum workout by Mr. Corley.

You can find more of his music on Spotify. open.spotify.com/artist/7nt75SUfuooUmt3lhyNV8q?autoplay=true&v=A

For more about Chris check out his site.
chrisgreenejazz.com/home

The Chris Green Quartet, Thursday Night Out Oak Park 6/20/19

ChiTownSoundz 2019-06-21 | Radio station WDCB presented a night of jazz as part of Oak Park's Thursday Night Out concert series 6/20/19. I arrived late missed the first group but caught about half of the set by the Chris Green Quartet. A shame because I really liked what I heard from this group. Keith is joined by; drummer Steve Corley, Damian Espinosa mans the keys and Marc Piane plays bass.

You can find more of his music on Spotify. open.spotify.com/artist/7nt75SUfuooUmt3lhyNV8q?autoplay=true&v=A

For more about Chris check out his site.
chrisgreenejazz.com/home

The Chris Green Quartet “Blues For Dr. Fear” 6/20/19 Oak Park

ChiTownSoundz 2019-06-21 | Radio station WDCB presented a night of jazz as part of Oak Park's Thursday Night Out concert series 6/20/19. I arrived late missed the first group but caught about half of the set by the Chris Green Quartet. A shame because I really liked what I heard from this group. Keith is joined by; drummer Steve Corley, Damian Espinosa mans the keys and Marc Piane plays bass. This tune is “Blues For Dr. Fear” which can be found on Spotify. open.spotify.com/artist/7nt75SUfuooUmt3lhyNV8q?autoplay=true&v=A

For more about Chris check out his site.
chrisgreenejazz.com/home

Bombino Oumara Moctar African Blues @ Chicago Blues Fest 2019

ChiTownSoundz 2019-06-18 | Here's the last clip from my visit to this years Chicago Blues Fest. Which is the largest free blues festival in the world. More can be found at these playlists.
More from 2019; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETVu2CV11bNvt07C8KZ_-Ddw
Through the years; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETX6bXM2SQb_p7zXJbQYuNr6

Oumara Moctar, better known as Bombino has been called one of the world’s greatest living blues guitarists. He doesn’t make his home in Mississippi Delta or Chicago’s South Side, like a lot of the blues presented at Chicago's 2019 blues fest. Rather he hails from Agadez, Niger, deep in the Sahara desert. I had some technical problems that kept me from recording a whole song so this clip melds two. Still pretty f**king good.

nytimes.com/2018/05/17/arts/music/bombino-desert-blues-deran.html

If you would like to hear some other African blues music check this link out. open.spotify.com/playlist/0cAGaeebKBsklVdo15q0mm

Fred T & Chris Gill Live @ Chicago Blues Fest 2019

Omar Coleman & West Side Soul Chicago Blues Fest 2019

ChiTownSoundz 2019-06-16 | Here's another clip from my visit to this years Chicago Blues Fest. Which is the largest free blues festival in the world. More can be found at these playlists.
More from 2019; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETVu2CV11bNvt07C8KZ_-Ddw
Through the years; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETX6bXM2SQb_p7zXJbQYuNr6

Omar Coleman brought some west side blues to Chicago Blues Fest 2019 on Sunday 6/9. Some 20 years ago Mr. Coleman was a barber cutting hair in a shop above a music store. One day he picked up a harmonica on a lark and that choice led him to become a bluesman. In the past five years he has released three albums and toured across the country and Japan.

RL Boyce Hill Country Blues At Chicago Blues Fest 6/9/19

ChiTownSoundz 2019-06-14 | Here's another clip from my visit to this years Chicago Blues Fest. Which is the largest free blues festival in the world. More can be found at these playlists.
More from 2019; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETVu2CV11bNvt07C8KZ_-Ddw
Through the years; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETX6bXM2SQb_p7zXJbQYuNr6

From up in the hill country blues of northern Mississippi comes the dense raw blues of RL Boyce. He is a protege ofMississippi blues men like R.L. Burnside, and Mississippi Fred McDowell. Boyce began his career in the early 1960s as a drummer for his uncle fife and drum performer Othar Turner, and later he was drumed for Jessie Mae Hemphill. All the while waiting to pick up the guitar and front his own band.

The sound he brought to Chicago Blues Fest 2019 was so thick and powerful it made my pant legs flap. The best way to sum up his performance is as R.L. himself says, “Most of it, when somethin’ hits my mind, I just start. I don’t do no rehearsin’ with nobody. I don’t do nothin’ like that. Whatever hits me, I jump in on it.”

RL Boyce Raw Blues At Chicago Blues Fest 6/9/19

Willie Buck “Mannish Boy” @ Chicago Blues Fest 2019

ChiTownSoundz 2019-06-14 | Here's another clip from my visit to this years Chicago Blues Fest. Which is the largest free blues festival in the world. More can be found at these playlists.
More from 2019; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETVu2CV11bNvt07C8KZ_-Ddw
Through the years; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETX6bXM2SQb_p7zXJbQYuNr6

Willie Buck is a good example of what I like best about Chicago's blues fest. It's not the headliners that play evenings on the main stage but the little known acts that play the smaller stages in the afternoon. Willie opened the Front Porch Stage at around 11 Sunday morning.

Willie was born Willie Crawford in Houston which is not far from Tupelo in the blues drenched state of Mississippi. He moved to Chicago in the 1950's and took a job as a mechanic. He spent a long time sitting in with blues stars like Eddie Taylor before he began leading his own bands. “Disco Blues” a 45 was Willie's first released recording. In this clip we see him doing the Muddy Waters classic “Mannish Boy”.

Cash Box Kings Chicago Blues Fest 2019

ChiTownSoundz 2019-06-14 | The Cash Box Kings are one of the hottest bands on the Chicago scene. Led by vocalist Oscar Wilson harp player Joe Nosek and guitarist Billy Flynn brought their tight brand of bluesabilly to Chicago Blues Fest 2019. Here we have some deep blues from the band.

More here; cashboxkings.com

Another clip from my visit to this years Chicago Blues Fest. Which is the largest free blues festival in the world. More can be found at these playlists.

2019; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETVu2CV11bNvt07C8KZ_-Ddw

Through the years; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETX6bXM2SQb_p7zXJbQYuNr6

Cash Box Kings House Party Chicago Blues Fest 2019

ChiTownSoundz 2019-06-12 | The Cash Box Kings are one of the hottest bands on the Chicago scene. Led by vocalist Oscar Wilson harp player Joe Nosek and guitarist Billy Flynn brought their tight brand of bluesabilly to Chicago Blues Fest 2019. They also have a sense of humor as we can see/hear on “House Party” from their 2017 debut “Royal Mint”.

More here; cashboxkings.com

Another clip from my visit to this years Chicago Blues Fest. Which is the largest free blues festival in the world. More can be found at these playlists.

2019; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETVu2CV11bNvt07C8KZ_-Ddw

Through the years; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETX6bXM2SQb_p7zXJbQYuNr6

James Super Chikan Johnson, Sippi Seekan Saw, Chicago Blues Fest 2019

ChiTownSoundz 2019-06-12 | James "Super Chikan" Johnson brought his brand of delta blues to Chicago's 2019 Blues Fest. Super Chikan has been playing music for almost 50 years. He got his name as a child due to his fascination with chickens and the sounds they made. Go figure I thought it was because he's got an all female band. At any rate here he does a little tune called “Sippi' Seekan' Saw” about the area where three states come together.

In the middle of that area is Clarksdale Ms., his hometown and the self proclaimed birthplace of the blues. Among the bluesmen who have called Clarksdale home are; Son House, John Lee Hooker, Junior Parker, Ike Turner, Eddie Boyd, Sam Cooke, Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins, Earl Hooker, Lil Green, and one of Super Chikan's uncles Big Jack Johnson. It's also where Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil and where Bessie Smith died.

James Johnson is also a visual artist who makes one of a kind insturments. Like the guitar you see in this video.

More info on Mr. Johnson can be found here. http://www.arts.state.ms.us/folklife/artist.php?dirname=johnson_james

Learn more about Clarksdale here. maps.roadtrippers.com/trips/15174598

Another clip from my visit to this years Chicago Blues Fest. Which is the largest free blues festival in the world. More can be found at these playlists.

2019; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETVu2CV11bNvt07C8KZ_-Ddw

Through the years; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETX6bXM2SQb_p7zXJbQYuNr6

Toronzo & Gayun Cannon Chicago Blues Fest 2019

ChiTownSoundz 2019-06-10 | Toronzo Cannon is one of the stars on the Chicago blues scene. His sizzling performance at the city's blues fest on June 9 is a reason why. On this clip Toronzo brings his daughter Gayun onstage and she sings a version of the Bill Withers classic “Ain't No Sunshine”.

Visit his web site; toronzocannon.com

Another clip from my visit to this years Chicago Blues Fest. Which is the largest free blues festival in the world. More can be found at these playlists.

2019; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETVu2CV11bNvt07C8KZ_-Ddw

Through the years; youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3oNbUYOETX6bXM2SQb_p7zXJbQYuNr6