Charlie Braugham on drums, Sam Robinson on trumpet, Rick Harris (guitar). Left to Right: Jim Ryan – Piano John Bany – Upright Bass Pat Mallinger – Sax Charlie Braugham – drums Every Sunday Charlie performs at Andy’s Jam Session, 11 E. Hubbard, Chicago, IL. Every Thursday Charlie plays at Chamber’s Restaurant, 6881 N. Milwaukee Ave., [...]

Jim Ryan piano solo LIVE under a summer moon 2009.  WDCB sponsored event & Jim Ryan solos on piano. Flugelhorn player Bobby Lewis hangs out with fellow musician Jim Ryan while he solos. Jim Ryan plays while pals Bobby Lewis & Pat Mallinger watch.    Jim Ryan at Andy’s Jazz Club. F Y I – [...]

    Thanks to FULL MOON SPOTTERS Jim and Ann Marie Ryan   I was able to run out to Montrose Harbor in time to catch   a full moon and quite a bit of activity out on Lake Michigan. Click on pix to see what other action ensued last night! Technorati Tags: Jim and Ann Marie [...]

When you get to Andy’s Jazz Club, 11 E. Hubbard in Chicago, IL, you go up a couple steps and there she is. Dhameera tells me most people call her “D”, either way, what a wonderfully kind and hard working woman she is. Dhameera and I talked before The Jim Ryan Quartet took the stage [...]