Southport Records recommends "If  I’m Not Home" The feature documentary about Chicago jazz musician, Ron Cooper "If I’m Not Home" (trailer) CHECK THIS OUT! Feature-Length Documentary "If  I’m Not Home" to Premiere at Gene Siskel Film Center on Saturday, February 26, 2011 Filmmaker Dustin Grove is pleased to announce that his feature-length documentary, "If I’m [...]

Wed., October 28, 2009   8:00pm & 10:00pm Tommy’s Dracula Quartet With Tom Muellner on piano,   Bill Overton on tenor sax, Jim Cox on  upright bass,   Phil Gratteau on drums, and special guest vocalist   Arlene Bardelle JAZZ SHOWCASE   Dearborn Station – 806 S. Plymouth Ct.   Chicago, IL 60605 – (312) 360-0234 [...]

 Funsters Andy Brown, Petra van Nuis, Phil Gratteau and Greg Fishman are all smiles at this gig. Headlining this event was the beautiful Petra singing her heart out for us while professional saxophonist Greg Fishman sat in for a few tunes. Guitarist and good guy Andy Brown (Petra’s betrothed) and our wonderful old buddy, the [...]

HYDE PARK JAZZ SOCIETY Founded by James W. Wagner presents  Sunday Jazz at Room 43 1043 E. 43rd St. SUN., SEPT. 6th, 2009 7:30 – 11:30pm JIMMY ELLIS, saxophone / Wallace Burton, piano / Jimmy Willis, bass/ Bugs Cochran, drums. General Cash Admission: $10. Students w/University ID & children accompanied by an adult: $5 Food [...]

SUNDAY, June 14th 7:30 TO 11:30pm COREY WILKES, trumpet Robert "Baabe" Irving III, piano /  Kevin Nabors, sax /  Junius Paul, bass /  Makaya McCraven, drums. General Cash Admission $10 / Students over 21 with university ID $5 ROOM 43:  1.5 BLOCKS EAST OF ELLIS (JUST PAST BERKELEY) ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET, [...]