The Chicago Jazz Dads
@chicagojazzdads.com
Chicago-area jazz quintet. Steeped in tradition, but always trying something new. www.chicagojazzdads.com Vocals: @jgordonwright.com Drums: @jbsinger.bsky.social Guitar: @laywilliams.bsky.social Bass: Eric Perney Sax: Leo Kawczinski
Thanks for sharing, @unlawfulentries.bsky.social. It was a true privilege to pull this Berlin song from the scrap pile with the @chicagojazzdads.com. On top of having a wonderful message in trying times, it's a beautiful song. Without waves of immigration, there would be no Tin Pan Alley
With Chicago as this year’s host city for @intljazzday.bsky.social, you know Evanston had to show out! Join us tomorrow night for our local celebration. @chrisgreenejazz.bsky.social @jbsinger.bsky.social @laywilliams.bsky.social
Sharing for Chicago/Northshore locals: the big Evanston event for International Jazz Day is happening THIS THURSDAY! Featuring local jazz legends, Donovan Mixon and Chris Greene, as well as some awfully talented ETHS students, 7th Period. (As well as In Full Swing and the @chicagojazzdads.com.)
Great piece on Chicago’s own Marquis Hill by another of our local faves, Carrie Jackson! #jazzsky
Marquis Hill defies stereotypes and pushes the boundaries of jazz - Evanston RoundTable
Evanston will be swinging with soul on Saturday when jazz trumpeter Marquis Hill takes the stage at Northwestern University. The internationally-renowned
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Evanston jazz fans, make sure to get your tickets for the ETHS Jazz Festival on Feb 14! Don’t be fooled by the venue—it’s not a kids show! Every year the festival brings in top-notch talent. And our local young players might actually blow your mind… Tickets: www.onthestage.tickets/show/evansto...
Join @jgordonwright.com, @jbsinger.bsky.social, me, and the rest of the guys Thursday evening at Evanston Pour for our annual holiday show. Playing all the seasonal favorites!
The Chicago Jazz Dads@chicagojazzdads.com · 8mo agoOur holiday show is coming up!
What better time to celebrate the amazing contributions of immigrants to American culture? Come join me, @jgordonwright.com, @jbsinger.bsky.social, and the @chicagojazzdads.com Thursday night at Evanston Pour.
I had a great time engaging in my selfcare Sunday night, playing with the @chicagojazzdads.com ( @laywilliams.bsky.social @jgordonwright.com, Leo and Eric) at @evanstonspace.bsky.social. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported us.
The Chicago Jazz Dads@chicagojazzdads.com · 11mo agoThanks so much to the hometown crowd and the amazing crew at @evanstonspace.bsky.social!
Thanks so much to the hometown crowd and the amazing crew at @evanstonspace.bsky.social!
TODAY IN JAZZ: Miles Davis was brutally beaten by an NYC cop right in front of Birdland under a marquee bearing his name. #jazzsky #todayinjazz Fred Kaplan captured it well in this old @nymag.com article: nymag.com/news/feature...
TODAY IN JAZZ: 69 years ago the mellifluous Red Garland visited Rudy Van Gelder's childhood home in Hackensack to record his debut as a bandleader. This record never gets old. #jazzsky #todayinjazz www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSTI...
The Red G̲a̲r̲l̲a̲n̲d̲ Trio̲ ̲– A̲ Ga̲r̲l̲a̲n̲d̲ Of ̲R̲e̲d (1̲9̲5̲6̲)̲
tracks: 0:00:02 A̲ ̲F̲o̲g̲g̲y̲ ̲D̲a̲y̲ 0:04:52 ̲M̲y̲ ̲R̲o̲m̲a̲n̲c̲e̲ 0:11:43 ̲W̲h̲a̲t̲ ̲I̲s̲ ̲T̲h̲i̲s̲ ̲T̲h̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲C̲a̲l̲l̲e̲d̲ ̲L̲o̲v̲e̲ 0:16:35 ̲M̲a̲k̲i̲n̲'̲ ̲W̲h̲o̲o̲p̲e̲e̲ 0:20:50…
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Here’s your Sunday morning plan: come check us out this Sunday at the Evanston Art & Fork Festival. A perfect warm-up for our gig at @evanstonspace.bsky.social in one week…
TODAY IN JAZZ: Coltrane held the second session for what would be his Lush Life record, at which he recorded this exquisite rendition of “Like Someone in Love.” #jazzsky #todayinjazz
Like Someone In Love
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Like Someone In Love · John Coltrane Lush Life ℗ 1958 Fantasy, Inc. Released on: 2006-01-01 Composer Lyricist: Jimmy Van Heusen Composer Lyricist:…
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Here’s a tune by one of our favorite songwriting duos, Dietz & Schwartz. (And no, they don’t have a line of deli meat.) Join us at evanstonspace.bsky.social on SUNDAY, AUG 24, for more premium cuts and choice selects… (ahem) www.ticketweb.com/event/the-ch...
Happy birthday to George Shearing, who was born on this day in 1919. #jazzsky #todayinjazz Check him out playing his own standard, “Lullaby of Birdland,” in Munich in 1992, with Neil Swainson absolutely destroying the upright: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zJn...
George Shearing - Lullaby Of Birdland
Live recording of 1992 from the Munich Philharmonie George Shearing - piano Neil Swainson - bass George Shearing - Lullaby Of Birdland Watch the full concert:…
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Don’t miss the fantastic interactive of this photo on @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #todayinjazz
58 Jazz Luminaries Assembled for This Photo. Only One Remains. (Gift Article)
Art Kane’s “Harlem 1958” gathered giants of the music. Sonny Rollins, 94, looks back at the historic picture.
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Nobozos@bozoboy66.bsky.social · 12mo agoOn this day in 1958, Art Kane gathered 57 of the greatest jazz musicians in front of a Harlem brownstone for what became one of the most iconic images in music history. A single frame, a lifetime of music. #jazz #jazzsky
Do you have your tickets yet to our show at @evanstonspace.bsky.social? There are still some good seats left, but you gotta grab ’em now: www.ticketweb.com/event/the-ch... #jazzsky #livejazz #evanstonil
Happy birthday, Pat Metheny! Pat turns 71 today. #jazzsky #todayinjazz Here he is playing the Monk classic, “’Round Midnight,” which it happens was first recorded by Cootie Williams this month in 1944: www.youtube.com/watch?v=idvD... What’s your favorite Metheny tune?
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Happy birthday to our very own @jbsinger.bsky.social! Best drummer a jazz dad could hope for. #jazzsky
Only now hearing about Andy Bey. The first time I heard his voice I was completely arrested. I remember I had to stop what I was doing and figure out who it was. Still gives me goosebumps. Thank you, Andy. #jazzsky #jazzgreats www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/a...
Andy Bey, Jazz Singer Renowned for His Vocal Range, Dies at 85
An admirer of Nat King Cole, he began as a child performer and as part of a family trio before emerging as a master of the American songbook.
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Fun article in the @thedailynu.bsky.social this morning on my side-hustle with the @chicagojazzdads.com. cc: @jbsinger.bsky.social, @jgordonwright.com
Chicago Jazz Dads brew up tunes at Evanston coffee shop
It’s the second Thursday of the month, and the sun has just begun to set. Dempster Street is seemingly quiet — with the exception of one coffee shop. Even at dinnertime, Evanston Pour is packed. Soari...
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Maybe you saw the “Harry Met Sally” ad during the Superbowl last night? Clearly Hellmann’s was inspired by the upcoming Jazz Dads’ show at Pour… See you Thursday night! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIXB...
When Sally Met Hellmann's :30 - Super Bowl Commercial 2025
YouTube video by Hellmann's
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Don’t miss our Harry Met Sally show in one week!
a man in a ny yankees hat is standing next to a woman in a black sweater .
ALT: a man in a ny yankees hat is standing next to a woman in a black sweater .
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David Lay Williams@laywilliams.bsky.social · last yr.Next Thursday (Feb. 13), the @chicagojazzdads.com are celebrating Valentine's Day with a special show at Evanston Pour. We'll be performing the When Harry Met Sally soundtrack (with bonus tracks!). The perfect Valentine's date because it's free! Come early, as we expect a good crowd!
Love to see it! Kudos to Noah Plotkin, single-handedly stoking the creative flames of the North Shore.
Evanston RoundTable@evanstonroundtable.bsky.social · 2y agoWhaddya mean “not academic”? We’re a master’s course in how to swing as a dad. See you all Thursday.
Jonathan B. Singer, PhD, LCSW@jbsinger.bsky.social · 2y agoJazz interludes! If you enjoyed my conversation with @laywilliams.bsky.social about wealth inequality, you'll love our totally not-academic Thursday night gig with @chicagojazzdads.com. We're playing at Evanston Pour. Join us and get some Jazz Dads swag and David might sight your book!
How Judy Garland saved “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” #jazzsky www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/a...
