"[ICE is] targeting warehouses…‘Oh they’re just supporting criminals!’ But that’s very on the contrary…they’re also deporting a lot of families in very unjust ways."
Young Bolingbrook Residents Protest ICE Amid Local Raids
Livia Gazzolo, Pat Leary Trio @ The Red Room, Or, Beyond The Blue Door Lies Brazil
As Joe took to the mic to open the night, he described the upcoming music as a “hellfire of sexy jazz,” which got a laugh out of the crowd, but would wind up being dead-on in the way a fire burns bright before simmering.
Marquis Hill Composers’ Collective @Jazz Showcase, Or, DnB With Some R&B Before NYE
"In and out, then in, then out. Simple, then not. Looped samples of inspiration much like I heard at The Whistler this past summer…that night’s sound leaned more into the contemporary jazz/neo-soul category, with added elements of world music as well. And Japanese RPG-esque DnB vamps."
Tim Follin’s “Starsky & Hutch” Soundtrack is a Red Tomato Jam
Tim Follin appeared to be concerned with one thing only: Be badass, cool, and funky - from the moment you burn out at the start of a level to the moment the criminal car blows up in over-the-top, copaganda fashion.
Ricardo Morales Vivero’s “Introspectiva” digs into Ricky’s roots and a healthy dose of reverb. [Album Exploration]
As of this writing, I have yet to see Ricky face-to-face since he left Chicago, so hearing this album is like a postcard from a new adventure.
Chris Greene Quartet @SPACE, Or, Beating The Beyoncé Traffic Before Dropping Some Bars
“So when are you gonna get to the jazz?” Greene sarcastically asked himself on the mic. “People ask ‘when are you gonna play standards,’” he continued, as the audience laughed, “for god’s sake y’all act like you don’t know what I’m doing!”
Beyond Standards Trio @Cooper’s Corner, Or, Learning To Love “Happy Birthday” While The Bar Yells At The TV
Perhaps it wasn’t exactly the way the great Sonny Rollins would envision it - a typical Winfield crowd celebrating someone’s 60th birthday (give or take) does contrast with the folk songs of the 1930s Virgin Islands - but it did make everyone happy, much like that song does.
Quentin Coaxum Satellite @The Whistler, Or, Sampling Your Fears While Orbiting the Circle of Fifths
“Satellite,” the song itself, is everything you wish for a Quentin Coaxum song to be: invigorating, ascending, and irresistibly hopeful.
Prince, PlaySPACE, and Probably Not Gigging With THAT Name | Chris Greene Interview
Evanston-based saxophonist Chris Greene joins host Dominic Guanzon to talk his influences, his long-standing quartet, working as the Emperor of Evanston, and more!
Marques Carroll Quintet @ Andy’s, Or, Taking Me Back To The Totally Peaceful Days of Late 2016
It’s the kind of set you’d want to bring a first-time jazz-listener, Andy’s-goer, or Chicago-visitor to every time.
![[2/2] BROADVIEW, IL, 2/28/26, 1PM-2:30PM – After their scheduled program, ~50 protesters moved from the designated protest zone on Beach St, down 25th Ave, and to the Harvard St approach to the ICE facility in a seemingly impromptu occupation of the intersection.](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/641803666_17981473718968438_580148578517965678_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=2uh27-B_QokQ7kNvwENh_zS&_nc_oc=AdnLi1_eKJ7Wr_pyyFva64oqNU1PNG3F67X53JA1jbZ5cnGWEU_AHupYajylBs34rDI&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=IrEIYv0rzllLGGJbJUDXsg&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQHasyrG5ulNGmoNfMMPGAW1iVo43Kv5jsDrCvKIVTQuoBEmmHxpvwZjxP0izr0ZggJk5-4lQtcV5Q&oh=00_Afzp5biDuq1jTLiwpJOXA_DMgEM6KKwwn9OxmgOBntZ_xw&oe=69ADB51F)
![[1/2] BROADVIEW, IL, 2/28/26, NOON-1PM – About 75 protesters came out for the “Salt Melts ICE” rally within the designated protest zone of the ICE Staging Area/de facto detention center. The theme centered around the salt/ice pun heavily, making extensive use of Morton Salt imagery, a company founded in Chicago.](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/642548769_17981419820968438_7452416072177783532_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=103&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=c2SoueHleUcQ7kNvwG9LRt8&_nc_oc=AdlJtLxTfdB2hMTCTc5FkdDws-Gr5tp2th2YTwzhwo73uqCHnblIloamdN-Lk0GFof4&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=IrEIYv0rzllLGGJbJUDXsg&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQExxzh3YS4ZLb4nU2LK4g9XpAIbXwzuRFAZNnfeh0-emcP5p2X3jR-MAB0ff4XmV-y4Lp9rxf5jKg&oh=00_AfxdEE_UHUhf9Rc43buhdEf2pDOFpBKWeIKd-EYzmW7bpw&oe=69AD9F96)
Blue Collar Jazz 