“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” – Various, including Thelonious Monk

The following archive is a collection of my personal thoughts and experiences exploring music in its most primal form: the bandstand.

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10/23/25 Jazz For Good @Nighshade, Or, A Jazz Underground

10/20/25 Le Piano’s Chad Willetts Remembered At Monday Jam

7/25/25 Crystal’s Chronicles/Chicago VGM Jam @Midlane Esports, Or, JazzRPG

5/29/25 East Wind Jazz Club Open Jam, Or, DIY Vibes of the Suburban Thursday Night

5/3/25 Kevin and The Quicksavers @ Midlane Esports, Or, Video Game Malört

3/27/25 Arman Sangalang @ The Whistler, Or, The Many Musings Of A Jazz Disciple

2/27/25 Janelle Finton/Kellin Hanas’ Trumpetpalooza @ Fulton Street Collective, Or, What Is This Feeling? (It’s Two Trumpets)

2/24/25 Somaluna @ Fulton Street Collective, Or, Somuch Jumpsuit

2/10/25 GARM; Nebulus @ SPACE, Or, Double-Fisting Your Fusion

1/25/25 Livia Gazzolo @ Midnight Tea, Or An Evening of Sta(i)rs That Will Take Your Breath Away

8/17/2023 Livia Gazzolo, Pat Leary Trio @ The Red Room, Or, Beyond The Blue Door Lies Brazil

12/29/24 Marquis Hill Composers’ Collective @ Jazz Showcase, Or, DnB With Some R&B Before NYE

7/23/23 Chris Greene Quartet @ SPACE, Or, Beating The Beyonce Traffic Before Dropping Some Bars

7/12/23 Quentin Coaxum Satellite @ The Whistler, Or, Sampling Your Fears While Orbiting The Circle of Fifths

5/08/23 Marques Carroll Quintet @ Andy’s, Or, Taking Me Back To The Totally Peaceful Days Of Late 2016

4/29/23 Take Yokoyama Mahjong Crib @ Hungry Brain, Or, Declaring Yourself The Japanese Al Pacino

4/20/23 Beyond Standards Trio @ Cooper’s Corner, Or, Learning To Love “Happy Birthday While The Bar Yells At The TV

4/19/23 Alejandro Salazar Trio @ Dorian’s, Or, You Just Quoted The Kid LAROI In Your Solo And Now The Whole Damn Bar Wants To Hear The Song

4/15/23 New Nostalgia @ Andy’s, Or, What It Might Look Like If The Jazz Students Still Got Mortgages But Were Still Geeks

9/24/16 Wayfaring; Quentin Coaxum @ Hyde Park Jazz Fest

8/16/15 Roxy Coss and Sharel Cassity Quintet @ Jazz Showcase

7/26/15 Corey Wilkes Quartet @ Jazz Showcase

7/17/15 Bobby Broom Organi-Sation @ Green Mill

6/26/15 Snarky Puppy @ City Winery Chicago

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A little bit about live jazz…

Live music – clubs, concerts, and by extension jam sessions – is the life blood of any musician. It sharpens a player’s wit, creates connections with other musicians, and is a grassroots entryway to gathering loyal listeners.

They also need money.

True, there are millions of hours of precious, hard-studied sessions preserved on albums, TV specials, concert recordings, and bootlegs. But one cannot foster a dialogue with the music through YouTube. There’s nothing quite like experiencing this art form firsthand, shoulder-to-shoulder on a Friday night or sitting down on a bar stool some sunny afternoon.

If nothing else, just live by this three-word sentence:

SUPPORT LIVE JAZZ!