A kick ass birthday wish

to brother Bill Starr!

Wishing you GREAT fun

on this Saturday,

July 16, 2011,

and ALWAYS!

Hope this birthday is a wild and crazy

as you want it to be and then some!

Have a kick ass time old friend,

ya know we love ya!

Bassist Roberto Aguilera celebrates his 2010 birthday co-hosting the Thursday Night BLUES Jam with Scott Madden.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

9:00 pm start

Zachary’s For Cocktails

5368 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Chicago, IL

(773)  792 -0933

No cover charge and fine refreshments!

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Sunday, May 30, 2010

1:00- 4:00 pm

Betsy and The Boneshakers

Irish Mill Inn

26592 N Illinois - 83

Mundelein, Illinois

Irish Mill Inn, 26592 N Illinois – 83, Mundelein, Illinois

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9:00 pm – 1:00 am

Come on out for some blues, booze and a birthday to boot!

It’s Tracey’s birthday AND  the beginning of Memorial Day

Weekend . . . time to party! 

Let’s kick it off with some red hot J.B. Ritchie Power Blues

at Dunn Inn, 3456 N. Pulaski, Chicago, IL (773) 286-2693.

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More info:

http://www.philcirclemusic.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-IL/Hops-and-Barleys/44745177851

and

Sun., March 21, 2010

"Pete Special and Elwood have been pals since they first met

in Chicago during the shooting of THE BLUES BROTHERS movie.

Pete was recorded live, exclusively for the Radio Hour,

at a recent performance for Levon Helm’s legendary

concert series, the Midnight Ramble.

You will hear some of that (the entire concert can be heard

right here through the miracle of the Internet).

Also, tunes from his CD, BLUE TELEPHONE,

(available through Pete’s website petespecialmusic.com),

from his big band soul revue Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows, 

and The Band (Pete has played with them as well).

Plus some Howlin’ Wolf for you, and new music from

harmonica maestro R.J. Mischo".Click on this pic for ALL the info you need

from the House of Blues Radio Hour website!

Listen locally in Chicagoland:

 http://www.wttsfm.com/onair/houseofblues.htm

Hyde Park Jazz Society  Director of Security and Sound , Jimmy Toles,  and his pal,

Chicago Studio Club President, Fred Starr together at Room 43 for some

SUNDAY EVENING JAZZ.

Chicago, IL 60686  (773) 286 – 2693.

The Stage in the music room at the Dunn Inn.

Check out more DUNN INN live music photos, videos:

http://www.chicagostudioclub.net/

http://thepointandshootist.com/photos/

http://thepoint-n-shootist.com/picture_perfect/

http://thepointandshootist.wordpress.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/traceyacesurface

http://www.youtube.com/user/ChicagoStudioClub

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9:00 pm

THE RAGE

Dunn Inn

3456 N. Pulaski

Chicago, IL 60686

(773) 286 . 2693

Dunn Inn, 3456 N. Pulaksi, Chicago, IL 60686.

For right now though, let us introduce The Rage band members to you.

In back, Bill Brewer (Billy Freeze) on bass/vocals,

and Larry McLaughlin (Wayne Thunder) on drums/vocals.

In front on the left: Dave Nowak (Blackie Richmore) on guitar/vocals

and Tom Banks (Tommy Mental) on guitar and vocals.

To contact them by phone: (773) 612 – 2319.

You can also email us at: info@chicagostudioclub.com

and we will forward your information to them, at once!

The Hollywood Lounge has LIVE MUSIC & we caught a rare, one night only appearance by Chicago blues legend Pete Special. With Pete were slide guitarist Jon Spiegel, bassist Roberto Aguilera and drummer Tom Leddy.  In addition to their Saturday night live music, they have a Friday Night Open Mike Jam Session hosted by John Sanner.

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8:00 pm

Jessie Arlen, 22 year-old New York based jazz vocalist, Downbeat Student Music Award winner (2007) and budding songwriter returns to her hometown of Evanston, Illinois for a performance celebrating the release of her debut CD entitled "Certain Surprise".”

Jessie’s voice is pure and soulful and lends itself to multiple musical styles including jazz, folk, and R&B. Several of Chicago’s top jazz instrumentalists such as our very good friend drummer Phil Gratteau, will join her at this special performance.

In addition to Jessie & Phil are Neil Artwick on piano, Mark Beringer on bass, her dad Ken Arlen on saxophone, Russ Phillips on trombone, Mark Olen on trumpet, Richie Davis on guitar & Steve Roberts on ukulele & guitar!

Should be a great time, see you there!

 Evanston SPACE

1245 Chicago Ave.

Evanston, IL  60202

847-492-8860 

    info@evanstonspace.com

"Far Away Places is the title of the first recording by guitarist Andy Brown and his wife, vocalist Petra van Nuis, that features them together as a duo. This CD has a beautiful wrap-around cover with striking photos, and insightful liner notes by Chicago/Phoenix jazz icon pianist/vocalist Judy Roberts.

It is worth noting that days before this CD’s release, Brown’s abilities as an accompanist–so evident on this recording–were put on national display as Brown and a small group of local musicians accompanied legendary vocalist Barbara Streisand as she performed a song on the Oprah Winfrey TV show.

Brown has such a vast repertoire of varied guitar techniques and textures at his command that his ability to choose between them and employ the correct ones with impeccable timing might be his greatest talent of all. But I suggest you pay special attention to the dynamics of his guitar performance. It may seem simple, but Brown uses the full measure of dynamic range from soft to loud, a skill seemingly lost by many of his contemporaries. The intimate microphone placement and high recording quality of Far Away Places will allow you to appreciate this and other subtle audio nuances as well.

The voice of van Nuis is effervescent, yet refined and classy. She can sound hopeful without being overly sweet, or serious with out any sense of manufactured drama. Van Nuis sings the lyrics as she feels they were intended to be sung, adding only the "salt" of her enthusiasm and the "pepper" of her charm. There is a sense of sincerity in every note that even that the most jaded of listeners could not fail to hear.

My favorite tracks include the title song, "Far Away Places." Brown and van Nuis succeed in believably expressing a musical sense of childlike wonder at travel in our era where "far away" can just mean the fifty-six inch HD TV in the living room, set to the Discovery Channel. Van Nuis does this with inspired phrasing, while Brown provides some homespun chords flavored with the slightest touch of the exotic. His solos on "Caravan" (suggestive and seductive) and "Me, Myself, And I" (breezy and fun) are totally different from one another, yet are both so cool as to be worth the price of the CD all by themselves. "Let’s Do It" provides a perfect showcase for van Nuis’s charming vocal style, and I cannot think of another version of this Cole Porter classic that I have
enjoyed as much. "A Cottage For Sale" casts our duo in the role of sad storytellers, with van Nuis using inflection and nuance with scalpel-like precision to evoke just the right amount of pathos from her listeners. The eerie and mysterious introduction by Brown to "Invitation" sets the stage for van Nuis to make her musical entrance as a woman caught in a dark delusion of shadow and desire.

With their new album, Far Away Places, Andy Brown and Petra van Nuis have given their audience a musical time capsule reflecting the hopes, dreams and aspirations of twentieth century Middle America for its own future. With the clarity that only hindsight can provide, we can see where those dreams actually came true or crashed and burned along the way. Perhaps there are even a few of those hopes and dreams left on which the final verdict has not yet been decided. I highly recommend that you bring "Far Away Places" home and open this enjoyable musical time capsule for yourself. 

                                                             –Randy Freedman "Congrats to Randy on a wonderful piece and to Andy & Petra on their fantastic collaboration! 

We purchased a copy at their CD Release Party at Katerina’s  & were lucky enough to get it autographed by this gorgeous couple. We agree that this is a CD worth buying as the one thing  that really shines through on each of the songs they chose is not only their love of jazz but also their love for each other, giving the CD such a warm feeling.

Chicago Studio Club’s surviving co-founder Fred Starr approaches the front door

of Green Mill, 4802 N. Broadway Ave., Chicago, IL 60640.

Standing in front of Green Mill looking North on Broadway.  

Looking at the front window, a sign tells you who is performing that night. 

As you enter the front door this is what you see.

Upon entry, this is the view. 

After you pass the bar, facing the back wall (bathrooms on right).   

Standing at the back of the room facing the whole scene. 

At back of room, facing the famous Green Mill neon sign on the stage wall.  

Contact Green Mill:  (773) 878-5552  or  Email: greenmill@comcast.net  .

L to R: Jon Deitemyer on drums, Bill Witz on electric bass

and Tom Muellner on piano.    Jon keeping time for Sonny G. at Chambers.

Jon Deitemyer in action!

          For drum lessons eMmail Jon: jon@jondeitemyer.com .

Starts ’round 9:00 pm

Photo of Erik the host on guitar/vocals.

 Nite Cap Lounge

5007 W. Irving Park Rd.

Chicago, IL

(773) 282-8654

$2 bottles of domestics, $3 bottles of imports, call drinks and call shots, $5 Jager and O bombs (Mon)

$2.00 bottles of domestics, $3.00 call shots, mix drinks and import bottles, $5.00 Jager and O Bombs (Tue, Wed)

5 free drinks for ladies 10 p.m.-midnight,$5 Jager and O bombs $4 Long Island iced tea, $4 mixed drinks and shots of Patron,

$3 call shots (Thu)

$3 bottles of domestics, $4 mixed drinks and call shots, $5 bottles of imports and Jager and O bombs (Fri, Sat)

Disclaimer: Life in Chicago changes fast. It is always your responsibility to check with the business and verify they are offering the specials listed here. 

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is the title of an article published by The Chicago Tribune on December 15, 2009 written by Howard Reich who is their Arts critic.

Howard writes:

"It has to be one of the hippest places in Chicago to spend a Sunday night.

Outside, valets are hustling to park cars as they steadily queue up on East 43rd Street. Inside, the crowd looks loose, Chicagoans of every race huddled around cafe tables, everyone sipping, smiling, listening.
And at the front of the room, a band of brilliant young Chicago musicians unleashes considerable firepower, bringing innovative jazz improvisation to a standing-room-only house.

Welcome to Room 43, where a remarkable Sunday-night scene has been developing for the past few months.
Nevermind that many Chicagoans already have tucked the kids into bed and are preparing for the workweek ahead. For the jazz devotees who pour into Room 43, there’s serious listening ahead.

"Jazz is so totally alive — just look around and listen," says state Rep. Al Riley (D-Hazel Crest), between sets by the hard-charging Kevin Nabors Quintet. "These guys are so technically excellent."
Adds Chicago guitarist Bobby Broom, who just dropped in, "It’s a beautiful sight, what’s happening here."
It’s not difficult to understand why music is flourishing at Room 43, on an otherwise quiet corner of the South Side of Chicago.
For starters, the room glitters like a jewel box, its exposed brick walls lit by delicate, ambient lighting. Jazz rooms don’t always exude such elegance.

More important, the Sunday night series is presented and programmed by the Hyde Park Jazz Society, which nurtures jazz across the South Side (most notably at the great Hyde Park Jazz Festival). Thus Sunday nights at Room 43 lean toward first-rate Chicago artists.

But Room 43 emerges as a jazz club only on Sundays. The rest of the week, it hosts private parties and other events.
The jazz transformation began in June, when the Hyde Park Jazz Society lost its slot at the Checkerboard Lounge on South Harper Avenue. Norman Bolden, who owns Room 43, was eager to try jazz.
"I’ve always envisioned having a jazz club, but not having the connections with the bands and the talent, I figured that vision probably never would happen," Bolden says.
"Then this kind of dropped in my lap. Actually, it was supposed to be a one-night event, but it just kept going."

On this night, saxophonist Nabors is turning in propulsive work, leading a band of like-minded young iconoclasts. Sharing front-line duties with trumpeter Corey Wilkes, Nabors plays soprano saxophone with relentless energy in Freddie Hubbard’s "The Core", while Wilkes unfurls sleek blues phrases. In Charles Mingus’ "Nostalgia in Times Square"  bassist Junius Paul fires off solos fast and hard. And elsewhere in the set, guitarist Scott Hesse sculpts high-flying lines, while drummer Isaiah Spencer sets off torrents of sound.

As midnight approaches the band winds down, but the crowd lingers, the regulars saying farewell to each other — until next week.

Ari Brown leads a quintet from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday at Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd St.; $10; valet parking available; 773-285-2222 or hydeparkjazzsociety.org

hreich@tribune.com  " http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-1215-jazzdec15,0,849862.column  is the link to this article.

Chicago Studio Club is thrilled that Howard Reich got out to Room 43 

and saw some Sunday Jazz presented by the benevolent and

wonderful Hyde Park Jazz Society .

Beautiful inside & out!

Chicago Studio Club supports and promotes live music in Chicago and

so we have added links to the performers/venues, etc. in this article so

that you can check out them all out for yourselves!