This edition of  Notes From The Jazz Underground was culled from the June 10th broadcast. a show that host Paul Abella describes as "an exceedingly odd duck."Why?  First off, it was recorded in the middle of the night, and the late night musical gremlins definitely make an appearance.Second, there...

This edition of  Notes From The Jazz Underground was culled from the June 3rd broadcast.This week's show was themed "Ghosts of Notes Past," and it was supposed to be all stuff that host Paul Abella had played on previous editions of Notes that deserved a second (or maybe third)...

We'll always cover the old favorites, but it's also worth keeping a lookout for artists that may be on their first few swings through Chicago. This new feature, 8-UP, showcases eight acts on the way up -- catch 'em before they're big.Check them out in this Spotify Playlist and check out when they'll...

This edition of Notes From The Jazz Underground was culled from the May 27th broadcast.If the theme of this playlist is "All Around the World", we'll cop to it being a fairly loose one.The first hour was dedicated to Latin jazz, with some amazing music from Chinchano -- a local band that needs...

This edition ofNotes From The Jazz Undergroundwas culled from the May 20thbroadcast.Let's start at the beginning. The first five tunes in the playlist were inspired by Orbert Davis (world class trumpet player, also the host of the WDCB show just prior to NFTJU), who wrapped up his show with a track from Arturo O'Farrill...

By: Philamonjaro StudioMoby iscurrently touring in support of hisnew book, Porcelain AMemoir, and Chicago area fans got an up-close and personal look at our City Winery outpost . The relaxed living room-like stage set up was ripe for aconversational atmosphere, ideal for what transpired.Mark Bazer, host of The Interview Show, guided the 90 minuteconversation and subsequentQ&...

By: Philamonjaro StudioThursday, May 26th 2016 local Chicago band The Lucky Dutch rattled therafters at The Double Door, a release party for Cadillac Coffin.Yes, the album's title hearkens back to Stevie Ray Vaughan via Bill Carter tune "Willie The Wimp", and the quartet --Nathan Graham (lead guitar/vocals), ClaireCorriveau(keyboards/vocals), David Padula (bass), and...

By: Howard Greenblatt Is that Tom Petty on bass guitar? That's the way it goes at Mudcrutch, a band resurrected now for the second time and touring behind the appropriately named 2 album. But that doesn't mean Petty's fingerprints aren't all over this project. You'll find his familiar presence (looking more aging-hippie than ever), songwriting, and...

This edition ofNotes From The Jazz Undergroundwas culled from the May 13thbroadcast.The set kicks off with Pat Martino doing Stevie Wonder's Too High for Stevie's birthday.The birthday celebrations continued with Airto and Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine (yes, that's Herbie Hancock on keys) tunes. What were these tracks celebrating? Creed Taylor's birthday -- he...

Photo: Philamonjaro StudioTortoise returned to Chicago earlier this month -- following up their in-the-round performance with a a more traditional club date at Metro.The show was recorded and shared via the sweethblahg tumbler and we thought it'd be a nice service to fans to have it available for streaming.The band will play the...