Chicago Jazz Live

Series produced by Steve Rashid

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Chicago Jazz Live presents small-group jazz from the City of Big Shoulders, recorded live in an intimate setting. Produced in partnership with WDCB (Chicago's radio home for jazz) and hosted by Steve Rashid, CJL draws from the deep pool of jazz talent working in and around Chicago. Each episode includes interviews with the featured artists.

Chicago Jazz Live is a one-hour series produced in partnership with WDCB, Chicago’s radio home for jazz. It was created and is hosted by Emmy Award winning composer, Steve Rashid. One of the true cradles of jazz, Chicago continues to boast an extraordinarily deep pool of talented jazz musicians. CJL shines a weekly spotlight on Chicago-area talent by presenting small groups recorded live, exclusively for this series, in front of a small audience. Each episode includes interview segments with the featured artists. Conceived as a “house concert in a club”, CJL allows audience members an up-close look into the process and the intimate musical conversation that is the heart of a small ensemble.

After attending a taping, one audience member commented, “I always wanted a place I could go to discover great jazz – I mean, great musicians that maybe not everyone knows yet, so I can feel like I was the one who discovered them. This is that place!”

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Chicago Jazz Live is a one-hour series produced in partnership with WDCB, Chicago’s radio home for jazz. It was created and is hosted by Emmy Award winning composer, Steve Rashid. One of the true cradles of jazz, Chicago continues to boast an extraordinarily deep pool of talented jazz musicians. CJL shines a weekly spotlight on Chicago-area talent by presenting small groups recorded live, exclusively for this series, in front of a small audience. Each episode includes interview segments with the featured artists. Conceived as a “house concert in a club”, CJL allows audience members an up-close look into the process and the intimate musical conversation that is the heart of a small ensemble.After attending a taping, one audience member commented, “I always wanted a place I could go to... Show full description


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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome the multi-talented singer/musician/songwriter, Sarah Marie Young, with her great band featuring pianist S...

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  • Added: Jul 16, 2019
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome the innovative guitarist and composer, Casey Nielsen, with The Lapis Trio, featuring bassist Dan Thatcher...

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  • Added: Jul 08, 2019
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE our host, Steve Rashid, takes the stage as he presents the reunion of a band he formed in the late 1980s, "The Porkp...

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  • Added: May 21, 2019
  • Length: 56:59
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome Brazilian guitarist and composer, Luciano Antonio, with a formidable group featuring Adrian Ruiz (piano),...

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  • Added: May 13, 2019
  • Length: 56:59
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome vocalist Paul Marinaro celebrating the beautiful 1967 recording, “Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carl...

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2019
  • Length: 57:01
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome back a Studio5 favorite, the jazz mandolin master, Don Stiernberg, with his quartet featuring Andy Brown ...

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  • Added: Apr 09, 2019
  • Length: 57:00
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome renowned Chicago composer/pianist Fred Simon, with three of Fred’s close friends: guitarist, David Onderd...

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  • Added: Mar 12, 2019
  • Length: 57:00
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE it’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood as we celebrate the music of Fred Rogers. Vocalist Keri Johnsrud has a rele...

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  • Added: Jan 29, 2019
  • Length: 57:00
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome the innovative trumpeter and rising star in Chicago jazz, Marques Carroll, and his group, Trumpet Summit....

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  • Added: Jan 21, 2019
  • Length: 57:00
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome one of the most well-known musical couples in Chicago jazz: Singer/pianist Judy Roberts and woodwind mult...

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  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 57:00
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome the soulful vocalist Typhanie Monique in a tribute to Aretha Franklin. Typhanie is with a great band, and...

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  • Added: Dec 18, 2018
  • Length: 57:00
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome the Alyssa Allgood Organ Quartet, let by stellar vocalist, Alyssa Allgood, featuring Dan Chase on the B-3...

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  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 57:00
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome vocalist Paul Marinaro, with his quartet featuring Ben Paterson on piano, Andy Brown on guitar, John Tate...

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  • Added: Nov 27, 2018
  • Length: 57:00
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome guitarist Randy Napoleon, in a duet setting with bassist, Kazuki Takemura. Randy Napoleon has been a memb...

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  • Added: Nov 13, 2018
  • Length: 56:59
  • Purchases: 3
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome the brilliant guitarist and composer, John Moulder, in a classic organ trio setting, featuring Vijay Tell...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2018
  • Length: 57:00
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we honor the life and music of the great Brazilian composer and pianist, Breno Sauer. Breno was one of the founders ...

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  • Added: Oct 23, 2018
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome "Double Monk". The brilliant pianists, Jeremy Kahn and Steve Million present their dual-piano interpretat...

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  • Added: Oct 07, 2018
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 2
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome the Kings of the Lobby, a jazz/funk band founded in 2015 by Chicago saxophonist Chris Madsen. Kings of th...

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  • Added: Sep 16, 2018
  • Length: 56:59
  • Purchases: 2
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome The Metropolitan Jazz Octet, the reincarnation of a group that was created in the 1950’s by saxophonist/a...

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2018
  • Length: 56:59
  • Purchases: 2
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome soulful vocalist, Sarah Marie Young, with Stu Mindeman on keyboards, Andrew Vogt on bass, and Greg Artry ...

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 2