The Jazz Guitar of

Andy Brown

News

Updated December 2024

Hoping this finds you well and enjoying the holiday season so far. I have some upcoming musical performances I thought you'd appreciate knowing about!

This Wednesday (12/12) I'll be performing my last trio gig of the year at Winter's Jazz Club. It will be a special night, the theme of the evening will be "Six-String Santa," and I'll be joined by the amazing Joe Policastro on bass and the ever-swinging Bob Rummage on drums. We'll do a mix of holiday classics and some more off the beaten path fare. I always love performing for the great listening audience at Winter's!

Speaking of trio at Winter's, I just posted a 70 minute concert video of Duke Ellington-associated music. The concert was filmed live at Winter's in October of this year. It features my trio with legendary Chicago jazz artists Dennis Carroll on bass and George Fludas on drums. The concert was filmed in Ultra high resolution 4K with multiple camera angles, and has amazing studio-quality sound. My friend who filmed it (local piano phenom Joey Skoch) made us look and sound amazing, and Winter's looks beautiful as well. The video can be found on my YouTube page.

I'm also fortunate to play these three Steady Gigs every week that are continuing into 2025, thanks to so many of you who come by and make them special!!

Thursdays - Solo Jazz Guitar at Chicago's famed Green Mill Cocktail Lounge. I play behind the bar for the cocktail hour show from 5PM - 7:15PM. No cover, tasty drinks, and I take requests. So many great friends come every week!

Sundays - Andy Brown Quartet at Andy's Jazz Club. Sets at 6PM and 8:15PM. With drummer Phil Gratteau, bassist Joe Policastro and pianist Jeremy Kahn. Celebrating 12 years together every week, come see how much fun the Swingin' Sundays are at this venerable club!

Wednesdays - Petra van Nuis/Andy Brown voice/guitar duo at Hemmingway's Bistro in Oak Park from 6PM-9PM. Hemmingway's is a fantastic restaurant and Petra and I are happy to perform for their Wednesday jazz nights. (I'll be absent 12/11)

***Early Warning!! I'll be in NYC in early March 2025. Tuesday, March 4th I'll be returning with my trio to Mezzrow Jazz Club, and on Wednesday and Thursday, March 5 and 6 I'll be at Dizzy's at Lincoln Center with pianist Judy Carmichael's group.