The Chicago Jazz Dads

The Chicago Jazz Dads isn’t just a name—it’s simply the most accurate description of five Midwest musicians, who fell into making music together the way most great bands do: completely by accident. True to their name, the idea for the group started on the playground and at kids’ soccer games. Little did they know they’d soon form a quintet that’s quickly becoming a fixture of Chicago’s jazz scene. Despite its humble origins, the band has chops. Vocalist Gordon Wright brings a smooth, confident vocal, shaped from years of busking in the subway and touring with a rock band in his youth. David Williams developed his tasteful guitar style playing in both small combos and big bands, with European tours that included the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival. Drummer Jonathan Singer brings a keen musicality behind the kit, with technical chops honed at a French music conservatory and years playing professionally. Bassist Eric Perney got a music degree from the University of Michigan before spending years jobbing in the Bay Area and recording with everyone from Tom Waits to Joanna Newsom. Saxophonist Leo Kawczinski rounds out the group with a lush tenor sound and decades of experience on Chicago’s music scene (as well as his own appearance at Montreux).


 

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