Delmark Records

Take Five with Shauli Einav

by AAJ Staff
April 19, 2010

Meet Shauli Einav:Shauli Einav is an emerging jazz saxophonist. He has already performed with his ensembles on prestigious stages such as the Red Sea Jazz Festival, The Israel Festival in Jerusalem, The Rochester International Jazz Festival, Tel-Aviv Intl Jazz Festival, The Knitting Factory NYC, Fat Cat, Smalls and more. Shauli has been invited to perform with some of today's finest jazz musicians, including bassist Omer Avital, pianist Aaron Goldberg, guitarists Bob Sneider and Frank Gambale, and the late ...

It Ain't Over! Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago

by John Barron
June 5, 2009

Various Artists It Ain't Over! Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago Delmark Records 2009

Recorded live in Chicago at guitarist/vocalist Buddy Guy's Legends on March 7, 2008, It Ain't Over! is a celebration of Delmark Records' 55th year in the record business. Label founder Bob Koester presents an all-star roster of legendary Chicago blues artists for an unforgettable evening of down-home soul.

The festivities ...

Delmark Records: 45 Years of Jazz and Blues

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 1999

This double–disc set — the first devoted to Jazz, the second to blues — is designed to give the listener a broad overview of the sort of music produced by Delmark Records since Bob Koester established the Chicago–based label some 45 years ago. Delmark actually began life in St. Louis before relocating to Chicago with Koester, who owns the Windy City’s Jazz Record Mart, in 1958. While known primarily as a conduit for blues and traditional Jazz, Delmark has at ...

Delmark Records: New Jazz and Blues Releases for the fall

Source: Kevin Johnson
September 30, 2011

Available October 25, 2011 Jason Adasiewicz's Sun Rooms Spacer Delmark CD (DE 2012) / LP (DF 2012) Sun Rooms is Jason Adasiewicz's three year old trio featuring Jason (vibraphone), Mike Reed (drums) and Nate McBride (bass). Their debut record Sun Rooms (Delmark 593) was named by the New York Times (Ben Ratliff) as one of the Top 10 Pop and Jazz Records of 2010. Spacer was written in the winter of 2011 and slowly shaped through a month long residency ...
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Nicole Mitchell - Awakening (Delmark Records, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
June 12, 2011

Renowned Chicago flautist and composer Nicole Mitchell has embarked on some very ambitious projects in the past, but this quartet recording pares back her group to a small set of colleagues, Jeff Parker on guitar, Harrison Bankhead on bass and Avreeayl Ra on drums. It's a group of some of Chicago's most talented improvisers, and the music is adventurous and thoughtful throughout. Nicole Mitchell plays adventurous flute reminiscent of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, using throaty growls and swirling figures plus the ...
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Delmark Records New Jazz and Blues Releases for 2011

Source: Kevin Johnson
February 3, 2011

Magic Sam: West Side Soul (Delmark DE 615) One of the greatest blues albums of all time, West Side Soul was chosen by Living Blues magazine as one of it's top ten Desert Island Blues Discs. The new Digipak case contains previously unissued photos and 1960's pluggers (promoting west side gigs) from the private collection of Bill Lindemann. The source material for the CD is the original 1967 analog stereo mix by Stu Black who recorded many of Delmark's classic ...
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Delmark Records New Jazz and Blues Releases for the Fall!!

Source: Kevin Johnson
August 18, 2010

DELMARK RECORDS—New Releases for September and October 2010 Street Date September 21, 2010 Junior Wells & The Aces—Live in Boston 1966 (Delmark DE 809) This live recording takes us back to just a few months after the release of the legendary Hoodoo Man Blues (Delmark 612) album. Junior is accompanied by the Aces—Louis Myers, guitar; Dave Myers, bass; Fred Below, drums. Eleven songs and great bits between Junior and the audience in between songs comes to over 60 minutes of ...
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Delmark Records New Releases for April and May, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2009

Delmark CD Re-issues - end of April, 2009 (all previously released material, now back in print) Eric Alexander - Mode For Mabes (Delmark DE 500) Jazz tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander firmly established himself as a mature voice even though he was only 27 years of age when he recorded Mode For Mabes in 1997. It was his fourth Delmark CD and critics were already comparing him to the mightiest and most soulful of classic tenor players like Dexter Gordon and ...
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Delmark Records' 55th Anniversary Jazz/Blues Tribute Concert

Source: All About Jazz
September 4, 2008

We hope you can come out and celebrate with us at... Delmark Records' 55th Anniversary Tribute Concert at Old Town School of Folk Music !! Friday, September 26, 2008, 8 pm 4544 N. Lincoln Ave in Chicago's Lincoln Square 773-728-6000 Chicago Blues/Jazz Summit with Dave Specter (guitar, bandleader) www.davespecter.org, myspace.com/davespecter Ari Brown (sax, bandleader) http://aacmchicago.org/richard-ari- brown, http://centerstage.net/music/whoswho/AriBrown.html Nicole Mitchell (flute) www.nicolemitchell.com , myspace.com/blackearthsounds Lurrie Bell (guitar, voc) www.lurrie.com, myspace.com/lurriebell Jimmy Johnson (guitar, voc) http://www.sroartists.com/artists/jimmyjohnson/ Corey Wilkes (trumpet) www.coreywilkes.com , myspace.com/coreywilkes ...
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Delmark Records Summer 2008 Releases

Source: All About Jazz
May 21, 2008

Delmark New Releases (Street Date June 17, 2008) Corey Wilkes Drop It (Delmark DE 582) Jazz trumpeter Corey Wilkes burst on the Chicago jazz scene in 2002. Corey took on the ghost of Lester Bowie and filled the vacant seat in the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Big shoes to fill for a new musician but Corey isn't an ordinary musician. He began at the age of 10, made the Illinois All State Honors Jazz Combo in ...
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Delmark Records New Spring Releases: Dave Specter, Mississippi Heat, Jason Ajemian, Wally Rose

Source: All About Jazz
March 3, 2008

Delmark New Releases Street Date: April 22, 2008

DAVE SPECTER Live In Chicago (Delmark DVD 1794 / CD DE 794)

Blues guitarist Dave Specter is never prone to grandstanding. He communicates an inherent sense of style and form, subtlety and swing, keeping his magnetic needle always fixed on a steady, unalterable course. Recorded live at Buddy Guy's Legends and Rosa's Blues Lounge, Live In Chicago features special guests Jimmy Johnson, Tad Robinson ...
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Delmark Records 55th Anniversary All Star Tribute Concert- Buddy Guy's Legends

Source: All About Jazz
February 19, 2008

DELMARK IS HAVING A PARTY! 55th Anniversary All-Star Chicago Blues Tribute Concert at Buddy Guy's Legends - Friday, March 7, 2008 To celebrate Delmark and Bob Koester's 55th year in the music business, I am excited to announce that we're throwing a special all-star tribute concert with a who's who of Chicago Blues on Friday, March 7th at Buddy Guy's Legends. Delmark artists and friends Dave Specter, Byther Smith, Jimmy Dawkins, Tail Dragger, Jimmy and Syl Johnson, Little Arthur Duncan, ...
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Delmark Records CD Release Parties: Sabertooth, Brad Goode, Keefe Jackson

Source: All About Jazz
December 31, 2007

Hey hey friends of Delmark - Wishing you a happy and healthy Holiday Season! We'd love to see you out in the New Year to celebrate our new Delmark jazz and blues releases with the Sabertooth Jazz Quartet, Little Arthur Duncan (CD and DVD), Keefe Jackson's Project Project, and Brad Goode. These new releases follow hot on the heels of the highly acclaimed Ari Brown's Live at the Green Mill and Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble's Live at the Velvet ...
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