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Chuck Hedges built his reputation in his hometown Chicago in the early 50's along with George Brun, Danny Alvin and Muggsy Spanier. During the 60's Chuck was part of the great Dick Ruedebusch Band that recorded many records and performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Chuck has made his home in the Milwaukee area and has been playing at The Grove Restaurant on Thursday nights. He also travels worldwide for jazz festivals. Chuck played with the late Wild Bill Davison all over Europe. Chuck continues to get requests to play in Europe as well as throughout the United States. Chuck also continues to play with Tommy Saunders' Wild Bill Legacy Band
Just for Fun
By Chuck Hedges
Label: Arbors Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Unimpressed; G Jazz Blues; Day by Day; Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise; I Love You; Samba de Orfeu; Autumn Leaves; Airegin; Yardbird Suite; I Thought About You; Green Dolphin Street; Magic Lamp.
Doug MacDonald: Just for Fun
by Jack Bowers
While there are no household names on guitarist Doug MacDonald's new 2-CD set, Just for Fun (alto saxophonist Lanny Morgan or perhaps drummer Roy McCurdy may come closest), the sidemen he has chosen for a lively concert date billed as a “jazz marathon" are more than likely among the more accomplished jazz musicians you've seldom or ...
Benny Goodman Small Combos Tribute This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, guests Allan Vaché and Chuck Hedges on clarinet, vocalist Rebecca Kilgore, and John Sheridan on piano join the Jim Cullum Jazz Band in a tribute to the Benny Goodman small combos. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand ...
Barrett Deems: Deemus
by Nic Jones
Drummer Barrett Deems was a man with a pedigree, who took in stints with violinist Joe Venuti from 1937 to 1944, and a four-year run with trumpeter Louis Armstrong in the 1950s. The first years of the following decade found him keeping the musical company of trombonist Jack Teagarden. All of these affiliations are clues to ...
Just Jammin
By Chuck Hedges
Label: Arbors Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Broadway; Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? Sugar; I Don
Chuck Hedges: Just for Fun
by J. Robert Bragonier
Some elitists persist in thinking that, despite the history of the art form, legitimate jazz today is only made in New York City. Others will agree in concept only if the West Coast is included as well. For those who disagree with both groups, Arbors Records has been a boon. Many releases on this label feature ...
Chuck Hedges and The Milwaukee Connection: Just Jammin
by J. Robert Bragonier
Chuck Hedges would agree that he is a nut who didn’t fall far from the tree. Chicago born and bred, the talented clarinetist settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after touring with Wild Bill Davison, and he still commutes to the Windy City for a regular gig at Andy’s. But he also appreciates jamming with his Wisconsin neighbors, ...
Just for Fun
By Chuck Hedges
Label: Arbors Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Night and Day; Old Folks; On a Slow Boat to China; Black Butterfly; You Stepped Out of a Dream;
Come Sunday; Deep Purple; Poor Butterfly; On the Street Where You Live; Soon; Nina Never
Knew; One Note Samba; If You Could See Me Now; Dina; Just for Fun
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