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Katie Ernst

Katie Ernst is described by the Chicago Tribune as "a versatile young bassist who plays in far-flung bands and sings with uncommon delicacy and authenticity." She is co-leader of the adventurous Chicago-based jazz trio Twin Talk, folk-jazz duo Wayfaring, indie rock band Edith Judith, and has received widespread critical acclaim for her Dorothy Parker poetry song cycle Little Words, which premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

Delights

By Twin Talk

Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Red Cent; Heavy Nice; Northwest; Super Official; Shanty; Mississippi; Both And; Teel; Fifths; Shadow Kid; Similar Grit.

Twin Talk: Delights

by Mark Corroto
October 21, 2026

If you are familiar with “Born in Chicago" by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, a song later covered by the Blues Brothers and the Pixies, you know the lyrics: “I was born in Chicago at nineteen and forty-one / Well, my father told me / Son, you had better get a gun." Later, the song offers ...

Pretzel Letters

By Mike Conrad

Label: Skydeck Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Pretzel Letters; Suni Suni Suni; That's Done / Reset; Slasher; She Likes to Dance, Pt. 1; Moon Lasso; She Likes to Dance, Pt. 2; Maddle's Prattles

Twin Talk Live

By Dustin Laurenzi

Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Always Left; You're On Your Way; Tricks.

You'll Need This Later

By Alvin Cobb Jr.

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Another Chance; Change Lanes; Lies at 3am; Before You Go; Thought I Wanted; Never Imagined; There's Still Time; Love You With All My Hate; We Care; Mind Your Heart; South Fulton Medical Center; Window; From Leo to Lili.

Alvin Cobb Jr: You'll Need This Later

by Hrayr Attarian
October 25, 2024

Atlanta-native, Chicago-based drummer Alvin Cobb, Jr puts his heart and soul into his debut You'll Need This Later. Using a melange of acoustic and electronic instrumentation as well as spoken word and singing, Cobb crafts an autobiographical album featuring several of Chicago's brightest rising stars. Cobb crafted these 13 originals on the basis of ...

Twin Talk: Twin Talk Live

by Mark Corroto
September 10, 2024

The trio Twin Talk makes music that is best described as stealthfully hip. This Chicago ensemble of drummer Andrew Green, tenor saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi and bassist/vocalist Katie Ernst does not trade in a clamorous and flamboyant sound. Still, in their own way, the trio stands out as expressive and captivating. Their fallaciously titled Twin Talk Live ...

Devouring the Guilt: Not to Want to Say

by Mark Corroto
June 9, 2024

Insouciance is not the correct word to describe Not To Want To Say by the trio Devouring The Guilt. The music is not “cool" or '"ndifferent" as much as it has an equanimity or a casualness not commonly found in free improvisation. This release, which follows the trio's eponymous debut (Amalgam, 2017) and Prison Planet (Kettle ...

Katie Ernst: Bass Notes and Murder Ballads

by Lawrence Peryer
June 8, 2024

Today, the Spotlight shines On bassist and vocalist Katie Ernst. In addition to many other things, Katie is one half of the duo, with last week's guest James Falzone. Katie is also co-leader of the Chicago-based jazz trio Twin Talk, and the indie rock band Edith Judith, and has garnered much acclaim for her ...