WDCB Listener-Supported Jazz & Blues

09/22/2025

Paul Abella is back in the WDCB Music Lounge with some new music to share in this week's "What's New on WDCB!"

The Jeff Hamilton Organ Trio – Coast to Coast (RMI Records) Legendary drummer Jeff Hamilton has just released a fantastic record with the...

09/16/2025

Tickets are now on-sale for our next "WDCB Jazz in the Brewery" featuring trumpeter Dakarai Barclay's trio at Skeleton Key Brewery in Woodridge. Details below!

2 weeks from today we are once again pairing with our friends and hosting 90.9 WDCB Live Jazz Night in the Brewery 😎 This time, we will have The Dakarai Barclay Trio in house, performing LIVE and broadcast on WDCB radio from 7 to 8pm, with another set of Jazz til 9pm!

The event is open to the public and free to attend, however, standing space is VERY limited so we are offering table reservations available for purchase at https://skb.social/jazz starting today at noon! Reserve your seats and join us on 9/30 for a beer and some Jazz, all the details are in the event link above!

09/15/2025

Paul Abella is back in the WDCB Music Lounge with some new music to share in this week's 'What's New on WDCB!"

Conrad Herwig – Reflections: Facing South (Savant Records) Conrad Herwig, Eddie Palmieri and Luques Curtis went into the studio in August...

09/11/2025

As awareness has spread about the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and WDCB’s loss of CPB funding, many of our listeners have reached out with questions (and offers of help). Station Manager Dan Bindert answers some of the most often-asked questions in the WDCB Music Lounge.

…from WDCB’s Station Manager Dan Bindert   As awareness has spread about the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcastin...

09/10/2025

World-class musicians coming soon to your neighborhood venue. We’re gearing up for some incredible shows, get tickets now at the link in bio and join us for these unforgettable nights of jazz.

09/09/2025

WDCB is a media sponsor for the 2025 St Charles Jazz Weekend, running Thursday, September 11 through Sunday, September 14 in downtown St Charles. More information is available at STCJazzWeekend.com.

09/08/2025

Mondays mean new music at WDCB! Paul Abella shares some new albums in this week's "What's New on WDCB!"

Ron Blake – Scratch Band (self-produced) Saxophonist Ron Blake recorded a couple of sessions back in 2021 with bassist Reuben Rogers and ...

09/04/2025

Tonight at 10 on Hambone's Blues Party, class is in session from the back of the Cadillac as Hambone celebrates the return to school with the annual School Daze Blues show, featuring songs about teachers, homework, and playing hooky.

09/02/2025

Paul Abella has new music to share in this week's installment of "What's New on WDCB!"

Jimmy Greene – As We Are Now (Greene Music Works) Saxophonist Jimmy Greene has recently released a new album called As We Are Now with an...

09/02/2025

More photos from the WDCB Jazz Lounge at the 2025 Chicago Jazz Festival courtesy of Alan Frohlichstein.

09/01/2025

What an incredible weekend of music we all had at the 2025 Chicago Jazz Festival…especially in the WDCB Jazz Lounge!
Here are some fest images captured by photographer Alan Frohlichstein.