Sutton Music Co.

07/28/2025

This Wednesday, July 30th at the Little Italy Rose Room for Wednesday Jazz from 6 - 9 PM...

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Fred Cantu is one of the busiest musicians on the scene today. Currently, he is featured as the lead trumpet with the Buddy Rich Big Band, and he also performs as a regular member of Grammy nominated Cuban jazz pianist Chuchito Valdes’ Ensemble. He started playing trumpet at the age of 14. Under the direction of Louis Ricci after playing trumpet just one month he was moved to the top concert band. By end of his second year he was playing principle trumpet in the Chicago All City High School Band. After High School Fred went to UIC then Roosevelt University where he was a music major and studied with Orbert Davis, Art Davis, Betty Eilers, Rob Parton and others.

During this time he worked as a lead trumpet player for artists such as Selena, Olga Tanon. After school Fred went on to play lead trumpet for Trent Carlini, 911 Mambo Orchestra, Danilo Perez, The Temptations and Willie Wilson to name just a few.

He performs as a regular member of Grammy nominated Cuban jazz pianist Chuchito Valdes’ Ensemble performing major jazz festivals around the country. He also tours worldwide with the Elvis Tribute Tour for Elvis Presley Enterprises.

Fred’s trumpet playing can be heard and seen every Sunday on WGN’s Singsation which reaches over a million viewers each week. His trumpet can also be heard on many recordings from Chicago, New York, and Las Vegas. In addition, Fred leads his own 13 piece Big Band (The Fred Cantu Big Band) which performs regularly around the Chicagoland area.

As a lead/jazz trumpet player Fred has toured with Chuchito Valdez, Ricardo Lemvo, Jose Valdes, and many more. Fred has played lead trumpet for 18 years on WGN's TV Show Singsation and currently plays lead trumpet for the Elvis Tribute Tour and Legends tour.

Fred leads his own Big Band The Fred Cantu Big Band which will be releasing their first CD later this year. He also leads the Fred Cantu Quintet both groups perform his original compositions and arrangements.

Performing into the stratosphere one moment and a warm mellow flugelhorn solo the next, Fred's trumpet and music will draw you into his music world and his love of music.

Fred continues to perform over 200 dates a year, including guest artist appearances, clinics, and many shows around his native Chicagoland area.

He will be backed up by The Time Chasers Band - Di'Kobie Berry, Kris Lohn and Andy Sutton

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All Ages, No Cover, Great Food, No Smoking, Open Jam

07/14/2025

This Wednesday, July 16th at the Little Italy Rose Room for Wednesday Jazz from 6 - 9 PM...

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🎤 Carla Denise is a soulful jazz, blues, R&B, and soul singer based in Chicago and Arizona. Known for her powerful voice, dynamic range, and energetic stage presence, she blends jazz sophistication, blues emotion, and R&B smoothness with a touch of rock‑’n‑roll.

From intimate sets to international festival stages, Carla Denise delivers unforgettable performances that move the soul. 🎶

She will be backed up by The Time Chasers Band - Di'Kobie Berry, Anthony Brock and Alan Rounds

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All Ages, No Cover, Great Food, No Smoking, Open Jam

07/07/2025

This Wednesday, July 9th at the Little Italy Rose Room for Wednesday Jazz from 6 - 9 PM...

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Joe Marcinek, founder of the Joe Marcinek Band has made big splashes in the jazz world the past few years.
Recently the Joe Marcinek Band performed for former president Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative at the Field Museum in Chicago. The group has featured many prominent guests including Bernie Worrell (P-Funk, Talking Heads), Kris Myers (Umphrey's McGee), Tony Hall (Dumpstaphunk, Dave Mathews & Friends), Shaun Martin (Snarky Puppy, Kirk Franklin), Allen Aucoin (the Disco Biscuits), Marty Sammon (Buddy Guy), Jason Hann (String Cheese Incident / EOTO), Erik "Jesus" Coomes (Lettuce), Jennifer Hartswick and Natalie Cressman (Trey Anastasio Band), Mike Greenfield (Lotus), Borham Lee (Break Science), Steve Molitz (Phil Lesh & Friends / Particle) Joey Porter (The Motet / Juno What), Fareed Haque, Scott Metzger, Nate Werth (Snarky Puppy) Garrett Sayers (The Motet) Allie Kral (Yonder Mountain String Band), Freekbass, Vinnie Amico and Jim Loughlin (moe.), Tal Wilkenfeld (Jeff Beck) and more!

She will be backed up by The Time Chasers Band - Kris Lohn, Di'Kobie Berry, Nicholas Kazonis Music, and Alan Rounds

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All Ages, No Cover, Great Food, No Smoking, Open Jam

06/30/2025

We are off this Wednesday, July 2nd for the holiday at Little Italy but we will be back on next week, July 9th so look for that guest announcement in the next few days!

In the meantime, at the Wildrose Brewing Original Music Showcase tomorrow (Tuesday, July 1st), stop.drop.rewind will be making music elsewhere which means our first guest Lauren Dukes Band will be there! Check out this release from 2021 below!

6:30 - 9 PM

This was such a fun project to work on. Thank you to .laurendukes and for bringing me on to film this project. I love your music and you...

06/26/2025

Rockopelli is excited to announce the Rockopelli Music Fest 2025 line up! This year's lineup features Joe Marcinek's Dead Funk Summit featuring
Melvin Seals of the Jerry Garcia Band, Tony Hall of Dumpstaphunk and Cliff Porter of Jellybread, Hessville Star, Lauren Dukes Band and more to be announced!

Proceeds from Rockopelli will go towards music lesson scholarships for students in Northwest Indiana as well as grants to other local Northwest Indiana charities.

Tickets are only $15 when purchased in advance, so don't wait!
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/rockopelli-music-fest--2025?fbclid=IwY2xjawKy0O5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFETHhHcTJnR3hkUm1lbXMxAR6BTNK5mywVho71EX6QyuZUTqnuEfG0vn3YmbkK3Yx68srRRBxvJeug2lJ0HA_aem_AfJU8Qj5rZuevvp5wmXFZg

06/24/2025

This Wednesday at the Little Italy Jazz session from 6 - 9 pm....

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Patti Shaffner performs a wide variety of musical styles including, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Theater and Improvisational Singing with ease. She writes and performs her own music, solo as well as collaboratively. As a seasoned performer, Patti is dynamic and engaging on stage. Her music is thought provoking and reaches out to the heart of our longing for connection with love and hope. She puts her heart and soul into whatever she sings.

She has studied improvisational singing with both Bobby McFerrin and Mistress of Improv Singing, Rhiannon, and is skilled at leading groups of all ages in the style of spontaneous song known as ‘Circle Singing’.

In 2015 her song ‘Blessings’ won her the First in Singer/Songwriter Category of The Great American Song Contest. She has garnered other awards and honors for her songwriting skills.

Patti performs Solo, with the Folk Trio, SongSisters: Amy Dixon-Kolar and Sue Fink and with Jazz Musicians Leandro Lopez Varady, Scott Pazera, Lannie Turner, Bill Romer, Buddy Pearson & The BP3 and others.

www.jazzdakini.com

She will be backed up by The Time Chasers Band - Andy Sutton - Drummer, Nicholas Kazonis Music, Steven Manns and more!

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06/17/2025

This Wednesday, June 18th at the Little Italy Jazz session from 6:30 - 9 pm....

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We have the Illiana Christian High School Jazz Band coming to perform! They are led by Rachel Monroe and will have a clinic to follow their performance.

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06/09/2025

This Wednesday June 11th at the Little Italy Jazz session from 6 - 9 pm....

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Bold and sensual vocalist Alysha Monique mesmerizes audiences with the sultry vocal styling of jazz and soul music. Her endearing aura bewitches listeners into the essence of love, individuality and self-actualization. Surrounded by incredible musicians who strive to push their music to an innovative level, Alysha’s creativity and originality continue to ascend upward. An experience with Alysha is striking, genuine and poignant.

She will be backed up by The Time Chasers Band - Andy Sutton - Drummer, Kris Lohn, Di’Kobie Berry and Nicholas Kazonis Music

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All Ages, No Cover, Great Food, No Smoking, Open Jam

06/04/2025

This Wednesday June 4th at the Little Italy Jazz session from 6 - 9 pm....

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With seamless ex*****on, Lauren Dukes delivers a wide variety of genres from Soul, Opera, & everything in between. Like many of her favorite singers, she started in church at age 5. By 10, she was singing with the Chicago Children's Choir. In college, Lauren enjoyed a brief stint in theater, then set her sights on being a lead singer. She is currently the female lead of the acclaimed Chicago-based cover band Spoken Four (spin-off of the popular cover band Maggie Speaks).

She will be backed up by The Time Chasers Band - Andy Sutton - Drummer, Kris Lohn, Di’Kobie Berry and Marvin Forte

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All Ages, No Cover, Great Food, No Smoking, Open Jam

05/29/2025

Next Tuesday! Be there!

Are you looking for a fun, judgment-free environment to share your original music? Or maybe you’re working on new material and you’d like some outside input? Or do you just need a little more SDR in your life every week?

We’re excited to partner with Wildrose Brewing to bring you the Region’s first weekly full-band original music showcase, every Tuesday at 6:30pm starting in June!
Here’s how it works:
At 6:30, we kick things off.
Then at 7, we’ll hand over the spotlight to anyone who wants to play their original songs to a supportive and attentive audience from 7-8.
At 8, we’ll invite a few featured artists to the stage who want to share their new material and have it constructively critiqued in a group discussion led by us.
See our website for full details!