Talks about the effect of jazz on American culture in the 1920’s

Chicago Jazz Magazine presents the November 2018 feature interview with Blue Note recording artist Patricia Barber. Chicago Jazz Magazine founder, Mike Jeffers, talks with Patricia about her early years growing up in Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska, studying phycology in college and then following her passion for music and moving back to Chicago to star…

Chicago Jazz Magazine's feature interview for the October 2018 digital issue is with trumpeter Marquis Hill. He is dropping a new recording entitled "Modern Flows Vol II" which he talks in length with the founder of Chicago Jazz Magazine Mike Jeffers. In addition they focus on Marquis and his music, his influences, growing up in Chicago, winning th…

TALKING JAZZ with Mike Jeffers The September 2018 Issue of Chicago Jazz Magazine features an indepth interview with drummer Kobie Watkins. ABOUT KOBIE WATKINS Growing up in Chicago Kobie was first influenced by watching his father (Alious C. Watkins) play drums in the church. Of course this lead him to get curious about drumming himself and he quic…

On this Episode of the Talking Jazz Podcast, Mike Jeffers talks with the founding member of Tower of Power, Emilio Castillo in advance of the bands performances at City Winery in Chicago. Emilio talks about his influences and how that helped him develop the concept behind the Tower of Power Sound. As they embark on their 50th Anniversary year they …

On this Episode Mike Jeffers (founder of Chicago Jazz Magazine) talks by phone with four-time GRAMMY nominee and multi-platinum-selling musician Boney James ahead of his performance on July 20, 2018 at the Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN. They talk about how get got started playing saxophone, his influences, the new release "Honestly" and …

Talking Jazz with Mike Jeffers (founder of ChicagoJazz.com) On this Episode Mike sits down with Pat Mallinger and Cameron Pfiffner the co-founders of the Sabertooth Quartet which has called the Green Mill home every Saturday night for the past 25 years. It was great talking with them about how each one of them got their starts in jazz, how they bro…