Tuesday Night in the SIDEBAR w/ The RANDY JOHNSTON QUARTET Featuring Lee Rothenberg!
Date and Time
Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Location
FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR
6615 W Roosevelt Road
Berwyn, IL 60402
Event Details
LIVE in FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR Presents: THE RANDY JOHNSTON QUARTET Randy Johnston is one of the most widely recognized, well recorded and prolific guitarists,vocalists, and performers of his generation. He has released 14 albums as a leader for the SmallWorld, Muse, Highnote, J Curve, Mel Bay, and Random Act labels and has appeared on dozensof recordings with other top recording artists. He is one of the most visible independant artistsin the wold today with many videos and audio recordings on YouTube and other social mediaplatforms. He has traveled the world playing at venues on 5 different continents and over 50countries which include Carnagie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, The Tokyo Jazz Festival inJapan and countless others.In addition to his solo career, Randy has toured and played with some of the most acclaimedartists in jazz and rock, including Lionel Hampton, Houston Person and Etta Jones, Lonnie Smith,and Joey DeFrancesco, and The Allman Brothers Band. He played for 18 years as a regularmember of the Lou Donaldson Quartet.Randys current group is a tightly knit and like minded unit featuring some of the most brilliantmusicians on the East Coast of the United States. In addition, he is a solo performer in highdemand at a wide variety of venues which specialize in music from Jazz to Rock, from Countryto Folk. His live performances are extremely creative and feature very distictive versions ofsongs selected from the Jazz ,Classic Rock, Blues, and Folk idioms.Randy is an accomplished composer and producer, having written over 50 songs andinstrumental compositions which have been recorded by both his group and by several othermusicians in different styles. Randy has produced over a dozen albums for 6 record labelsincluding Columbia.Randy has also taught music at New York University, the Hartt School of Music in HartfordConnecticut, the University of Miami in Coral Gables Florida, and several other major Americanuniversities of note, in addition to conducting master classes in such diverse locations as WalesUK and Helsinki Finland. He is a recipient of the Centenial Medal from the Frost School of Musicat the University of Miami, one of only 70 musicians so honored in the 100 year existence of theschool, for outstanding achievements in his career, and Shaping the Future of Music FREE SHOW! RSVP FOR GUARANTEED ENTRYGrab dinner before the show at BABYGOLD BARBECUE***PARKING***There is rather limited street parking in the area, we recommend arriving by rideshare, bicycle, or rickshaw. ***AGE RESTRICTIONS***ALL AGES!
Important Event Information
This event is 21 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund. Thank you for purchasing a ticket to FITZGERALDS! If you selected Will Call, you'll check in at the entrance when doors open for the show. Please have an ID ready. If the event is General Admission, there is no Reserved Seating. Under 21 ok if accompanied by parent or guardian. Tickets are NOT mailed to you unless you select delivery. All Tickets are Non-Refundable. All Tickets are Non-Transferrable. A NON-REFUNDABLE service charge will be added to the purchase price of each ticket - in the instance of a show cancellation, this fee will not be returned. Parking is available on the street with no permit restrictions or meters; DO NOT park in business or mini-mall lots or you will be towed. NO Filming or Audio Recording without written consent from the performing artist Outside food and/or drink is not allowed. Enjoy dinner at our restaurant BABYGOLD BARBECUE before the show or inside both The Club & Sidebar. Place a reservation here: https://resy.com/cities/brwy/babygold-barbecue - view the menu here: https://www.babygoldbbq.com/
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