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There’s something magical about the moment an orchestra begins tuning. It was another twilight in Chicago, the symphony was about to begin.
As the sun set, crimson and gold painting the sky, jazz notes danced around Grant Park. It was the annual Chicago Jazz Festival.
The ‘Blues Turnaround.’ It’s the lick that leads us back home in a blues progression. Finger placed on the third fret, let’s learn it.
Warming up backstage, I watched Ella Jenkins, Chicago’s ‘First Lady of Children’s Music’, as she quietly hummed her tunes. An inspiration, a legend.
Waiting for me was the Spotify’s Chicago Blues playlist. Intense, raw, it captured essence of the city.
As night fell, I found myself humming along the tunes of the Windy City. You can taste the music here, in every gust of wind.
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"Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life. - Jean Paul"
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