Kari-On Productions

“From the very beginning this group has had a spark. The concerts are well attended hard-grooving affairs and the recordings for this album were cut live and the vibe flows so easily from this ensemble that it has grown from being a fun side project to a musical force to be reckoned with.”

Glide Magazine Review

“It seems only fitting in this year that marks the 80th anniversary of Blue Note, the premier label of the 1960’s Soul Jazz Era, that we have a current ensemble re-working some of that classic material. Some of this music has already been released digitally but now the physical album is available to all who crave that infectious Soul Jazz sound.”

The Chicago Soul Jazz Collective plays it cool on Nocturnal Journal

ave Hoekstra welcomes The Chicago Soul Jazz Collective featuring John Fournier, on tenor sax, Macon Fahmy on piano, Brian Courage on acoustic bass and Keith Brooks on drums. Together they play classics from the 1960s soul jazz era like Chicago’s own Ramsey Lewis and Eddie Harris.