Chicago’s third Video Game Music Jam at Midlane Esports hosted by Barn Production Group featuring Kevin & The Quicksavers!

We're back with a special jam session! Just like last year, we're celebrating the birthday of our main man, Jasper Dutz! To keep up with having a themed session, this month’s theme is a Pokémon-themed session! With the anniversary of the North American release of Pokémon Emerald, the house band set will be a Gen 3 surge! In order to go full Rayquaza with the surge, we have a legendary lineup of musicians:

Jasper Dutz (@championshogo) - Woodwinds

Larry Bustamante (@larrythebari) - Saxes

Arturo O’Farrill (@pianitis) - Piano

Bam Bam Rodriguez (@thebasswalker) - Bass

Zack O’Farrill (@wackzilliam) - Drums

Takafumi Nikaido (@takafuminikaido) - Conga

Ft some special guests throughout the show!

While the jam session will be generally open, the theme may be recommended! People can still bring tunes that may (or may not) fit the theme!

$25 admission - includes access to gaming setups - limited tickets available at the door on the day of.

https://linktr.ee/vgmjamsessionsnyc

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We're back with another jam session! For this month's theme, we're digging into the vaults for a full night of VGM Deep Cuts! If there’s any group that can bring the deep cuts for video game music, it’s one of our creative directors Max Boiko and his band VGM Collective

Max Boiko (@maxboikomusic) - Trumpet

Ojiik (@ojiik.g)- Saxophone

Sam Towse (@sam.towse) - Keys

Maxx Spinelli (@samuraimaxx) - Bass

Marcello Cardillo (@marcellocardillo1) - Drums

While the jam session will still be generally open, the theme may be recommended! People can still bring in tunes that may (or may not) fit the theme!

$25 admission - includes access to gaming setups - limited tickets available at door on day of.

https://linktr.ee/vgmjamsessionsnyc

EVENT ON 5/14 WAS CANCELLED. DATE CHANGED TO REMOVE FROM UPCOMING EVENTS

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We're back with another jam session! For this month's theme, we'll be playing music from the legendary Square Enix featuring longtime house band member and jam session staff member Marc Velez!

Marc Velez (@_marcvelez) - guitar

Ansy Francois - tenor sax

Brandon Choi (@choimpet) - trumpet

Marty Kenney (@marty_kenney_) - Bass

Kobe Abcede (@kobitrenchfoot ) - Drums

While the jam session will still be generally open, the theme may be recommended! People can still bring in tunes that may (or may not) fit the theme!

$25 admission - includes access to gaming setups - limited tickets available at door on day of.

https://linktr.ee/vgmjamsessionsnyc

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Chicago’s second Video Game Music Jam at Midlane Esports hosted by Barn Production Group featuring Kevin & The Quicksavers!

While 2024 ends with chill vibes, we're starting 2025 with a BANG! From now on, each of the house bands will be themed! Kicking off this return to themed sessions is a night full of music from SEGA games featuring a legacy jam session member Charles Ritz!

Charles Ritz (@Charles Ritzmusic) - alto sax, EWI

Khrys Williams (@WOLOLO!) - trumpet

Dominick Dzietczyk (@dominick.dzietczyk) - tenor sax

Steph Chow (@steph.fm) - guitar

Owynn (@owynnmusic) - keys

Sissy Dinkle (@sissydinkle) - bass

Jake Quadrino (@drumsjake) - drums

While the jam session will remain generally open, the theme may be recommended! People can still bring tunes that may (or may not) fit the theme!

$25 admission - includes access to gaming setups - limited tickets available at the door on the day of.

But your tickets here!

https://buytickets.at/jasperdutz/1511743

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We're ending off 2024 with our yearly tradition! In 2022, we started closing out the year with a full night dedicated to anime music. This year, we keep that tradition going with the absolutely surgin anime jazz band CatBus Collective!

Brandon Choi (@choimpet) - Trumpet

Peter Lin (@the_lintet) - Trombone

Kai Ono (@thisiskaisinsta) - Keys

Marty Kenney (@marty_kenney_) - Bass

Kobe Abcede (@kobitrenchfoot) - Drums

The jam session will still focus on video game music, but for this session we'll open up the session for anime music too! We'll also be using Catbus Collective's anime/studio ghibli/city pop real book for the jam session! Hope to see y'all there for a truly special night!

$25 admission - includes access to gaming setups - limited tickets available at door on day of.

Buy your tickets here!
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/jasperdutz/1456607