GERALD DOWD’S Song Of The Month Club w/ Special Guest Fred Simon!
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GERALD DOWD’S Song Of The Month Club w/ Special Guest Fred Simon!
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- Show Time: 7:00pm
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FitzGerald’s — Berwyn, IL
- Address: 6615 W Roosevelt Road, Berwyn, IL 60402
- Additional Info: FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR PRESENTS:GERALD DOWD seen HERE w/ Special Guest FRED SIMONFred Simon has been making music for many decades, performing and composing for recordings, concerts, film, dance, and television, with instrumentation ranging from solo piano to symphonic orchestra. His compositions appear on albums under his own name on Columbia, Windham Hill, Flying Fish, Quaver, and Naim, and on compilations released by various labels. He also recorded an album of songs by Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys Distilled. Fred has recorded and/or performed with Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Larry Coryell, Lyle Mays, Iain Matthews, Jerry Goodman, Kurt Elling, The Stan Kenton Orchestra, Tributosaurus, Megon McDonough, and many others.Mr. Dowd will be hosting a monthly residency in FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR. Its called SONG OF THE MONTH CLUB, and for a damn good reason: each month he and his invited guest will debut one BRAND NEW SONG. among the many other cool things they will do. Youll want to be in the room when it happens. FREE SHOW! Click Book Now to Make a Reservation Enjoy dinner from BABYGOLD BARBECUE***PARKING***There is rather limited street parking in the area, we recommend arriving by rideshare, bicycle, or rickshaw. MORE ON THE DOWD:Gerald Dowd has been described as the hardest working drummer in Chicago (Richard Milne, WXRT), playing on over 100 albums, and averaging 150 live dates a year around the world. In recent years, hes been releasing solo albums of original material, starting with his 2012 release, Kingsize EP. In 2014, he was the recipient of an IAP arts grant from Chicagos Dept. Of Cultural Affairs/Special Events (DCASE), which led to his first full-length solo album, Home Now, produced by Grammy-nominated producer Liam Davis, and featuring, among others, Chicago legends Robbie Fulks and Nora OConnor. To celebrate the release, he held a benefit concert (DAY OF THE DOWD) at which he played for 13 hours straight with 16 different bands, raising over $10,000 for the Greater Chicago Food Depository.__________________________________Grab dinner before the show at BABYGOLD BARBECUE
