Thu, Nov 3 - 9:30pm - No Cover

After 25 years, The Big C Jamboree, will be ending in May 2017.  A night of drinking, dancing, socializing, networking and non-stop music since 1992. For die hard rockabilly devotees and civilian music fans. Over the last decade, this highly organized vibrant jam session, held the first Thursday of every month at Martyrs', has become rockabilly central for many of the musicians & fans of Chicago's American roots scene. Although the monthly jam is devoted to rockabilly, the Big C Jamboree has also offered the span of '40's-'50's Amereicn roots music from Hillbilly Boogie to Western Swing, Jump Blues and 1st generation Rock-n-Roll. The night is run swiftly and simply: a host band performs a short set, followed by a myriad of roots musicians who do 3 songs each. The party like atmosphere includes socializing, drinking & dancing galore while the rotating line-up onstage usually features the raucous sounds of pompadoured rockabilly musicians wailing away on upright basses and hallow-bodied electric guitars; and there's NEVER a cover! It's one of the most dedicated evenings of music in the city.

Jimmy Sutton has been playing the doghouse bass since his high school days. Nominated twice by the Illinois Entertainer as the best bass player in Chicago, Sutton incorporates many diverse musical styles. He has recorded with highly acclaimed rockabilly, country and blues artists, including Ronnie Dawson, Koko Taylor, Willie Big Eyes Smith, Deke Dickerson and has shared the stage with a roster of greats, as well. Most notably, Jimmy Sutton was co-founder of Chicago's Mighty Blue Kings. You can now find Jimmy Sutton touring with The Del Moroccos, Deke Dickerson, Chicago Blues Round Robin, and performing under his own name. After three years with the Mighty Blue Kings Sutton teamed up with Madison, Wisconsin blues guitar ace (and vocalist) Joel Paterson, who has performed with noted blues artists such as Jim Liban and Paul Black. When he's not slinging guitar with the Charms, Joel plays in a few other Chicago bands including, Devil in a Woodpile, Steve Dawson, and his own project, Joel Paterson's Blues Round-Up.