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The Skinny at Andy's Jazz Club
Courtesy of Michael Ricci | Posted on October 9, 2012
Where
Andy's Jazz Club
11 E. Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL
Map
312-642-6805
When
Sat, October 27, 2012
9:30pm, 11pm, 12:30am
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The dictionary of slang defines the skinny as “inside information” as in “is that the straight dope?” The musical collective known as The Skinny seems to have found its version of this definition with their debut release entitled Dig On It.
Harking back to the soul-jazz styling of Jimmy McGriff and Grant Green among others, these Chicago-based musicians have brought their “A” game to a fifteen-track set of mostly originals from various members of the band, along with several covers from the soul-jazz era. The band starts out with a sly opener from bassist Jake Vinsel entitled “Slim’s Walk”, and then segues into Jimmy McGriff’s funky title track “Dig On It” with organist Paterson showing his chops...