Live at Studio5! PAUL MARINARO and BEN LEWIS

Paul Marinaro, vocal
Ben Lewis, piano

Vocalist Paul Marinaro, as many of you know, is one of our favorite Studio5 performers, always delivering an intriguing, entertaining, swinging event for our audiences. When Paul and I locked in this particular date, we talked about what this evening was going to be, and the details never became clear. The closest Paul got was that he wanted to present something intimate in scale, and something musically he hadn't done before. I kind of liked the mystery of it. A couple of weeks later Paul let me know that he was going to do an evening of duets with the extraordinary pianist Ben Lewis. Could this be any better? I heard Paul and Ben do a duet only one time, at Studio5, as part of Ben's evening of Bill Evans' music. Ben was in the middle of a gorgeous, lyrical set when he played an intro and Paul took the stage for just one song. Luckily, we caught it on video. Listen to it above. Breathtaking. So treat yourself to an entire evening of two exceptional artists weaving thoughts, melodic phrases and magic right in front of us. – SR

Cash bar, light snacks, free parking right outside! Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime. [NOTE: Ticket sales on this website end one hour before showtime. Any remaining tickets are available for purchase at the door.]

LIVESTREAM: For those unable to attend this event in person, we now offer online streaming. Online viewers can watch live or up to seven days following the event, broadcast in high resolution audio and video, using multiple cameras. Tickets to watch this event online can be purchased HERE.

Live taping for CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE on WDCB!
Our syndicated radio program, CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE, is now in its tenth season! Be part of the studio audience and behind the scenes for an exciting live recording of this performance. CJL airs locally on WDCB (90.9FM or WDCB.org), Tuesdays 7-8PM. Come to the taping ... and then tune in!

Many thanks to our media sponsor, WDCB!