The Chicago Jazz Band was the creation of jazz pianist James Dapogny (1940-2019). For over 40 years the band toured widely, bringing vibrant, powerful and sophisticated classic jazz to countless listeners. Though the band played hardboiled Chicago-style jazz, a certain Southern city also provided much of their repertoire. When it came to New Orleans jazz, Jelly Roll Morton was the originator, master, and its most outstanding composer and soloist - he’d tell you so!