LIVE in FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR Presents: GERRY HUNDT TRIO!FREE SHOW! RSVP FOR GUARANTEED ENTRYThe sound of Chicago blues is undeniable when Gerry Hundt picks up an instrument, whether its guitar, mandolin, harmonica, or drums. Originally from Rockford, IL, Gerry began his career in Colorado on harmonica with the late John-Alex Mason, and was later featured on John-Alex Masons final album alongside Cedric Burnside, Lightnin Malcolm, and Lionel Young. After coming home to Illinois, Gerry played festivals and venues across the US and Europe during a five-year stint with Nick Moss and The Flip-Tops. During this time, Nick and Kate founded Blue Bella Records, with Gerry as engineer for a dozen releases, including his own blues mandolin album, Since Way Back, in 2007. Blues Music Award nominations followed suit, as well as features at Montreal Jazz Festival and Blues Station in Tournon, France. Starting in 2013, Gerry served as manager, guitarist, and songwriter for The Corey Dennison Band, which produced highly-regarded two albums for Delmark Records, garnering Le Prix du Blues from lAcademie du Jazz in 2016, as well as BMA nominations. Post-2020 saw the creation of The Dig 3, a collaboration that featured Gerrys one-man-band augmented by Andrew Duncanson and Ronnie Shellist for two critically-acclaimed albums, landing #3 in MOJO Magazines Top Ten for 2023, no small feat for an independent release. One More for Me, recorded in Luxembourg with drummer Tom Lehnert and bassist/harmonicist Renaud Lesire, represents Gerrys emergence as an important voice in the contemporary blues scene. By turns powerful, exuberant, and subtle, this album marks his most personal statement to date and is a celebration of the city he calls home. Grab dinner before the show at BABYGOLD BARBECUE***PARKING***There is rather limited street parking in the area, we recommend arriving by rideshare, bicycle, or rickshaw. ***AGE RESTRICTIONS***ALL AGES!