FITZGERALDS PRESENTS: DOC WATTSON AND FRIENDS! FREE SHOW! Click "Book Now" to  RSVP for guaranteed entry   Doc Wattson & Friends Doc Wattson & Friends is a live hip-hop/funk/jazz experience featuring veteran Chicago emcee Doc Wattson and - well - a few of his friends. About Doc Wattson & Friends: Doc Wattson (vocals, saxophone): Doc Wattson has performed in and around the midwest since 2003, beginning with the St. Louis-based live-instrumentation rap group Sac Lunch where he played sax in addition to rapping. He created a small record label in 2017 (Native Stranger Productions) and began producing/engineering in addition to rapping. In 2020 he released four full-length projects, three solo and one for his label-mate on the Daywalkerz project. Lately Wattson has been contributing to the Greenlights Music collective and continually creating/collaborating with producers and artists around the country.. Tim Deuchler (Bass): Tim Deucher is a powerhouse bassist/producer from the South Side of Chicago, with an interdisciplinary focus to music and a talent for both bass and production. Deuchler currently holds down the jazz fusion group Gitchagumi and hip-hop collective Greenlights Music. Nate Greer (Drums): A native of Madison, WI, drummer Nathan Greer relocated to Chicago in 1997 in search of new opportunities and further musical development. From his days as a staff member at the now defunct Jazz Record Mart to today where he is a member of the Greenlights Music collective, Nathan has been a fixture in Chicago music circles. Thomas Ott (Guitar): Thomas Ott is a Chicagoland jazz-rock guitarist known for his work with jazz fusion group Gitchagumi and his former rock band Butterfly in Traffic. 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.