Joel Paterson
Sun, 21 Dec, 7:00 PM CST
Doors open
6:00 PM CST
SPACE
1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202
Description
Chicago guitar ace Joel Paterson returns to Evanston SPACE for his annual “Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar” solo holiday extravaganza!
Joel Paterson rings in the 2025 holiday season with a special solo show at Evanston SPACE, celebrating the re-release of his popular instrumental Christmas album, “Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar,” and the release of the festive follow-up, “The More The Merrier.” Joel will be playing just the right amount of holiday music to go along with his one-man history of guitar pickin,’ including his fingerstyle Beatles arrangements, a healthy dose of ragtime, country blues, Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, and much more! Secret special guest: Oscar Wilson!
Event Information
Age Limit
All Ages
Jazz Blues
Joel Paterson
Joel Paterson
Jazz Blues
Joel Paterson is one of the most respected guitarists on the Windy City music scene today. The blues/country/rockabilly/jazz guitar wizard has spent the last 10 years touring and recording with acts like Dave 'Honey Boy' Edwards, Wanda Jackson, Carl 'Sonny' Leyland, Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms, Deke Dickerson, and his own Joel Paterson's Blues Roundup and the Modern Sounds (who were voted best Chicago Jazz Band in the 2009 Chicago Reader Poll). While Paterson can recreate the sound and feel of guitar greats like Django Reinhardt, Tiny Grimes, Chet Atkins, Wes Montgomery, and Merle Travis, he can also nail the Chicago and delta blues idioms of guitarists like Blind Blake, Robert Nighthawk, Jimmy Rogers, and Freddie King. If that wasn't enough, this guy can also tear it up on a pedal steel. Plain and simple this cat can play.