SoundZChicago.website was created in 2022 by pianist Tim Barton. Love of Chicago, Music, the Web, Creating, Composing, Producing made “A place for Music to Grow”. Please keep watching. You may want to join someday and post your thoughts and materials. Like minded folks who want to expand their love of music, Chicago and more! Thank you for your consideration. Tim

Tim plays “Mr Jelly Lord”, a note for note transcription by perhaps the first great jazz pianist, Ferdinand “Jelly-roll” Morton. Have a listen!

In the great Ken Burns documentary “Jazz” there is a picture of a young, handsome Ferdinand “Jelly-roll” Morton with a quote underneath the picture saying “nobody could touch him”.