90.9 WDCB Live Jazz Night in the Brewery

Name: 90.9 WDCB Live Jazz Night in the Brewery
Start: 2026-04-14T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Skeleton Key Brewery

Schedule

Tue, 14 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Skeleton Key Brewery | Woodridge, IL

** This event is open to the public and free to attend -- however, standing space is very limited, so we are offering table reservations in the Lounge (Tickets will be available for online purchase beginning Tuesday, March 31st at https://skb.social/jazz ) **
Come join us on Tuesday, April 14th for a LIVE Jazz broadcast on WDCB Radio! The Neal Alger Trio will be performing in the Lounge at Skeleton Key and WDCB will be broadcasting it over the airwaves on 90.9FM from 7 to 8pm, with an additional set of music from 8:15 to 9pm.
While this show is free to attend, there is only VERY limited standing room available in the Lounge on a first-come, first-served basis. You can, however, reserve seating for this one-time event for $12 per person (full tables available, too!), and you can choose where you want to sit when you reserve your seats in advance.
Please note: this event is 21+, and seating for the broadcast will begin at roughly 6:15pm. We ask that guests arrive on time and be respectful of the show as we will be broadcasting LIVE over the radio!
Lauded as "one of the most sensitive and creative guitarists in a city filled with them" (Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune) and described as “monstrously talented” by Christopher Loudon (Jazz Times magazine), Neal Alger's musical versatility has allowed him to perform with Howard Levy (jazz), New Black Renaissance (R&B/Soul), Bossa Tres (Brazilian samba), and Blend Acoustic (classic rock/pop). Neal has toured Europe, Canada, Brazil, South Korea, Russia, and the U.S. with vocalist/pianist Patricia Barber and he is featured on her Blue Note Records releases Verse, Live: A Fortnight in France, Mythologies, The Cole Porter Mix, and Higher.
Neal’s newest project as a leader is the Here and Now Quintet, a straight-ahead ensemble dedicated to performing Alger's original compositions. The quintet's first album Old Souls, was released in March 2024 on Calligram Records. For this special WDCB broadcast, Alger will be performing with his most recent formation, the Neal Alger Trio, which includes Dan Thatcher on bass and Todd Howell on drums.