Chicago Blues Hall of Fame multi instrumentalist Brother John Kattke joins this Session SU 1/18 3:30
Schedule
Sun Jan 18 2026 at 03:30 pm to 06:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
111 2nd Ave NE, Saint Petersburg, FL | St. Petersburg, FL
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In terms of the condition of full-time musicians in Chicago, “Brother” John Kattke is a privileged witness. For more than a quarter of a century he has scoured the clubs of the city, taking turns on guitar or keyboards, when he’s not directing studio horn arrangements or playing keyboards on some albums, such as the latest Toronzo Cannon release, “The Chicago Way.” Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Matt Murphy, Junior Wells, he accompanied them all at a time or another.John joins our Sunday Blues Sessions for this one time special guest appearance with host Josh Nelms on Sunday January 18th from 3:30-6pm.
Joining the band for this special concert will be :
Doug Deming (guitar/vocals)
Andrew Gohman (bass)
Joe Bencomo (drums)
Brother John has been a resident musician at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago for over 30 years. Through his work with Chicago blues greats Buddy Guy & Otis Rush, he has jammed with Eric Clapton, Steve Miller, auditioned for the Black Crowes (in 1998, but they hired Jimmy Page instead), and acquired ringing endorsements from many other musicians of renown. For example: Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant had seen John play with Otis Rush at the Jazz Café in London. When Plant and Kattke met in person at the United Center in Chicago, Plant told Kattke: “You play a mean guitar!” George Benson came to the jam session that Kattke hosts at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago. After hearing the opening set that John played with his band, Benson told him: “You’re fearless! I thought I was fearless! You’re fearless!”
You won’t want to miss this special Sunday show. Come early to grab a table in the multi level open air courtyard and let’s hope Mother Nature is kind to us for an outdoor concert. Otherwise the inside stage will truly feel like a Chicago old school blues club crammed with music and folks for that if need be.
More info on Brother John Kattke check out his website >>>
https://brotherjohn.com/
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111 2nd Ave NE, Saint Petersburg, FL, 111 2nd Ave NE, St Petersburg, FL 33701-3411, United States, St. PetersburgEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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