Roger Harris - piano
Larry Brown Jr - guitar
Chuck Webb - bass
Clif Wallace - Drums
Margaret Murphy-Webb is a Chicago based jazz musician, educator, producer and arts agitator. A graduate of Chicago State University with a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance, this award-winning international performer has been showcasing her talent in the Chicago area for over thirty years. As a teenager working in her father’s record shop, a recording by the legendary Carmen McRae piqued her interest in jazz. At age 20, Margaret began attending the Tuesday night jam sessions run by Chicago tenor saxophone great Von Freeman and under his tutelage developed her unique vocal style and showmanship. As the vocalist for the Von Freeman Quartet, Margaret performed at The Taste of Chicago, The Jazz Showcase, The Chicago Jazz Festival, Andy's, The Green Mill and many other popular Chicago venues.
Working as a bandleader, Margaret was nicknamed the “Queen of 75th Street” as she began performing in the many jazz clubs located on the famous strip between Cottage Grove and State Street. As the years went by, she spread her talents throughout the city and beyond to: Navy Pier Beer Garden, Chicago Lake Michigan Cruise Ships, the Chicago Jazz and Blues Festivals, music festivals
in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Ohio, countless neighborhood events and citywide jazz venues. Margaret performed with husband, legendary bassist Chuck Webb at the 2018 and 2019 Chicago Jazz Festivals. She has toured Germany and France, performed for both Presidents Obama and Clinton and opened for jazz pianists Joe Sample, Chick Corea and the legendary Tower of Power at The House of Blues. In 2007, Margaret released her debut CD entitled, “In Full Bloom.” RadioIndy certified the CD as Gold for outstanding production and Margaret received the 2007 award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for her rendition of “Pearls,” a haunting ballad on the African food crisis, by Sade. In 2021, Margaret with the Simone Stevens of Cerqua Rivera Theater, received The Regina Taylor Mixed Tape award for her vocalese on "Culture Loop", a stirring tribute to the angst of being young, black and female.
Margaret has received awards from Global Girls, Metropolitan Services and The South Shore Drill Team for her work in mentoring and inspiring young vocalists and musicians. In 2018, Margaret was named Chicago’s Jazz Hero by the Jazz Journalists of America for her work as Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit organization, The South Side Jazz Coalition. The SSJC produces free live music performances throughout culturally deprived neighborhoods on Chicago’s far south side.
Margaret was a co-chair for the Year of Chicago Music 2020-21 initiative sponsored by DCASE and in January 2020, she was appointed to the City of Chicago Cultural Council. Margaret is a member of the Chicago Peace Fellows, an international group dedicated to providing arts and culture and providing community service to under-served communities.
In June 2023, Margaret will release her fourth recording, an EP tribute to the great Afro-British vocalist composer, Dam Cleo Laine. Stay Tuned!
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Student Tickets $15
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