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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Stefano Esposito

Turning 96, Chicago jazz guitarist George Freeman is still playing and about to release a new record

Chicago jazz guitarist George Freeman will turn 96 later this week. The musician is releasing a new album later this year. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Old Christmas cards sit on the closed lid of a baby grand piano that Fats Waller once played. It’s not hard to imagine the comic entertainer’s eyebrows dancing as he tickles the keys.

A few feet away, a cluster of dusty music awards. And on the walls, a who’s who of Chicago jazz greats. It all feels like a shrine to a bygone era.

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