Community Concerts of the Grand Valley 2022-2023 Concert Series Celebrate the music of Chicago with Beginnings, the ultimate tribute band

Beginnings

April 25 • 7:30 p.m.

By Jan Weeks

Inthe early 1960s, most rock bands were comprised of only guitars, bass and drums. But in 1967, a group billing itself as “rock ‘n’ roll with horns” shook up the music scene with a new sound. That band was the Chicago Transit Authority, later shortened to Chicago.

Revisit their revolutionary music on April 25, when Beginnings brings Chicago’s sound and hits to the Avalon stage in Community Concerts of the Grand Valley’s final concert of the 2022-23 season.

“The music is timeless, and it marries rock and jazz seamlessly in ways that no other contemporary band has,” said Patrick Bush, manager and occasional keyboardist for Beginnings—the ultimate Chicago tribute band.

Life On The Road

The concept for Beginnings came about in 2001. Like all musical acts, even Chicago, Beginnings members have changed over the years.

“It’s challenging and demanding