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Sidewalk Chalk & Sam Trump at Cliff Bell’s
Chicago ensemble Sidewalk Chalk, known for mixing jazz, funk, hip-hop, and R&B, played Wednesday, November 28, at 8 p.m. at Cliff Bell’s in Detroit. Opening the night was Sam Trump, a versatile musician and Chicago music scene fixture.

Sidewalk Chalk blends jazz, funk, hip-hop, and R&B into a sound the Chicago Tribune praised for originality. Their lineup includes an MC, vocalist, drummer, bassist, keys, trombone, and trumpet, with a 2017 album titled An Orchid Is Born. Sam Trump, opening the show, is a Houston-born trumpeter and vocalist active in Chicago’s live music scene, a founding member of Sidewalk Chalk, and was nominated in 2016 as Best Male Vocalist by the Chicago Music Awards. Tickets were $10 at the legendary Detroit venue, Cliff Bell’s.
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