Chosen Few DJs Hit Chicago
The first Chosen Few DJs event at Chicago's Legendary Soundbar was announced, drawing excitement from house music fans. The legendary Chicago house collective continues their residency at one of the city's premier house music venues. Tickets are now available for the upcoming show.
- The Chosen Few DJs collective was first formed in 1977 by Wayne Williams and included other South Side Chicago DJs Jesse Saunders, Tony Hatchett, Alan King, and Andre Hatchett. - This group is considered, alongside legends like Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy, to be pivotal in the development and popularization of the underground dance music that would become known as house music. - The collective expanded for the first time in nearly three decades in 2006, adding DJ and producer Terry Hunter, and again in 2012 with the inclusion of Mike Dunn. - Annually, the Chosen Few DJs host the "Chosen Few Picnic & House Music Festival," which started as a small reunion of friends in 1990 and has grown into one of the world's largest house music festivals, drawing tens of thousands of fans. - The event at Soundbar marks the collective's debut performance together at this particular venue, which is recognized as one of Chicago's premier nightclubs. - Member Jesse Saunders is often credited with producing the first commercially released house music track, "On and On," in 1984.
