Live On Logan 2025: August 17th Recap
Tim Seisser and Electric Forecast
August’s third Live On Logan concert featured Electric Forecast playing the music of jazz-fusion pioneers Weather Report on a breezy, overcast afternoon in Palmer Square Park. Tim Seisser and his band played almost two full hours of up-tempo jazz, featuring solos from every instrument in the group: drums, percussion, keyboards, bass, and saxophones.
Several folks clearly hadn’t heard of the concert series, ceasing their early afternoon walks–mouths agape–to drink in the skills on display at the outdoor concert. A few snapped pictures and kept walking, but most wandered over to an empty patch of grass to sit down and take it all in.
This writer watched an older gentleman dismount his bike, walk it over to a clear spot, and set it behind himself, using it as a stool. I could almost read the thought crossing his mind: “This is nice. I think I’ll stay a while.” Such is the nature of free live music for the community. It brings people together.
Before playing the third number, Seisser summed it up well when he said, “It’s a beautiful afternoon in the park. We’re not getting rained on, and the sun isn’t scorching us.” As the afternoon wore on, the breeze picked up and the sun peeked out from behind the clouds a few times, as if interested in seeing the music for itself.
The crowd of dogs and humans reached its peak by 2:18pm, filling the eastern third of Palmer Square Park with an excited multi-species crowd of jazz enthusiasts. One dog (what appeared to be a poodle mix) was so excited that he knocked his owner out of his lawn chair. That’s the kind of energy Electric Forecast brings to the stage! The poodle caught me looking his way and promptly stuck his tongue out at me. There’s no shame for this pooch!
The keyboard player’s synth riffs increased their tempo and complexity, parallel to the increasing strength of the afternoon breeze. They culminated in a gnarly solo that was interrupted by the dulcet tones of jet engines. Jets over Chicago? That’s right! The Thunderbirds flew overhead several times while headlining the Air and Water Show. Jet engines and jazz…what more could you ask for on a Sunday?
Around 2:50pm, Tim announced that the band had some extra time, so they were going to play their “default closer” for us. The number was called “Volcano for Hire,” and the pace did the title justice. The group wrapped up right on time at 3pm to thunderous applause from a crowd of folks who are sure to come back in a week to see the next installment of 2025’s Live On Logan concert series in Palmer Square Park.
Written by Alex Garoffolo