Robert Lamm -Founding
member
Robert wrote many of the band's
biggest hits, including "Does Anybody
Really Know What Time It Is?,"
"Beginnings," "Saturday in the Park,"
"Dialogue" & "25 or 6 to 4." His
vocal and keyboards performances are
instantly recognizable - a huge part
of Chicago's "signature" sound.
Lee Loughnane -Founding
member
Beside playing trumpet, Loughnane's songwriting contributions for
Chicago
have included the hit singles "Call on Me" from Chicago VII and "No
Tell
Lover" from Hot Streets, as well as album cuts such as "Together
Again" on
Chicago X and "This Time" on Chicago XI.
James Pankow
-Founding
Member
Trombonist James Pankow
has composed many songs for Chicago, including the
hits "Make Me Smile" and
"Colour My World" (both from his suite Ballet for
a Girl in Buchannon),
"Just You 'N' Me," "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long,"
"Old Days," "Alive Again,"
and is responsible for most of Chicago's horn
arrangements.
Walt Parazaider -Founding
Member
Parazaider's primary
musical role in the band has consisted of playing
saxophone, flute, and
woodwinds. His compositional contributions include
("It Better End Soon: 2nd
Movement", "Free Country", "Aire", "Devil's
Sweet", "Window Dreamin'").
Parazaider's highly recognizable flute solo
in the Chicago hit "Colour My World"
is a Chicago classic. In 2008, he
was awarded an honorary Doctor of
Humane Letters by DePaul University.
Jason
Scheff
At age 23, Jason joined
Chicago in mid-1985 when Peter Cetera left to
pursue a solo career. His ability to
closely duplicate Cetera's vocal
parts, and play bass guitar, allowed
the band to continue its
touring/recording efforts without a
hitch; he debuted on lead vocals on
their 1986 hit single "Will You Still
Love Me?" Besides performing the
band's classic material, Scheff has
composed several original songs for
the band, including their 1989 Top 10
single "What Kind Of Man Would I
Be?." He is the oldest son of
well-known session bassist Jerry Scheff, who
toured for several years with Elvis
Presley.
Keith
Howland
Since 1995, he has been
the lead guitarist for Chicago. After graduating
from James Madison
University in 1986 with a degree in communications,
Keith moved to Los Angeles
, performing and making invaluable contacts in
the music industry. Being a long-time
fan of the band he showed up to
auditions thanks to a chance meeting
with Jason Scheff (the band's
bassist). He was offered a job the
same day!
Tris Imboden
Prior to joining Chicago in 1990, as well as during his tenure as
the
band's drummer, Imboden has had a successful career as a studio
session
player. Among his works have been sessions for Neil Diamond,
Kenny
Loggins, Firefall, Richard Marx, Steve Vai, Roger Daltrey and
Crosby,
Stills & Nash. He has also toured as a drummer with Kenny
Loggins, Al
Jarreau, Firefall, Cock Robin and others. Imboden was one of the
founding
members of the band Honk in 1970.
Lou
Pardini
Lou is an American
Grammy-nominated keyboardist, songwriter, and
vocalist. He has worked with notable
musicians such as Stevie Wonder and
Santana, and, as of August 2009, has
replaced Bill Champlin in Chicago. He
has also written songs for artists
such as Smokey Robinson and The
Temptations. Call On Me [Live 2011]
shows off Lou's powerful style -a
perfect match for the band.
