Here are some links you might find useful and/or interesting:



WSBT-TV Business Break Interview With Michelle Jewell for the 4th Annual Franz Jackson Jazz Celebration
WSBT's Ted Smucker interviews Franz's daughter, Michelle Jewell, about the 4th Annual Franz Jackson Jazz Celebration on November 6, 2010 featuring Kimbrough & Company with guest vocalist Lisa Roti.


WSBT-TV Business Break Interview With Michelle Jewell for Salty Dogs Concert
WSBT's Ted Smucker interviews Franz's daughter, Michelle Jewell, about the 3rd Annual Franz Jackson Jazz Celebration on November 14, 2009 featuring The Salty Dogs.


WNDU-TV News Interview With Michelle Jewell for 3rd Annual Franz Jackson Jazz Celebration
WNDU's Tricia Sloma interviews Franz's daughter, Michelle Jewell, about the 3rd Annual Franz Jackson Jazz Celebration on November 14, 2009 featuring The Salty Dogs.


WNDU-TV News Interview With Michelle Jewell for 2nd Annual Franz Jackson Jazz Celebration
WNDU's Tricia Sloma interviews Franz's daughter, Michelle Jewell, about the 2nd Annual Franz Jackson Jazz Celebration on November 8, 2008 featuring Marcus Belgrave to remember Franz and set the stage for an annual jazz festival in his name.


WNDU-TV News Profile on Franz Jackson
WNDU's Tricia Sloma profiled Franz for her "Stories From The Heart" series in February, 2006.


Memorial Page for Franz by Otto Kubik, Jr.
This memorial page for Franz was designed by Otto Kubik, Jr., son of the original owner of the Red Arrow Jazz Club. A homage to his legacy.


Red Arrow Jazz Club - Otto Kubik, Jr.
This is the site of Otto Kubik, Jr., the son of the owner of the Red Arrow Nightclub where Franz and his band, The Original Jass All-Stars, played for 10 years! See a few pics of the Red Arrow and read about Mr. Kubik's memory of the club and the performers.


A Prairie Home Companion With Garrison Keillor
Franz's performance in November, 2002 on the nationally syndicated NPR radio show "A Prairie Home Companion" live from the Auditorium Theater in Chicago.


Sunny Side of The Street
This is a really cute video set to Franz's version of "Sunny Side of The Street" as he performed it on "A Prairie Home Companion" with Garrison Keillor in 2002.  A great video for the kids!



ABC7 News Profile - "Someone You Should Know"
Harry Porterfield of Chicago's ABC7 News profiled Franz for his "Someone You Should Know" series in 2002, just before Franz's 90th birthday.



New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival


Jazz Institute of Chicago


Chicago Jazz Festival


Chicago Jazz Magazine


Wood Fire Italian Trattoria
Fine Italian dining and great jazz and blues in quaint Dowagiac, Michigan, where Franz played regularly the last few years of his life


Andy's Jazz Club
Historic Chicago jazz club where Franz was featured regularly for many years


FitzGerald's


The Green Mill


Elkhart Jazz Festival


Jazz Review.com
Photo and narrative review of Franz's performance as one of the Chicago's Great Tenor Saxophonists in March, 2005


Pops for Champagne


Chicago Jazz Archive - University of Chicago
Collection of information and pictures from Franz's decades-long career


Quad Cities Jazz & Blues Restoration Project
Franz's participation in a restoration project in his home town, Rock Island, Illinois in 2002


Marcus Belgrave
Renowed Detroit trumpeter who made two CD's with Franz and whom Franz considered a friend.


Judi K
Singer Judi K worked with Franz for years in the Chicago area and beyond and he appeared on at least one of her CD's. Judi and Franz went way back and he once said of her, "Judi K has a voice that is true and mellow, a fine singer".


Yves Francois
Trumpeter Yves Francois has called Franz his "musical father" and attributes much of his growling sound to Franz's inspiration on sax. Franz appeared on Yves' CD "Blues for Hawk" and the two made some wonderful music together.


Lisa Roti
Fresh, young jazz vocalist with a voice rich beyond her years - Franz joined Lisa on her debut CD "Comes Love"


Dogwood Fine Arts Festival


Chicory Cafe
New Orleans French-Quarter Style cafe in downtown South Bend, IN, where Franz played several times in the last years of his life


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