Chicago guitarist Jeff Swanson has received acclaim for his dynamic playing and distinctive compositional approach. He has co-led creative recording projects, Whirlpool and Living Bridge (ears&eyes records), and has released two solo albums with his own group, Case-fitter, on BACE Records. As an in-demand collaborator, Swanson’s playing has been featured at noted venues including Pritzker Pavilion, Harris Theatre, Chicago Jazz Festival, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Iowa City Jazz Festival, Merriman's Playhouse, Cliff Bell’s, Dazzle, Bop Stop, Jazz Kitchen, and others. His latest trio features an intimate approach to engaging interplay, rhythmic mantra, and midwestern melancholy through new folk-inspired works featuring Matt Ulery on upright bass and Jon Deitemyer on drums.

As a featured player, Jeff has also performed and recorded with projects from artists including Dustin Laurenzi’s Natural Language, Quentin Coaxum Satellite, SamThousand & The Soul Vortex, Acoustic Audile, Wills McKenna, Greg Artry Jr., Ron Miles, Caroline Davis, Charles Rumback, Artie Black, Juan Pastor, Erthe St. James, Jesse Palter, Connor Bernhard, and Christopher McBride.