{"id":9,"date":"2026-10-06T18:05:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T18:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagojazzcruises.com\/index.php\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T18:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T18:05:50","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chicagojazzcruises.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-group about-opening is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">About us<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A jazz club that happens to float.<\/h1>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chicago Jazz Cruises pairs the city&#8217;s architecture with the music that grew up alongside it. Each sailing carries a live trio or quartet, a small bar, and room to sit back as the skyline slides past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our musicians come from the clubs of the South Side, Uptown and the Loop. Our captains know every bridge on the river by name. Together they make an evening that feels less like a tour and more like a night out with the best seat in the city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image about-figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagojazzcruises.com\/wp-content\/themes\/chicago-jazz-cruises\/assets\/skyline.svg\" alt=\"Chicago skyline over the water at dusk\" width=\"900\" height=\"1100\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group mission is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why we sail<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jazz was made for rooms where people lean in. We think a boat at dusk is one of those rooms. Our mission is simple: put great Chicago players in front of a small audience, keep the sets honest and the drinks cold, and let the city do the rest of the staging.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group values-grid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<article class=\"wp-block-group value is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"value-num wp-block-paragraph\">01<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real musicians, real sets<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No backing tracks. Every cruise features working Chicago jazz musicians playing full sets, with room to stretch out.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wp-block-group value is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"value-num wp-block-paragraph\">02<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Small boats, better seats<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We keep sailings intimate so everyone is close to the band and no one is stuck behind a pillar or a crowd.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wp-block-group value is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"value-num wp-block-paragraph\">03<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The city as the backdrop<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our routes are planned around the light: under the river bridges at golden hour, out past the locks as the skyline switches on.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A jazz club that happens to float.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-canvas.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagojazzcruises.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagojazzcruises.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagojazzcruises.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagojazzcruises.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagojazzcruises.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chicagojazzcruises.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagojazzcruises.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}