LSJ - The Prelude

Once upon a time, two Boston graduates who recently moved to the Windy City decided they missed singing too much and decided to invent a new a cappella group. Ed Peck and Micaela Kim (Fisher) placed an ad in the local Chicago Reader and the rest was history! A fun, fabulous and talented group of singers joined to share their love of singing and have a great time together.

LSJ - The Intro

It took a while to come up with a name — but finally Lisa Cardonick's brother proposed “Lake Shore Jive” and it felt perfect! Our first performance was in a Magnificent Mile condo building entrance lobby. It was a 6-hour gig commitment, our repertoire consisted of a whopping 10-ish songs, and we were dressed in silly Halloween costumes. Needless to say the lessons learned were: 1. Expand our repertoire, and 2. Maybe shorten the gig time commitment... just a tad...

LSJ - The Journey

We have been blessed over the past thirty years with so many amazing singers who have remained great friends. Many of whom joined us for our 20th anniversary reunion show to perform Jive favorites, share great memories and remind us all what a good time we've had, and continue to have, being a part of Lake Shore Jive.

We are thankful to be a part of such a lively a cappella scene in Chicago. We have been honored to gather with our fellow local group cohorts over the years to team up on a variety of fun shows and fundraisers.

Every year new friends and opportunities come along. If you are interested in joining or booking our fun and talented group of musicians, please send an email to lakeshorejive@gmail.com or message us on Facebook or Instagram.