Grupo Cha Cha fills the air with tropical sounds of Cuba, Puerto Rico and Brazil that delights listeners’ ears and gets the crowd to dance! There’s always an enthusiastic audience response at live festival and club shows. Their critically acclaimed two albums, “Direcciones” and “This is the Life” are filled with original compositions by the ladies, has worldwide airplay on the radio and internet. Flutist, Sax player and Bandleader Lise Gilly is also a passionate Music Educator, who served as Fine Arts Chair at Lincoln Park High School for 10 years. Grupo Cha Cha will be releasing new material in December 2025 on all streaming platforms—stay tuned!
Notable Performances:
WGN-TV CHICAGO Soundstage
Navy Pier Beergarden
Summer Concert Series at the Morton
Arboretum
Jazzin’ at the Shedd
Chicago Latin Jazz Festival
WDCB 90.9 Chicago Women in Jazz Series
Museum of Science and Industry
Morton Grove Harrer Park Concert Series
Taste of Lincoln Avenue
Hothouse Chicago
Partial Catalog
Salsa/Mambo/Son Montuno:
Bilongo
Cachita
Conciencia
El Cuarto de Tula
Flight to Jordan
Mi Tierra
Moliendo Café
Kimbara
Pa’Gozar
Philadelphia Mambo
Son de la Loma
Vamos a La Playa(Original)
Cha Cha Cha/Guajira/Danzon:
Almendra
Bedroom Eyes (Original)
Cantelope Island
Danzon Para Pedro(Original)
Guantanamera
Lumbe (Original)
Morning
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
Rico Vacilon
Song for My Father
Yerbero Moderno
Bolero:
Besame Mucho
Como Fue
Flamingo
Historia de Amor
Flamingo
Lagrimas Negras
Playa Culebrita (Original)
Obsesion
Sabor a Mi
Cumbia:
El Pescador
La Pollera Collera
Manha de Carnaval
La Murga de Panama
Merengue:
Compadre Pedro Juan
El Sancocho Prieto
El Swing
Elegua(Original)
Mentiroso
Quando, Quando, Quando
Latin Jazz:
Afro Blue
All of Me
Autumn Leaves
Beautiful Love
Body and Soul
Footprints
Golden Earrings
Green Dolphins Street
Here’s That Rainy Day
Mambo Influenciado
Mambo Inn
Phenomenal Woman(Original)
Stolen Moments
Also, we can take any jazz standard and
play it with a Latin groove!
Samba/Bossa Nova:
Agua de Beber
Bebe
Black Orpheus
Blue Bossa
Corcovado
Favela
Gentle Rain
The Girl from Ipanema
Manhattan
My Little Boat
This is the Life (Original)
Triste
Wave
Latin Pop/Rock:
Black Magic Woman
Chameleon
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing
Killing Me Softly
Love Song(The Cure)
Oye Como Va
Senor Blues
Tequila
Watermelon Man
This is but a partial listing of Grupo
Cha Cha’s repertoire. If you don’t
see a song listed, just tell us the
title/artist and we’ll take from there!
Requests are welcome!