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Chicago Live Jazz Travel guides and travel resources for Chicago:  Guides to live music (musicians, jazz clubs, etc.) in Chicago, IL:
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Contributed by Ronaldo Oregano
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
 Charles Mingus The Mingus Awareness Project performers include: Paul Hartsaw -- tenor saxophone, Nick Moran -- baritone saxophone and bass clarinet, Saalik Ziyad -- vocals, Jon Godston -- soprano saxophone, Dan Godston -- trumpet, Raphael Crawford -- trombone, Alex Wing -- upright bass, Steve Maxwell Jr. -- drums. The evening’s program will include amazing songs such as “Goodbye Porkpie Hat,” “Better Get Hit in Your Soul,” "Pithecanthropus Erectus," and “Prayer for Passive Resistance.” Additionally, the musicians will perform songs by such notable artists as Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Eric Dolphy. |
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Contributed by Ronaldo Oregano
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
"People ask me why I didn't leave Chicago? It's because I love Chicago and it loves me." - Von Freeman
 Von Freeman © Jimmy Katz
Iconic Chicago saxophonist Von Freeman created a unique and captivating tenor style in the 1940s and 50s but didn't lead his first recording in 1972 at the age of 49. When Freeman was in his 70s and playing better and stronger than ever, he began a series of albums that have made him a cover story in major jazz magazines, a much-demanded performer at festivals the world over, and the recipient of a mayoral proclamation (with a street named for him), as well as a doctorate from Northwestern University, at the age of 80. Now 85 and still swinging, Von Freeman with his quintet will perform on Friday,May 9 and Saturday. May10 at Andy's Jazz club, 11 E. Hubbard St., Chicago. |
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 |
 Eric Alexander © Andrea Canter
With 18 CD's out under his own name and appearing as sideman on countless others, Eric Alexander has made his mark on the jazz world and documented his progress as a tenor master. He has a rich tone and an aggressive, driving style that grabs the listeners attention and doesn't let go. One can hear the influence of Sonny Stitt, Jackie McLean and George Coleman in his playing. At William Paterson College in New Jersey Eric advanced his studies under the tutelage of Mabern, Joe Lovano, Rufus Reid, and others. "The people I listened to in college are still the cats that are influencing me today," says Alexander. "Monk, Dizzy, Sonny Stitt, Clifford Brown, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson--the legacy left by Bird and all the bebop pioneers, that language and that feel, that's the bread and butter of everything I do. George Coleman remains a big influence because of his very hip harmonic approach, and I'm still listening all the time to Coltrane because I feel that even in the wildest moments of his mid- to late-Sixties solos I can find these little kernels of melodic information and find ways to employ them in my own playing." |
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 |
 Smokeless Heat: The Art of Dying Chicago/NYC bassist and composer Jason Ajemian and his group Smokeless Heat will be celebrating their brand new release on Delmark, The Art of Dying (DE 581) This new release is a wonderful example of a recording that will appeal to both avant-garde and straight ahead jazz lovers. This will be a special welcome back to Chicago gig for drummer Nori Tanaka from Japan. At the turn of the millenium, Jason Ajemian was an active part of the underground music scene in Chicago, playing a variety of creative improvised experimental music. Ajemian studied with bassist Rufus Reid and percussionist Kevin Norton graduated from the William Patterson College in New Jersey. |
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