Chicago tenor saxophone giants Edward Wilkerson Jr. and Ari Brown open the Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz concert series in a celebration of the seminal Clifford Jordan and John Gilmore album, Blowing in From Chicago which established what became known as the “Chicago Sound.” This event is free and open to the public on Thursday, July 19th at 6:30 p.m. at Millennium Park. The Allmusic review of the 1957 album Blowing in From Chicago by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars stating "Clifford Jordan's first date as a leader actually found him sharing a heated jam session with fellow tenor John Gilmore ... This was one of Gilmore's few sessions outside of Sun Ra's orbit and, if anything, he slightly overshadows the cooler-toned Jordan. Recommended." This concert will also feature the rhythm section of Ken Chaney on piano, Harrison Bankhead on bass, and Ernie Adams on drums.

"The jazz world needs more Steve Turres. A powerful technician with a soulful tone and quick wit, Turre is perhaps the leading trombonist of this generation. Turre also wails on his self-designed conch shells, making robust sound that can be both eerie and serene." - Rolling Stone

Steve Turre © Anndrea Canter

"On 'Twilight,' his new release, Victor Goines presents 11 beautiful stories of his own invention; performs them on soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone, and b-flat clarinet with utter authority; and interprets them with his singular blend of emotional heat and rigorous logic. Now 50, Goines ... reaffirms his stature as a 21st century American master." - Ted Panken, Downbeat Magazine

Victor Goines, photo by Francis Roache

Clarinetist, saxophonist and educator, Victor Goines is one of the most respected, and multi-faceted musicians in the jazz world today. Victor is a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Wynton Marsalis Septet since 1993. Victor Goines and his quartet will perform at the Green Mill in Chicago on Friday, June 15th and Saturday, June 16th. The quartet features Victor Goines on Saxes and Clarinet, with fellow Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra alumni Richard Johnson on Piano, Yasushi Nakamura on Bass, and Marion Felder on Drums.