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“Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one.”
-Duke Ellington |
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Friday, 24 May 2013 |
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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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Tuesday, 17 July 2012 |
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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. |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Sunday, 08 July 2012 |
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"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 One of the world's preeminent jazz innovators, trombonist and seashellist Steve Turre, will appear at the Jazz Showscase with the Willie Pickens on piano, Lary Gray on bass and Dion Parson on drums on Thursday, July 12th trough Sunday, July 15th with sets and 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. nightly and a 4:00 p.m. show on Sunday. Steve Turre has consistently won both the Readers' and Critics' polls in JazzTimes, Downbeat, and Jazziz for Best Trombone and for Best Miscellaneous Instrumentalist (shells). Turre was born to Mexican-American parents and grew up in the San Francisco Bay area where he absorbed daily doses of mariachi, blues and jazz. While attending Sacramento State University, he joined the Escovedo Brothers salsa band, which began his career-long involvement with that genre. |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Sunday, 01 July 2012 |
 Acoustic Express CD cover for Time Capsule Taking its shape from the famous acoustic swing bands featuring Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, Acoustic Express is Howard Levy’s latest musical venture. It features Howard on harmonica with two guitarists: Chris Siebold and Pat Fleming, and Larry Kohut on bass. It’s all Acoustic- no amps, sometimes no monitor speakers or PA. Pat uses a Dell Arte guitar that resembles in look and sound the guitars played by Django.Chris uses National Steel or Dobro-type guitars with steel resonators embedded in the top.Together, the two guitarists achieve a unique sonic blend. Larry (one of the most in-demand bassists in Chicago who tours with artists like Kenny Werner, Lynne Arriale, and Vinnie Colaiuta) plays acoustic bass. Howard, of course, plays harmonica, sometimes using the coffee plunger-mute sound. He also plays occasional hand percussion. Here them at the Green Mill this Friday and Saturday, July 6th and 7th. |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Thursday, 14 June 2012 |
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"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. |
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