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"Eventually, in order to find out if you really have what it takes, you have to go to the center, and that's New York...you can only do so much in your hometown." - Sonny Fortune |
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 Saturday, 20 March 2010 |
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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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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"...the school that jumps into the pure forcefulness of the bari's remarkable sound...This includes Schumacher, who mines the bari's low strength and exploits the blatant, raspy blaaat that puts an edge on each note..." - Neil Tesser, Critic's Choice - Chicago Reader  Dave Schumacher photo by Adam Wissing
The Jazz Showcase in Chicago will present The Dave Schumacher/Kevin O'Connell Quartet with guests in a program called Chicago Saxophone Sessions through Sunday, February 28th. The ensemble features Dave Schumacher on Baritone Sax, Kevin O'Connell on Piano, Eric Hochberg on Bass, and Y.L. Douglas on Drums with Special Guests Ari Brown on February 26th and 27th and Pat Mallinger on February 28th. As a freelance musician, Chicago native Dave Schumacher has been active on the New York scene for more than the 25 years. As member of Lionel Hampton's Orchestra from 1983 to 1987 he toured the Americas and Europe. He again toured with Hamp in 1988 and 1989. A highlight in Dave's career was traveling with the Art Blakey Big Band to Japan in 1987 to perform at the Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival. |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 |
 Ella Fitzgerald
Dee Alexander, Spider Saloff, Frieda Lee, and Jeff Lindberg's 40-piece Chicago Jazz Orchhestra will present "Exquisitely For Ella: A Songbook Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald" on Friday, February 26th at Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Avenue i Chago. Ella's three-and-a-half octave range scat singing earned her popularity and critical acclaim throughout a sixty-year career. Fitzgerald created her first of a series of nineteen "songbook" albums in 1956. Each album was devoted to the work of a particular American songwriter (Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Johnny Mercer, etc). These albums attained a wide popularity outside of the scope of the typical jazz audience and also helped define the canon of American popular song. Her swing/bop style remaining largely unchanged throughout her long career. |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 |
 Chévere
Chévere is Chicago's leading Latin/Jazz/Funk/Blues Band, mixing Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Jazz, Blues, and just about everything else together into an exciting and unique collage of sound. Characterized by high voltage percussion and compelling original compositions, Chévere has performed in and around Chicago and the Midwest for 30 years. The core of the band has stayed together for over 25 years, giving the band an almost telepathic ability to interact spontaneously onstage. The band has an impressive array of virtuosic melodic soloists, and the percussion section, deeply rooted in traditional folklore and religious music from Cuba, the Caribbean, and Brazil, is heavily featured on almost every tune. They will appear at the Green Mill in Chicago on Friday, February 19th from 9:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. and on Saturday, February 20th from 8:00 p.m. until midnight. Led by Alejo Poveda, the band includes Steve Eisen on saxophone, Mark Ohlsen on trumpet, Chris “Hambone” Cameron on keyboards, Howard Levy on piano and harmonica, Ernie Denov on guitar, Eric Hochberg on bass, Alejo Poveda on drums, Ruben Alvarez on timbales, and Joe Rendon on congas.
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 |
"Allison's facility for conjuring lush soundscapes from a limited instrumental palette places him in a rarefied league. Seamlessly integrated into his acoustic writing, Allison's recent foray into the electro-acoustic world reveals an organic mastery over pop song structures and timbres." - All About Jazz
 Ben Allison © Andrea Canter
The Ben Allison Band will appear for one night only at the Green Mill in Chicago on Saturday, February 13 from 8:00 p.m. until midnight. The Ben Allison Band features Ben Allison on bass, Jenny Scheinman on violin, Shane Endsley on trumpet, Steve Cardenas on guitar, and Rudy Royston on drums. The Ben Allison Band, Ben's most rocking group to date, picks up where Man Size Safe left off. Their lyrical and textured approach to song-scapes has drawn a wide internatinal following and marks another chapter in Ben's unique career as a bassist, composer and band leader.
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