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Music for Folks, The Deep Blue Organ Trio, Tuesdays at the Green Mill Print E-mail
Written by Ronaldo Oregano   
Thursday, 08 November 2007

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Deep Blue Organ Trio at the Green Mill © Don Berryman
The solid soulful team of Chris Foreman, Greg Rockingham and Bobby Broom together as The Deep Blue Organ Trio continue to expolre the classic soul-jazz combo configuration of the Hammond B3 organ, guitar and drums. Their new CD is called "Folk Music", and as Louis Armstrong and blues musician Big Bill Broonzy have both been attributed with saying, "All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song". The Deep Blue Organ Trio blend jazz with soul, R&B, blues, gospel, on Folk Music, which includes songs from the Ohio Players ("Sweet Sticky Thing") and Stephanie Mills ("Never Knew Love Like This Before") to American standards ("I Thought About You") and mainstream jazz classics (Lee Morgan's "Ceora," Hank Mobley's "This I Dig of You," "Short Story" by Kenny Dorham), with the Beatles thrown in for good measure ("She's Leaving Home"). Returning from a week on Joe Segal's Jazz Party At Sea, The Tuesday night gig at the Green Mill continues, now it its' fifth year.

The Deep Blue Organ Trio began its journey in 1992 playing engagements at Chicago 's Cotton Club and Back Room. At the Cotton Club, a weekly gig which lasted for two years, the group began to develop its sound and musical connection. A connection which in large part began in the 1970s, when as teenagers Chris, Greg and Bobby were studying the organ jazz sounds which would soon become classic.
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Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble CD Release party at the Velvet Lounge Print E-mail
Written by Ronaldo Oregano   
Wednesday, 31 October 2007

“One of Chicago’s most inspiring jazz visionaries”- Chicago Tribune

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Nicole Mitchell - Black Earth Ensemble


Join Nicole Mitchell and her Black Earth Ensemble at the Velvet Lounge in Chicago on November 7th to celebrate the release of BLACK UNSTOPPABLE!!, the first Delmark recording in its 54 yrs to feature a woman instrumentalist as a leader. Nicole was awarded “Chicagoan of the Year 2006” by the Chicago Tribune and  was voted #1 in DOWNBEAT's critic's poll for "Rising Star Flutist" 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Black Earth Ensemble’s music embraces the ancient past and paints visions of a positive future; a weaving of swing, blues, avant garde jazz, bebop, African rhythms, Eastern modes, and Western classical sounds. The Black Earth Ensemble includes Nicole Mitchell (flute, piccolo, composer), Justin Dillard (piano), David Boykin (tenor saxophone, percussion), David Young (trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals), Jeff Parker (guitar) ( Jeff will not be performing at the gig), Tomeka Reid (cello, shakere), Josh Abrams (bass), Marcus Evans (drums), and  Ugochi Nwaogwugwu (vocals).
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The Chicago Jazz Ensemble Presents Special Guest Lalo Schifrin. November 2nd Print E-mail
Written by Ronaldo Oregano   
Monday, 22 October 2007
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Lalo Schifrin
The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (CJE) and Artistic Director Jon Faddis continue the Ninth American Heritage Jazz Series, with the first of four concerts at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance featuring Special Guest Lalo Schifrin, on Friday, November 2, at 8:00 p.m. Preceding the concert, Faddis will lead a 20-minute interview with Schifrin followed by an informative discussion regarding the evening’s program with music aficionado, writer and broadcaster Neil Tesser.

Schifrin, a four-time Grammy-winner with 21 nominations, a Cable Ace Award winner and six-time Oscar nominee, is an extraordinary composer, conductor and pianist recognized worldwide. His work combines the best of jazz and orchestral creations, from his early innovations Gillespiana and The New Continent to his dynamic work scoring for over 100 films and television programs (including Mission Impossible, Cool Hand Luke, Mannix, Dirty Harry, Enter the Dragon, Amityville Horror and Rush Hour) and his continued explorations in his Jazz Meets the Symphony recordings.
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David Sánchez Coast to Coast and in-between in October Print E-mail
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Monday, 22 October 2007
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David Sánchez
Latin Grammy Award winner David Sánchez is being hailed as “the most profound young tenor saxophonist working today. In a review, world-renown jazz critic Howard Reich saluted the young bandleader saying, “Technically, tonally and creatively, he seems to have it all. His sound is never less than plush, his pitch is unerring, his rapid-fire playing is ravishing in its combination of speed, accuracy and utter evenness of tone.” Such is the acclaim and respect that Sánchez has engendered from critics, music lovers and fellow artists throughout the world as he continues to push the frontiers of mainstream jazz to incorporate a compelling and rich array of Latin and Afro-Caribbean influences, while remaining true to the tenets of the jazz genre. You can catch Sanchez and his group on October 17th at Carnegie Hall,in New York, on October 18th Through 21st at Yoshi's in Oakland, on October 26th in Ann Arbor, on October 27th Through 28th at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago and October 30th at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis.

David Sánchez will be performing La Leyenda del Canavera which is a rseult of a grant David received from Chamber Music America with which he composed a piece that was inspired by a poem on the African Diaspora. The performance includes include spoken-word as well as David's musical composition which weaves Afro-Caribbean and East African elements into a piece that includes several parts, each filled with the depth and richness for which David's work is known.

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