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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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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Thursday, 22 November 2007 |
 Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet © Ziga Koritnik
Peter Brötzmann has led a number of internationally renowned, large group improvising ensembles since the late 1960s. The Chicago Tentet, is one of his best. First organized in that city during January of 1997, the band has toured extensively throughout North America and Europe in the last decade, and has released nine albums containing a huge variety of music. In 2007, the ensemble celebrates its ten years of work together with a tour in Europe during June, a festival performance in Molde, Norway, in July and an engagement (their only North American appearance) in Chicago, at the Museum of Contemporary Art. |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Sunday, 18 November 2007 |
 Jerry Weldon © Andrea Canter As a freelance musician, Chicago native Dave Schumacher has been active on the New York scene for the past 23 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. Dave is an original member of Harry Connick, Jr's Orchestra, from its beginnings in 1990 to the present. He has thrilled audiences touring with Harry in North America, Europe, Japan and Australia. His baritone sax can be heard on each of these Harry Connick, Jr., Columbia recordings: Forever for Now, When My Heart Finds Christmas, France I Wish You Love, Blue Light Red Light, Songs I Heard, and Thou Shalt Not |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Thursday, 08 November 2007 |
 Deep Blue Organ Trio at the Green Mill © Don Berryman 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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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Wednesday, 31 October 2007 |
“One of Chicago’s most inspiring jazz visionaries”- Chicago Tribune
 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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