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"What I get curious about is when critics in the media, as well as musicians, tend to look down upon those who retain jazz's fundamentals, while they celebrate loudly those who consciously choose not to swing and not to even acknolwledge the blues." - Doug Wamble |
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 Wednesday, 07 January 2009 |
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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Friday, 08 June 2007 |
 Jason Steele Ensemble: Some Wonderful Moment
The Jason Steele Ensemble released their first recording this year, Some Wonderful Moment on ears&eyes Records with special guests Ron Miles on cornet, saxophonist Josh Sclar, and keyboardist Keith Johnson. This original and engaging CD features six compositions by Steele, one tune by the renowned Colorado trumpeter Ron Miles, and the song "Alphabet Town" by singer/songwriter Elliott Smith. Like manic depression, the mood of this CD runs from brooding to exhilaration, from film noir to science fiction. The intertwining melodies and explorations of these fine musicians weave a delightfully dense tapestry of sound.
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Written by Andrea Canter, Contributing Editor
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Friday, 08 June 2007 |
“In total, this music is fresh and iconoclastic, bearing an assembly of styles and abilities.” –C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz  Hiromi © Andrea Canter |
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Written by Don Berryman
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Saturday, 02 June 2007 |
"Kendra Shank is an original; a singer with a sound." - Abbey Lincoln
 Kendra Shank © John Abbot
Music lovers in Chicago are in for a rare treat as the critically-acclaimed singer Kendra Shank brings her stellar band on a short tour in June. Those in the Second City will have a chance to hear what a growing group of the savviest New Yorke jazz fans have learned to treasure, a jazz singer with talent and imagination who illuminates rarely covered songs with subtlety and grace. Like the intelligent, musically-complex songs of jazz legend Abbey Lincoln, which are featured on Kendra's new release A Spirit Free: Abbey Lincoln Songbook [Click here to read a Jazz Police review]. If you enjoy the music of Abbey Lincoln, Sheila Jordan, Edith Piaf and Shirley Horn, my guess is that you will like Kendra Shank. Because, like them, she has a way of owning whatever song she is singing.
Kendra Shank's touring group, also her working group of 8 years and featured on her Reflections and A Spirit Free CD's, includes the extraordinary pianist Frank Kimbrough, bassist Dean Johnson, and drummer Tony Moreno. In their Midwest appearances, the Kendra Shank Quartet promises to showcase selections from A Spirit Free, as well as fresh arrangements of standards and originals from previous releases. Kendra and her band are known for their exciting improvisational group interplay, often with vocals in the role of a horn. Their genre-transcending music often reveals Shank's folk music roots as well as country and world music influences. On Tuesday, June 5th they will perform at University of Nebraska in Lincoln, NE. On Thursday, June 7th they play the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis, MN. And on Friday, June 15th and Saturday, June 16th they hit the Green Mill Jazz Club in Chicago.
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Friday, 01 June 2007 |
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 Dave Brubeck © Milken Family Foundation - 6/01 12pm - Kim Cusack or Eric Schneider Quartet, 5pm - Ari Seder Trio, 9pm - Guy King, at Andy's 11 East Hubbard St., 312-642-6805
- 6/01 Dave Brubeck Quartet with musicians from the Brubeck Institute. 8 PM, Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan. 312-294-3000 or 800-223-7114.
- 6/01 MIKE JONES TRIO * GREEN MILL QUARTET JAM SESSION at the Green Mill 4802 N. Broadway Ave, 773.878.5552
- 6/01 Michelle Greenberg 12:15 PM, Chicago Water Works Visitors Center, 163 E. Pearson. 312-742-8811.
- 6/01 New York saxophonist Rob Brown plays in a trio with drummer Gerald Cleaver and bassist William Parker, at the Velvet Lounge.
- 6/01 Rob Brown - sax, William Parker-bass, Gerald Cleaver -drums at the Velvet Lounge 67 E. Cermak Road, 312.791.9050
- 6/02 6pm - Jordan Baskin Trio, 9:30pm - Frank Catalano Band, at Andy's 11 East Hubbard St., 312-642-6805
- 6/02 Chicago Jazz Philharmonic with Kurt Elling, Reginald Robinson & Orbert Davis. 7:30 PM, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress. 312-902-1500.
- 6/02 Corey Wilkes & Black Slang: Corey Wilkes Birthday Celebration! 10:00pm $12 in Advance $12 day of show Non-smoking show (21 & Over) at HotHouse, 31 E Balbo Ave, 312.362.9707
- 6/02 MIKE JONES TRIO * AFTER HOURS JAZZ PARTY with SABERTOOTH at the Green Mill 4802 N. Broadway Ave, 773.878.5552
- 6/02 Greg Pasenko , 8 PM, Skokie Theatre, 7924 N. Lincoln, Skokie. 847-673-4214.
- 6/02 Rob Brown - sax, William Parker-bass, Gerald Cleaver -drums at the Velvet Lounge 67 E. Cermak Road, 312.791.9050
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