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Chicago Jazz Composers Collective at the Green Mill - December 16, 2007 |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Saturday, 08 December 2007 |
 Matt Holman
Inspired by New York's Jazz Composers Collective, the Chicago Jazz Composers Collective formed in 2001 and began presenting monthly concerts at the Green Mill, each featuring the work of two different jazz composers. Since then the CJCC has presented the music of 45 composers with over 140 Chicago area musicians performing. "It has been so encouraging to watch this grow", says founder and vibraphonist/composer Kathy Kelly. "We now have a regular forum for creating, performing, and listening to new music. The composers have really taken this opportunity to perform and used it to create some outstanding original music." In addition to the monthly concerts, CJCC has twice presented concert series' at the Chicago Cultural Center. The group has also been featured on WBEZ's Eight Forty-Eight program and in Grammy Magazine online.
 Matt Holman
Trumpeter and composer Matt Holman has established himself as a creative composer and improviser throughout the United States and internationally. Matt has been the recipient of numerous awards, notably first prize in the 2004 International Trumpet Guild Jazz Competition in Denver, Colorado and second prize in the prestigious 2007 Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Competition in Tucson, Arizona. Other honors include winning a Downbeat Magazine award as a member of Monk by Five (2004) and second prize in the National Trumpet Competition, Jazz Division (2004).
Matt recently performed with renown-pianist Fred Hersch in Chicago (Steppenwolf Theater) and in St Louis (Sheldon Concert Hall) that included vocalists Kurt Elling and Kate McGarry. In 2005, Matt was a selected performer at the International Association for Jazz Education Conference (IAJE) in Long Beach California. In 2004, Matt traveled to Canada to attend the Banff International Jazz Workshop under the direction of Dave Douglas. There, Matt was able to meet and collaborate with many musicians from all over the world. Soon after this residency, Matt relocated to Chicago to explore music and improvisation with some of the creative musicians from Banff.
Over the years Matt has performed and/or recorded with diverse artists including Fred Hersch, David Baker’s IU Jazz Ensemble, the Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, the Tucson Jazz Orchestra, the Bloomington Pops Orchestra, Zach Brock, the Chicago Afrobeat Project, Jordan Baskin, Ken Arlen’s Music Consultants, the Stone-Bratt Big Band, M13, Matt Ulery’s “Loom”, Bob Newhart, the Lakeshore Brass Quintet, Human Motion, and on the Jerry Springer Show. Past professional highlights include performances at Carnegie Hall, Steppenwolf Theater, Knitting Factory (NYC), The Green Mill, The Bellagio, and Constitution Hall. Kathy Kelly
Kathy Kelly has been playing the vibes professionally since 1979 when she made her debut performing in Chicago area Jazz Clubs. She has won a jazz study grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and two grants from the City Arts Assistance Program (city of Chicago). Besides performing with her groups Vibrafon and the Kathy Kelly Quintet, she performs with Tudo de Bom, vocalist Hinda Hoffman, and Steve Hashimoto's jazz group Mothra. Kelly has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland with the Chiacago State University Jazz Ensemble, and has twice entertained audiences at the Chicago Jazz Festival with her quartet. Kelly is the founder and artistic director of the Chicago Jazz Composers Collective, sponsor of monthly jazz composers concerts at the Green Mill jazz club in Chicago. Visit www.kathykellyvibes.com for more information.
 Matthew Scott Ulery
 Juli Wood
The December 16th concert features Matt Holman's Diversion Ensemble, an exciting group performing accessible yet thoughtful original compositions fusing elements of rock, classical, and jazz music. And Tudo de Bom will also be performing three premiere compositions by vibist Kathy Kelly. Kelly's music is eclectic and melodic with influences from jazz, world music, classical and beyond.
The historic Green Mill jazz club is one of Chicago's favorite jazz venues. For more on the history of the Green Mill visit, http://www.greenmilljazz.com/history.html The Green Mill is at 4802 N. Broadway in Chicago (773) 878-5552 |
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