Dave Schumacher © Adam Wissing - Jerry Weldon © Don Berryman

Dave Schumacher/Jerry Weldon Organ Quartet returns to the Green Mill on Friday, November 25th from  9:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. and on  Saturday, November 26th from 8:00 p.m. until midnight.  Dave Schumacher on baritone sax, Jerry Weldon on tenor sax, Dan Trudell on Hammond B-3 organ, and Sana Hall on drums on Friday  and Y.L. Douglas on drums on Saturday. Dave Schumacher and Jerry Weldon in addition to being members of the Harry Connick, Jr's Orchestra are both veterans of the late, great Jack McDuff's Heatin' System and are steeped in the jazz organ tradition. Tickets are $12. Organ combo fanatics can have a double treat on Saturday by staying after the show for the after-hours jazz party from midnight until 4:00 a.m. Saturday night featuring Sabertooth.

Dave Schumacher © Adam Wissing

Dave Schumacher 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. As a freelance artist Dave was a touring member of the T.S. Monk On Monk Ensemble from 1999 to 2000 touring the U.S. and Europe, as well as touring Europe with the Tom Harrell Octet in 2000. Dave has also done freelance work with Nicholas Payton's Louis Armstrong Tribute Big Band, Joe Lovano's 52nd Street Themes Nonet and the groups of Jack McDuff, Eddie Gladden, Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, and Lin Halliday. 

As a composer, Dave's, "Al's Rose", was recorded by trombonist Al Grey on his album, The New Al Grey Quintet on Chiaroscuro Records.   Dave was a recipient in 1989 and 1995 of Jazz Performance Grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. Mr. Schumacher has three albums as a leader to his credit: Every Corner, Amosaya Records AM-2525-CD; From Another Life, Amosaya Records AM-2528-CD; and his February 2006 release, Endangered Species, Summit Records SU-438-CD;

Jerry Weldon © Don Berryman

In 1990, Jerry became a charter member and featured soloist with Harry Connick Jr.'s newly formed Big Band. Jerry has toured the U.S., Europe, Asia, Australia and has also performed on many television shows worldwide with the Connick Orchestra. In 2001, Jerry was also part of Connick's Broadway musical production, "Thou Shalt Not" where he appeared on stage as well as in the orchestra

The '90s also found Jerry in another long and fruitful musical cooperative- the New York Hard Bop Quintet, along with trumpeter Joe Magnarelli, pianist Keith Saunders, bassist Bim Strasberg and drummer Clifford Barbaro, the unit toured throughout the U.S. & Europe while recording four stellar albums for the Swiss TCB label

Jerry has worked and recorded with organists Jimmy McGriff, Joey DeFrancesco, Bobby Forrester, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Mel Rhyne, trombone great Al Grey, piano giants George Cables and Cedar Walton, drum legends Roy Haynes and Jimmy Cobb as well as guitarist/singer George Benson, guitarist Earl Klugh, bassist Keter Betts and singer Mel Tormé.

Weldon is a bandleader in his own right, leading ensembles at many of New York's jazz clubs and at jazz festivals around the U.S. He has recorded several albums under his own name, among them, "Head To Head," a swinging two-tenor date with Michael Karn on the Criss Cross Jazz label "Midtown Blues," a rousing quintet with long time collaborator Joe Mags (Magnarelli) recorded live at Fat Tuesdays in NYC, and two hard-swinging dates with the late, great organist, Jerry's long-time pal, Bobby Forrester.

Dan Trudell

The Green Mill is located at 4802 N. Broadway Ave in Chicago. Call 773-878-5552 or visit www.greenmilljazz.com for more information.

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