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Bradley Williams
Born:
Bradley Williams cut his teeth in a two-year stint with
{{m: Woody Herman = 7596}}'s Thundering Herd in the mid-
'80s, both as
pianist and arranger. After settling in Chicago he gained
notoriety as musical director at the legendary Gold Star
Sardine Bar.
Following his tenure there he created his
modern jazz variety show, The Original 21st Century Review,
which went on to record numerous CDs and soundtracks,
touring internationally. During this period he also began to
perform as a vocalist. In Chicago he's had long tenures with
saxophonist {{m: Von Freeman = 6845}} and trumpeter {{Art
Hoyle}}, is
a
favorite pianist of visiting New York vocalist {{Sheila
Jordan}}, and performed with {{m: Joe Henderson = 7574}} at
Chicago's
Jazz
Showcase
The Depaul University Jazz Ensemble: Salutes Woody Herman
by Jack Bowers
Were he still with us, bandleader Woody Herman would have turned one hundred years young on May 16, 2013. What better way, then, to mark the occasion than by doing something that made “the Chopper" happier than anything else: swinging hard and often. Chicago's DePaul University Jazz Ensemble does precisely that on this superb album comprised ...
3
Label: 21st Century Entertainment
Released: 2012
Track listing: Twilight Prelude; Penultimatum; The Garden; For Crowley; Fish Samich; In
The Delta Valley; Waiting... Waiting...; little "e"; Before Fall;
Clybourn Strut; Song For Sarah; Plumb Bob.
Bradley Williams / Eric Hochberg / Jim Widlowski: 3
by Ian Patterson
Stalwarts of the Chicago music scene and veterans of an impressive array of collaborations with a who's who of jazz, pianist Bradley Williams, bassist Eric Hochberg--who together penned all the tunes-- and drummer Jim Widlowski make their debut trio recording with 3, an elegant, straight-ahead set of originals. Much of Williams' recorded output over the past ...
Bradley Williams, Eric Hochberg, and Jim Widlowski: 3
by Chris Mosey
Bradley Williams is a talented, resourceful jazz musician who, for two years in the mid-1980s, was pianist/arranger with Woody Herman's Thundering Herd. He settled in Chicago, becoming house pianist at the legendary Gold Star Sardine Bar. They called it that because it could take only 50 people, though such was its reputation that stars such as ...
Plumb Bob
Album: 3
By Bradley Williams
Label: 21st Century Entertainment
Released: 2012
Duration: 04:42
"3" - A Refreshing Approach to the Art of the Piano Trio
After 20 years of musical collaboration pianist Bradley Williams and bassist Eric Hochberg, along with drummer Jim Widlowski, join forces with this excursion through 12 diverse originals, penned by Williams and Hochberg. The program opens with the driving “Penultimatum" and a thoughtful pause in “The Garden." After some beatnik bongos with a “Fish Samich" there's the ...
Sojourn Suite - Concert Premiere and CD Release
Bradley Williams Sojourn Suite—premiere concert and CD release March 25th, 2011, 8 p.m., DePaul Concert Hall, 800 W. Belden, Chicago Pianist Bradley Williams is well-known in Chicago for his jazz work with visiting luminaries Sheila Jordan and Joe Henderson, as well as long associations with Chicago mainstays Von Freeman and Art Hoyle. From his early days ...
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