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Ernest Dawkins' Delmark CD Release Party For "Afro Straight!"
Come celebrate the official CD release of Afro Straight (Delmark) this weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday! Friday and Saturday (December 7 and 8) at Andy’s Jazz Club (11 East Hubbard) First set starts at 9:30pm Sunday (December 9) Normans Bistro (1001 E 43rd Street as part of Dawkins’ weekly jam session Session starts at 9:00pm After ...
More on Two New Jazz Venues
Following up on last week's post about the new Central West End jazz venue Troy's Jazz Gallery, we can tell you now that more information was added over the weekend to the club's website. Among the additions were an “About" page, a map that suggests patrons will have access to a gated parking lot across the ...
Fred Lonberg-Holm's Fast Citizens: Gather
by Jerry D'Souza
When a band gathers some very imaginative musicians into its fold, it can only lead to one thing: an amazing listening experience. Fast Citizens has proved that over the years from the time saxophonist Keefe Jackson formed the band in 2003 and released Ready Everyday (Delmark Records, 2006), through to to Two Cities (Delmark Records, 2009), ...
Interview: James "Jimmy G" Gutzman Of High Brow And The Shades
Q: When and how did High Brow and the Shades form? A: High Brow started the way a lot of bands start — a couple of guys from one band and a couple from another. That was in 1998. The newly-formed band was fortunate in that we had four strong vocalists. We could all sing lead ...
Greg Duncan: Chicago, Barcelona Connections
by Dan Bilawsky
Trumpeter Greg Duncan's Chicago, Barcelona Connections is a spicy dish with duende to spare, but it's not to be mistaken for generic Latin jazz; this is flamenco jazz in a fairly pure form. The Chicago-based horn man experienced his flamenco awakening during a stay in Spain between 2009 and 2010, and the music on Chicago, Barcelona ...
Aaron Koppel: Multiverse
by Dan Bilawsky
The city of Chicago has always been a breeding ground for musicians looking to expand the horizons of their own art and the styles that they represent, so it should come as no shock that guitarist Aaron Koppel was born and raised in this Midwestern musical mecca. Koppel, who made his initial entrée into the world ...
Direct From NY: Laury Shelley Brings "My Time With Legrand" To Stage 773 In Chicago
Lampkin Music Group is proud to present, Direct from New York, Laury Shelley in “My Time with LeGrand". Saturday, Nov. 17th at 8:00 p.m. One Show Only! @ Stage 773. 1225 West Belmont Ave. Chicago, Ill. Tickets are $20.00 General Seating. Seniors, Students and Musicians: $15.00. Available at Box Office: 1-773-327-5252. Singer/songwriter, Laury Shelley, recently made ...
The New Standard Quintet: The Many Faces
by Hrayr Attarian
There are certain features that are common among all types of jazz, not the least of which is creative spontaneity. The New Standard Quintet's The Many Faces demonstrates this unifying theme on the nine original that comprise the album. Saxophonist Ken Partyka and guitarist Pat Fleming, who also composed the tunes, co-lead the ...
Glawdys N’Dee: Lyannaj
by Hrayr Attarian
The term “world music" takes a new meaning with singer Glawdys N'Dee's debut, Lyannaj, which means to connect or unite in solidarity--and unite, she does. The Guadeloupean-born, Parisian-educated and Chicago-based N'Dee brings together, in three languages--Creole, French and English--various musical styles of the African Diaspora, from Caribbean rhythms to jazz, and from gospel to the blues. ...
Spero: Acoustic
by Jerry D'Souza
Greg Spero is a man of many parts in his approach to the piano. Based in Chicago, he has been involved in the city's adventurous jazz scene, having played with trumpeter Corey Wilkes and bassist Harrison Bankhead. But he goes beyond these boundaries, finding inspiration in hip-hop and electric distortion, which is quite a way from ...
