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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 ...
Welcome To Nutville, A Buddy Rich Documentary Fundraiser
Cathy Rich, Brian Morgan and Alex Kluft have teamed up to bring you; Welcome to Nutville a journey into the life and after life of Buddy Rich. Who was Buddy Rich might you ask? He was arguably the greatest drummer in the existence of this planet. He started playing drums at the mere age of 18 ...
Tony Barba's New Album Facetime Now Available!
Facetime is now available through Layered Records. This Rock/Jazz trio features Tony Barba on tenor sax and bansuri, Patrick Mulcahy on electric bass, and Conor Elmes on drums. From Layered's website: A veteran NYC saxophonist/composer now residing in Chicago, Tony Barba has leapt between improvised music, punk rock, jazz (or pretty much anything that can be ...
D-Erania at The Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Academy Arts Theatre Chicago IL on September 1st 2012
By Hrayr Attarian On September 1st 2012 at 7 PM, Chicagoans will have the chance to hear on the city's best- kept secrets, saxophone virtuoso, composer and improviser extraordinaire D-Erania (Donella Stampley). Surrounded by her electrifying band she will appear on the stage of The Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Academy Arts Theatre on west 119th ...
"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 ...
Singer Laury Shelley To Perform Tribute To Tony Bennett At Katerina's In Chicago
Katerina’s welcomes back Laury Shelley with Tribute Show to Tony Bennett Wednesday, July 18th at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $10.00. Musicians/Students: $5.00. Singer/songwriter Laury Shelley has been a performing artist ever since she can remember. Laury was living her dream touring with composer, Michel Legrand, as Legrand's vocal soloist. During these amazing years, Laury shared the ...
PlayJazzNow.com Releases Innovative Backing Track App
The jazz education website PlayJazzNow.com has just released JazzPlayer, a desktop application that revolutionizes play-along track technology. JazzPlayer is a 4-track music player designed to give jazz musicians of all levels complete control of the “mix” of their backing tracks. Each instrument – keyboard, bass, guitar and drums – is on a separate track. Users dial ...
Saxophonist Geof Bradfield's Newly Commissioned "Melba!" To Premiere In Chicago July 21
Chicago saxophonist/composer Geof Bradfield will premiere his new suite for jazz septet, Melba!, at the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library in Chicago on 7/21. The piece is a tribute to the great jazz arranger and trombonist, Melba Liston (1926-1999), and was supported by a commission from Chamber Music America’s 2011 New Jazz Works program (with funding ...
Chicago-based Jazz Vocalist Milton Suggs Releases “Lyrical, Volume 1” New CD On Skiptone Music Label, July 24
In 2010 with his debut album as a leader, Things to Come, vocalist Milton Suggs established himself as an artist to be aware of and watch closely. He cements that idea with a strong showing in 2012 with the first volume in an anticipated series of albums simply and appropriately entitled, “Lyrical.” Lyrical, Volume I was ...
Gunnelpumpers To Release Third Album, Tritonium
Spiritflake Music will release Gunnelpumpers' third album, Tritonium, on June 9, 2010. The CD features a complete set performed in front of a live audience at Chicago's Elbo Room on October 19, 2010. The CD was mixed by Rob Ruccia at Uptown Recording in Chicago and produced by bassist and bandleader Douglas Johnson. The self-described “progressive, ...
