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Dee Alexander

Dee Alexander is one of Chicago’s most gifted and respected female vocalist/songwriters. Her talents span every music genre, from Gospel to R&B, from Blues to Neo-Soul. Yet her true heart and soul are experienced in their purest form through her performance of Jazz music. From a soft, sultry traditional ballad, to a contemporary Jazz-Funk groove; from a high flying swing, to a scat-filled romp, Dee Alexander delivers each style with a passion and love of music that comes across in each and every note, and with a style and grace that is truly her own. Some of her recent career highlights include the following: 2009 Chicago Jazz Festival--Dee Alexander and the Siren’s Orchestra; 2009 Tribute to Abraham Lincoln--Proclamation of Hope with Ramsey Lewis--Ravinia; 2008 Hope in Action--Homage to Nelson Mandela with Orbert Davis and Chicago Jazz Philharmonic--Millennium Park; 2007 Sirens of Song--Tribute to Nina Simone and Dinah Washington--Millennium Park Pritzker Pavilion; 2007 AACM Great Black Music Ensemble Tribute to Fletcher Henderson--Millennium Park Pritzker Pavilion; 2007 Jazz Institute of Chicago--Tribute to ”Light“Henry Huff--Columbus Park; 2007 Blue Room--Kansas City, Mo--Dee Alexander Trio with Dennis Winslett; 2006 Sweet Rhythm NYC--Passing Thru with Oliver Lake; 2006 Chicago Jazz Festival with Africa Brass Tribute to Malachi Thompson; 2006 Exquisitely for Ella Tribute - Chicago Jazz Orchestra; 2005 Millennium Park Jazz Series--Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra; 2005 Mississippi Valley Blues Festival--Douglas Ewart’s Inventions; 2005 Chicago Jazz Festival - Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) Great Black Music Ensemble. Besides being a phenomenal headliner in her own right, Dee has shared the stage with Ahmad Jamal, David Sanborn, Earl Klugh, Gerald Albright, Roy Ayers, Joshua Redman, and the O’Jays

New Orbits in Sound + Soulful Sides

by David Brown
May 14, 2022

Today, we have a variety show of sounds for your enjoyment. First, a bit of a brew of mild avant-garde meets lounge music with Lyle Murphy (inventor of his own 12-tone system) and Gil Mellé (Modern Primitive Music). Things get serious with works from George Russell and the MJQ, before we change it up with a ...

Silvia Bolognesi, discepola e maestra

by Neri Pollastri
December 23, 2019

Da tempo considerata tra i maggiori interpreti del contrabbasso nel nostro paese, eccellente compositrice e bandleader, Silvia Bolognesi vive un momento particolarmente esaltante della propria carriera: oltre i suoi progetti di lungo corso, nazionali e internazionali, da due anni è membro dell'Art Ensemble of Chicago e, complice il suo lavoro di didatta a Siena Jazz, ha ...

Ramsey Lewis & Urban Knights: VII

by Phillip Woolever
November 17, 2019

Back in 1995, an executive named Carl Griffin at Ramsey Lewis' record label reportedly conceived the idea of forming a jazz “super group" around the well-established Chicago pianist. The resulting all-star project, deemed Urban Knights, featured Grover Washington Jr. and a rhythm section with Omar Hakim and bassist Victor Bailey, who'd worked together in the early ...

Shawn Maxwell's New Tomorrow: Music in My Mind

by Dan McClenaghan
September 29, 2018

After a series of well-received mainstream recordings, Chicago-based alto saxophonist Shawn Maxwell moved into a “taking more chances" mode with Shawn Maxwell's New Tomorrow (OA2 Records, 2016). Much of the sound there fell into the exploratory, even avant-garde area. He delves further into that territory with Music In My Mind. With albums titled Originals ...

Hyde Park Jazz Festival 2017

by Mark Corroto
October 1, 2017

Hyde Park Jazz Festival Chicago, IL September 23-24, 2017 Even though the 11th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival is on the books and the music is no longer audible, the spirit of the weekend endures. What has become an annual rite and celebration of music, culture, and maybe above, all ...

A dialogo con Silvia Bolognesi

by Neri Pollastri
June 6, 2017

Silvia Bolognesi, contrabbassista, compositrice e band leader senese, è tra le più interessanti personalità del jazz italiano. Recentemente ha inoltre ricevuto un riconoscimento internazionale tanto lusinghiero, quanto meritato: la chiamata di Roscoe Mitchell per entrare a far parte del sestetto da lui formato per un progetto in onore di John Coltrane, del quale ricorre quest'anno il ...

Hear In Now: Not Living In Fear

by Neri Pollastri
June 5, 2017

A otto anni dal loro incontro e dopo cinque dall'uscita del primo album, Mazz Swift, Tomeka Reid e Silvia Bolognesi -ovvero il fantastico trio d'archi al femminile Hear in Now -tornano con un nuovo CD, ancorché registrato in due sessioni del 2012 e del 2014. Nel frattempo non solo le tre protagoniste hanno continuato le loro ...

Fonterossa Day #3 a Pisa

by Neri Pollastri
May 2, 2017

Fonterossa Day #3 Pisa Teatro Sant'Andrea 09.04.2017 È giunto alla terza edizione il Fonterossa Day, organizzato a Pisa presso il suggestivo Teatro S. Andrea attorno all'omonima etichetta indipendente, creazione di Silvia Bolognesi, che è poi anima anche di questo vivace e gioioso minifestival. Come gli altri anni (leggi le ...

Silvia Bolognesi: Chicago Sessions

by Vincenzo Roggero
May 6, 2016

Quello di Silvia Bolognesi con Chicago è un rapporto privilegiato, fatto di viaggi, di storia e di miti musicali, di stimolanti frequentazioni concretizzatesi discograficamente nel trio tutto al femminile completato dalla violinista Mazz Swift e dalla violoncellista Tomeka Reid per l'ottimo Hear in Now edito nel 2012. Ritroviamo la violoncellista in questo Chicago Sessions insieme a ...