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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 ...
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 ...
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