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Further Than You've Gone Before - Explore the Outer Realms of Music with Random Touch
Experimental Music Troupe Random Touch Release A True Conductor Wears A Man Algonquin, IL - Last year's pioneering effort from American experimental ensemble Random Touch, aptly titled Alchemy, was a journey inward to that place where the music controls the artist. Now Random Touch has gone further than they've gone before with the release of A ...
Diamanda Galas at MCA in Chicago October 25
Songs of Exile, Thursday, October 25, 7:30 pm Tickets $24, MCA members $19 Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Saturday, October 27, 7:30 pm Tickets $28, MCA members $24 Legendary chanteuse and popular cult icon Diamanda Gals' passion and presence are undeniably intense. In Songs of Exile, Gals sets poems by exiled artists ...
PlayJazzNow.com Releases Innovative Tracks for Jazz Vocalists
CHICAGO, IL -- In its desire to provide jazz educators and students the kind of materials they can really use, PlayJazzNow.com announces a new series of sing-along tracks. “I've been hearing from a lot of jazz vocalists who want what instrumentalists have had for years," says PlayJazzNow “trackmeister" Bill Harrison, a professional jazz bassist who has ...
Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967
September 29, 2007 - January 6, 2008 The first major exhibition devoted to the convergence of contemporary art and rock music over the past forty years incorporates visual art, music, and film. The exhibition is loosely arranged in six geographical sections: New York, West Coast/Los Angeles, Midwest, United Kingdom, Europe, and “The World." Featured artists include ...
The Chicago Jazz Ensemble Celebrates Chicago Sinfonietta's 21st Season in First-Ever Collaboration
Concerts to Showcase Contrasts of Classical and Jazz Music featuring works by Edvard Grieg, Russell Peck, Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington September 16 & 17, 2007 The Chicago Sinfonietta marks the start of its 21st season in tribute to Edward Kennedy “Duke" Ellington in a first time ever collaboration with The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, under the ...
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Corey Wilkes Trio
Tuesdays on the Terrace presents another inspiring season of free evening jazz concerts on the MCA's Terrace and Sculpture Garden. Hosted by local radio personalities, visitors are invited to enjoy cocktails and “lawn boxes" with cheese, crackers, and fruit or full dinner while listening to Chicago's finest jazz musicians. Dinner reservations at Puck's are recommended, call ...
Clarinetist Perry Robinson in Chicago with Drummer Jimmy Bennington
Chicago based drummer/bandleader Jimmy Bennington brings legendary clarinetist Perry Robinson to the city for three very rare performances. Perry has played and recorded with many jazz greats including Henry Grimes, Archie Shepp, The Brubeck Family, Bill Dixon, and Charlie Haden's Liberation Orchestra. His father was the great American composer Earl Robinson. The master clarinetist and composer ...
"Albert Ammons Centennial Concert" Sept. 22, 2007 at Chicago Temple
The “Albert Ammons Centennial Concert" will celebrate the 100th birthday anniversary of the late legendary jazz and boogie-woogie pianist on Saturday, September 22, 2007, 4:00 PM, in the historic First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple, 77 W. Washington St. Chicago, IL 60602, www.chicagotemple.org/ 312-236-4548, with the support of Cleveland Steel Container Corporation. The downtown ...
2007 Chicago Jazz Festival Line-up Announced
The City of Chicago is proud to announce the lineup for the 29th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, August 30-September 2. The festival begins with a ticketed concert at the Chicago Symphony Center on August 30 and then moves to Grant Park for three days of free music, August 31-September 2. Opening night will feature An Evening ...
Lucky 7s Chicago Performances July 2007
Wednesday, July 18 at The Hideout 1354 W. Wabansia 9:30 PM Friday & Saturday, July 20 & 21 at The Velvet Lounge 67 E. Cermack 9 PM Sunday, July 22 at The Hungry Brain 2319 W. Belmont 10 PM The Lucky 7s will be performing 4 shows in Chicago in July. On ...
