Jason Adasiewicz @ The Hyde Park Jazz Fest, Chicago

     0 JASON ADASIEWICZ PLAYS ROSCOE MITCHELL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 TIME: 3:00-4:00PM VENUE: AUGUSTANA LUTHERAN CHURCH. 5500 SOUTH WOODLAWN AVE. JASON ADASIEWICZ Vibraphonist, drummer, and composer Jason Adasiewicz is an essential player in Chicago’s avant-garde and improvised jazz scenes. He has played with countless acts including Mike Reed’s Loose Assembly, Rob Mazurek’s Starlicker and Exploding Star…

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      Dee Alexander @ Hyde Park Jazz Fest, Chicago

       0 DEE ALEXANDER’S ANCESTORS REIGN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 TIME: 9:30-10:30PM VENUE: LOGAN CENTER PERFORMANCE HALL. 915 EAST 60TH ST. DEE ALEXANDER’S ANCESTORS REIGN Dee Alexander’s Ancestors Reign is a collaboration between some of Chicago’s premier established and up-and-coming female artists, who gather to celebrate the power of the female divine through music and dance and…

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        Ari Brown Quintet @ Hyde Park Jazz Fest, Chicago

         0 ARI BROWN QUINTET SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 TIME: 1:00-2:00PM VENUE: SMART MUSEUM. 5550 SOUTH GREENWOOD AVE. ARI BROWN A Chicago native, Ari Brown is an internationally renowned saxophonist, flutist, and pianist, as well as a prolific arranger, composer, and teacher. He began his professional career in the 1960s, performing soul, rock, blues, jazz, and R&B…

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          Sun Ra Arkestra @ Constellation, Chicago

          Home in internet of the Sun Ra Arkestradirected by Marshall AllenCopyright 1999-2023El Ra Records In the half-between world,Dwell they: The Tone ScientistsIn notes and toneThey speak of many things…The tone scientists:Architects of planes of disciplineMathematically precise are they:The tone-scientists CURRENT MEMBERS MARSHALL ALLEN MICHAEL RAY FRED ADAMS KNOEL SCOTT VINCENT CHANCEY CECIL BROOKS ABSHALOM BEN…

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            Sun Ra Arkestra @ Constellation, Chicago

            Home in internet of the Sun Ra Arkestradirected by Marshall AllenCopyright 1999-2023El Ra Records In the half-between world,Dwell they: The Tone ScientistsIn notes and toneThey speak of many things…The tone scientists:Architects of planes of disciplineMathematically precise are they:The tone-scientists CURRENT MEMBERS MARSHALL ALLEN MICHAEL RAY FRED ADAMS KNOEL SCOTT VINCENT CHANCEY CECIL BROOKS ABSHALOM BEN…

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              Ari Brown, Jason Stein, Josh Berman, Joshua Abrams and the Natural Information Society @ Constellation, Chicago

              Sep07 Natural Infomation Society Community Ensemble w/ Ari Brown Thursday, Sep 07, 2023 Constellation Chicago, IL Show: 8:30PM 8:30pm. Natural Information Society Community Ensemble with Ari Brown Joshua Abrams – guimbri, bassLisa Alvarado – harmonium, settingsMikel Patrick Avery – drumsJosh Berman – cornetKara Bershad – harpAri Brown – tenor saxophoneBen Lamar Gay – cornetNick Mazzarella – alto…

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                Ernest Dawkins & THE SOUTH AFRICA CHICAGO EXCHANGE @ Elastic Arts, Chicago

                IMPROVISED MUSIC SERIES: THE SOUTH AFRICA CHICAGO EXCHANGE Legendary saxophonist and AACM chairman Ernest Dawkins returns to the Elastic stage with an ensemble featuring the Cape Town based multi-instrumentalist Mark Fransman. The two will perform in a quartet formation with rhythm section of Darius Savage and Isaiah Spencer. Artist Bios Mark Fransman aka Sonik Citizen…

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                  Demetria Taylor @ Fitzgerald’s, Berwyn, IL

                  WDCB’s monthly “Bluesday Tuesday” features Demetria Taylor WHENTue, Sep 5 at 7pm(please note: all times are CDT) WHEREFitzGerald’s6615 Roosevelt RdBerwyn, IL 60402 (View Map) (708) 788-2118 WDCB presents “Bluesday Tuesday”!  …every first Tuesday of the month at FitzGerald’s, hosted by our own Tom Marker! On September 5, at 7pm we welcome Demetria Taylor. The first set…

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                    Paul Giallorenzo Trio Delmark CD release party @ Elastic Arts, Chicago

                    Paul Giallorenzo Trio to release “Play” on Delmark Records Oct. 10th, expanding avant jazz in extraordinary directions. “Repeated listens have opened up my ears; Giallorenzo’s key inspirations go back five decades, but the way he evokes Thelonious Monk, Herbie Nichols, and particularly early Cecil Taylor doesn’t sound the last bit dated.” – Chicago Reader His brand…

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                    PAUL GIALLORENZO Trio Delmark CD release party – Oct. 12th at Elastic Arts

                    Paul Giallorenzo Trio to release “Play” on Delmark Records Oct. 10th, expanding avant jazz in extraordinary directions. “Repeated listens have opened up my ears; Giallorenzo’s key inspirations go back five decades, but the way he evokes Thelonious Monk, Herbie Nichols, and particularly early Cecil Taylor doesn’t sound the last bit dated.” – Chicago Reader His brand…

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