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WWW.JAZZINCHICAGO.ORG MAY 2017 JAZZ PROMOTING AND NURTURING JAZZ IN CHICAGO gram MAY 12 JAHARI STAMPLEY | 6:30-7:15PM Chicago-born pianist Jahari Stampley, began playing by ear at the age of 14. Greatly influenced by his mother D-Erania Stampley, renowned jazz saxophonist, pianist, gifted songwriter and band leader, Jahari is a 2017 Kiewit-Wang Mentorship award recipient. CHRIS SANCHEZ | 7:30-8:15PM Described as one of the “young extremely talented players in town” by working jazz scene bassist Christian Dillingham, drummer Chris Sanchez has impressed audiences throughout Chicago. A 2017 Kiewit-Wang Mentorship award recipient, Chris was the only elementary student ever to be part of the prestigious Ravinia Jazz Scholars; a program for high school students. JUNE 9 TEDDY SCHUPACK | 5:30-6:15PM Drummer Teddy Schupack has always been fascinated with music; both the sound and how it makes people think. Truly motivated and inspired he explores all areas of percussion including instruments such as the timpani, vibraphone, snare and piano. ALEJANDRO SALAZAR | 6:30-7:15PM Drummer Alejandro Salazar’s performances are filled with passion and love. Involved in a variety of programs throughout the city, Salazar has played at the Jazz Showcase and Andy’s Jazz Club. ANASTASIYA KADUKOV | 7:30-8:15PM ”With pipes that sound like they belong to someone twice her tender age,” (Journal & Topics), vocalist and Chicago native Anastasiya Kadukov infuses emotions into her performance with a mesmerizing sound. The mezzo soprano is trained in opera and musical theatre, but has a special passion for jazz. JULY 14 ALBERT WARNAAR | 5:30-6:15PM Drummer Albert Warnaar creates a traditional jazz sound that engages the contemporary ear. Inspired by Art Blakey, Joe Morello, Lenny White and others, he began playing at the age of 9. His performances blend jazz, rock, funk, pop, and latin. SALOMON FLORES | 6:30-7:15PM Baritone saxophonist Salomon Flores began studying music at age 11, settling on the saxophone at 13. He has enhanced his musical chops through a variety of programs and helped create a successful sextet that regularly plays throughout the Chicago area. NEXTGENJAZZ: EMERGING ARTISTS PROJECT William Harris Lee & Co. 410 S. Michigan Ave., | Suite 560 Free and open to the public JAZZ LINKS STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOW THEIR CHOPS BEGINNING MAY 12 AT 6:30 P.M. , participants from our Jazz Links Student Council will show their skills during a new series titled the NextGenJazz Emerging Artists Project. Created to promote leadership, creativity, and a foundation for self marketing for members of our Jazz Links Student Council (a program for students to develop musically and professionally through exposure to live music, workshops with professional musicians and performance opportunities throughout the city), this new project provides them with a real-life opportunity to showcase what they learned. “We wanted to make sure they completed the program with a structured project that allowed them to use what they learned.” Said education Associate John Foster, a founding member of the Jazz Links Student Council and the current Jazz Institute of Chicago staff member responsible for managing the program. “Part of what makes the program unique is its connection to real world experiences. Working on your promotion, getting your band together, is all part of what it takes to be a professional musician. Having this opportunity as a student will push them that much further.” The program is presented in collaboration with William Harris Lee & Co, and happens on Fine Arts Second Fridays; a monthly program which offers open access to studios throughout the building. A full schedule and artist bios are to the right. Check out pages 6 and 7 for other Jazz Links Education program updates. SCHEDULE
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WWW.JAZZINCHICAGO.ORGMAY 2017
JAZZ PROMOTING AND NURTURING JAZZ IN CHICAGO
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MAY 12 JAHARI STAMPLEY | 6:30-7:15PM Chicago-born pianist Jahari Stampley, began playing by ear at the age of 14. Greatly influenced by his mother D-Erania Stampley, renowned jazz saxophonist, pianist, gifted songwriter and band leader, Jahari is a 2017 Kiewit-Wang Mentorship award recipient.
CHRIS SANCHEZ | 7:30-8:15PM Described as one of the “young extremely talented players in town” by working jazz scene bassist Christian Dillingham, drummer Chris Sanchez has impressed audiences throughout Chicago. A 2017 Kiewit-Wang Mentorship award recipient, Chris was the only elementary student ever to be part of the prestigious Ravinia Jazz Scholars; a program for high school students.
JUNE 9 TEDDY SCHUPACK | 5:30-6:15PM Drummer Teddy Schupack has always been fascinated with music; both the sound and how it makes people think. Truly motivated and inspired he explores all areas of percussion including instruments such as the timpani, vibraphone, snare and piano.
ALEJANDRO SALAZAR | 6:30-7:15PM Drummer Alejandro Salazar’s performances are filled with passion and love. Involved in a variety of programs throughout the city, Salazar has played at the Jazz Showcase and Andy’s Jazz Club.
ANASTASIYA KADUKOV | 7:30-8:15PM ”With pipes that sound like they belong to someone twice her tender age,” (Journal & Topics), vocalist and Chicago native Anastasiya Kadukov infuses emotions into her performance with a mesmerizing sound. The mezzo soprano is trained in opera and musical theatre, but has a special passion for jazz.
JULY 14 ALBERT WARNAAR | 5:30-6:15PM Drummer Albert Warnaar creates a traditional jazz sound that engages the contemporary ear. Inspired by Art Blakey, Joe Morello, Lenny White and others, he began playing at the age of 9. His performances blend jazz, rock, funk, pop, and latin.
SALOMON FLORES | 6:30-7:15PM Baritone saxophonist Salomon Flores began studying music at age 11, settling on the saxophone at 13. He has enhanced his musical chops through a variety of programs and helped create a successful sextet that regularly plays throughout the Chicago area.
NEXTGENJAZZ: EMERGING ARTISTS PROJECT
William Harris Lee & Co.
410 S. Michigan Ave., | Suite 560
Free and open to the public
JAZZ LINKS STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOW THEIR CHOPS
B E G I N N I N G M A Y 1 2 A T 6 : 3 0 P . M . , participants from our Jazz Links Student Council will show their skills during a new series titled the NextGenJazz Emerging Artists Project. Created to promote leadership, creativity, and a foundation for self marketing for members of our Jazz Links Student Council (a program for students to develop musically and professionally through exposure to live music, workshops with professional musicians and performance opportunities throughout the city), this new project provides them with a real-life opportunity to showcase what they learned.
“We wanted to make sure they completed the program with a structured project that allowed them to use what they learned.” Said education Associate John Foster, a founding member of the Jazz Links Student Council and the current Jazz Institute of Chicago staff member responsible for managing the program. “Part of what makes the program unique is its connection to real world experiences. Working on your promotion, getting your band together, is all part of what it takes to be a professional musician. Having this opportunity as a student will push them that much further.”
The program is presented in collaboration with William Harris Lee & Co, and happens on Fine Arts Second Fridays; a monthly program which offers open access to studios throughout the building.
A full schedule and artist bios are to the right. Check out pages 6 and 7 for other Jazz Links Education program updates.
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MAY 2017 2J A Z Z I N C H I C A G O
ROY McGRATH SEEKS TO MAKE MEMORIES AS ONE FOR ALL
T E N O R S A X O P H O N I S T R O Y M C G R A T H ’ S 9 - 9 - 9 Plan seemed solid: Nine performances for his quartet in nine plazas in nine cities in Mexico, whose government had awarded him an arts grant to make it happen.
Then, on November 9, 2016, an official from the Mexican government contacted him with an update.
“They had cancelled seven of the nine gigs, ‘Because of the recent changes in the political atmosphere between the U.S. and Mexico,’ ” McGrath recalled being told. “We all know what that means. It really bummed me out, man, because I didn’t think the election was going to affect the arts so quickly.”
Angered but undeterred, McGrath still took his quartet to Mexico and secured five new club dates. “My friends in Mexico bailed us out,” he said. “We didn’t get paid as much money, but we still played. So, it wasn’t a total loss.”
McGrath’s international excursions have continued. Last month, his new quartet, which he has named Remembranzas, toured three countries in Asia: Singapore, South Korea, and China. He talked about the tour with this publication before departing. (Dulwich International, a British college system based in China, sponsored the tour.) Remembranzas, he explained, is a Spanish word that means memory. The word memory, in Spanish, is memoria. Remembranzas, the Puerto Rican native added, “is a memory that touches the heart, a memory that is deep and has feeling. It is a memory that you’re not going to forget twenty, thirty, forty years from now.” Such memories, he added, were explored on Martha, his first album released in 2015 that honored his late grandmother.
Remembranzas’ roots were formed through a commission McGrath received from the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, located on West Armitage. This initiative combined poetry with Latin and Afro-Caribbean jazz. McGrath retained several songs from this effort and then composed new material for an album he and his fellow cats – pianist Bill Cessna, bassist Kitt Lyles, and drummer Jonathan Wenzel – will record once they return home.
This new album, McGrath promised, will be driven by Afro-Caribbean rhythms from his native land.
“It will have plena and bomba, which are the two primary Black rhythms in Puerto Rico,” he said. “We will also have son and montuno from Cuba, and a lot of clave-oriented music. I’m also looking to add percussionists to
see how that vibes, and there are several guest speakers that will recite poetry.”
All eight songs on this future recording, McGrath continued, contain memories from family, friends, and life events – even ones he chooses not to discuss – connected to them. One song “Mira Asi,” translated from the Spanish, is a personal appeal that means, “I would like for you to see things this way.” While the title is derived from a specific person’s name, he explained, the song’s intent is designed to be inclusive.
“It’s a call for people to see things in a positive light, and for people to understand that, sometimes, things happen for a reason,” McGrath explained. “If you look at things from the wrong way, then you’re never going to grow.”
For Wenzel, this song’s “cloudy mystique” introduction and segue into a beautiful melody creates memorable tension.
“The chords are super lush and full,” the percussionist said. “For me, playing this song has been a chance to explore these rhythms and figure out how to apply them to the drum set.”
Another McGrath original, “Cancion de La Verdad Sencilla,” is the title of a poem written by Julia de Burgos. In English, the title means, “Song of the Simple Truth.” An excerpt reads: “He and I are one/Self and forever in wounds/Self and forever in consciousness/Self and forever in joy.”
“She was one of the first female poets in Latin America to write about women’s rights,” McGrath said about du Burgos, who died in 1953 at age 39. “I like the poem so much I wrote a song about it. Hopefully, I will figure out a way to have someone recite the poem (on the album,)”
Leading a quartet that performs his compositions, McGrath continued, involves dispensing and receiving direction.
“I make sure my band members have a very open approach to this music,” he said. “And this lends itself to a very free, expressive music that is a democracy. That’s what jazz is about.”
Performing in Remembranzas, Wenzel added, is productive, thanks to the positive tone established by its leader.
“Roy makes the decisions, but he takes the opinions and experiences of each band member seriously,” Wenzel said. “He values what we see in the music so that we’re able to run through the songs and reformulate them. It’s always a collaborative effort.” n
B Y COREY HALL
MAY 2017 3J A Z Z I N C H I C A G O
A monthly newsletter published by the Jazz Institute of Chicago for its members. The Jazzgram represents the views of the authors and the editorial staff, and, unless so designated, does not reflect official policy of the Jazz Institute. We welcome news and articles with differing opinions.
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LEARN, CONNECT AND JAM WITH NATIONAL ARTISTS AT STRAIGHT AHEAD JAZZ CAMP 2017F O R O N E F U L L W E E K , J A Z Z E N T H U S I A S T S , educators and college students 18 and up will have an opportunity to learn from, connect and jam with the best of the best. Straight Ahead Jazz Camp (SAJC17), presented by the Jazz Institute of Chicago in collaboration with Columbia College Chicago runs from July 17 - 21 and provides five days of innovative, hands-on sessions that take participants on a fun exploration of jazz. In addition to some of Chicago’s talented musicians, SAJC17 features Special Guest Artists, Rufus Reid, Monkia Herzig, Barry Harris, Ari Brown and Dave Douglas. The camp will be held in the heart of downtown Chicago at Columbia College Chicago Music Center located at 1014 S. Michigan Avenue.
Designed to be a unique and intimate educational opportunity, SAJC17 includes topics such as The Art of
Ragtime with John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Award recipient and expert ragtime pianist Reginald Robinson, a Performance Ear Training Master Class with Donovan Mixon or Where Are They Now with Roxanne Stevenson; a how-to session highlighting ways to encourage young women to pursue careers in jazz. Not only does the week provide timely content and direct access, it’s a bargain. At under $300, it provides a perfect opportunity to learn something new or expand your knowledge regardless of your level of experience. Chicago Public School teachers can even earn up to 35 CPDUs when they attend the full week.
Registration is open and early bird rates for JIC members and the general public close on May 31. For more information or to register, visit www.jazzinchicago.org n
Straight Ahead is ‘Always, a jewel in disseminating, jazz arts education; providing professional growth, and a place for networking.” – Past camp attendee
LOCATION Columbia College Music Center 1014 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60605
COST JIC MEMBERS (use discount code PREMEMBER to access your rates)
Early Registration through May 31: $190
Regular Registration June 1 - July 17: $250
NON-MEMBERS* Early Registration through May 31: $225
Regular Registration June 1 - July 17: $285
On-line registration closes July 12. On-site registration begins July 17.
*Non-member registration fees include a 1-year Educator level membership to the Jazz Institute of Chicago.
The Jazz Institute of Chicago acknowledges the following for support of this camp: Dan Epstein; Crown Family Philanthropies; Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency; The Oppenheimer Family Foundation; The Polk Bros. Foundation; The Beidler Family Foundation; The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince
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MAY 2017 4J A Z Z I N C H I C A G O
JIC EVENTS & AROUND TOWNMay 6: 2017 Jazz Ambassadors Spring Finale Concert, 3pm. Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. Free. (see page 7 for details)May 10: 2016-17 Jazz Links Jam Session, 5:30pm. Chicago Cultural Center | 78 E. Washington – in the Studio Theater (see page 7 for details)May 13: Citywide Jazz Band Festival, 9am-4pm. Kenwood Academy 5015 S. Blackstone Ave. (see page 6 for details)
CLUBS*210 RESTAURANT & LIVE MUSIC LOUNGE .... 210 Green Bay Rd, Highwood, IL/847-433-0304/210restaurant.com
The JazzLive@210 series is every Thursday 7-10pm. We also offer jazz or acoustic music Wednesdays 7-10pm. No coverMay 3: 7:30pm, Highland Park PopsMay 4: 7pm, Judy Night,Brian Wilkie, Justin Kramer, Jackson
KidderMay 7: 6pm, Don Julin, Ken HallMay 10: 7pm, Mark MadsenMay 14: 10am, Jeannie Holliday, Archie ParksMay 17: 7pm, Petra Van Nuis, Chris WhiteMay 21: 6pm, Joan Hickey, George Fludas, John SimsMay 24: 7pm, Erik FindlingMay 28: 6pm, Hinda Hoffman TrioMay 31: 7pm, Ed Kriege, Mark Malitz, Glod Dimaano
ANDY’S..........................................................11 E. Hubbard/312-642-6805 First Show @ 5pm & 7pm. Second Show @ 9:30pm & 11:30pm
Sundays: Charles Heath’s Early Risers Jazz Jam, Pharez Whitted’s Late Night Jam
Mondays: 5pm, vocalist Joan Collaso*; 9:30pm, Trumpet SummitTuesdays: vocalist Typhanie Monique, East Hubbard Jazz
OrchestraWednesdays: Andy Brown Quartet*, Mike Smith Quartet. Thursdays: George Fludas Presents! Eric Schneider – Pat Mallinger
Quartet Fridays & Sundays:May 5 & 6: Alex Terrier Quartet/ Mike Smith Quintet feat. Tom
GarlingMay 12 & 13: Isaiah Spencer feat. Alysha Hodges/ Dana Hall’s
SPRINGMay 19 & 20: Vocalist Alyssa Allgood/ Chris Davis Jazztet
BACKROOM ...............................................937 N. Rush St./312-751-2433Music 7 nights a week
BAR DEVILLE ............................................. 701 N. Damen/312-929-2349/ Tuesdays: 9:30pm, Jazz Series
BENNY’S CHOP HOUSE ..................... 444 N. Wabash/312-626-2444/ www.bennyschophouse.comBUDDY GUY’S LEGENDS CHICAGO ............... 700 S. Wabash Ave./ 312-427-1190/www.buddyguy.com Sundays: 5pm-8pmCALIFORNIA CLIPPER ............... 1002 N California Ave., Live music Tuesdays-Sundays: 8pm-1:30am CHARLES HEATH PRESENTS JAZZ’N ON THE SOUTHSIDE .....www.charlesheathpresents.com. 8020 S. King Drive, great live jazz the last Wednesday of the month, Doors: 6pm/Show: 7pm, $10 per person
Chicago Jazz Orchestra celebrates Dizzy Gillespie Centennial with “Definitely Dizzy”, Saturday, May 20 at 7:30pm at the Chicago Studebaker Theater, 410 S. Michigan Ave., 1st floor, Tickets $35/$45. Tickets & info: chicagojazzorchestra.org or (312) 753-3210
CITY LIFE ...........................................................712 E. 83rd/312-723-6700Sundays: 8:30pm-12:30am
CITY WINERY .................................1200 W. Randolph St/312-733-WINE www.citywinery.comCLOSE UP 2 .....................................................416 S. Clark/312-385-1111
Nightly: Contemporary (Smooth) JazzCONSTELLATION .................. 3111 N. Western/www.constellation.org Show times and cover charges vary. Most shows 18 and over.
May 6: 8:30pm, Stephan Crump’s Rosetta TrioMay 7: 8:30pm, Dal Niente Presents: Gregory BeyerMay 11: 8:30pm, Makaya McCraven/Antoine Berjeaut “Beat
Scientifique”May 12-13: 8:30pm, Chicago Jazz String Summit (Two-Day Pass)May 15: 8:30pm, Gerald Clayton TrioMay 25: 8:30pm, Gerrit Hatcher’s RefunctionMay 26: 8:30pm, Matt Piet & His Disorganization with Tim Daisy,
Nick Mazzarella and Josh BermanMay 27: 8:30pm, APAHM Celebration at the Constellation: Tatsu
Aoki’s Miyumi ProjectMay 28: 8:30pm, Frequency Series presents: Third Coast
Percussion & EardrumDRAKE HOTEL CHICAGO ...............................................140 E. Walton Coq d’Or at the Drake Hotel/312-932-4622
Saturdays and Sundays: Jazz Vocalists, call for details.ELASTIC ARTS ..................................2830 N. Milwaukee/elasticarts.orgEVERYPEOPLE WORKSHOP ....................................................For location, visit everypeopleworkshop.org, 8pmFITZ’S SPARE KEYS .............119 N. York St., Elmhurst /630-379-5007
4th Tuesday of every month: Jazz Community Big Band, 7-10:30pm. Reservations taken and suggested.
FITZGERALD’S ........................... 6615 Roosevelt, Berwyn/708-788-2118Wednesday SideBar Sessions sponsored by WDCB 90.9 Chicago’s Jazz Station, 8pm, $10 suggested donationMay 3: 8pm, SideBar Sessions with New Standard QuintetMay 7: 5:30pm, Chicago Grandstand Big Band; Main East High
School Jazz BandMay 10: 8pm, SideBar Sessions with Peter Lerner/Joe Rendon Latin
Jazz CoalitionMay 17: 8pm,SideBar Sessions with Extended TrioMay 21: 5:30pm,Bill O’Connell’s Chicago Skyliners, Glenbrook
North High School Jazz BandMay 24: 8pm, SideBar Sessions with Jarod Bufe QuartetMay 27: 8:30pm, The Giving Trio (SideBar)May 28: 6pm, British Buddy Alumni Big Band with vocalist
Frieda LeeMay 31: 8pm, SideBar Sessions with Mitch Paliga Quartet
GOOD LIFE CAFÉ .......... 2057 Ridge Road, Homewood/708-960-0418 Every Thursday at 7pmGREEN MILL ........................................4802 N. Broadway/773-878-5552
Sundays: 7-10pm, Uptown Poetry Slam, 11pm, Soul Jazz Night with the Joel Paterson Trio featuring Chris Foreman on the Hammond B-3 Organ
*Sunday, May 7 (2pm-4pm): New Music ConcertMondays*: 9pm-1am, Patricia Barber Quartet
* Monday, May 1 (9pm-1am): Hinda Hoffman Record Release Party
Tuesdays: 9pm-1am, The Fat BabiesWednesdays*: 9pm-1am, Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan/ 2am,
Late Night Industry Set with Frank Catalano SextetThursdays: 5:30pm-8pm, Andy Brown Solo Jazz Guitar Cocktail
Hour Show/ 9pm-1am, Alan Gresik Swing Shift OrchestraFridays: 5pm-8pm, “Flipside Show” with Chris Foreman on
Hammond B-3 Organ/ 1am-4am), After Hours Green Mill Quartet Jazz Jam Session
Saturdays: 3pm-5pm, The Paper Machete/ (midnight-5am) After Hours Jazz Party with Sabertooth Organ Quartet
May 5, 9pm-1am & May 6, 8pm-midnight: Russ Nolan QuartetMay 12, 9pm-1am & May 13, 8pm-midnight: Karrin AllysonMay 19, 9pm-1am & May 20, 8pm-midnight: Dave King TrioMay 26, 9pm-1am & May 27, 8pm-midnight: Victor Goines Quartet
HIDEOUT .............................................. 1354 W. Wabansia/773-227-4433Two sets, 9:30pm (unless otherwise noted)
HONKY TONK BBQ................................. 1800 S. Racine/312-226-7427Wednesday & Sunday Jazz (check website for schedule)
HUNGRY BRAIN .........10pm, 2319 W Belmont Ave/773-935-2118, $10HYDE PARK JAZZ SOCIETY SUNDAY JAZZ AT ROOM 43 ........ 1043 E. 43rd, hydeparkjazzsociety.com, Sundays, 7:30-11:30pm, $10 cash
May 7: Marshall Vente, pianoMay 14: Alexis Lombré, pianoMay 21: Delores Scott, vocalsMay 28: Victor Goines, clarinets & saxes
HYDE PARK JAZZ SOCIETY & LOGAN CENTER PRESENT3rd Tuesdays at Café Logan, 915 E. 60th St., 7:30 & 9pm. May 16: Jo Ann Daugherty
ILLIANA CLUB OF TRADITIONAL JAZZ ........ The Glendora House,
* PLEASE NOTE: Not all clubs have their schedules set by our deadlines or present jazz exclusively. Call ahead or check their websites.
MAY 2017 5J A Z Z I N C H I C A G O
Mondays: 7:30pm, Improvised Jazz SeriesNIRVANA WINE & GRILLERIE ............... 701 N. Milwaukee, Ste. 280, Vernon Hills/847-918-7828, Fridays: 7pm, Matt Persin AcousticNORMAN’S BISTRO ...................................1001 E. 43rd/773-966-5821
Sundays: 9pm-midnight, Open Jam Sessions featuring Ernest Dawkins with Dennis Luxion, Michael Lough, and Isaiah Spencer
OLD TOWN ALE HOUSE ..........................219 W. North/312-944-7020
PETE MILLER’S ................. 1557 Sherman, Evanston/847-328-0399 and 412 N. Milwaukee, Wheeling/847-243-3700 Mon.-Sat. evenings: Live jazzPIANO FORTE ................................ 1335 S. Michigan Ave/312-291-0000PHYLLIS’ MUSICAL INN .....................1800 W. Division/773-486-9862POPS FOR CHAMPAGNE ......................... 601 N. State/ 312-266-7677
Sunday-Tuesday: 9pm, Joe Policastro TrioTHE PROMONTORY ........................ 5311 South Lake Park Ave. West Chicago (Hyde Park) promontorychicago.com THE RHYTHM ROOM ..............................1715 Maple Ave. Evanston, IL
Friday and Saturday: 7pm-11pm, live jazzRODAN ................................................. 1530 N. Milwaukee/773-276-7036
Tuesday Evenings: Jeff Parker, Josh Abrams, John Herndon, & Selina Trepp–weekly Experimental Live Jazz Set
SALT CREEK WINE BAR ......8900 Fairview, Brookfield/708-387-2432 Every fourth Tuesday: 8-11pmSABOR A CAFE ...................... 2435 W Peterson Ave./ 773-878-6327 saboracaferestaurant.com. Live music Thurs to Fri: 9 & 10:30pm setsSERBIAN VILLAGE ....................................................3144 W. Irving Park
Mondays: 9pm-1am, Pro Jazz Jam, Tom Muellner, piano, Jim Cox, bass, and Phil Gratteau, jam session
SKYLARK .........................................2149 S. Halsted/312-948-5275/10pm Monday Night: Improvised Music Series
STUDIO 914 .....................................................................914 N. CaliforniaSundays: 8/9:30pm Open Jam Jazz jam session, featuring Scott Hesse,
John Goldman, Kendall Moore, Sam Jewell, Andrew VogtTIMELINE THEATRE presents the Midwest premiere of Paradise Blue by Dominique Morisseau .....615 W. Wellington Ave.
May 4 – July 23: Tickets and information: timelinetheatre.com or (773) 281-8463 x6A jazz-infused drama about a gifted but troubled trumpeter in Detroit’s Black Bottom neighborhood. Directed by Ron OJ Parson. Featuring original music by Orbert Davis, conductor and artistic director, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, recorded by Davis and members of Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. Recording features Rajiv Halim. Recorded and mixed by Roger Heiss, Tone Zone Studio.
TUMBAO ....................................... 3213 West Armitage, Thursdays/9pm Thursdays: Music at 9pm, Live Latin Jazz, dinner and performances by
some of Chicago’s best Jazz/Latin Jazz EnsemblesUNDERGROUND WONDER BAR ........... 810 N. Clark/312-266-7761
Nightly, Live MusicWATER HOLE ........................................................... 14th & Western Ave.
Wednesdays: 8-11:30pm, Weekly jam sessions on Thursdays – Velvet Sounds Series: A Tribute to Fred Anderson, house band: Scott Hesse, guitar, Michael Lough, bass, Justin Thomas, vibes. Every last Friday of the month is Jazz Night
WHISTLER ................. 2421 N. Milwaukee, Logan Square/773-227-3530Tuesdays: 10pm, Relax Attack Jazz Series
WINTER’S JAZZ CLUB ....465 N. McClurg Court (on the promenade)312.344.1270, www.wintersjazzclub.com, [email protected]
Tues. - Thurs. 7, 8:30, 10:00pm, Friday and Saturday 8, 9:30, 11:00pMay 2: Paul Marinaro trio | May 3: Kimberly Gordon trioMay 4: Chris Madsen trio | May 5 & 6: Soul Message Band feat. Hinda Hoffman | May 7: Andy Brown trio | May 9: Rose Colella trio | May 10: Abigail Riccards trio | May 11: Yvonne Faddis Stroud trioMay 12: Chad McCollough quartet | May 13: Andy Brown quartet May 14: George Fludas trio | May 16: Paul Marinaro trioMay 17: Spider Saloff | May 18: Jerry KahnMay 19: George Freeman & Mike Allemana Organ QuartetMay 20: Chris Greene quartet | May 21: Andy Brown trioMay 23: Matt Lewis trio | May 24: Guy King trioMay 25: le Percolateur | May 26: Denise Thimes quintetMay 27: Jackie Allen “Rose Fingered Dawn” CD ReleaseMay 28: George Fludas trio | May 30: Jo Ann Daugherty trioMay 31: Kimberly Gordon trio
YASSA AFRICAN RESTAURANT .....3511 S. King Drive/773-488-5599
102nd and Harlem, Chicago Ridge/708-672-3561, 2-5:00 pm * $18.00 in advance; * $20.00 at door. Students with ID –
free admission *Prices will vary. www.illianajazz.comMay 14: West End Jazz Band
JAZZ COMMUNITY BIG BAND ...www.jazzcommunitybigband.comA swinging 18-piece big band, led by Marianne May May 9: 8pm & 10pm, Jazz Showcase/ 806 S. Plymouth/ 312-360-0235Join us to help celebrate our founder’s birthday!May 23: 7 - 10:30pm, Fitz’s Spare Keys/ 119 N. York St., Elmhurst / 630-379-5007. No Cover. Reservations taken/ great food and drinks.
JAZZ AT THE LOGAN ........................................................915 E 60th St. Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
May 19: 6:00pm, pre-concert performance by Julius Tucker Quartet in Café Logan - Free. 7:30 PM concert Vijay Iyer Sextet, $35
JAZZY MONDAYS AT THE CENTER, A JCI/ICD PRODUCTION 700 E. Oakwood Blvd, Chicago/Reservations: 312-808-0005
Hosted by Joan Collaso & WVON’s Cliff Kelley, every 2nd Monday of the month! 6:30-9:30 pm. Doors open 6pm.
JAZZ RECORD ART COLLECTIVE .1821 W. Hubbard/773-852-2481www.jazzrecordartcollective.com. Wednesdays at Fulton Street Collective. All shows: 8pm Doors/9pm Show. $10 Suggested Donation/$5 with Valid Student ID. All ages. May 17: 9pm, The Scott Hesse Trio will be performing Jim Hall’s 1975 release Jim Hall Live!
JAZZ SHOWCASE ...........................806 S. Plymouth Ct./312-360-0234 Visit www.jazzshowcase.com for weekday JIC member discounts! JIC member card required. Two sets: 8 & 10pm & Sun.matinee at 4pm.Two sets at 8pm & 10pm & Sunday matinee at 4pm.May 1: 8 & 10pm, Vocalist Suneetha Vaitheswaran Quartet with Ben
Lewis, piano; Gregory Artry, drums; Eric Hochberg, bassMay 2: 8 & 10pm, Pianist Dave Gordon Quintet with Brian Gephart,
saxophones; Jack Gallagher, bass trumpet; Brian Sandstrom, bass; Dushun Mosley, drums.
May 3: 8pm, Chicago Youth Symphony OrchestraMay 4 - 7: 4*, 8, & 10pm, Trumpeter Bobby Lewis QuintetMay 9: 8pm & 10pm, Jazz Community Big BandMay 11 - 14: 4*, 8, & 10pm, Grammy-nominated Cuban pianist
Alfredo Rodriguez Trio May 15: 7pm, McSwain International Foundation presents “A Tribute to
an American Jazz Guitarist” Calvin Keys featuring “The Great Guitars” Henry Johnson,Buddy Fambro,Curtis Robinson
May 16: 8 & 10pm, Saxophonist Mark Colby QuartetMay 25-28: 4*, 8, & 10pm, Saxophonist Chico Freeman Plus+tet
JERRY’S SANDWICHES MUSIC ROOM 1938 W. Division / 773-235-1006 / jerryssandwiches.com/Monday-Wed.: 8:30-11:30pm, All ages. JIMMY’S WOODLAWN TAP .....................1172 E. 55th/773-643-5516
Sundays: 9pm, Curtis Black Quartet/Jam Session Second SetTHE LIGHTHOUSE ....................................1236 W. Chase/773-764-9414
Every other Thursday (free) featuring Jimmy BenningtonLILLY’S ........................................................ 2513 N. Lincoln/773-525-2422
Wednesdays: 9pm, Jazz Jam Session featuring the Corbin Andrick, Quintet with Marquis Hill, Dan Bruce, Katie Ernst, David Agee
LOGAN SQUARE STUDIO ............ 2341 N. Milwaukee /847-962-5999Wednesdays: 8:30-11:30pm., Grilly Brothers. Shows every Thurs 9-11:30pm
M LOUNGE ...............................................1520 S. Wabash/312-447-0201Tuesday/Wednesday: 7pm, Jazz
MAYNE STAGE ............................................. 1328 W. Morse/866-468-3401 www.maynestage.com, 9pmMISKA’S .................................................. 2156 W. Belmont/773-935-5373
Sundays: 5:30pm-7pm. Improvisation jam session hosted by Josh Beatty/Michael Baker/Henry Mayer
MULLEN’S BAR AND GRILL .......3080 Warrenville Rd., Lisle/630-505-0240Thursdays: 8pm, Pete Ellman’s Big Band
MULLIGANS ............................................. 5155 N. Lincoln/773-728-2354Wednesday’s featuring Shelly Yoelin Jazz Workshop, 7pm-10pm (free)
MULTI KULTI .......................................1000 N. Milwaukee, 4th Floor, 10pm,Tuesdays: Jazz with Vincent DavisSundays: Improvisation jam session hosted by Henry MayerMusic Monday: Inner City Studies, 700 E. Oakwood Blvd, 773-752-3955Second Monday of the month: 7pm-10pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Hosted by Joan Collaso and WVON Radio personality Cliff Kelley
MUSIC INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO ........................Nicholas Concert Hall 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston/ 800-838-3006 / musicinst.org/jazz-festivalMYOPIC BOOKS ...............................1564 N. Milwaukee/773-862-4882
MAY 2017 6J A Z Z I N C H I C A G O
FROM CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL JAZZ BAND PROGRAMS TO THE CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL
F O R T H E P A S T 1 4 Y E A R S T H E J A Z Z
Institute has co-sponsored Chicago Public Schools’ Citywide Jazz Band Competition (now called Chicago Public Schools Elementary and High School Jazz Band Festival) as part of our effort to support CPS’ jazz band teachers and their programs. The event has grown from 7 schools participating in the first few years to the 14 schools and 19 ensembles and combos that will compete this year. at Kenwood Academy High School. In 2007 we began offering a slot at the Chicago Jazz Festival to the highest ranking band and in 2009 we created the Young Jazz Lions stage at the festival that has given the opportunity for almost 1000 CPS students to perform at a world class festival.
The Jazz Band Competition is adjudicated by some
of Chicago’s top jazz artists who also deliver onstage clinics that give students, teachers and audience insights into what can turn a good sound into a great one. “I’ve learned so much listening to the clinics every year” said Lauren Deutsch Executive Director. “It’s wonderful to see the level of passion and professionalism exhibited by all of the participants.”
The day long competition is open to the public, and a great opportunity to show encouragement and support for these young jazz musicians.
ANNUAL JAZZ BAND COMPETITION OPENS DOORS TO OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM AT CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, MAY 13 | 9AM–4PM
Kenwood Academy
5015 S. Blackstone Ave.
Free and open to the public
Caravan: A Night Under the S tars14th ANNUAL GALA
SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 19, 2017ALHAMBRA PALACE • 1240 W. RANDOLPH ST.
MAY 2017 7J A Z Z E D U C AT I O N
STUDENT COUNCIL
This month, the student council will be attending two concerts at Symphony Center! The first concert, on May 5th, will feature the SF Jazz Collective’s tribute to Miles Davis, and Regina Carter’s tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. The second concert, on May 19th, will feature Steve Wilson, Lewis Nash, Nicholas Payton, and Afro-Caribbean Mixtape.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS UPDATE
JAZZ LINKS JAM SESSION WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 | 5:30-7:30PM
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St.
Free!
Monthly jam sessions provide students age 9-19 with an opportunity to connect with other student musicians and perform with world-class professionals Robert Irving III, Katie Ernst, Marcus Evans and Jarrard Harris in the Jazz Links house band. Hosted in partnership with the Chicago Cultural Center, the jam sessions provide everyone with a chance to see young talent develop right before their eyes and ears. Family friendly and free.
SATURDAY, MAY 6 | 3:00-4:00PM
Chicago Cultural Center
Claudia Cassidy Theater
78 E. Washington
Free!
The Jazz Ambassadors will be performing their final concert of the 2016/17 season on May 6th! The concert is FREE to attend and will take place from 3:00-4:00 p.m. at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Claudia Cassidy Theater. Jazz Ambassadors provides Chicago’s most promising young musicians with a chance to get serious about jazz. Talented students from throughout Chicago rehearse as a large ensemble and smaller jazz combos as well as perform for community concerts throughout the city. Don’t miss your chance to hear them live.
JAZZ AMBASSADORS SPRING FINALE CONCERT
410 S. MICHIGAN AVE.SUITE 500CHICAGO, IL 60605WWW.JAZZINCHICAGO.ORG
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Held at: Columbia College Music Center 1014 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605 The Jazz Institute of Chicago acknowledges the following for support of this camp: Dan Epstein;
Crown Family Philanthropies; Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency; The Oppenheimer
Family Foundation; The Polk Bros. Foundation; The Beidler Family Foundation; The Gaylord and
Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince
For educators, college students, musicians and jazz enthusiasts of all levels
With Special Guest Artists:
Monday: RUFUS REID
Tuesday: MONIKA HERZIG
Thursday: ARI BROWN
Friday: DAVE DOUGLAS
Wednesday: BARRY HARRIS
Radio sponsor:
To register or for more information, visit JAZZINCHICAGO.ORG or call (312) 427-1676 x4 or x116.
Plan to immerse yourself in five days of innovative, hands-on sessions led by world renowned jazz musicians and clinicians who will educate, challenge and inspire you!
In addition to our 2017 Special Guest artists, explore jazz with Reginald Robinson, José Díaz, Donovan Mixon, Dr. Rosita Sands, Roxanne Stevenson, Willie Pickens, Geof Bradfield, Greg Ward, Victor Garcia, Pharez Whitted, Bobbi Wilsyn and others.
Get more details on page 3.
REGISTER BY MAY 31 AND SAVE!
