Nick Tountas Tribute

at the

Pro Jazz Jam

Monday, February 6, 2012

8:30 pm – 12:30 am

at

Serbian Village

3144 W. Irving Park Rd.

Chicago, IL

(773)  478 – 2900

Vocalist Stephanie Aaron is the featured artist in the first set. All night long the music is dedicated to Nick Tountas, a Chicago bassist who was buried today at Maryhill Cemetery in Niles. Nick’s friends including drummer Rusty Jones and guitarist Curt Warren will perform with host/pianist  Tom "Tommy" Muellner and Larry Kohut on upright bass. In the second set, professional musicians are invited to join in the fun. Should be a GREAT night!

Poster by Chicago Studio Club 2012.

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Saalik Ziyad and Sarah Marie Young

and

Ari Brown

Chicago Jazz Duets

on Valentine’s Day!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

8:00 and 10:00 pm sets

at

Jazz Showcase

806 S. Plymouth Court

Chicago, IL

(312) 360 – 0234

$10 general admission – $5 students w/ID

More links to Saalik, check them out:

www.nationofhipness.mypodcast.com

saalikziyad.bandcamp.com

www.reverbnation.com/saalikjazz

www.twitter.com/saalikjazz

www.facebook.com/saalikjazz

Saalik Ziyad and Sarah Marie Young

A little taste of Saalik and Sarah

(and Nate Brown on bass too)!

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Jazz Jam Session

with the

Rose Colella Quartet

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

8:00 – 11:30 pm

at

Jazz Showcase

806 S. Plymouth Court

(Dearborn Station)

Chicago, IL

$5 cover for students & musicians / $10 cover for general public

There will be ONE more chance to jam with Rose, Tues., Feb. 7, 2012, do not miss it!

Poster by Chicago Studio Club 2012.

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Charles Heath presents

Jazz’n on the South Side

Frank Russell

” Circle Without End ” CD Release

and

Birthday Celebration!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Doors: 6:00 pm

Show: 7:00 – 10:00 pm

at

ETA Theatre

7558 S. Chicago Avenue

Chicago, IL

(773) 752 – 3955

$10 cover

Starring:

Frank Russell

Charles Heath

Greg Spero

Marco Villareal

Tony Carpenter

Yvonne Gage

and special guests!

Click on  Frank’s new CD to find out more!

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Sunday, January 22, 2012

7:30 – 11:30 pm

Hyde Park Jazz Society presents…

Bassist Marlene Rosenberg and her quartet

celebrate the release of Marlene’s newest CD

" Bassprint " on Seattle jazz label Origin Records.

at

Room 43

1043 E. 43rd St.

Chicago, IL

Marlene’s Quartet includes:

Scott Hesse, Makaya McCraven, Geof Bradfield.

Read more about our friend Marlene Rosenberg:

http://www.origin-records.com/reviews/review.php?ReviewID=1367

http://www.origin-records.com/recordings/recording.php?TitleID=82604

http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/01/20/bassist-marlene-rosenberg-plays-room-43-on-sunday

Special thanks to InWalkJazz’s Stan Lee for the poster!

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Chris Madsen on sax, Eric Hochberg, bass and Steve Million, piano

Wednesday, 1/25/12

6-9 pm

Catch 35 

35 West Wacker Drive 

Chicago, IL

(312) 346-3500

and…

Chris Madsen on sax, Andy Brown on guitar 

Friday, 1/24/12

7-9:30 pm

Flight 112 Wine Bar 

112 West Park Avenue

Elmhurst, IL

(630) 758-0808

and then…

Chris Madsen on sax with Kevin Fort on keyboard

Saturday, 1/28/12

8-11 pm

Kamehachi

531 N. Wells

Chicago, IL

(312) 664-3663

In Old Town

The big event is:

Chris Madsen  CD release party

A tribute to 1920′s trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke!

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

8 and 10 pm

Chris Madsen on sax, Joe Policastro, bass, Dan Effland, guitar, and drummer Joel Spencer

at

Jazz Showcase

806 S. Polk

Chicago, IL

$10

Last but not least..

Chris Madsen on sax with Kevin Fort on keyboard

Saturday, 3/31/12

8-11 pm

Kamehachi

531 N. Wells

Chicago, IL

(312) 664-3663

In Old Town

Be sure to…

Visit the OFFICIAL website of Chris Madsen:

www.chrismadsen.net 

and Chris Madsen on youtube:

www.youtube.com/chrismadsen81

Chris Madsen CD’s are available at: www.cdbaby.com/cd/cmadsen

and www.cdbaby.com/cd/chrismadsentrio

Photos property of Chris Madsen, all rights reserved. Thanks to Chris for use of the photos.

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Saxophonist Mark Colby

on

Monday, January 23, 2012

8:00 – 11:30 pm

at

 Jazz Showcase

806 S. Plymouth Court

Chicago, IL

(312) 360 – 0234

$10 cover

Thanks to Mark Colby for use of his black and white photo.

We are the proud owners of Mark Colby’s new CD Yesterday’s Gardenias  , and you can be too!

Just click on the CD covers to buy. Also find Yesterday’s Gardenias on itunes  

or http://www.amazon.com/Yesterdays-Gardenias/dp/B006ITAFC0 !

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An Evening With Rachelle Ferrell

To quote the Viper Alley website:

" Composer, lyricist, arranger, musician, and vocalist Rachelle Ferrell is a recent arrival on the contemporary jazz scene, but her visibility on the pop/urban contemporary scene has boosted her audience’s interest in her jazz recordings.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Ferrell got started singing in the second grade at age six. This no doubt contributed to the eventual development of her startling six-and-change octave range. She decided early on, after classical training on violin, that she wanted to try to make her mark musically as an instrumentalist and songwriter. In her mid-teens, her father bought her a piano with the provision that she’d learn to play to a professional level. Within six months, Ferrell had secured her first professional gig as a pianist/singer. She began performing at 13 as a violinist, and in her mid-teens as a pianist and vocalist. At 18, she enrolled in the Berklee College of Music in Boston to study composition and arranging, where her classmates included Branford Marsalis, Kevin Eubanks, Donald Harrison, and Jeff Watts. She graduated in a year and taught music for a while with Dizzy Gillespie for the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Through the ’80s and into the early ’90s, she worked with some of the top names in jazz, including Gillespie, Quincy Jones, George Benson, and George Duke.

Ferrell’s debut, “First Instrument,” was released in 1990 in Japan only. Recorded with bassist Tyrone Brown, pianist Eddie Green, and drummer Doug Nally, an all-star cast of accompanists also left their mark on her record. They include trumpeter Terrence Blanchard, pianists Gil Goldstein and Michel Petrucciani, bassists Kenny Davis and Stanley Clarke, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, and keyboardist Pete Levin. Her unique take on now-standards like Sam Cooke’s "You Send Me," Cole Porter’s "What Is This Thing Called Love," and Rodgers & Hart’s "My Funny Valentine," captured the hearts and souls of the Japanese jazz-buying public.

In 1995, Blue Note/Capitol released her Japanese debut for U.S. audiences, and the response was similarly positive. Her 1992 self-titled U.S. debut, a more urban pop/contemporary album, was released on Capitol Records. Ferrell was signed to a unique two-label contract, recording pop and urban contemporary for Capitol Records and jazz music for Blue Note Records.

For four consecutive years in the early ’90s, Ferrell put in festival-stopping performances at the Montreaux Jazz Festival. Although Ferrell has captured the jazz public’s attention as a vocalist, she continues to compose and write songs on piano and violin. Ferrell’s work ethic has paid off, and Gillespie’s predictions about her becoming a "major force" in the jazz industry came true.

Her prolific songwriting abilities and ability to accompany herself on piano seem only to further her natural talent as a vocalist. "Some people sing songs like they wear clothing, they put it on and take it off," she explains in the biographical notes accompanying First Instrument. "But when one performs four sets a night, six nights a week, that experience affords you the opportunity to present the song from the inside out, to express its essence. In this way, a singer expresses the song in the spirit in which it was written. The songwriter translates emotion into words. The singer’s job is to translate the words back into emotion." Ferrell has made her mark not as a straight-ahead jazz singer and pianist, but as a crossover artist who is equally at home with urban contemporary pop, gospel, classical music, and jazz. "

Rachelle  Ferrell

Saturday, March 3, 2012

at

9:30 pm

Concert doors open 1 hour before showtime

Restaurant opens at 4:00 pm

at

Viper Alley

275 Parkway Dr.

Lincolnshire, IL

(847) 499 – 5000

Ticket Prices Vary .

Rachelle Ferrell My Funny Valentine LIVE!

Rachelle Ferrell photo at top of page by Donald Clark.

Thanks to Toni Atonetti for the info and photo!

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Click on poster for more details!

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Chicago Jazz Composers Collective

at

Green Mill

4802 N. Broadway

Chicago, IL

$5 cover

on

Sunday, January 15, 2012

2:00 – 4:00 pm

featuring:

Donovan Mixon: guitar

Dave Onderdonk: guitar

Cory Biggerstaff: bass

Tony Barba: saxes/flute

drums/perc: (TBA)

Donovan Mixon on guitar LIVE!

Also featured on this date

TUDO DE BOM

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Alejandro was born in Waterloo, Iowa and raised in the Midwest. His musical interest was sparked by the radio and popular music. He studied at Northern Illinois University, Roosevelt University and privately with guitar guru Bobby Broom.

Alejandro has taught as part of the Ravinia Mentors’ program and through the Thelonius Monk Institute working on the fundamentals with high school musicians who show an appreciation and skill.

He released his debut recording ‘Urban Intervals,’ featuring Jodie Christian November 2011.

Alejandro plays a Hofner. Check it out at: www.Hofner.com . Alejandro is currently a music therapist at Hospice of Illinois. “ 

This info is quoted from  http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/AlejandroUrzagaste .

Alejandro Urzagaste

Urban Intervals

CD Release Party

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

8:00 – 11:30 pm

at

Jazz Showcase

806 S. Plymouth Ct.

Chicago, IL

$10

Alejandro Urzagaste has released  his debut recording Urban Intervals featuring Jodie Christian backed by the all star rhythm section of Dennis Carroll and George Fludas with Marc Pompe guesting on ‘In Walked Bud.’ The selections are standards including a minor blues Alejandro wrote. ‘Urban Intervals’ is about distances between notes, people, etc. and the density brought about from the urban environment. Compact discs will be available January 2012. If you are interested please contact: alejandrourzagaste@gmail.com

iTunes link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/urban-intervals-feat.-jodie/id485998320

Urban Intervals CD Cover Design by David Broderick and Alejandro Urzagaste photo taken by W. Englemann.

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Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012

8:00 – 11:00 pm

The Elaine Dame Trio

The Dragon Lounge at Sushi House

1107 Lake Street

Oak Park, IL

708-660-8899

Elaine Dame and featured guitarist, Andy Pratt and bassist, Joe Policastro

No cover.

Next is…

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012

thru

Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

ELAINE DAME at Pete Miller’s in Evanston

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012

6-10 pm

Elaine Dame and featured guitarist, Andy Brown and bassist, Jim Cox

no cover

Friday, Jan. 27, 2012

8-12 pm

Elaine Dame and featured pianist, Chris White and a drummer tba

No cover.

Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012

8-12  pm

Elaine Dame with featured pianist, Jeremy Kahn and bassist, Kelly Sill and a drummer tba

No cover.

Sunday, Jan 29, 2012

5-9 pm

Featuring guitarist, Andy Brown and bassist, Jim Cox

No cover.

Pete Miller’s Evanston

1557 Sherman Ave.

Evanston, IL

847-328-0399

Musicians are invited to sit in …

 http://www.petemillers.com

And then…

The Elaine Dame Quartet

at

The Jazz Showcase

806 S. Plymouth Ct.

Chicago, IL

312-360-0234

Sunday, January 29, 2012

4:00-5:00 pm

Elaine is thrilled to be making her debut at this legendary venue, as part of a weekend  showcasing blujazz artists.

She’ll be joined by pianist, Jeremy Kahn, bassist, Joe Policastro and drummer, Bob Rummage.

Last but not least…

“Chanteuse Tuesdays” at Salt Creek

The Elaine Dame Duo

Elaine Dame with featured guitarist, Andy Pratt

Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012

7:30-10:30 pm

Salt Creek Wine Bar

8900 Fairview Avenue

Brookfield, IL

708-387-2432

No cover.

http://www.elainedame.com/

CHECK HER OUT!

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For the Hyde Park Jazz Society‘s  final 2011 performance in December (they’re closed for Christmas and New Year’s Day), they present vocalist AVA LOGAN.  Join them in celebrating Ava’s birthday!

SUNDAY JAZZ

featuring

Ava Logan, vocals

with

MIGEUL DE LA CERNA, piano;

CHUCK WEBB, bass;

CHARLES HEATH, drums

on

SUNDAY, December 18, 20111

7:30 – 11:30 pm

at the

MARMON GRAND

2230 S. Michigan Avenue

Chicago, IL

Check out "Someone You Should Know," Harry Porterfield’s feature on Ava:

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=6534563

Admission always only: $10. Students with university ID and children accompanied by an adult: $5. The Marmon Grand will have food and drinks available for purchase.There is on street parking (meters go off at 9:00 pm) and valet service available.

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While Marielle is away for the holidays: Paris la Nuit presents it’s "Eastern Imprint" Quartet Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Katerina’s — 10pm-1am. "Eastern Imprint" takes all the great French music in Paris la Nuit’s repertoire & infuses the set list w/music from France’s southern & eastern neighboring countries. Join them Saturday, December 10, 2011, late-night, as we blend up French, Roma, Greek, Hungary & more with our own jazzy spin.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

10:00 pm – 1:00 am

at

Katerina’s

1920 W. Irving Park Rd.

Chicago, IL

(773) 348 – 7592

$10

Starring:

Stacy McMichael, upright bass

Gabriel Dactu, guitar

Bryan Pardo, woodwinds

Diana Lawrence, vocals

Jim Barclay, drums

(talented sit-ins always encouraged)

Facebook  event link: https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/328873080463584/

Thanks to Stacy McMichael for the info and poster!

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Jazz Consortium Big Band

Sunday, December 11, 2011

7:00 – 10:00 pm

at

Durty Nellie’s Pub

180 N. Smith St.

Palatine, IL

(847) 358 – 9150

$10 cover

All ages!

The 17-piece Jazz Consortium Big Band plays swing and jazz-rock favorites from the repertoire of such famous Big Bands as Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich and Maynard Ferguson, with a brassy mix of 5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, and rhythm section.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/jcbigband

http://thebandleaderblog.com/

Special thanks to Roy Vombrack for the Alan Frohlichstein photo and the info too.

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1920 W. Irving Park Rd.

Chicago, Il

(773) 348 – 7592

http://www.katerinas.com/

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Elaine Dame will be Holiday Caroling at Lawry’s Chicago!  A festive quartet will be featured at Lawry’s Prime Rib Restaurant in downtown Chicago presented by Rose Colella of Lola Bard Productions. The restaurant is located right off Chicago’s infamous, "Magnificent Mile" – stop by for a holiday treat! Click HERE to make a reservation.

Make sure you visit Erwin Cafe this month for …

Elaine’s LAST 4 Thursdays

December 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2011

6:30 – 9:00 pm

Vocalist Elaine Dame with featured guitarists Andy Brown and Dan Effland

at

Erwin Cafe

2925 N. Halsted St.

Chicago, IL

(773) 528 – 7200

No cover.

The Elaine Dame duo has had a long, and wonderful run. Stop in to say hello and goodbye to Elaine THIS MONTH ONLY, on Thursday evenings, at Erwin Cafe and Bar!

"Chanteuse Tuesdays" at Salt Creek Wine Bar

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

7:30 – 10:30 pm

Vocalist Elaine Dame and featured pianist Dennis Luxion

at

Salt Creek Wine Bar

8900 Fairview Avenue

Brookfield, IL

(708) 387 – 2432

No cover.

New Year’s Eve 2011

Vocalist Elaine Dame with The Kyle Asche Trio

Saturday, December 31, 2011

8:00 pm – 12:00 am

at

St. Charles Place Steakhouse

2550 E. Main Street

St. Charles, IL

(630) 377 – 3333

No cover.

Elaine Dame at The Metropolitan Room in New York City!

Saturday, February 4, 2012

7:00 pm

Elaine Dame makes her NYC debut in this fantastic venue with The Dan Cray Trio!

at

The Metropolitan Room

34 W. 22nd Street

Between 5th and 6th Avenues

New York, New York

$20 cover.

"Dame has quietly risen to the top rank of Chicago jazz singers"

– Neil Tesser, Author, "Playboy Guide to Jazz,"  December, 2010

"Jazz dynamo Dame continues to be a gem in the city’s vocal jazz scene"

– TimeOut Chicago, October, ’09

The Elaine Dame Quartet or Jazz Vocal Instruction by Elaine Dame, contact Elaine:

www.elainedame.com  or elaine_dame@hotmail.com 

Poster for Elaine Dame at Erwin Cafe made by Chicago Studio Club 2011.

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A message from the Hyde Park Jazz Society: "Fresh from performances in Eastern Europe, the remarkable saxophonist ARI BROWN, returns this Sunday, 12/4/11, to kick off our December at THE MARMON GRAND. You have been such loyal and faithful supporters, we hope you will continue to be there for us as we start the month in our beautiful new venue. Many of you joined us for our fundraiser earlier this month, so you already have been to The Marmon Grand at 2230 S. Michigan Ave. We know many of you are huge fans of Ari, so you will not want to miss this great musician whom Howard Reich describes as being "what Chicago tenordom is all about, including a larger-than-life presence, a profound affinity with blues expression and an unquenchable thirst for novel sounds." Ari will be joined by his brother Kirk Brown on piano; Yosef Ben Israel, bass; Dr. Cuz, percussion; and Avreeayl Ra, drums. "

Founded by James W. Wagner, the Hyde Park Jazz Society presents SUNDAY JAZZ!

Sunday, December 4, 2011

7:30 – 11:30 pm

Ari Brown, saxes

with

Kirk Brown, piano

Yosef Ben Israel, bass

Dr. Cuz, percussion

Avreeayl Ra, drums

at

The Marmon Grand, 2230 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL. (312) 225 – 8100.

Admission always only: $10. Students with University ID and children accompanied by an adult: $5. The Marmon Grand will have food and drinks available for purchase. There is on street parking available, and meters go off at 9:00 pm.

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A Southport Records and Lampkin Music Group Production!

Joanie Pallatto “Who Wrote This Song?”

Singer-Songwriter Joanie Pallatto will perform an evening of her original songs accompanied by jazz musicians Dave Gordon, David Onderdonk, Kurt Schweitz and her husband and writing partner, Bradley Parker-Sparrow.

World Premiere of “The Last Cabrini” by b. p. sparrow

A Documentary Short Film:  The Last Cabrini interprets the failure of a low income housing experiment in an urban high rise environment.  Bradley Parker-Sparrow ~ Composer-Poet-Filmmaker; Rick Kogan ~ Narrator; Joanie Pallatto ~ Vocals, Flute and Percussion

Saturday, December 3, 2011

6:30 – 9:00 pm

at

Katerina’s

1920 W. Irving Park Road

Chicago, IL

773-348-7592

$5 cover

www.katerinas.com

LAMPKIN MUSIC GROUP – Ralph Lampkin, Jr.
After working together as producers on diverse recording projects over the last 20 years, Lampkin, Pallatto and Sparrow continue their association presenting talent.
www.lampkinmusic.com

Southport Records Presents an Ongoing Series at Katerina’s, the First Saturday of Every Month!  6:30 – 9:00 pm. www.chicagosound.com

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“Swaying in the crisp November air glows a lantern atop the approaching caravan. Faint sounds of toe-tapping gypsy jazz gradually crescendo. The mysterious soundtrack has a slight difference… yes, the vocalist must be doing something different. In fact: is it? yes, it IS a different singer. Excited; you crane your neck to catch a glimpse, and strain to listen as the intoxicating melodies envelop you.

The lePercolateur caravan is bound for Katerina’s, and has the wonderful Amanda Wolff joining the troupe this Monday November 28th, 2011. This also marks lePercolateur’s last scheduled performance of 2011. Reserve your tables now to witness Amanda, Marielle, Stacy, Sam & Gabriel Dactu on this joyous sendoff.

Be "hip…" – be "cutting edge" – be "in the know" – BE "AuCourant" w/your favorite hipster gypsies.”

Monday, November 28, 2011

8:30 – 11:30 pm

at

Katerina’s

1920 W Irving Park Rd.

Chicago, IL

(773) 348-7592

$8 cover

A little teaser featuring sexy singer, AMANDA WOLFF (AND sexy bassist Stacy McMichael)!

Thanks to Stacy for the poster/info.

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