Thursday, September 1, 2011

12:30 – 1:30 pm

Chicago Cultural Center

Preston Bradley Hall

78 E. Washington St.

Chicago, IL

(312) 744 – 6630

Bob Dogan:

Growing up near 63rd St. and Cottage Grove Ave. in Chicago, IL, pianist Bob Dogan came under the influence of the crop of jazz greats who performed at the many flourishing clubs in the neighborhood (including the Pershing Hotel, where Ahmad Jamal famously held forth). Virtually all of those venues are gone now, but the infectious energy and outsize personality that lit them up lives on in Dogan’s playing. A fluent, two-handed threat, he combines bop school finesse with modern harmonies, still influenced by his onetime teacher, Jaki Byard. Boasting past ties with the likes of Maynard Ferguson and Sunday’s festival honoree, Ira Sullivan, he’s the best kind of old school musician: classic without being nostalgic.

Dogan, who sometimes sings, frequently writes.  On Thursday, September 1, 2011, he’ll perform a set of originals with a band of distinguished longtime associates: bass trumpeter Ryan Shultz, saxophonist Ron Dewar, and the rhythm team featured on his recent trio album, My Blues Roots, bassist Dan DeLorenzo and drummer Joe Adamik. As he demonstrates on the recording, Dogan draws uncommon warmth from the blues. Many of today’s music-school-trained prodigies would kill to have his touch.

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Joe, Bob Dogan and fellow percussionist Phil Gratteau. 

Joe Adamik on drums.

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Arlene Bardelle & Bill Overton make a dynamic duo singing “Baby it’s cold outside” at Katerina’s on a truly cold nite in Chicago! Let me tell you it warmed right up during THIS song with another dynamic duo playing – Kelly Brand(piano) & Kelly Sill(bass), Joe Adamik on drums & pulling double duty Bill Overton on saxophone! Everyone smiled & laughed throughout this fun rendition from the musicians to the audience, even Katerina herself who passes by several times!

 This short video features Tom Muellner on piano while  Arlene  is singing ” My Romance” to a newly engaged couple who had a sweet little dance at Katerina’s in Chicago on their very special night. 

For more information on Arlene:

 http://www.chicagojazz.com/musician.php?artist=ArleneB&muid=271

 or http://www.tommujazz.com/

or http://www.chicagostudioclub.net/

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