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| Closed | Closed | Masters Series Congo Square Art “Turk” Burton (percussion), with Taalib-din Ziyad (flute/vocals), Leon Q. Allen (trumpet), Ed House (tenor sax), Harrison Bankhead (cello/bass), Sammy Torres (percussion), plus surprise guest tba | Juli Wood (soprano/tenor sax), Harrison Bankhead (bass), Robert Barry (drums); | Matana Roberts’ Chicago Project featuring Matana Roberts (saxophones from NYC), Jeff Parker (gtr), Harrison Bankhead (bass), Chad Taylor (drums) | Matana Roberts’ Chicago Project featuring Matana Roberts (saxophones from NYC), Jeff Parker (gtr), Harrison Bankhead (bass), Chad Taylor (drums) special guest Nicole Mitchell | |
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| AACM Great Black Music Ensemble 7-9pm, with artistic director Mwata Bowden (woodwinds/ percussion)
Jazz Jam at 9:30PM Isaiah Spencer with Kevin Nabors (saxes/percussion), Norman Palm (trombone), Adrian Ruiz (keyboards), Junius Paul (bass/percussion) |
Closed | Closed | Masters Series - Nicole Mitchell Black Earth Ensemble | Set I: Larry Brown Group Set II: Willerm Delisfort Project (keyboards), with Milton Suggs, Sarah Marie Young, Saalik Ziyad; |
Jeff Chan (woodwinds), Ed Wilkerson (woodwinds), Tatsu Aoki (bass), and Avreeayl Ra (drums); | International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) featuring special guest Corey Dargel (vocals), with David Bowlin (violin), Kivie Cahn-Lipman (cello), Eric Lamb (flute), Joshua Rubin (clarinet/bass clarinet), Jacob Greenberg (piano), David T. Little (percussion); |
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| AACM Great Black Music Ensemble 7-9pm, with artistic director Mwata Bowden (woodwinds/ percussion)
Jazz Jam at 9:30PM Isaiah Spencer with Kevin Nabors (saxes/percussion), Norman Palm (trombone), Adrian Ruiz (keyboards), Junius Paul (bass/percussion) |
Closed | Closed | Masters Series - James Sanders (violin), with Harrison Bankhead (bass/cello), Avreeayl Ra (drums) | 3.5.7. Ensemble featuring Nick Anaya - Sax, James Davis - Trumpet, Jim Beckwith - Trombone, Richard Zili - Clarinet, Toby Summerfield - Guitar, Chris Dammann - Bass, Dylan Andrews - Drums, And even more Special Guests | Second Annual Fred Anderson Birthday Benefit Festival for the Velvet Lounge: Asian Improv Records Tribute to Fred Anderson Set I (9:00pm):Vikas Deo Trio (guitar) Set II (10:30pm):Jeff Chan Trio +1 featuring Jeff Chan (woodwinds), Ed Wilkerson (woodwinds), Tatsu Aoki (bass/shamisen), with special guest Jimmy Ellis (woodwinds); Set III (12 midnight):Fred Anderson (tenor sax), Tatsu Aoki (bass/shamisen), Avreeayl Ra (drums), with special guest Tim O’Dell (saxes, Brunswick, ME); |
Second Annual Fred Anderson Birthday Benefit Festival for the Velvet Lounge: Blackout Festival Tribute to Fred Anderson Set I (8:00pm):Corey Wilkes & Abstrakt Pulse (Kevin Nabors, Junius Paul, Isaiah Spencer); Set II (9:30pm):Dee Alexander’s Evolution Ensemble (James Sanders, Junius Paul, Ernie Adams) with special guest Ernest Dawkins Set III (11:00pm): The Chicago Trio (Ernest Dawkins, Harrison Bankhead, Hamid Drake), with special guest Amiri Baraka Set IV (12:30am):Jam for Fred |
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| Second Annual Fred Anderson Birthday Benefit Festival for the Velvet Lounge: Fred Anderson’s 81st Birthday Party Set I (7:00pm): Fred Anderson Quartet (Jeff Parker, Harrison Bankhead, Hamid Drake); Set II (8:30pm): Fred Anderson Quartet (Jeff Parker, Harrison Bankhead, Hamid Drake); Set III (10:30pm): Velvet Lounge Sunday Jam Session featuring Isaiah Spencer & the Velvet All-Stars with Kevin Nabors (saxes/percussion), Norman Palm (trombone), Adrian Ruiz (keyboards), Junius Paul (bass/percussion); |
Closed | Closed | Masters Series Tribute to Fred Anderson: Set I:Richard Davis (bass, from Madison, WI) and Willie Pickens (keyboards); Set II (10:00pm):Fred Anderson (tenor sax), Richard Davis (bass, Madison, WI), Dushun Mosley (drums); |
5 After 7 Project-Saalik Ziyad, Fred Jackson, Nevada Hadary, Tim Seisser, Phil Fornett | The Big Four featuring Thurman Barker (Drums/ Marimba from NYC), Edward Wilkerson Jr. (woodwinds), Justin Dillard (keyboards), SuRa Ramses Dupart (drums/percussion); | The Big Four featuring Thurman Barker (Drums/ Marimba from NYC), Edward Wilkerson Jr. (woodwinds), Justin Dillard (keyboards), SuRa Ramses Dupart (drums/percussion); |
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| Jazz Jam at 9:30PM Isaiah Spencer with Kevin Nabors (saxes/percussion), Norman Palm (trombone), Adrian Ruiz (keyboards), Junius Paul (bass/percussion) | Closed | Closed | Masters Series - Rob Mazurek (cornet), Jason Adasiewicz (vibes), Johnny Herndon (drums), with Guilherme Granado (samplers/percussion from Brazil); |