March - 2010
Monday-Tuesday CLOSED; Wed-Thurs 8:30pm; Friday-Sunday 9:30pm;
AACM Showcase 7-9p.m. on first two Sundays of the Month
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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);