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cyrille aimer new release OF THE WEEK: Cecile mclorin salvant womanchild

r SNEAK PEEK new release PREVEIW: david murray " be my monster love"

r NEW RELEASES: WEEK OF 6/4/13

r news: Greg Spero and family Father's Day event; Verve Music Group's CEO David Foster receives Star in hollywood; global circulation of jazz int'l conference set for june in paris

r plus special events, club & musician calendars

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News of the Week Pg 4

New Releases Pg 10

New Release of the Week Pg 12

New Release Sneak Peek Pg 14

Chicago Jazz Jam Sessions Pg 16

Chicagoland Jazz Festivals Pg 18

35th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival Schedule Pg 20

Chicagoland Summer Jazz Camps Pg 22

In The Clubs Pg 24

Gig of the Week Pg 26

Special Events Pg 38

Musicians Directory Pg 50

Photograph Of The Week Pg 109

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rNEWS OF THE WEEK

Pianist Greg Spero (pictured), Chicago Music Awards 2013 Best Jazz Entertainer recipient, along with his father Peter and sister Kate, will be presenting All in the Family: A Musical Journey with the Spero Family, June 15 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, IL.

Peter Spero is an accomplished musician working in film & television and has opened for Randy Travis, Charlie Daniels, REO Speedwagon, Billy Ray Cyrus, to name a few. Peter is currently playing keyboards with Jackpot Donnie and The Ryan Michaels Band.

Katie Spero, a singer/songwriter will be performing a few orignals and cover songs including a 15-minute version of the Beatles song, Blackbird that features improvisation between father & son. Additionally, more Spero relatives will also make appearances. Peters wife (and Greg and Katies mother) Sally, a piano teacher and Classical trained pianist, will sing some backup vocals. Younger son Joey will play guitar, Cousin Rusty Schwimmer will sing Summertime, accompanied by Greg, and Sallys brother, Bobby Newman, will also perform vocals and play guitar on Blackbird.

For more information, visit www.gregspero.com

All in the Family: A Musical Journey with the Spero Family

Also Scheduled to Appear:Greg Abate QuartetBill Allreds Classic JazzDave BennettKris BrownleeJoan CollasoDavina and the VagabondsThe Faux FrenchmenDave Greers Classic Jazz StompersGull Lake Jazz OrchestraCarl Sonny Leyland TrioNia QuintetBucky Pizzarelli and Ed LaubAriel Pocock TrioChuck Redd Quartet

with Ken Peplowski, Frank Tate and Graham Dechter

Tom Rigney and FlambeauBria Skonberg QuintetTruth in JazzVibeNationWhistle Pigs

The nationally acclaimed Elkhart Jazz Festival promises another year of standout entertainment in downtown Elkhart, Indiana. Join us for hours of jazz over an extraordinary three-day weekend from more than 100 world class entertainers!

Our event comes to life on both indoor and outdoor stages June 2123. With new faces and an ongoing commitment to bringing top jazz talent to our guests, the 2013 festival will really make your summer swing.

This year, we are excited to announce that John Pizzarelli will be headlining our performances on Friday night, June 21st, and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will be our headline act Saturday evening, June 22nd.

(Early Bird Ticket Prices expire April 15, 2013)

The patron pass, with its preferred seating and numerous patron-only events, is the very best way to experience the 26th year of the Elkhart Jazz Festival!

This year you have the option of purchasing either standard or premium* passes. Order your passes early for the best value and select seating.

FESTIVAL PASSES

Early Bird Standard Jazz Pass ....... $110.00 Early Bird Standard Patron Pass .......$190.00 Early Bird Premium Jazz Pass ......*$150.00 Early Bird Premium Patron Pass .....*$245.00

* Premium passes include a ticket to see Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Early Bird premium ticket pricing for the Jazz and Patron passes are only available while supplies last.

SATURDAY EVENING HEADLINE SHOW ONLY Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Orchestra .... $115.00 Main/Mezzanine...$70.00 1st Balcony ....$50.00 2nd Balcony ....$40.00

SINGLE SESSION PASSES (Single Saturday evening passes do not provide entry to the Headline Show)

Friday or Saturday Evening .............$45.00 Saturday or Sunday Afternoon ......................$30.00 ...........................................................

STUDENT TICKETS (Must present student identification at the will call office. Student tickets do not provide entry to the Headline Show)

Student Jazz Pass ...$65.00 Student Evening .......... $27.50 Student Afternoon .. $17.50

You can purchase tickets by: clickingonthisadandbeingdirectedtotheFestivalwebsite, visitingTheLerner.comandselectingthenowplayingtab,or callingtheLernerTheatreBoxOfficedirectlyat1-800-294-8223.

Email: [email protected] DowntownElkhart.org

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rNEWS OF THE WEEK

Verve Music Groups Chairman David Foster Honored with StarThe Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored David Foster with the 2,499th star on the world-famous Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, May 31, 2013. David Foster is a master at writing music and he has written songs for some of the most famous entertainers in the world! stated Leron Gubler, President and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. We welcome this great artist to our Walk of Fame family.

Before he became one of the most successful record producers in history creating albums that have collectively sold in the hundreds of millions David Foster received a valuable piece of advice from legendary music impresario Quincy Jones. He said to me, If something isnt exactly the way you think it should be, dont put your name on it, Foster recalls. His words of advice had a great impact on me, and since then Ive always fought for my artistic vision. I dont always win, but I know when an artist hires me, its my job to push them toward greatness, and to get something out of them they didnt know was there. My personal motto has become, compromise breeds mediocrity.

For his illustrious work, Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe, and racked up three Oscar nominations for Best Original Song.

In June 2010, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. In 2012 Foster entered a new phase in his career, becoming the chairman of Universals Verve Music Group. His mission, he says, is to turn the fabled jazz label (founded in 1956 and home to Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald and other jazz luminaires) into the premier label for singing legends and legends in the making.

The labels roster includes Andrea Bocelli, Diana Krall and Natalie Cole. Foster recently signed Grammy-winning artist Sarah McLachlan and R&B-soul great Smokey Robinson.

As a musician, artist, writer and producer, Ive been on both sides of the glass in the studio, Foster says. I feel like Ive been prepping for this new job for 40 years.

Reflecting upon receiving a star on the Walk of Fame, Foster says, One hundred years from now, my great-grandchildren will go, Hey, theres my great-grandpa, and having a star next to The Beatles outside the building where I first got signed thats perfect.

www.vervemusicgroup.com.

An international conference entitled Global Circulations of Jazz will be held on June 27- 28, 2013, at the muse du quai Branly. Bringing together specialists, anthropologists, historians, musicologists, sociologists, the dissemination of jazz outside of its places of birth will be explored. We will look at this other jazz, whose history is little and poorly known. Jazz music circulated very early on and engendered particularly rich and fertile musical and cultural progeny around the world.

Papers are encouraged that will increase our understanding of the spread of jazz in South Africa, in Mauritius and in the Indian Ocean, South America and even in India and Asia. This global jazz prefigured the great movement of globalization of popular music in the twentieth and twenty- first centuries, but remains poorly documented. The conference will bring together researchers from different countries, who have begun to address, preferably on an empirical basis, these secondary circuits of diffusion. The conference will conclude with the screening of a documentary on the dissemination of jazz in India, Finding Carlton. Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India, followed by a discussion with the director, Susheel Kurien. The conference will bring together researchers from different countries, who have begun to address, preferably on an empirical basis, these secondary circuits of diffusion. The conference will conclude with the screening of a documentary on the dissemination of jazz in India,

rNEWS OF THE WEEK

Global Circulation of Jazz Intl Conference set for June in Paris

Finding Carlton. Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India, followed by a discussion with the director, Susheel Kurien. The conference will clarify the concrete modalities of the international movement of a musical form, focusing, in particular, on exporters (foreign musicians, agents, cultural industries) and importers (local musicians, audiences, cultural institutions).

The conference intends to highlight these cultural intermediaries, but also to examine the dynamics of broadcast networks, the role of national and international music industries as well as the essential role of places (night clubs, theatres, etc.)... Jazz established itself and developed, actually, in multiple arenas from South America to Asia to Africa. This conference will take a fresh look at the sociology of cultural globalization and help synthetizing localized research studies, allowing us to transform our vision of jazz history focused up to this point on its major centers of creation, the United States and Europe.

For more information visit www.quaibranly.fr/en/programmation/scientific-events/symposiums.html

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NEW RELEASES 6/4/2013 AVAILABLE AT MOST OF YOUR FAVORITE RETAIL AND ONLINE OUTLETS

BENNETT/BRUBECKSECRETS: WHITE HOUSE SESSIONS,LIVE 1962LABEL: SONY LEGACY

CALVIN KEYSPROCEED WITH CAUTIONLABEL: BLACK JAZZ RECORDS/SNOW DOG RECORDS

ELIANE ELIASI THOUGHT ABOUT YOU: A TRIBUTE TO CHET BAKERLABEL: CONCORD RECORDS

JARRETT, DEJOHNETTE, PEACOCKSOMEWHERELABEL: ECM RECORDS

KERMIT RUFFINSWE PARTYIN TRADITIONAL STYLE!LABEL: BASIN STREET RECORDS

MIGUEL ZENON & THE RHYTHM COLLECTIVEOYE!!! LIVE IN PUERTO RICOLABEL: MIEL MUSIC

PHILLIP DOC MARTINGOOD DAY AT WORKLABEL: INNERVISION

TERENCE BLANCHARDMAGNETICLABEL: BLUE NOTE RECORDS

VARIOUS ARTISTSGOLDEN SLUMBERS: A FATHERS LULLABYLABEL: ARTISTRY

FabSoundRecording, Rehearsal Studio, Tour Van Rental

Fabsound, LLC 2113 West Walton Street Chicago IL 60622 773-227-1619 www.fabsound.info

Special Live Recording $25/hour and $30 for mix includes Yamaha acoustic piano, Maple custom jazz drum set, Rhodes stage, Nord electro keys, Hammond with Leslie and guitar and bass amps. Pro tools recording available.

Rehearsal Studio from $10 to $15 / hour includes back line Yamaha acoustic piano , drums , bass and guitar amps, Hammond with Leslie , Nord electro keys, PA system with mics and more.

Also Available Tour Vans rental $80/day 9 passenger and 12 passenger with TV /DVD.

new release of the weekCCILE MCLORIN SALVANT

WOMANCHILDMACK AVENUE RECORDS

When Ccile McLorin Salvant arrived at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC to compete in the finals of the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, she was not only the youngest finalist, but also a mystery woman with the most unusual background of any of the participants. When she walked away with first place in the jazz worlds most prestigious contest, the buzz began almost immediately. If anything, it has intensified in the months leading up to the launch of her Mack Avenue Records debut, WomanChild.

On the album, her repertoire ranges from the 19th century ballad John Henry, refreshed in a spirited up-to- date arrangement, to McLorin Salvants own 21st century waltz Le Front Cach Sur Tes Genoux which draws on a poem by Haitian writer Ida Salomon Faubert for its lyric. She is joined by a world class band who share her concern for creating jazz of today by drawing on vibrant traditions of the past: pianist Aaron Diehl and bassist Rodney Whitaker (both of whom are Mack Avenue label mates), guitarist James Chirillo and master drummer Herlin Riley. The old and new rub shoulders throughout this album, but this singers attitude is neither beholden to the past nor trying to anticipate the trends of the future. Her captivating singing is immersed in the immediacy of the present moment. So much so, that those who have seen McLorin Salvant in concert marvel at how she radiates the confidence and poise of a mature artist even though she is just at the dawn of her own career. McLorin Salvant may have the deepest roots of any singer of her generation. She knows the sounds and styles of modern jazz but also possesses complete command of the classic blues and early American vocal tradition. She has studied the entire recorded legacy of the great Bessie Smith (1894-1937), often called the Empress of the Blues, and also has deep familiarity with Valaida Snow, Bert Williams and other early masters of American music. For her, these musicians are exponents of living traditions that she has drawn into the orbit of her own work.

On WomanChild, McLorin Salvant gives music lovers the chance to hear why the illustrious judges at the Monk Competition gave her top honors. McLorin Salvant is still a bit of a mystery, but she will hardly be a secret any longer.

When Ccile McLorin Salvant arrived at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC to compete in the finals of the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, she was not only the youngest finalist, but also a mystery woman with the most unusual background of any of the participants. When she walked away with first place in the jazz worlds most prestigious contest, the buzz began almost immediately. If anything, it has intensified in the months leading up to the launch of her Mack Avenue Records debut, WomanChild.

On the album, her repertoire ranges from the 19th century ballad John Henry, refreshed in a spirited up-to- date arrangement, to McLorin Salvants own 21st century waltz Le Front Cach Sur Tes Genoux which draws on a poem by Haitian writer Ida Salomon Faubert for its lyric. She is joined by a world class band who share her concern for creating jazz of today by drawing on vibrant traditions of the past: pianist Aaron Diehl and bassist Rodney Whitaker (both of whom are Mack Avenue label mates), guitarist James Chirillo and master drummer Herlin Riley. The old and new rub shoulders throughout this album, but this singers attitude is neither beholden to the past nor trying to anticipate the trends of the future. Her captivating singing is immersed in the immediacy of the present moment. So much so, that those who have seen McLorin Salvant in concert marvel at how she radiates the confidence and poise of a mature artist even though she is just at the dawn of her own career. McLorin Salvant may have the deepest roots of any singer of her generation. She knows the sounds and styles of modern jazz but also possesses complete command of the classic blues and early American vocal tradition. She has studied the entire recorded legacy of the great Bessie Smith (1894-1937), often called the Empress of the Blues, and also has deep familiarity with Valaida Snow, Bert Williams and other early masters of American music. For her, these musicians are exponents of living traditions that she has drawn into the orbit of her own work.

On WomanChild, McLorin Salvant gives music lovers the chance to hear why the illustrious judges at the Monk Competition gave her top honors. McLorin Salvant is still a bit of a mystery, but she will hardly be a secret any longer. www.cecilemclorinsalvant.com

Photography by J.P. DODEL

BE MY MONSTER LOVEnew release sneakpeek

Grammy Award-winner David Murray is considered by many to be among the greatest and most versatile saxophonists, composers and bandleaders this country has produced. Having risen to prominence in the downtown jazz loft scene in 1970s New York, co-founded the World Saxophone Quartet, and gone on to create a vast and stunningly broad variety of music, Murray moved to Europe in 1996. Over the past few years, however, Murray has made a triumphant homecoming: He signed to the NYC-based Motma Music, released the celebrated David Murray Cuban Ensemble Plays Nat King Cole En Espaol, and toured the country, with various bands, to much acclaim. Now he has formed a new quartet of American players, the David Murray Infinity Quartet, whose name harkens back to Murrays formative days in New York, when he and his Pomona College friend Stanley Crouch operated the Studio Infinity loft. Motma will release the new bands soulful debut, Be My Monster Love, on June 11.

Be My Monster Love is Murrays first quartet album in six years. In addition to Murray on tenor sax, the band consists of fellow Motma artist Marc Cary on piano, Jaribu Shahid on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums. Bobby Bradford, renowned trumpeter and Murrays former teacher at Pomona College, joins the quartet for The Graduate.

DAVID MURRAY

Available Everywhere JUNE 11, 2013MOTEMA MUSIC

In Murrays four-decade career of prolific output, Be My Monster Love is among his most innovative and fully developed works. In addition to introducing a new band and featuring two exceptional singers, the album includes contributions by three distinguished writers. Instead of liner notes, the package includes A Dangerous Kind of Love, a short story by the novelist Robert Wilson, winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award, Britains most prestigious crime fiction honor; the story is inspired by the haunting imagery of the title track, whose lyrics, along with those of two songs sung by Porter, were penned by Ishmael Reed. Wilson says of the leading track: David Murrays Be My Monster Love is an eclectic mix of old memories, strange dreams, and powerful reflections.

The album also features two noteworthy vocalists. Platinum-selling Grammy Award-winner Macy Gray sings the title track, continuing a relationship that began when Murray and Gray worked together in Questloves Afro Picks project, in which Murray was arranger, bandleader and player and Gray was a featured vocalist. The album also prominently features the twice-Grammy Award-nominated soul/jazz sensation Gregory Porter, also a Motma artist, who performed live with Murrays Cuban Ensemble and was part of the most recent iteration of Tongues on Fire, a tribute to the Black Panthers that Murray wrote for the Last Poets.

DAVID MURRAYPhotography by BECCA MEEK

Photography by BRYAN THOMPSON

Jazz Jam Sessions

ChicagoA jam session is a musical event, process, or activity where musicians play (i.e. jam) by improvising without extensive preparation or predefined arrangements. Jam sessions are often used by musicians to develop new material, find suitable arrangements, or simply as a social gathering and communal practice session. Jam sessions may be based upon existing songs or forms, may be loosely based on an agreed chord progression or chart suggested by one participant, or may be wholly improvisational. Jam sessions can range from very loose gatherings of amateurs to sophisticated improvised recording sessions intended to be edited and released to the public.

Here are a selection of a weekly Jazz Jam Sessions in Chicago and in the area to check out.

Bring your ax! ...Figuratively speaking that is.

oSerbian Village Tom Muellner Trio Pro Jam Session8:30pm - 12:30am3144 W. Irving Park Rd Chicago, IL (773) 478-2900

o(Every 3rd Tue) Joplins Java at Family PianoJim Jacobs Jazz Jam14 Genessee, Waukegan, IL.

oChambers John Bany Trio Jazz Jam Sessions6881 N. Milwaukee, Niles, IL (847) 647-8282

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oCafe Mestizo Jam Session 6pmChicago, IL (312) 942-0095

oAndys Jazz Jam Session7pm - 11pm 11 E. Hubbard Chicago, IL (312) 642-6805

oThe Green Mill Quartet Jazz Jam1am - 4am4802 N Broadway St Chicago, IL (773) 878-5552

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oCafe Zalute 7pm 9501 Devon Ave., Rosemont, IL (847) 685.0206

oJazz Institute of Chicago , Jazz Links Jam Session5pm - 7pm 2nd Wed of each month at Randolf St. Cafe78 E. Washington, St., Chicago, IL (312) 427-1676

o(Every 4th Tue) Elbo Room Lindas Monthly Jazz Jam2871 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL. 60657 (773) 549.5549

oNormans Bistro Jazz Jam Session hosted by Ernest Dawkins9pm - 12am 1001 E. 43rd St., Chicago, IL

30th Annual Frank Mantooth Jazz Festival

46th Annual Elmhurst College Jazz Festival

10th Annual Evanston Jazz Festival

Chi-Town Jazz Festival

23rd Annual Tribute to Bix Fest (Bix Biederbecke)

25th Annual Capital City Jazz Festival

2nd Annual Deer Park Jazz & Wine Festival

elkhart jazz festival

10th Annual Harbor Park Jazz & Blues Festival

South Bend Jazz Festival

35th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival

CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL

HYDE park jazz festival

34th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival

14th Annual Englewood Jazz Festival

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jazz festivals

2013

We see a trend developing: the Chicago area has an ever-growing number of jazz festivals! The jazz fest plays an important role during this era of specialized media, in that it is perhaps the single best way to expose the general public to jazz music. Thats why we wanted to compile a list of a few local & regional festivals with in driving distance to Chicagoland so you can start marking your calendars and planning ahead. There are a few milestones on the festival list this year, of course the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival and the 46th annual Elmhurst College Jazz Festival are the oldest on the list, but the Englewood Jazz Festival is moving into its 14th year and the Frank Mantooth Jazz Festival at New Trier turns 30 this year! At a time when the economy is struggling, it is good to know that the determination to present jazz in a festival atmosphere is still alive and well.

Photography by BRYAN THOMPSON

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The Chicago Jazz Festival has long been celebrated as the first of the lakefront music festivals, and as it marks its 35th year, the event will move to Millennium Park from festival grounds in Grant Park, August 29-September 1. Performances will also happen in the Chicago Cultural Center. (78 E. Washington) The festival is presented by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. (DCASE) and programmed in partnership with the Jazz Institute of Chicago. The first evening of the Chicago Jazz Festival, Thursday, August 29, will once again coincide with the final evening of Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz. Then on Friday, three stages will come alive with entertainment in Millennium Park (including the north and south ends of the Chase Promenade) as the festival begins that day at 2 p.m. and continues until 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday hours will also be extended from previous years, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and an additional stage will feature live performances, resulting in the festival providing the most hours of free jazz music than it has in recent years. As is the tradition of the festival, the 2013 Artist in Residence is Chicago drummer/percussionist Hamid Drake.

FRIDAY AUGUST 30 MILLENNIUM PARKVON FREEMAN PAVILLION (SOUTH PROMENADE)2:20PM-3:15PM CHRISTOPHER MCBRIDE QUARTET3:30PM-4:25PM BEN PATERSON ORGAN QUARTET4:40PM-5:40PM MIGUEL DE LA CERNA QUARTET

JAZZ & HERITAGE PAVILLION (NORTH PROMENADE)2:00PM-3:00PM MIKE SMITH QUARTET3:30PM-4:30PM HAMID DRAKE w/t MICHAEL ZERANG,EIGEN AOKI & TSUKASA DRUMMERS DIRECTED BY TATSU AOLKI5:00PM-6:00PM A TRIBUTE TO KEN CHANEY

JAY PRITZKER PAVILLION6:30PM-7:20PM GEOF BRADFIELD MELBA!7:40PM-8:40PM WADADA LEO SMITHS TEN FREEDOMSUMMERS PERFORMED BY WLSS GOLDEN QUARTET AND PACIFICA RED CORAL WITH VIDEO ARTIST JESSE GILBERT9:00PM-10:00PM CHARLES LLOYD QUARTET w/t SPECIAL GUEST BILL FRISELL

SATURDAY AUGUST 31 MILLENNIUM PARKVON FREEMAN PAVILLION (SOUTH PROMENADE)12:15PM-12:55PM FRANK RUSSELL BAND1:10PM-2:05PM HAMID DRAKE QUARTET w/t KIDD JORDAN, WILLIAM PARKER & COOPER MOORE2:20PM-3:15PM ERNIE KRIDVA QUARTET3:30PM-4:30PM SATOKO FUJIIS ORCHESTRA CHICAGO

JAZZ & HERITAGE PAVILLION (NORTH PROMENADE)12:30PM-1:30PM NICK MAZZARELLA TRIO2:00PM-3:00PM ERIN MCDOUGALD QUARTET3:30PM-4:30PM CHVRE DE CHICAGO

JAY PRITZKER PAVILLION5:00PM-5:50PM STAFFORD JAMES STRING & PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE featuring MBOOM6:10PM-7:05PM GREGORY PORTER7:25PM-8:25PM RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPAS GAMAK8:45PM-10:00PM JASON MORAN:FATS WALLER DANCE PARTY

Annual Chicago Jazz Festival

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THURSDAY AUGUST 29 CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTERRANDOLPH CAFE12PM-1PM CORYLUS1:30PM-2:30PM FAT BABIES

CLAUDIA CASSIDY THEATER12:15PM-1:15PM LARRY GRAY TRIO1:45PM-2:45PM HARRISON BANKHEAD SEXTET

PRESTON BRADLEY HALL12:30PM-1:30PM HINDA HOFFMAN TRIO2:00PM-3:00PM TBA

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITYS GANZ HALL5:00PM-6:00PM HAMID DRAKES CHICAGO TRIOw/t ERNEST DAWKINS & HARRISON BANKHEAD

MILLENNIUM PARK JAY PRITZKER PAVILLION6:30PM MADE IN CHICAGO: WORLD CLASS JAZZw/t JACK DEJOHNETTE: SPECIAL LEGENDS EDITIONCHICAGO featuring MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS, LARRY GRAY, ROSCOE MITCHELL & HENRY THREADGILL

SATURDAY AUGUST 31 MILLENNIUM PARKVON FREEMAN PAVILLION (SOUTH PROMENADE)12:15PM-12:55PM FRANK RUSSELL BAND1:10PM-2:05PM HAMID DRAKE QUARTET w/t KIDD JORDAN, WILLIAM PARKER & COOPER MOORE2:20PM-3:15PM ERNIE KRIDVA QUARTET3:30PM-4:30PM SATOKO FUJIIS ORCHESTRA CHICAGO

JAZZ & HERITAGE PAVILLION (NORTH PROMENADE)12:30PM-1:30PM NICK MAZZARELLA TRIO2:00PM-3:00PM ERIN MCDOUGALD QUARTET3:30PM-4:30PM CHVRE DE CHICAGO

JAY PRITZKER PAVILLION5:00PM-5:50PM STAFFORD JAMES STRING & PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE featuring MBOOM6:10PM-7:05PM GREGORY PORTER7:25PM-8:25PM RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPAS GAMAK8:45PM-10:00PM JASON MORAN:FATS WALLER DANCE PARTY

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1 MILLENNIUM PARKVON FREEMAN PAVILLION (SOUTH PROMENADE)12:00PM-12:55PM FAST CITIZENS1:10PM-2:05PM JULI WOOD QUINTET2:20PM-3:15PM EVAN CHRISTOPHER3:30PM-4:30PM ATOMIC

JAZZ & HERITAGE PAVILLION (NORTH PROMENADE)12:30PM-1:30PM THE ENGINES2:00PM-3:00PM FAREED HAQUE & TONY MONACO3:30PM-4:30PM PAPO VAZQUEZ MIGHTY PIRATES TROUBADOURS

JAY PRITZKER PAVILLION5:00PM-5:50PM JIMMY HEATH QUARTET w/t JEB PATTON6:10PM-7:05PM HAMID DRAKE & BINDU: REGGAEOLOGY7:25PM-8:25PM ROBERT GLASPER TRIO8:45PM-10:00PM DONALD HARRISON AND THE CONGO SQUARE NATION w/t SPECIAL GUEST WILLIE PICKENS

Annual Chicago Jazz Festival

Drake moved to the Chicago area in the early sixties, living on the same street as Fred Anderson who would mentor the pre-teen drummer. By the early seventies, Drake joined Andersons band, playing with him on stage at the inaugural Chicago Jazz Festival in 1979. His Artist Residency affords Chicagoans the rare opportunity to hear him in several contexts over the course of one weekend, and his appearance at the Chicago Jazz Festival 34 years after he first played this event encompasses the festivals entire history.

For continuing updates on the 35th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, visit www.chicagojazzfestival.us

Photography by JIM NEWBERRY

BIRCH CREEK MUSIC CENTEREGG HARBOR, WISESSION 1 JULY 22-AUGUST 3, 2013SESSION 2 AUGUST 5-17, 2013920.868.3763www.birchcreek.org

JANICE BORLA VOCAL JAZZ CAMPNORTH CENTRAL COLLEGENAPERVILLE, ILJULY 22-27, 2013630.416.3911www.janiceborlavocaljazzcamp.org

WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC 19TH ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ CAMPMILWAUKEE, WIJUNE 17-28, 2013920.868.3763www.wcmusic.org

A selection of Chicagoland area & National Jazz Camps with nationally known jazz musicians and instructors providing educational programs for all ages and levels.

Please visit the represented Jazz Camps websites for detailed information & registration.

JAZZCAMPS

2013SUMMER

MUSIC INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOEVANSTON, IL & WINNETKA, ILSESSION 1 JUNE 17-21, 2013SESSION 2 JUNE 24-28, 2013847.905.1500 ext. 576www.musicinst.org/jazz_camp

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS @ CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILSESSION 1 JULY 15-20, 2013SESSION 2 JULY 23-26, 2013312.966.6068www.theatreandmusic.aa.uic.edu/

ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUMMER JAZZ CAMPELGIN, ILJULY 22-JULY 25, 2013847.214.7188www.elgin.edu

JAMEY AEBERSOLD SUMMER JAZZ CAMPLOUISVILLE, KYSESSION 1 JUNE 30-JULY 5, 2013SESSION 2 JULY 7-12, 2013800.456.1388 ext.5www.summerjazzworkshops.com

SHELL LAKE ARTS CENTERSHELL LAKE, WISESSION 1 JUNE 16-21, 2013SESSION 2 JUNE 23-28, 2013SESSION 3 JUNE 30-JULY 5, 2013715.468.2414www.shelllakeartscenter.org

JAZZ FEST JAZZ CAMP 2013SIOUX FALLS, SDJULY 16-20, 2013605.274.5458www.siouxfallsjazzfest.com/jazzcamp

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clubsFitzGeralds Night Club

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rfriday june 7 2013 9PMTHE GREEN MILLGigOF THE WEEK 4802 N.Broadway, Chicago, IL 60605www.greenmilljazz.com

CYRILLE AIMEa voice like fine whiskey-oaky and smooth, with a hint of smokiness-The Washington Post

CYRILLE AIME

Cyrille Aime (pronounced Surreal M - A ) has proven herself to be an unstoppable, undeniable talent in the modern age of jazz and pop music. Internationally renowned and praised for her unparalleled abilities, Cyrilles vocal stylings are synonymous with musical genius. Her culturally rich background has supplied her with the driving force of Dominican rhythm and the incredible swing of the French Gypsies. Taking these natural abilities with her across the world, she has done nothing short of receiving rave reviews and a loyal following in each country she graces with her voice.

Cyrille Aime was a finalist in the prestigious Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition of 2010, performing in front of a jury of Al Jarreau, Kurt Elling, Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater. In 2007, Cyrille won both the first and public prize in the Montreux Jazz Festival Competition.

www.cyrilleaimee.com

6615 Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn, IL 60402 (708)788.2118 www.fitzgeraldsnightclub.com

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FitzGeralds has been a gathering spot since it was built in the early 1900s. Up to 1925, the frame building at 6615 W. Roosevelt was a roadhouse used as a hunting lodge and sporting team headquarters. As more buildings rose along Roosevelt Road, the club was home to several nightclubs, the best-known being The Hunt Club, which flourished through the 1950s and early 60s--acts included Turk Murphy, Bob Scobey and Lill Armstrong. After the Hunt Club closed, the space became the Deer Lodge, complete with pool tables and a fortune teller.

AdmissIonsLive Music Nightly. Cover Charge Applies. 21 & over. Valid ID required.

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June 5 , 2013 IN THE SIDEBARNEW STANDARD QUINTET8PM $5 SUGGESTED DONATION

LIVE JAZZ WEEKLY

June 9, 2013 PROHIBITION ORCHESTRA OF CHICAGO6PM $10; $5 (17 & UNDER)

June 12 , 2013 IN THE SIDEBARSTEVE DUKES LEFT TURN JAZZ QUARTET8PM $5 SUGGESTED DONATION

June 14, 2013 DUKE ROBILLARD9PM $15

June 16, 2013 BIG BAND BOOM6PM$10; $5 (17 & UNDER)

June 19 , 2013 OUTCAST JAZZ BAND7:30PM $10; $5 (17 & UNDER)

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the green mill4802 N. Broadway Chicago, IL 60605 www.greenmilljazz.com

AdmissIonsVisit website for entrance and details

JAZZ traditional, bebop, contemporary, improvisational played by such legendary figures as Von Freeman, Franz Jackson and Wilbur Campbell, as well as young lions Kurt Elling, Eric Alexander and Orbert Davis. All capture the broad spectrum of jazz from its root rhythms in New Orleans to New York avant-garde. Deep smoky jazz sounds fill the club in the early morning hours when soulful musicians continue to express their love of jazz by jamming til the early dawn.

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June 5, 20139PM ALFONSO PONTICELLI & SWING GITAN2AM LATE NIGHT INDUSTRY SET WITH THE FRANK CATALANO SEXTET

June 4, 20139PM THE FAT BABIES

June 6, 20139PM ALAN GRESIK SWING SHIFT ORCHESTRA

June 7, 20135PM THE FLIPSIDE SHOW WITH CHRIS FORMAN9PM CYRILLE AIME & THE GUITAR HEROES12AM AFTER HOURS GREEN MILL QUARTET JAM SESSION

June 8, 20133PM THE PAPER MACHETE8PM JOEL PATERSON TRIO WITH CHRIS FOREMAN12AM AFTER HOURS JAZZ PARTY WITH SABERTOOTH ORGAN QUARTET

June 9, 20137PM UPTOWN POETRY SLAM11PM SUNDAY NIGHT SOUL PARTY WITH THE PATERSON TRIO

June 10, 20139PM JONES MAGAZINE PRESENT JAZZ VOCALIST NICOLE HENRY

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JAZZ SHOWCASE806 S Plymouth Ct Chicago, IL (312) 360-0264 www.jazzshowcase.com

WHERE JAZZ LIVES IN CHICAGO The Second Oldest Jazz Club in The USA!!! ALL THE GREAT NAMES IN JAZZ SINCE 1947



June 4, 2013DEPAUL UNIVERSITY: THREE JAZZ ENSEMBLES8PM/10PM

June 6-9, 2013TROMBONIST STEVE TURRE8PM/10PM/4PM

June 11, 2013SAXOPHONIST DANIEL BERKEY QUINTET8PM/10PM

June 10, 2013JEFF LINDBERGS CHICAGO JAZZ ORCHESTRA8PM/10PM

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June 12, 2013VOCALIST PAUL MARINARO QUARTET CD RELEASE PARTY8PM/10PM

June 13-16, 2013DRUMMER WINARD HARPER QUINTET8PM/10PM/4PM

June 17, 2013VOCALIST ABIGAIL RICCARDS QUARTET CD RELEASE PARTY8PM/10PM

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katerinas1920 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, Il 773-348-7592 www.katerinas.com

AdmissIonsLive Music Nightly. Cover Charge Applies. 21 & over. Valid ID required.

Its a cultural center showcasing the hippest jazz, funk, blues, boogie-woogie blues, R&B, classical and world music -from Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Greek, Flamenco and Japanese to all Gypsy Genres & then some! Travel the world of music in our intimate space as each night presents a musical odyssey born from a whispering solo of an upright bass to a foot-stomping rhythm of flamenco! Its a meeting place for old friends and new friends. A place where romance blossoms and time stands still. And for those who like to travel alone, fasten your seatbelts...



June 4, 20138PM BRIAN OHERNNO COVER

June 6, 20138PM TWO FOR BRAZIL$10 COVER

LIVE JAZZ nightly

June 7, 20136:30PM ARLENE BARDELLENO COVER10PM REMBETIKA$10 COVER

June 15, 20136:30PM SPIDER SALOFF$10 COVER10PM GUITARRA AZUL$10 COVER

June 14, 201310PM ALFONSO PONTICELLIS WORLD GYPSY & GYPSY JAZZ SHOWCASE$10 COVER

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June 8, 201310PM FUMEE GYPSY PROJECT$10 COVER

M lounge1520 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 447.0201 www.mloungechicago.com

Sit back and relax at this South Loop martini lounge. M Lounge features live music at least two days a week, to be enjoyed with an array of specialty martinis and fine spirits. M Lounge also offers a number of non-alcoholic cocktails and exquisite coffee drinks. You will immediately feel at home inside this intimate 1,400 sq ft oasis, whether youre settling into one of the comfortable couches or low-slung chairs, or pulling up a seat at the 28-foot long walnut bar.

cocktailsMartinis Mocktails Cognac Blended Scotch Single Malt Scotch Whiskey & Bourbon Canadian Whiskey Irish Whiskey Beer White Wine Red Wine Champagne Water Coffee Bottle Service



June 4, 2013JULIA HUFF & THE COMPANY BAND

June 5, 2013GRAY MATTERS

June 11, 2013TRACYE EILEEN

June 12, 2013JEFF MORRISON THE COMPTROLLER

Tuesday - Thursday 6pm-1am Friday 6pm-2am Saturday 6pm-3am Sunday & Monday closed for private events

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June 13, 2013THE TREATMENT FEATURING SIMONE GREEN

June 18, 2013SARAH MARIE YOUNG

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specialPRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND AT SPACE EVANSTON

OTTMAR LIEBERT & LUNA NEGRA AT THE OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC

GEORGE BENSON & BONEY JAMES AT THE CHICAGO THEATRE

VOCALIST FRIEDA LEE AT ROOM 43

2013 JAZZ SEASON SCHEDULE AT CHICAGO SYMPHONY CENTER

eventsPRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND AT SPACE EVANSTON

OTTMAR LIEBERT & LUNA NEGRA AT THE OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC

GEORGE BENSON & BONEY JAMES AT THE CHICAGO THEATRE

VOCALIST FRIEDA LEE AT ROOM 43

2013 JAZZ SEASON SCHEDULE AT CHICAGO SYMPHONY CENTER

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Tuesday June 18, 2013 8PM & 9:30PM

SPACE EVANSTON1245 CHICAGO AVENUE, EVANSTON, IL. 60202

847.492.5860www.evanstonspace.com

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The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans French Quarter, founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe. The band has traveled worldwide spreading their mission to nurture and perpetuate the art form of New Orleans Jazz. The PHJB began touring in 1963 and for many years there were several bands successfully touring under the name Preservation Hall. Many of the band's charter members performed with the pioneers who invented jazz in the early twentieth century including Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Bunk Johnson. Band leaders over the band's history include the brothers Willie and Percy Humphrey, husband and wife Billie and De De Pierce, famed pianist Sweet Emma Barrett, and in the modern day Wendell and John Brunious.

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OTTMAR LIEBERT & LUNA NEGRA

OTTMAR LIEBERT & LUNA NEGRABorn in Germany to a Chinese-German father and Hungarian mother, Ottmar Liebert began playing guitar at 11, and traveled extensively through Europe and Asia intent on fully absorbing each musical tradition he encountered. Liebert plays music in a nouveau flamenco style, which mixes elements of flamenco with jazz, bossa nova, and other genres.

THURSDAY JUNE 20, 8PMBUY TICKETS

The Old Town School of Folk Music4544 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago IL 60625

773.728.6000 www.oldtownschool.org

The Smooth Jazz Cruise welcomes George Benson and Boney James, two of the most influential contemporary jazz musicians of the decade, to The Chicago Theatre on Friday, June 21, in an encore of 2012s sell out performance. At various points along the four-decade continuum of George Bensons career, he has been heralded as a jazz guitarist of unparalleled chops, a vocalist with great emotional range and sophistication or a combination of both. Its a very simple equation, the National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master says of the longevity of his career and the ten Grammy Awards that have punctuated it along the way. In the end, its about the songs and the stories. Thats what keeps the music fresh for me. Boney James has four Gold albums, three Grammy nominations, a Soul Train Award and an NAACP Award nomination to his credit. He is currently touring to support his brand new hit cd The Beat. In 2010 Billboard Magazine named him The No. 3 Top Contemporary Jazz Artist of the Decade. Even so, James says, I am just a saxophone player whose music has several different influences. Jazz is only one of them.

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george bensonThe show is being presented by The Smooth Jazz Cruise, which is owned and produced by St. Louis, Missouri-based Entertainment Cruise Productions, LLC (Jazz Cruises) owns, produces and promotes The Smooth Jazz Cruise: The Greatest Party At Sea (www.thesmoothjazzcruise.com) and The Jazz Cruise (www.thejazzcruise.com), and is proud to work with Direct Holdings Americas, Inc. for The Malt Shop Memories Cruise (www.maltshopcruise.com), Country Music Cruise (www.countrymusiccruise.com), Celtic Thunder Cruise (www.celticthundercruise.com) and The Soul Train Cruise (www.soultraincruise.com). Entertainment Cruise Productions, LLC prides itself on providing first-class musical vacation experiences featuring marquee stars from their respective genres for loyal passengers, many of whom make the cruises an annual affair. With its current slate of excursions, Entertainment Cruise Productions, LLC (Jazz Cruises) will have produced 35 full-ship charter cruises. Additional information is available at www.ecpcruises.com. In addition to their concert at The Chicago Theatre, George Benson is fresh off his appearance on the 2013 Smooth Jazz Cruise. Boney James is co-hosting the inaugural West Coast Edition in Oct 2013, as well as, appearing on the 2014 Cruise.

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Friday June 21, 2013Chicago Theatre

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ROOM 43... ...is one of the hippest places to spend a Sunday night! - Howard Reich Chicago Tribune

Sunday Evening Jazz Series june ScheduleSun. june 2 2013 vocalist holly mcguire

Sun. june 9 2013 Vocalist frieda lee

sun. june 16 2013 tba

sun. june 23 2013 trumpeter marquis hill

sun. june 27 2013 hyde parl jazz festival benefit concert with trumpeter etienne charles

sun. june 30 2013 joan collasos jam!

Special Event 4Sundays from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Room 43 - 1043 E. 43rd Street, Chicago, ILhttp://www.hydeparkjazzsociety.com/

ADMISSION: $10 adults/$5 for University students with ID or children with adults

ROOM 43 offers bar and food service, including a tasty selection of Jazz Bites.

sunDAY june 9, 2013 vocalist frieda lee

season 2013jazz at Symphony Center chicago

220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60604 Phone: (312) 294-3000 www.cso.org

January 18, 2013, 8 p.m. Jazz Sing the Truth! Dianne Reeves, vocals Angelique Kidjo, vocals Lizz Wright, vocals

March 22, 2013, 8 p.m. Jazz Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour55th Anniversary Dee Dee Bridgewater, vocals Christian McBride, bass Benny Green, piano Lewis Nash, drums Chris Potter, saxophone Ambrose Akinmusir, trumpet March 29, 2013, 8 p.m. Sonny Rollins, saxophone

April 19, 2013, 8 p.m. Brad Mehldau, piano Chris Thile, mandolin May 24, 2013, 8 p.m. Orbert Davis Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Rivers: Nature, Power, Culture Orbert Davis, artistic director

June 7, 2013, 8 p.m. Wayne Shorter Quartet Wayne Shorter, saxophone Danilo Prez, piano John Patitucci, bass Brian Blade, drums June 21, 2013, 8 p.m. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

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Pg 52 Abigail Riccards

Pg 53 Andrew Distel

Pg 54 Arlene Bardelle

Pg 55 Ava Logan

Pg 56 Bob Bruce

Pg 57 Bobby Lewis

Pg 58 Ccile Savage

Pg 59 Chris White

Pg 60 Corky McClerkin

Pg 61 Dave Flippo

Pg 62 Dave Shelton

Pg 63 Don Stille

Pg 64 Erin McDougald

Pg 65 Frank DRone

Pg 66 Frank Portolese

Pg 67 Gina Gibson

Pg 68 Greta Pope

Pg 69 J. Beam Band

Pg 89 Nanette Frank

Pg 90 Nia Quintet

Pg 91 Nick Schneider

Pg 92 Ray Bailey

Pg 93 Rhonda Browne

Pg 94 Rita McConville

Pg 95 Robin Watson

Pg 96 Roger Harris

Pg 97 Rusty Jones

Pg 98 Sam Fazio

Pg 99 Shawn Maxwell

Pg 100 Skinny Williams

Pg 101 Stacy McMichael

Pg 102 Stephanie Browning

Pg 103 Steven Hashimoto

Pg 104 The Harris Group

Pg 105 Tom Muellner

Pg 106 Ty Cooper

Pg 107 Zvonimir Tot

Pg 70 James Bottoms

Pg 71 James Sanders

Pg 72 Jesse Charbonier

Pg 73 Jim Sellers

Pg 74 Kelly Brand

Pg 75 Laury Shelley

Pg 76 Le Perolateur

Pg 77 Libby York

Pg 78 Linda Solotaire

Pg 79 Lindy Endres

Pg 80 Loretta Lee

Pg 81 Los Perros Cubanos

Pg 82 Marc Pompe

Pg 83 Mark Moultrup

Pg 84 Marlene Rosenberg

Pg 85 Michael Hutchins

Pg 86 Mike Frost

Pg 87 Mike Jeffers

Pg 88 Mike Staron

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Monday June 17, 2013 8PM

Jazz ShowcaseCD Release Party Every Little Star806 S. Plymouth Ct. Chicago, IL www.jazzshowcase.com ______________________________________

Abigail Riccards has garnered much attention from the jazz community for her effortless swing, heartbreaking tone, and personalized approach to lyrics. Abigails inimitable approach to the Great American Songbook has made her one of the most celebrated jazz vocalists of her generation. Over the past decade in New York, Abigail has repeatedly performed at many of the most treasured venues in NYC, including Birdland, Jazz Standard, Smoke, Smalls, Kitano Hotel, Sweet Rhythm, and 55Bar. Abigail has also collaborated with many of the best jazz musicians in the world including David Berkman, Mulgrew Miller, Spike Wilner, Neal Miner, Jay Leonhart, Tony Romano, and many more. Abigail resides in Chicago, and frequently performs in Illinois and in New York City.

Hw C M FANDREW DISTEL

Andrew Distel is a vocalist and trumpet player. He was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio where he attended the prestigious College Conservatory of Music studying both trumpet and voice. He moved to Chicago to continue his education, receiving a graduate degree in jazz voice from Roosevelt University. He has played at such notable venues as: The Green Mill, The Pump Room, The Blue Wisp Jazz Club, Green Dolphin Street, and Pops For Champagne. His quartet plays regularly-every Friday and Saturday night at The Pump Room-featuring Pete Benson, Hyosub Kim, and George Fludas.

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Hw C M FARLENE BARDELLE

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Friday June 7, 2013 6:30PM

Katerina's1920 W. Irving Rd., Chicago, IL773.348.7592 www.katerinas.com ______________________________________



Arlene Bardelle has been dazzling audiences with her tasteful vocal stylings for the past several years. Chicago is her home base, where she works with some of the finest musicians in town. Arlene was a mainstay at the famed Coq Dor in the Drake hotel for many years. She has performed at many other top notch Chicago venues such as the Pump Room, Andys Jazz Club, Pops for Champagne, Fitzgeralds, the Jazz Showcase, and the Green Mill. Arlene has also performed for political fundraiser cruises on Lake Michigan, private events at the Crystal Ballroom at Navy Pier, and corporate performances for top Chicago agents. She has performed at the Chicago Jazz Fest, Taste of Chicago, and the Plymouth Jazz Fest in Wisconsin as well as Smoke in New York.

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Hw C M FAVA LOGAN

Ava Logan Chicago Jazz Singer and Chicago Jazz Band leader is an award winning singer-actress from Washington, D.C., who now lives in the Chicago area. A graduate of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Logan, a Jazz Vocalist is a veterinarian by day and a jazz singer at night is available for Corporate Events. The classically trained vocalist has performed jazz, pop, and rhythm and blues in the U.S. and abroad. She has portrayed two of her idols, Ella Fitzgerald and Nancy Wilson, at the Black Ensemble Theater. She has released So Many Stars, her first major CD! National airplay began in September, 2008. The CD has received rave reviews! It was produced by Henry Johnson, who played guitar for Joe Williams for many years.


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Bob Bruce began playing guitar at age 13 and at 15, after hearing an album by jazz organist, Jimmy Smith, he was hooked on jazz. Subsequently, he marveled at the likes of Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel, Joe Pass, and other greats. Eventually, he studied rigorously with Charlie Banacos, Jack Grassel, and Jack Ceccini, with whom he studied classical guitar for eight years. Ultimately he qualified for master classes with world-renowned classical guitarist Oscar Ghiglia, Segovias protege. Presently, Bob plays private and corporate events. Recent News Bob has started up the Heartland Guitar School in Riverside, IL teaching all ages, levels, and styles, with a speciality in jazz and classical guitar. www.riversideillinoisguitarlessons.com

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Hw C M FBOBBY LEWIS

Bobby Lewis tasteful trumpet and flugelhorn playing has made him a favorite among vocalists and earned him a spot as first trumpet with Tony Bennett for Chicago appearances for fifteen years, and conductor, musical director and featured soloist with Peggy Lee. The singers Lewis has accompanied provide enough grist for several resumes and, in addition to Bennett and Lee, include Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joe Williams, Lena Horne, Mel Torme, Judy Garland, Liza Minelli, Nancy Wilson, Harry Belafonte, Rosemary Clooney, Al Jarreau and even a gig with Ol Blue Eyes.


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Ccile Savage Duo with Calvin Koco BrunsonBennys Chophouse444 North Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL 60611312.626.2444www.bennyschopshouse.com______________________________________

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Ccile Savage is a French woman Jazz bassist/vocalist leading a multi cultural/ multi-ethnic jazz trio or quartet. Ccile plays who she is: a blend of French Cabaret and American Jazz.

She performed with Blues and Jazz musicians such as Jimmy Dawkins, Von Freeman, Franz Jackson, Floyd McDaniel, George Freeman, Oscar Brown Jr., Maggie Brown, Redd Holt and many more.She plays and sings a vast array of American standards (jazz & Blues), some French songs (in French) and some Brazilians Bossa novas (in Portuguese). Her group has played for many affairs, weddings, in clubs,restaurants and festivals.

NEW CD soon to be released: The Journey

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Chris White is an instructor of jazz piano and theory at Lake Forest College and North Park University in Chicago. He is a busy freelance musician in the Chicago area, and has performed at The Jazz Showcase, Andys, The House of Blues, Navy Pier, The Peninsula Hotel, the Coq Dor at the Drake Hotel and many more. He is a member of the Paul Marinaro Trio. In 2010 he completed his Doctoral of Musical Arts in Jazz Performance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Hw C M FCORKY McCLERKIN

Corky McClerkin, a Chicago native grew up hearing the sounds of Jazz and down home Blues. Encouraged by his favorite uncle and jazz musician Lewis Ogletree, he studied piano for seven years before attending Northern Illinois University with a major in music. Although receiving a BA from Roosevelt University and a MA from Loyola University in other fields, Corky has always considered music to be his primary passion. Irrespective of style or tempo, hard bop, Latin or soul Jazz, McClerkin brings his many years of experience into play as he crafts each tune, making a special and distinctive statement with each.


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Hw C M FDAVE FLIPPO

Dave Flippo has divided his musical efforts into three areas - leading his Modern Jazz Quintet FLIPPOMUSIC, performing as a jazz/popular pianist/vocalist and leader at various private events and teaching piano at the College of Lake County and from his own studio - Dr. Flippos Eclectic Piano Studio. His emergence as a jazz vocalist brought about his third CD, When the Heart is True, the Voice Rings True, a duo recording with bassist Donn De Santo, released on his own Oppilf Records label.


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Hw C M FDAVE SHELTON

David Sheltons music draws from his classical and jazz backgrounds, plus his work with R&B musicians. His repertoire includes a wide range of jazz and Latin standards as well as jazz arrangements of pop songs, blues and funk. More specifically, the repertoire includes: Songbook and Modern Standards (e.g., A FoggyDay, Fly Me to the Moon, It Could Happen to You, A House is Not a Home, Moon River) Latin Standards (Jobim and others) Jazz Standards (from Wayne Shorter and Miles Davis to John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck and Horace Silver)Jazz Arrangements of pop/rock hits (from Motown and Elton John to Stevie Wonder, The Beatles and Michael Jackson) Blues and Funk (a la Ramsey Lewis, early Herbie Hancock, Les McCann and Gene Harris) and originals.


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Hw C M FDON STILLE

Don Stille is a Chicago-based pianist and accordionist Don Stille proves he isan artist to be reckoned with says Howard Reich, The fluidity of his technique, the depth of his tone and the intellectual sophistication of his improvisations firmly established him as a polished and accomplished artist. In listening to a Don Stille performace, be it live or recorded, one shares in a musical experience that is rich in stylistic diversity. He has performed throughout the country with a long list of acclaimed jazz artists, and can regularly be heard at Chicagos greatest jazz clubs.


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Sunday June 9, 2013 8:45PM

The Crimson LoungeHotel Sax 333 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago IL312.923.2473www.crimsonchicago.com______________________________________





Hw C M FERIN McDOUGALD

Erin McDougald is a savvy, rhythmically jazz-rooted song-interpreter, who frequently records and performs with top instrumentalists among the jazz-elite from Chicago to the East Coast. Her ensemble-size varies from a duo to a big band orchestra, depending on the venue, but most typically, she incorporates the use of a rhythm section and often features a horn player.

NEW WEBSITE ONLINE The two most often questions I am asked by interviewers and fans are: What made you become a jazz singer?, and Whats with the Flapper Girl reference? Visit my website to find the answers...and much more! XOXO


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Saturday June 22, 2013 9PM- 1AM

Chambers Restaurant6881 N. Milwaukee, Niles, IL847.647.8282______________________________________

Hw C M FFRANK DRONE

Frank DRone is one of the few finer singers and performers around and creates great vibes with his audiences. This quote, from Leonard Feather, one of the worlds foremost music critics, probably best describes Frank and his talents today. It takes a while to achieve words of this sort. Franks nique and rare gift has taken him before the spotlights of virtually every major nightclub in the United States. Frank was headlining the world famous Copacabana when Tony Bennett took over the microphone on opening night and told the audience, A few years back, Nat King Cole said that Frank DRone was the finest singer around. Tonight he has proved that Nat was right!


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Cafe Zalute Jam Session9501 Devon, Rosemont, IL______________________________________

Hw C M FFRANK PORTOLESE

Frank Portolese has been active as a guitarist and educator in the Chicago area for 30 years. He has performed with Eddie Harris, Les McCann, Bobby Shew, Ira Sullivan, Shelley Mann and others. His pop credits range from the Drifters to Clay Aiken. He has been featured in Just Jazz Guitar, Jazz Times, Guitar Player, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and other publications. Frank plays straight-ahead bebop and hard bop jazz. He currently fronts his own trio (with Brian Sandstrom and Rusty Jones), plays solo jazz guitar shows and is a member of Rich Corpolongos ensemble, which performs ultra-contemporary original compositions. He continues to perfect his own sound and concept in the hopes of expressing the beauty of life as he hears it.


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Hw C M FGINA GIBSON

Gina Gibson, a cabaret-style entertainer with club credits too numerous to name is second to none when it comes to playing for and hosting a wedding reception or any other event. Sinatra to Streisand, Billie Holiday to Beyonc. Dance and have a good time, its all about YOU! She frequently appears as pre-game entertainment for the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center, now entering her 10th season with them. She is featured in the WTTW special, Remembering Chicago-the Boomer Years on Chicago Access Television, and on BIP, (Black Image Productions.)

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The Ramada Inn Lake Shore, Hyde Park4900 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL______________________________________


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Hw C M FGRETA POPE

Greta Pope is an International entertainer. She has delighted audiences throughout Europe, the Far East, South America and the Caribbean, as well as the United States and Canada. Ms. Pope has been touted as one of the great voices of our time, as she performs with ease all styles from Country to Opera, and from Rhythm and Blues to Broadway. Ms. Pope holds a Master of Music Degree and has performed all styles of music. and leads the Greta Pope Orchestra. Her performance credentials include sharing the stage with such well known performers as Wynonna Judd, Dick Van Dyke, Stanley Clarke, Carol Channing, Ramsey Louis, Rich Little, Penn & Teller and many others.

EVERY FRIDAY 7:30PM-11:30PM

Bennys Chop House444 North Wabash, Chicago, IL312.626.2444www.bennyschophouse.com______________________________________


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Hw C M FJ. BEAM BAND

The J. Beam Band is made up of Jeff Mackevich on saxophones, Damian Espinosa on keyboards, Alex Feldman on bass, and Tyrone Blair on drums. This 1980s style fusion jazz is a lot of fun, and the tunes are easily recognized. Come on out!



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Ethiopian Diamond Restaurant7537 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 773.764.2200www.ethiopiandiamondcuisine.com______________________________________

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Performing w/t ConjuntoKaterinas1920 W.Irving Park, Chicago ILwww.katerinas.com______________________________________

Hw C M FJAMES SANDERS

James Sanders is a distinct voice tempered by fruitful ongoing collaborations with the finest Jazz artists in Chicago and in Jazz today, including.... Dee Alexander, Nicole Mitchell, Alfonso Ponticelli, Larry Harlowe, Orbert Davis, Mwata Bowden, Doug Lofstrom, Steve Eisen, Ernie Adams, Donald Neale, Tomeka Reid, and the late Johny Frigo. He is the leader of the highly regarded Latin Jazz band Conjnto and is a a currently a member of The Evolution Ensemble, Swing Gitan and The New Quartet, The Joeffrey Ballet Orchestra and the Chicago Sinfonietta. He has also been active as a teacher since 1993 and has developed a curriculum for the classically-trained violinist seeking to develop alternative styles of playing.


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Saturday June 8, 2013 9PMThe Drake Hotel 140 East Walton Place, Chicago, IL.312.787.2200www.thedrakehotel.com_________________________________________



Hw C M FJESSE CHARBONIER

Jesse Charbonier was born in Chicago. He always had a love of the arts and began acting, singing, and songwriting at an early age, but became more involved as a more behind-the-scenes playermarketing, directing, producing, films and music artists. In music, Charbonier has developed and produced music and music videos for artists from various genres. In cinema, his involvement varies from the full-scale production of independent feature films to programming and organizing film festivals all over the United States.


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Hw C M FJIM SELLERS

Jim Sellers is a Chicago based jazz pianist, having been lucky enough to have performed with some great musicians, including Wynton Marsalis, Frank Catalano, Spider Saloff, Luba Mason, Ava Logan, Art Davis, Bill Yancey and many others. Jims interest in jazz began in grade school when he discovered Daddio Daleys radio program on what was then WXFM. With a lot of tenacity and a little help from his older brother, Jim learned how to play the blues and to read music having no formal lessons until he was in college. Still, by the time he was studying music as an undergraduate, he was proficient enough to be selected to perform in a trio with guest-artist Wynton Marsalis. He went on to earn a Master of Music degree from DePaul University in Chicago.


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Hw C M FKELLY BRAND

Kelly Brand, composer and pianist, writes songs which carry the listener to places simultaneously evident and quite unfamiliar. She effectively taps into essential elements of living and dreaming. Brands way of playing embraces a simple and selfless honesty. She doesnt throw her music at you, but rather extends it as an invitation. Kelly is an active performer on the Chicago jazz scene playing frequent club and concert dates. She performs at the Green Mill, the Jazz Showcase, Andys Jazz Club, Pete Millers and Katerinas.



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Hw C M FLAURY SHELLEY

Laury Shelley has been a performing artist ever since she can remember. Laury was living her dream touring with composer, Michel Legrand, as Legrands vocal soloist.During these amazing years, Laury made her debut at the prestigious Carnegie Hall while also appearing at The Sahara Hotel in Vegas, Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver, Miamis Stars Under The Stars Concert Series at Marine Stadium and The Westbury Theatre in New York. Laury has shared stages with Tony Bennett, Buddy Rich, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth while also performing and recording with Phil Woods, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, Randy Brecker, Marvin Stamm and Joe Beck.


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Thursday June 6, 2013 7PMUntitled111 W. Kinzie, Chicago, IL______________________________________

Wednesday June 19, 2013 10PMSpeakeasy1072 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL______________________________________

Thursday June 27, 2013 8:30PM

Katerina's1920 W. Irving Rd., Chicago, IL773.348.7592 www.katerinas.com______________________________________

Hw C M FLE PERCOLATEUR

New Release Out NowThe debut album from lePercolateur, Pop Manouche, is now available on the Chicago Sessions record label.

Out everywhere! Buy It!...and check them out on stage.

a sly and surprising gypsy-jazz quintet who apply that idiom to modernistic pop tunes, as well as vintage jazz composition - Neil Tesser, Chicago Examiner

Its time to get hip to lePercolateur!


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SUNDAYS 2013 12PM-2PMSUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCHCafe Sol1029 Southard St., Key West, FL 33040305.292.0230______________________________________

Friday August 23, 2013 12:10PM-1PM

Music By The FountainFourth Presbyterian ChurchMichigan Ave. at Chestnut, Chicago, IL 60611312.787.4570______________________________________

Hw C M FLIBBY YORK

NOTE WORTHY NEWSNew album in the works joined by John diMartino on Piano, Peter Washington on Bass, Greg Sergo on Drums, Warren Vach on Coronet and a vocal or two. Well top off our first fall recording session with an October 19, 9:30 set at Manhattans Metropolitan Room. Then its a happy return to Paris for the November 9th date at the lovely Caf Laurent in the tres elegant four star Hotel DAubusson.


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EVERY 4TH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH8:30PM-12AM

Lindas Monthly Jazz JamElbo Room2871 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL. 60657773.549.5549www.elboroomlive.com______________________________________

Sunday June 9, 2013 11:30AM

Linda SolotaireEdgewater Beach Cafe5545 N. Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 773.275.4141www.edgewaterbeachcafe.com______________________________________

Thursday June 20, 2013 8PM


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Hw C M FLINDA SOLOTAIRE

Linda Solotaire is a jazz vocalist and leader with The Linda Solotaire Quartet. She also performs an eclectic jazz, rock & rock blues repertoire with her musical partner, arranger/ guitarist & bassist Stu Greenspan, Linda Solotaire & Friends. Linda is classically trained in music and theatre, and began her career as an actress in the late 1970s. As a solo jazz vocalist, she is most deeply influenced by singers like Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Abbey Lincoln, Sheila Jordan, and Judy Garland. WORKSHOPS & COACHINGLinda accepts private voice students interested in focusing on acting / interpretation. She also holds workshops in acting for dancers and body-based artists, and do-it-yourself arts marketing.MORE INFO VISIT http://solorohm.net/coaching


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Hw C M FLINDY ENDRES

For Lindy Endres, music played a bit of a different role in the beginning. Finding the perfect song to choreograph and dance to was key, as Lindy dreamt of becoming a professional dancer one day. Her childhood was filled with an array of dance styles, recitals and show choir competitions, always being labeled the dancer, never the singer. Upon graduation from Sauk Prairie High School, Sauk City, WI, Lindy attended UW Stevens Point to receive her BA in dance. With her goal in sight, Lindy dove into the world of college dance, only to become sidetracked by the musical productions UWSP had to offer. These shows ignited Lindys flame for singing, a talent which she thought she would never desire. Being cast in multiple musicals paired with private voice lessons created a newfound goal; to become a professional singer.


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Hw C M FLORETTA LEE

Loretta Lee for many years has been known as an up and coming, sultry, smooth and sophisticated jazz vocalist who is progressively taking Chicago by storm. During the course of her musical career, Loretta became best known as Lady Lee for her impressionable, breath-taking performance and striking imitation of the Legendary singer, Billie Holiday. Additionally, she has performed in numerous capacities at jazz clubs and many other establishments throughout the Chicago-land area. She has also given remarkable performances as an R&B and Gospel soloist. In addition to singing, Loretta enjoys roller skating, stepping, and Latin dancing. With great passion and love, she continuously sings and performs from the bottom of her soul and is truly a phenomenal entertainer.


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Monday June 10, 2013 8PM

ZocaloChicago, IL______________________________________

Friday June 21, 2013

Kanas Mojito GrillMilwaukee, WI______________________________________

Friday June 28, 2013 8PM

Veranda BarUtica, IL______________________________________

Thursday July 11, 2013 7PM

Port Clinton SquareHighland Park, IL______________________________________

Hw C M FLOS PERROS CUBANOS

Los Perros Cubanos feature the music of Cubas Golden Age of the 1940s and 1950s. Influences include Beny More, Compay Segundo, Arsenio Rodriguez, Eliades Ochoa, Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, and Willie Colon.

Prepare to dance the night away!

Music now available at iTunes and Amazon.


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Hw C M FMARC POMPE

Marc Pompe began performing around Rush Street as a solo piano/vocal in the mid fiftys and was influenced by the music of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk. Vocal influences include Frank Sinatra, Joe Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McCrae and Jon Hendricks. In 1965, Marc left Chicago to work out of New York and played at Jillys (NYC), Eddies Backstreet in St. Thomas, The Gaslight Club in Toronto and Mothers Lounge in Pittsburgh. After 40 years of performing, 1997 saw the release of Marcs first CD, Nobody Else But Me, on Kopaesthetics Records. Since then, Marc has released 4 additional albums.


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Hw C M FMARK MOULTRUP

Mark Moultrup is a keyboardist, vocalist, composer, arranger, and educator originally from Detroit and now residing in Chicago. Many of his compositions are featured on his cds, and have also been heard on promo spots, childrens CDs and national television. Mark has been a full-time working musician for over 30 years. Venues include work in jazz clubs, festivals, musical theater, concert stages, churches, studios, dance clubs, private and corporate functions,and has performed throughout the United States, as well as Europe, South and Central America, and the Carribean.


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Hw C M FMARLENE ROSENBERG

Marlene Rosenberg has emerged as one of the most talented and multi-faceted bass players on the scene today. She has played professionally throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America and Japan, performing with innumerable jazz luminaries, such as Kenny Barron, Frank Foster, Stan Getz, Albert Tootie Health, Joe Henderson, Marian McPartland, Cedar Walton, Wallace Roney, David Fathead Newman, Monty Alexander, Kevin Mahogony, Frank Morgan Frank Wess, Joe Williams and Nancy Wilson.


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Thursday June 6, 2013 5:30PM-7:30PM

Maine TownshipChateau Ritz9100 Milwaukee Ave., Niles, IL______________________________________

Hw C M FMICHAEL HUTCHINS

Michael Hutchins says Get ready to set sail Beyond The Sea with the smoothest voice to hit the stage since Ol Blue Eyes himself, singing the music of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Dean Martin.

Whether you are young or Young At Heart you will enjoy every minute of Michaels performance.


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THURSDAYS 8PM-11PM

Performing with SpiralBar Umbriago6 West Hubbard, Chicago IL773.555.1212www.barumbriago.com______________________________________

Hw C M FMIKE FROST

Mike Frost has been a featured performer with blues legend Otis Rush, and has been a member/soloist with many prominent jazz bands in the city. Mike has also played on various recordings with musicians from the bands of Miles Davis and David Sanborn and leads the Mike Frost Project, one of the most exciting jazz groups to be based in Chicago during the past few years. With three CD releases, MFP plays straight-ahead jazz, using great songs from the past plus contributing new originals in a complementary style. The group performs a modern day version of an earlier style but in their own way.


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TUESDAYS 8PM-11PMPerforming w/t the Stephanie Browning TrioBar Umbriago6 West Hubbard, Chicago ILwww.barumbriago.com______________________________________

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Performing with Spiral (Jazz & Funk)Bar Umbriago6 West Hubbard, Chicago ILwww.barumbriago.com______________________________________

Hw C M FMIKE JEFFERS

Mike Jeffers, drummer and president of Chicago Jazz Magazine and ChicagoJazz.com has over 20 years of professional musical performance experience. Jeffers has traveled extensively throughout college as a member of the University of North Texas percussion ensemble. He has performed with different jazz and rock groups at such venues as Carnegie Hall, the House of Blues, Taste of Chicago, Green Mill, Andys Jazz Club, The Metro, Schubas, Double Door and many other clubs, festivals and venues throughout the country. Currently he is a freelance musician who runs his own entertainment company, Chicago Jazz Entertainment, booking his variety of musical groups for private events, festivals and club dates throughout the country.


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Hw C M FMIKE STARON

Mike Staron, acknowledged in JazzTimes as, A versatile, forwarding looking and accomplished performer Mike began his professional career playing Latin Tropical music in Chicagos inner city at age fifteen. Reviews in regards to the various facets of his bass playing have published in Cadence, Pulse, Jazz USA, Jazz Review, Jazz Word, Jazz Weekly, AMG, New City, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, The Wire, All About Jazz, Screen, Where, Progression Magazine, Jazz at a Glance, Chicago Reader, Beyond Coltrane, and live performances of Michael have been aired on BET, 190 North and local cable.


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Hw C M FNANETTE FRANK

Nanette Frank One of Chicagos jazz greatsnamed by WGN Morning News. An Impeccable five octave vocal range, Shes the voice behind such major brands as Coca-Cola (Always Coca-Cola) national radio, TV spots originally released as a 12inch dance single. The ad became the longest running advertising campaign in the companys history. Nanette also launched the Crest Multicare product line with her rendition of If I Could. Whether shes performing at festivals, like The Taste Of Chicago, The African Arts Festival or any number of high profile charity and social events, Nanettes unique and often magical blend of jazz, traditional, and R&B Turns out the house wherever she performs.


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The Nia Quintet is an in-demand quintet from Chicago featuring some of Chicagos finest musicians. They have performed at all of Chicagos finest Jazz clubs including the Jazz Showcase, The Green Mill, Andys Jazz Club, Hot House and many more. They play original music written and arranged by trumpeter/composer Scott Anderson, a semi-finalist in the 2012 International Songwriters Competition. Their first CD End of Time charted in the top 50 in the country for radio play and at number 15 on the College Music Journal Charts. Receiving rave reviews from all the major trades including JazzTimes, and Cadence magazine. Their second CD Earth Sign is being released this year, 2013.

Friday June 7, 2013 11PM

The Birds NestChicago, IL______________________________________

Wednesday June 12, 2013 9:30PM

Jerrys Sandwiches1938 W. Division, Chicago, IL847.729.7088www.jerryssandwiches.com______________________________________

Friday June 21, 2013

Elkhart Jazz FestivalElkhart, INwww.downtownelkhart.org/arts-entertainment/jazzfestival.html______________________________________

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Hw C M FNICK SCHNEIDER

Nick Schneider is rated as one of the top bass players in jazz today. He has performed with such greats as Randy Brecker, Eddie Higgins, Buddy Rich Big Band, Teddy Wilson, And The Tonight Show Band just to name a few. Nick currently teaches at Oakton Community College, The University of Wisconsin Indianhead Arts Center, and through his private studio.

Nick is also a member of The Bruce Oscar Trio which hosts several different jam sessions throughout Chicago.


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Hw C M FRAY BAILEY


Ray Bailey is an accomplished musician and band leader as well as an exciting performer of all jazz styles. In the Chicago area he has performed at most major country clubs, hotels and in local jazz clubs such as Andys, The Back Room, Bella Vista, The Green Mill, Green Dolphin Street, Pops for Champaign, Joes Bebop Caf and may others that have come and gone. The Ray Bailey Jazz Quintet played to standing-room-only crowds for 19 summers in the Garden Caf of the Art Institute of Chicago.


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Hw C M FRHONDA BROWNE

Rhonda High Browne has been a singer/songwriter for a number of years in the Chicago area and elsewhere. After a successful career as a print model for Jewel Foods, Soft Sheen Hair Products, and several others, she returned to her first love of music, where she received her Associates Degree in Fine Arts from South Suburban College and her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Columbia College Chicago in Jazz Vocal Performance. Rhonda has worked with some of the finest musicians in Chicago such as Roger Harris, Chuck Webb, Curtis Robinson, (to name a few). Currently, Rhonda is the bandleader vocalist of her R&B, Jazz trio Pieces. She performs at weddings, corporate functions and various social events and describes her music as Feel Good Music.


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Hw C M FRITA McCONVILLE

Rita McConville has been singing professionally to the delight of Midwest audiences for over 10 years in venues ranging from legendary jazz clubs like The Green Mill to various dancehalls, roadhouses and churches. As testament to her rare versatility, Rita has been known to sing both legs of a wedding, nailing the ceremony and reception with equally soulful precision. If you havent heard about Rita McConville before, thats understandable because she has been engaging her musical passion full time only recentlyor as she likes to put it, as a recovering local television director, nearly three years clean.


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Hw C M FROBIN WATSON

Robin Watson is Jazzlady Robin. A vocalist/leader, her styling is described to be an appealing blend of Sarah, Dinah, Carmen and Nina, while her creativity is clearly influenced by that of her distant cousin, Ella. Robins performance career has spanned decades through Chicagos premiere jazz venues, wooing audiences from large stages - Petrillo Bandshell, Garfield Park Conservatory, Pheasant Run, United Center, Odyssey Cruises, Showboat, Empress and Majestic Star Casinos- and more intimate music rooms at the Peninsula Hotel, Braxtons, Tuscanys, John & Tonys, Metropolitan Club, Como Inn, Backroom and Cotton Clubs. Robin has a BA in vocal performance from Spelman College. Her humor, energy and authenticity make her performances compelling and engaging.



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Hw C M FROGER HARRIS

Roger L. Harris is a pianist residing in Chicago, IL. His musical talents were evident at an early age. His father, Leo Harris, is the cellist that founded the South Side Family Chamber Orchestra and encouraged Roger to embrace his gift. Roger is currently the Conductor Emeritus of that orchestra.

After receiving his Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Roosevelt University in Chicago, Roger taught band, orchestra, choir, general music, and commercial music in various Illinois and Indiana school districts.


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