Jo Ann Daugherty / Mitch Paliga Quartet
Olive or Twist
6906 Windsor Ave., Berwyn
708.484.1808
A cool urban-feeling hang with the convenience of suburban parking. The drinks are great, and the folks are nice. This group is largely a collaborative effort between composer Mitch Paliga and myself, so we play our orignial tunes almost exclusively. Mitch’s tunes are just fantastic, so is his saxophone playing. Rounding out the group are Patrick Williams on bass and Ryan Bennett on drums.
Charles Heath Quartet
7:30 p.m. @ Martyr’s
3855 N. Lincoln, Chicago
773.404.9494
Martyr’s is a great sounding room, and I have a ball playing with Charles’ group. It features Charles Heath on drums, Marlene Rosenberg on bass, and Julia Huff on vocals. www.martyrslive.com
Chicago Jazz Composers Collective
Green Mill
4802 N Broadway, Chicago 773.878.5552
2:00 p.m.
The Chicago Jazz Composers Collective hosts a monthly Sunday afternoon concert series at the fabulous Green Mill jazz club, each featuring the music of two Chicago composers (including CJCC members and many guests). We’ve had an astounding variety of music and musicians over the past 5 years. For our anniversary concert, each of the 10 composers in the CJCC is contributing a piece based loosely on our chosen theme, “Best of the CJCC.” Want to hear about upcoming CJCC concerts? Email your request to Mitch at mlpsms@sbcglobal.net. www.greenmilljazz.com
Thursdays in November and December
The Jo Ann Daugherty Quartet w/ Tom Garling
Andy’s Jazz Club
11 E. Hubbard, Chicago
312.642.6805
Thursdays in November and December
The Jo Ann Daugherty Quartet w/ Tom Garling
Andy’s Jazz Club
11 E. Hubbard, Chicago
312.642.6805
Andy’s is a one-of-a-kind Chicago institution. The quartet features Ryan Bennett on drums, Lorin Cohen on bass, and Tom Garling on trombone. Check it out at www.andysjazzclub.com.
New music by composer John Elmquist
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago
312.280.2660
An exciting new venue for Hard Art Groop!
John’s music doesn’t lend itself readily to a short, snappy description, but I’ll do my best—sometimes wacky, sometimes heart-breakingly beautiful, but always interesting. These concerts have included a variety of different instrumentations in the past (strings, narration, digeridoo), and I’m not sure what he has cooked up for this one. John has amassed quite a body of work at this point, some of which will eventually be available at this website. Check out www.hardartgroop.com.
627 East Green St, Champaign, Il
217.344.0710
We’re heading to Mitch’s old stomping grounds in Champaign to play music from his new release Blithe Moments.
1650 W. Foster Ave., Chicago
Service starts at 10:30 a.m.
Once a month, Ebenezer’s music involves a jazz rhythm section and some great tunes written by musical director John Elmquist. John plays bass, Darren Scorza plays drums, and I play piano in this acoustically wonderful old sanctuary.`
5201 S Harper Ct, Hyde Park (Chicago)
773.684.1472
Join us for jazz night at the New Checkerboard Lounge in Hyde Park. (While you’re in the neighborhood, grab some grub at the Dixie Kitchen—they have some mean pulled pork!) The group is led by the fabulous drummer Charles Heath and includes bassist Marlene Rosenberg, one of my favorites. Should be fun. Time TBA.