Tom Gullion Quintet
Saturday September 3th, 2011 4:00- 5:30pm
Musician, saxophonist, and composer Tom Gullion has built a reputation as an intuitive, emotional, and melodic player. During the past two decades, his varied career has included periods of intense performance and also of introspective creativity, and he has emerged as a major force in the contemporary jazz scene.
Gullion grew up in the Indianapolis area, and first studied with master teachers Larry Kirkman and Harry Miedema. He went on to study with David N. Baker at Indiana University, where he cemented his foundation in bebop and modern jazz traditions with fellow students Bob Hurst, Shawn Pelton, Chris Botti, Scott Wendholt, Jack Wilkins, Eric Alexander and others.
Gabriel Santiago Trio
Saturday September 3th, 2011 6:00- 7:30pm
Born in Brazil, 2010 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award Winner Gabriel Santiago (29) is a Composer/Arranger/ Acoustic and Electric Guitar Player. Currently living in Austin-Texas, attending a Doctoral Program in Composition at the University of Texas at Austin, with a full scholarship from fulbright and capes brazilian agency, Gabriel has performed with a wide variety of artists such as Esperanza Spalding, Chris Potter, Terence Blanchard, Carmen Bradford, Gilson Peranzzetta, Odair Assad, among others.
Typhanie Monique
Saturday September 3th, 2011 8:00-10:00pm
Typhanie Monique has achieved international status as a rising star vocalist by immersing herself in her true passion. Versed in a wide range of genres and influences including jazz, funk, hip-hop, pop and improvised freestyle, the soulful-voiced chanteuse, bandleader and songwriter has earned a reputation as a fearless boundary-crosser and a natural born frontwoman with superb scatting chops and well-honed emcee skills. Since her Chicago debut more than a decade ago, Typhanie has held court at famous jazz clubs and major music festivals throughout the world,
Jeru
Sunday September 4th, 2011 4:00- 5:30pm
Jeru is a pianoless quartet that began shortly after bassist Joe Policastro moved to Chicago early in 2003. Inspired by the Gerry Mulligan Quartet of the 1950s, the band takes its name from a nickname used by Miles Davis for Gerry Mulligan.
The group not only pays homage to Gerry Mulligan and other great writers/performers, but adds new arrangements and compositions in an attempt to further explore a somewhat under-utilized format, the chordless ensemble. Although many performers have explored groups without chordal accompaniment (Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, to name but a few), very few made use of this outfit in an arranging fashion. Jeru chooses to model itself after ensembles led by Mulligan, George Russell, John Lewis and Jimmy Giuffre where the writing and arranging is as much a part of the music as the improvisations. The music is presented in chamber-like fashion and relies solely on counterpoint and the relative "simplicity" of two and three note harmonies. Writing and performing in such a fashion is very demanding and requires an ensemble with a great deal of skill, attentiveness, patience and restraint.
Bay City Swing
Sunday September 4th, 2011 6:00- 7:30pm
For over 20 years Bay City Swing has created the exciting sounds of Big Band music in Northeastern Wisconsin. From the lush, sophisticated ballads of Frank Sinatra and Stan Kenton to the frenzied jitterbug swing and shuffle beat of Louis Prima and Benny Goodman, Bay City Swing does it all. Whether performing for dances, concerts, receptions or shows, this orchestra will adapt the style and repertoire to please the crowd.
Eddie Gomez Trio
Sunday September 4th, 2011 8:00-10:00pm
Legendary bassist EDDIE GOMEZ has been on the cutting edge of music for over four decades. The Latin GRAMMY® award-winner’s impressive resumé includes performances with jazz giants such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan and Benny Goodman. Eddie’s unique sound and style can be heard on hundreds of recordings spanning the worlds of jazz, classical, Latin jazz, rhythm & blues, popular and contemporary music.
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