Check out one of Chicago's best drummers, Joel Spencer, with his quartet on Monday's at Pete Miller's in Evanston. Here's a quote about Joel and you can visit his website for more info - www.spencerdrums.com .
"... and then there's jazz drummer Joel Spencer, whose audacious energy level, swing, chops and authority ought to make a lot of better known drummers nervous. Since the untimely death of Tony Williams, there isn't another drummer in jazz who performs with as much control or flexibility. Spencer never stops conversing. He always seems to be daring his musicians to keep pace with his creativity."
The YouTube video features Joel Spencer accompanying the late Eddie Jefferson at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.
Just in Time to Take a Djembe Class!
Friday, 26 October 2007
Ready to rhumba? Want to learn bembé, mozambique, and comparsa rhythms (spiritual and carnaval music)? Sign up for classes starting next week! www.oldtownschool.org
2nd Annual Chicago Calling Arts Fest
Thursday, 25 October 2007
Check out some unique events Thursday at the Peter Jones Gallery and Velvet Lounge - and other events all weekend. Here's some info from the www.chicagocalling.org website -
During the 2nd Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival, Chicago-based artists will showcase performances and projects that involve collaborations with artists living in other locations—here in the U.S. and in other countries worldwide. The collaborations between Chicago-based artists and those living elsewhere will be prepared, improvised, or a combination of both. For instance, a Chicago-based poet will be collaborating with a visual artist from Virginia, a Chicago-based ensemble will be collaborating with a musician from New York, and so on. Some of the performances will involve live feeds between Chicago and elsewhere.
Thursday, October 25 2007 — 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Peter Jones Gallery 1806 W Cuyler St Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 472-6725 www.peterjonesgallery.com $10 suggested donation
Timothy David Rey performs A Phone Play, in collaboration with Matt Riutta
Screening of This is Our Club: The History of Montgomery County, Maryland Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. (15 minutes). Written, directed and produced by Stan West and Yves Hughes, Jr. Patricia Lee, a former Oak Parker, is the associate producer.
Collaboration between Sara Thompson (movement) and Paige Haxton (mixed media)
Performance with Eric Leonardson (springboard, electronics) and Bela Emerson (cello)
Performance of Sign of the Times, a play by Jeffrey Helgeson and Clayton Horath
Thursday, October 25 2007 — 9:00PM - Midnight
The Velvet Lounge 67 E Cermak Ave Chicago, IL (312) 791-9050 velvetlounge.net $10 admission
First set Zimbabwe Nkenya -- upright bass Douglas Ewart -- saxophones, didgeridoo
Second set Zimbabwe Nkenya -- upright bass and African Mbira Douglas Ewart -- saxophones, didgeridoo Ed Roberson -- poetry Mike Nelson -- trumpet, conch shells and hand drums
Alpha Bruton will be painting during tonight's performance.
