Monday, April 30th at 9pm:
The Jazz Record Art Collective is proud to present the Hall/Mindeman/Sommers Trio performing Roy Haynes’ "We Three" from 1959. 

ABLBUM BACKGROUND:
"We Three, recorded in a single session on November 14, 1958, was the first American studio date as a bandleader for the diminutive and legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes, although with pianist Phineas Newborn on board (along with bassist Paul Chambers), it really is a set dominated by Newborn, whose busy, two-handed technique here works in tandem balance with Haynes' cool refinement…This trio had a brief recording career together, but as this solid set shows, they made the best of it.." ~Steve Leggett

PERFORMANCES BY:
Dana Hall - Drums
Stu Mindeman - Piano
Clark Sommers - Bass

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ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID
Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm.
Cash only, Smaller bills appreciated!
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously supported by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Wednesday, April 18th at 9pm:
The Jazz Record Art Collective is proud to present the Artie Black Quintet performing Joe Henderson’s 1964 release "IN ‘N OUT".

ABLBUM BACKGROUND:
"Joe Henderson ‘s In and Out was released on April 10th 1964 on Blue Note Records. This was Henderson’s third record as a leader under this label and he chose an amazing band to join him. It features Kenny Dorham on Trumpet, McCoy Tyner on piano, Elvin Jones on drums, and Richard Davis on bass. This record features compositions written by Henderson himself as well as Kenny Dorham. It’s truly special to hear everyone playing at such a high level and so much individuality making a record that should not be ignored." ~Lenard Simpson

PERFORMANCES BY:
Artie Black - Tenor Saxophone
Justin Copeland - Trumpet
Rob Clearfield - Piano
Matt Ulery - Bass
Marcus Evans - Drums

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ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID
Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm.
Cash only, Smaller bills appreciated!
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously supported by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Wednesday, March 7th at 9pm:
ck off the month with the Lenard Simpson Quintet performing Cannonball Adderley’s 1960 Blue Note release, "At The Lighthouse". 

ABLBUM BACKGROUND:
"This album was recorded in Hermosa Beach, California; October 16, 1960. It feature Adderley’s brother and partner in crime, Nat Adderley on cornet, Victor Feldman who has just been added to the group on piano, Sam Jones on bass and Louis Hayes on drums. With a mixture of standards and originals by Cannonball himself and Victor Feldman, this album has all the ingredients that make it a great record of its time." - Lenard Simpson

PERFORMANCES BY:
Lenard Simpson - Alto
Gomeh Barak - Trumpet
Julius Tucker - Piano  
Alex Warshawsky - Bass  
Alvin Cobb - Drums

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Thursday, March 8th at 9pm:
The very next night the John Wojciechowski Quintet will  perform Adderley’s 1966 release, "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!" Live At "The Club".

ABLBUM BACKGROUND:
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! wasn't actually recorded "Live at 'The Club'," as its subtitle says. This was actually a hoax was meant to publicize a friend's nightclub venture in Chicago, but Adderley actually recorded the album in Los Angeles, where his producer  set up a club in the Capitol studios, furnished with free drinks to an invitation-only audience. Naturally, the crowd is in an extremely good mood and Adderley's quintet, feeding off the energy in the room, gives them something to shout about."
- Steve Huey

PERFORMANCES BY:
John Wojciechowski - Alto
Tito Carrillo - Trumpet
Joey Skoch - Piano
Dennis Carroll - Bass
George Fludas - Drums​

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Wednesday, March 14th at 9pm:
This week we'll be continuing our Month of Cannonball with Rajiv Halim Quintet performing Adderley’s 1959 release, "Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago".

ABLBUM BACKGROUND:
"“Quintet in Chicago” was recorded in February, 1959, at universal Recording's Studio B, Chicago, with Bernie Clapper, president of the firm, at the audio controls and released on Mercury records. It features Wynton Kelly on Piano, Paul Chambers on bass, Jimmy Cobb on drums and John Coltrane on Tenor saxophone. These sidemen were working with the Miles Davis Group at the Sutherland Hotel in 1959 at the time. Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane has such a personal sound that can be heard throughout the record, especially on “Weaver of Dreams” and ‘Stars Fell on Alabama.’” 
~ Lenard Simpson

PERFORMANCES BY:
Rajiv Halim - Alto Saxophone
Chris Madsen - Tenor Saxophone
Jo Ann Daugherty - Piano
Junius Paul - Bass
George Fludas - Drums

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Wednesday, March 21st at 9pm:
Our fourth installment will feature the Ari Brown Quintet performing Adderley’s 1958 Blue Note release, "Something Else".

ABLBUM BACKGROUND:
“Cannonball Adderley gave up his own band in 1957 when he had the opportunity to become a sideman in Miles Davis'  ensemble with John Coltrane, eventually resulting in some of the greatest jazz recordings of all time (including Milestones and Kind of Blue). In March of 1958, Davis returned the favor by appearing alongside Hank Jones, Sam Jones and Art Blakey on Adderley's all-star quintet to date for Blue Note, and the resulting session is indeed "Somethin' Else".

Both horn players are at their peak of lyrical invention, crafting gorgeous, flowing blues lines on "Autumn Leaves" and "One for Daddy-O," as the rhythm team creates a taut, focused groove."
- Rovi Staff

PERFORMANCES BY:
Ari Brown - Alto
TBA - Trumpet
Kirk Brown - Piano
Yosef Bin Israel - Bass
Avreeayl Ra - Drums

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Thursday, March 29th at 9pm:
For the grand finale, we'll conclude the month with the Mike Smith Quartet performing Adderley’s 1959 release, "Cannonball Takes Charge".

ABLBUM BACKGROUND:
"Adderley was on the verge of leaving Miles Davis's Sextet when he recorded the seven titles and two alternates that comprise this LP, the sixth in a seven-volume series of Riverside dates reissued by producer Orrin Keepnews. Accompanied by pianist Wynton Kelly and alternating bassists and drummers, Adderley is in fine form on these standards with the emphasis leaning a bit toward ballads and blues. Highlights include "Serenata," "Poor Butterfly" and two versions of "I Remember You."" - Scott Yanow

PERFORMANCES BY:
Mike Smith - Alto
Jordan Baskin - Piano
Jeff Hamann - Bass
Mike Schlick - Drums​

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Wednesday February 21st at 9pm:
The Jazz Record Art Collective is proud to present the Nick Mazzarella & Clark Sommers Duo performing Ornette Coleman’s "Soapsuds, Soapsuds", released in 1977.

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
“Ornette Coleman reunites with longtime friend and bassist Charlie Haden to create a beautiful duo album entitled soapsuds. This record was recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City, January 30th, 1977. It features compositions by Coleman and Haden with Coleman playing tenor saxophone and trumpet. Additionally, this record shows chemistry of two masters that had a profound impact of modern music.”
~Lenard Simpson

LISTEN:
"Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" – 7:44 (Written by S. Shafer)
"Someday" – 7:34 (Written by Ornette Coleman)

PERFORMANCES BY:
Nick Mazzarella - Reeds
Clark Sommers - Bass

Featured Visual Artist - Michelle Marrocco


ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID
Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm.
Cash only, Smaller bills appreciated!
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously supported by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

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Wednesday February 14th at 9pm:
The Jazz Record Art Collective is proud to present the Saalik Ziyad Group performing Sam Cooke's "Mr. Soul", released in 1963.

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
"In 1963, Sam Cooke was a busy man releasing two records on RCA Victor. One of those being Mr. Soul, which was produced by Hugo & Luigi, a producing team and released in February . Besides Cooke, this record features a string section along with a rhythm section that accompanies Cooke. Although the strings can sometimes be over orchestrated, Cooke's soulful voice and all his nuances makes this record a record that shouldn't be ignored." - Lenard Simpson

"This is [an album] that might be termed "cool" soul -- smooth and sometimes bluesy, in a low-key way, quietly emotive on numbers such as "These Foolish Things," with the hot moments in special abundance on numbers like "Chains of Love" and "Send Me Some Lovin'." But even in these cool, restrained settings, Cooke's was still one of the finest voices of his century, and worth taking in for every breath and nuance." -Bruce Eder


PERFORMANCES BY:
Saalik Ziyad - Vocals
Ed Beard - Piano
Zachary Biggus - Guitar
David Williams - Bass 
Andy Sutton - Drums

Featured Visual Artists:
Arthur Wright
Alex Puryear

ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID
Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm.
Cash only, Smaller bills appreciated!
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously supported by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Thursday February 1st at 9pm:
The Jazz Record Art Collective is proud to present the Andy Pratt Quartet, performing Tom Waits’ "Foreign Affairs", originally released in 1977.

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
By the time of this 1977 recording, Tom Waits had fully transformed himself into a musical character actor from another era, caught somewhere between Raymond Chandler and the Beat Generation. His vocals here are some of the most mannered performances this side of Bukowski (and probably had something to do with the movie roles he won in the coming years). His use of strings on some of these tracks can occasionally drift dangerously close to schmaltz, but that's easily compensated by such highlights as his duet with Bette Midler on "I Never Talk to Strangers" and the breathless melodrama of "Burma-Shave." Cool. --Steve Appleford


PERFORMANCES BY:
Andy Pratt - Vocals & Guitar
Alex Beltran - Saxophone
Joe Policastro - Bass
Jon Deitemyer - Drums
Rose Colella - Special Guest Vocalist


ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID
Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm.
Cash only, Smaller bills appreciated!
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously supported by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Wednesday, January 24th at 9pm:
The Jazz Record Art Collective is proud to present the Ryan Shultz Sextet performing Steve Swallow’s "Home", released in 1980.

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
“Bassist Steve Swallow’s album Home was recorded in September 1979 at Columbia Records in New York, NY and released on ECM Records. This record features music written by Swallow to the poetry of Robert Creeley. Additionally, this record also features the artistry of Sheila Jordan (voice), Dave Liebman (saxophones), Lyle Mays (synthesizer), and Bob Moses (drums). This record simply displays beautiful music that is well written and shows the mastery of Steve Swallow.”
~Leonard Simpson


PERFORMANCES BY:
Ryan Shultz - bass trumpet, fx
Karl Montzka - piano
Paul Mutzabaugh - keyboards
Larry Kohut - electric bass
Jon Deitemeyer - drums
Alix Hager - voice, flute


ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID
Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm.
Cash only, Smaller bills appreciated!
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously supported by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Wednesday, January 10th at 9pm:
The Jazz Record Art Collective is proud to present the Chris Greene Trio performing Lester Young’s release from 1946, "Lester Young Trio".

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
The Lester Young Trio recorded in 1946 by Norman Granz for Clef Records and later released on Verve Records, features the master Lester Young on tenor saxophone, Buddy Rich on drums, and Nat King Cole on piano. Although, due to a contract, Cole recorded on this session using the pseudonym “Aye Guy.” This record exemplifies three masters creating a swinging rhythmic drive without the presence of a bass player. 

The trio portion of this album is especially lush and intriguing, featuring wonderful renditions of Young's original, "Back to the Land," Gershwin's "The Man I Love," and a duet version of the gorgeous ballad, "Peg O' My Heart" (Rich had gone out to get something to eat). Cole's intimate piano style wonderfully complements Young's light, airy tone and unorthodox phrasing, and Rich, known for a flashy approach, plays quite sensitively here, using brushes on most tunes. Highlights on Lester Young Trio include "I Want To Be Happy" and "I've Found a New Baby," the latter of which features the trio in swinging form.


PERFORMANCES BY:
Chris Greene - Sax
Damian Espinosa - Piano
Steve Corley - Drums


ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID
Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm.
Cash only, Smaller bills appreciated!
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously supported by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Thursday, December 14th at 9pm:
The Jazz Record Art Collective is proud to present the Michael Nearpass 14pc Group performing Duke Ellington’s jazz interpretation of "The Nutcracker Suite" by Tchaikovsky.

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
"The Nutcracker Suite was recorded for the Columbia label in 1960 with arrangements by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Although the album was created directly from Tchaikovsky's work, the two composers didn't lean on Tchaikovsky for anything beyond the strength of a melody. 

In "Dance of the Reed-Pipes," considerations had to be made because there were no flutes in the Ellington band so the composition was rescored for two clarinets, written into a thicket of poking, overlapping brass lines. In the ''Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy," rather than adapting  Tchaikovsky's celeste theme to Ellington's piano, the jazz composers wrote it for baritone and tenor saxophone. In the ''Waltz of The Flowers'' they let the stiffness out of the ''March'' in exchange for a loose, uptempo swing." - Ben Ratliff, New York Times.

PERFORMANCES BY:
Reeds: Aaron McEvers, Artie Black, Hunter Diamond,
​Dustin Laurenzi, Alex Blomarz
Trumpet: Victor Garcia, Drew Hansen, Justin Woodward,
 James Davis
Trombone​: Michael Nearpass, Luke Malewicz, Josh Torrey
Piano: Carl Kennedy 
Bass: Ashley Summers
Drums: Jon Deitemyer

Featured Artist - Michelle Richardson

ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID
Doors open at 8:30pm. Show starts at 9pm.
Cash only, Smaller bills appreciated!
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously supported by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Wednesday, December 6th at 9pm:
The Jazz Record Art Collective is proud to present the Dennis Luxion Quartet performing Chet Baker’s little-known release from 1955, Chet Baker Quartet - Featuring Dick Twardzik.

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
Recorded in Paris in 1955, this Barclay reissue features trumpeter Chet Baker in a quartet with Boston-area piano prodigy Dick Twardzik, bassist Jimmy Bond, and drummer Peter Littman. For his first recording-date in Paris Chet decided to tackle Bob Zieff’s compositions, a classically trained composer with a bent toward an angular, third-stream style. Zieff had been one of Twardzik's teachers, and it was Twardzik who introduced Baker to Zieff's compositions. Although Chet Baker was known for playing mainly by ear, he immediately connected with Zieff's music. Compositions like "Sad Walk," "Just Duo," and "Brash," are sweetly lyrical and swinging, yet shaded with harmonies that are noir-ish in tone. 

Sadly, Twardzik died of a heroin overdose just over a week after this recording session; a tragedy that cut short a promising career and marked the beginning of Baker's own decline into addiction. Due to licensing restrictions, the album fell out of print in the U.S. and Zieff never fully achieved wider recognition. Nonetheless, these are some of the most distinctive and unusual of Baker's early career recordings." - Matt Collar


PERFORMANCES BY:
Dennis Luxion - Piano
Gomeh Barak - Trumpet
Sam Peters - Bass
Neil Hemphill - Drums

Featured Artist - Brittany Dunlap

ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID
Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm.
Cash only, Smaller bills appreciated!
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously supported by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Thursday, November 16th at 9pm:
The Jazz Record Art Collective is proud to present the Idit Shner Quintet performing Eric Dolphy’s "Far Cry", released in 1962.

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
"Far Cry finds multi-reedist Eric Dolphy in a transitional phase, relinquishing Charlie Parker's governing universal impact and diving into the next controversial phase that critics began calling "anti-jazz." On this date Booker Little's lyrical trumpet and Jackie Byard's confident grasp of multiple piano styles (though both steeped in hard bop) were sympathetic to the burgeoning "avant-garde" approach that Dolphy displays, albeit sparingly, on this session. Far Cry contains the initial performance of Dolphy's future jazz classic "Miss Ann," along with his first recorded solo alto sax performance on "Tenderly," in which Dolphy bridges the gap between the solo saxophone performances of Coleman Hawkins and Anthony Braxton.”
~Al Campbell

PERFORMANCES BY:
Idit Shner - Woodwinds
Chad McCullough - Trumpet
Rob Clearfield - Keyboard
Matt Ulery - Bass
Jon Deitemyer - Drums


ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID
Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm.
CASH ONLY, Smaller bills appreciated!
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously supported by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Wednesday, November 15th at 9pm:
The Jazz Record Art Collective is stretching out once again this month presenting The Heavy Sounds performing Booker T & the M.G.’s 1970 release of "McLemore Avenue", ​a tribute to the Beatles' Abbey Road.

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
"Booker T. Jones was so taken with the Beatles' Abbey Road, he claims he had to respond just to say "thanks" and recorded McLemore Avenue, a cover version of the entire Abbey Road album in three long medleys (that approximated the structure of the Beatles' album). The MG's even aped the Beatles' cover photo, with the band strolling down McLemore Avenue, the home of Stax Records. Booker T. & the MG's turned an already hip record into one that was funky as hell and one that kept listeners guessing by rearranging the order of the tunes to suit the MG's. Not only is McLemore Avenue a stellar interpretation of Abbey Road, it's one of the finest Booker T. & the MG's albums to boot." -Thom Jurek

PERFORMANCES BY:
Dan Ingenthron - Keys
John Wills - Guitar
Jeremy Kay - Bass
Ryan Juravic - Drums
Noah Plotkin - Percussion

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ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID
Doors open at 8pm. Show starts at 9pm.
CASH ONLY, Smaller bills appreciated!
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously supported by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Wednesday, November 8th at 9pm:
The Jazz Record Art Collective is proud to present a DOUBLE SHOW on Wednesday November 8th! At 9pm Andy Brown & Dennis Carroll will kick things off with Jim Hall & Ron Carter's Alone Together from 1974. Then at 10pm The Peter Saxe Trio will conclude with McCoy Tyner's Inception from 1962.

I. ALBUM BACKGROUND:
“Alone Together is long considered a classic and a revelation to listeners who had taken guitarist Jim Hall for granted, this set of duets with bassist Ron Carter has near-telepathic communication between the two musicians and quiet music full of inner tension and fire. Hall and Carter brought in an original apiece and also collaborated on six standards, including "St. Thomas," "Softly As in a Morning Sunrise," "Autumn Leaves," and "Alone Together." Introspective and thought-provoking music.”
- Scott Yanow

PERFORMANCES BY:
Andy Brown - guitar
Dennis Carroll - bass

II. ALBUM BACKGROUND:
“Inception is one of several trio sessions that Tyner recorded while he was working with Coltrane, and it demonstrates an altogether different side of this  profoundly influential artist. The impossibly fluid lines that Tyner spins on virtually every track are even more intricate and sustained than those which he produced in the confines of the Coltrane group, and they are executed with a touch that is almost unbelievably light. Tyner seems to dance his way effortlessly through this material, and the result is a sublimely joyful, almost rapturous listening experience.”

PERFORMANCES BY:
Peter Saxe - Piano
John Sims - Bass
George Fludas - Drums

ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID* (for BOTH shows)
Doors open at 8pm. 1st show starts @ 9pm, 2nd show @ 10pm. 
CASH ONLY, Smaller bills appreciated.
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously supported by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Thursday, October 19th at 9pm:
We will conclude October with Young/Million Brazilian Project  performing the bossa nova album ELIS & TOM by Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim from 1974 in its entirety. 

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
This beautiful and legendary recording date between iconic Brazilian vocalist Elis Regina and composer, conductor, and arranger Tom Jobim is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian pop recordings. It is nearly ubiquitous among Brazilians as a household item. Regina's voice is among the most loved in the history of Brazilian music. Her range and acuity, her unique phrasing, and her rainbow of emotional colors are literally unmatched, and no matter the tune or arrangement, she employs most of them on these 14 cuts.

PERFORMANCES BY:
Sarah Marie Young - Portuguese vocal
Guy King - Portuguese vocal/guitar
Steve Million - piano and transcriber
Dave Onderdonk - guitar
Luiz Ewerling - drums
Larry Kohut - acoustic and electric bass
Steve Eisen - flutes
Jim Gailloreto - flutes
John Elmquist - conductor
Zara Zaharieva - violin
Edith Yokley - violin
Cheryl Wilson - viola
Paul Couchinard - viola
Jill Kaeding - cello

Visual Artist - Holly Ekwejunor-Etchie

ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID*
Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9pm.
CASH ONLY, Smaller bills appreciated.
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously sponsored by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Wednesday, October 18th at 9pm
The Jazz Record Art Collective presents the Greg Fishman Quartet performing Stan Getz’ 1967 release, Sweet Rain.

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
Sweet Rain was Stan Getz's first major artistic coup after he closed the book on his bossa nova period, featuring an adventurous young group that pushed him to new heights in his solo statements. Pianist Chick Corea, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Grady Tate were all schooled in concept of rhythm-section freedom which allowed their interplay to open things up for Getz's long, soulful explorations. 

Chick Corea's subtle touch leaves plenty of room for Getz's ideas alongside the busily shifting rhythms of the bass and drums, heard to best effect in Corea's challenging opener "Litha." The repertoire also features another Corea original "Windows", the typically lovely Jobim tune "O Grande Amor," and Dizzy Gillespie's Latin-flavored "Con Alma." The quartet's level of musicianship remains high on every selection and the marvelously consistent atmosphere the album places it among Getz' very best. A surefire classic.

PERFORMANCES BY:
Greg Fishman - Tenor Saxophone
Mike Allemana - Guitar 
Jim Cox - Bass
Phil Gratteau - Drums

ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID*
Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9pm.
CASH ONLY, Smaller bills appreciated.
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously sponsored by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Wednesday, October 11th at 9pm
The Jazz Record Art Collective presents the Rodrigo Villanueva Quartet performing Chick Corea’s Three Quartets.

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
Three Quartets is a jazz album released in 1981 by American jazz pianist Chick Corea, in collaboration with saxophonist Michael Brecker, bassist Eddie Gómez and drummer Steve Gadd. All compositions are by Corea who wanted to create an album of quartets like the many string quartets of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Impressionist periods; however, he would use jazz instrumentation.

"Quartet No. 1" uses a 1-chord (G altered) solo vamp over a rock beat in 3/4, and a repeated theme that uses stacked fourths. The second track, "Quartet No. 2 (Part I)" is a ballad, dedicated to Duke Ellington, incorporating many of the Western classical harmonies and tensions that Ellington used in much of his playing. "Quartet No. 2 (Part II)" is dedicated to jazz saxophone legend John Coltrane.

PERFORMANCES BY:
Rodrigo Villanueva Conroy - Drums
John Wojciechowski - Tenor Sax 
Johannes Wallmann - Piano
John Christensen - Bass

ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID*
Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9pm.
CASH ONLY, Smaller bills appreciated.
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously sponsored by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Thursday, October 5th at 9pm
The Jazz Record Art Collective presents the Chris Siebold Octet performing Frank Zappa’s 1969 release Hot Rats.

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
Hot Rats is Zappa's second solo album and first recording after the dissolution of the Mothers of Invention by Frank Zappa.  Ian Underwood is the only member of the Mothers to appear on the album as Zappa's primary collaborator. Other featured musicians were bassists Max Bennett and Shuggie Otis; drummers John Guerin, Paul Humphrey and Ron Selico; and electric violinists Don "Sugarcane" Harris and Jean-Luc Ponty. This album was recorded on 16-track equipment and one of the first albums to use this technology. 

"Hot Rats' genius lies in the way it fuses the compositional sophistication of jazz with rock's down-and-dirty attitude -- there's a real looseness and grit to the three lengthy jams, and a surprising, wry elegance to the three shorter, tightly arranged numbers (particularly the sumptuous "Peaches en Regalia"). Zappa's wonderfully scuzzy, distorted tone is an especially good fit on "Willie the Pimp," with its greasy blues riffs and guest vocalist Captain Beefheart." -Steve Huey

PERFORMANCES BY:
Chris Siebold - Guitar And Vocals
Paul Mutzabaugh - Keyboard
Vijay Tellis-Nayak - Keyboard
Katherine Andrick - Violin
Aaron McEvers – Soprano/Alto Saxophones/Flute
John Bowes – Tenor/Baritone Saxophones/Clarinet 
Larry Kohut - Bass
Gerald Dowd - Drums

ADMISSION & LOCATION:
$10 cover or  $5 w/ student ID*
Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9pm.
CASH ONLY, Smaller bills appreciated.
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously sponsored by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Wednesday, September 20th at 9pm
The Jazz Record Art Collective presents the Paul Mutzabaugh Quartet performing Hank Mobley’s 1960 Blue Note release of Soul Station.

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
Soul Station is one of Mobley's best-known albums. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio and rooted in the hard bop style, Mobley's quartet features his past bandleader in the Jazz Messengers, drummer Art Blakey, and two future bandmates from his time in the Miles Davis Quintet, pianist Wynton Kelly and bassist Paul Chambers. The clean, uncomplicated sound that resulted from that grouping helps make it the best among his albums and a peak moment during a particularly strong period in his career.

The album's bookends are two standards, "Remember" by Irving Berlin and "If I Should Lose You" by Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin. Between these standards are four Mobley originals that, in contrast, reflect the best of small-group composition with their lightness and tight dynamics as featured in "This I Dig of You." 


PERFORMANCES BY:
Paul Mutzabaugh - Keys
Rajiv Halim - Tenor Saxophone
Larry Kohut - Bass
Greg Artry - Drums

ADMISSION & LOCATION:
Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9pm.
Suggested $10 donation or $5 w/ student ID*
Cash only, Smaller bills appreciated.
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously sponsored by Candid Wines.

The Fulton Street Collective
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Wednesday, September 13th at 9pm
The Jazz Record Art Collective is stretching its arms a bit in September with the Neil Carson Group performing Steely Dan's 1976 release of The Royal Scam.

ALBUM BACKGROUND:
The Royal Scam is the fifth album by Steely Dan, originally released by ABC Records in 1976.

"With its pairing of venomous lyrics to enthralling grooves, The Royal Scam contains some of the most potent work of Steely Dan’s career. The album begins with “Kid Charlemagne,” in which Donald Fagen addresses a fallen idol. The title track is a scathing, impressionistic vision of America’s settlement: the lyrics are at once funny and frightening, and the music is sublime. In a perfect paradoxical formula, “The Caves of Altamira,” and “Sign in Stranger,” mine rhythms that are relaxed yet fiercely precise." - Itunes 

"Steely Dan’s musical surfaces were sleek and understated, smooth enough to almost be mistaken for easy-listening pop, and polished through countless takes that earned Mr. Becker and Mr. Fagen a daunting reputation as studio perfectionists." -Jon Pareles

PERFORMANCES BY:
Neil Carson - Lead Vocals, Saxophone
Alyssa Allgood - Vocals
Greg Woods - Vocals
Constantine Alexander - Trumpet
Corbin Andrick - Alto/Tenor Sax
Alex Wasily - Trombone
Dan Burke - Bari Sax
Neal Alger - Guitar
Jake Shapiro - Keyboard
Paul Mutzabaugh - Keyboard
Andrew Vogt - Bass
Zack Marks - Drums

Featured Visual Artist - Rachael Reuter

ADMISSION & LOCATION:
Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9pm.
Suggested $10 donation or $5 w/ student ID*
Cash only, Smaller bills appreciated.
All ages. 21+ for alcoholic beverages.
This music series is generously sponsored by Candid Wines.

All JRAC events take place at The Fulton Street Collective:
Located in the Hubbart Street Lofts
1821 W. Hubbard St. (3rd Floor)
Chicago, IL 60612
(773) 852 2481

Thursday, August 31st at 3:15pm
(Chicago Cultural Center)
The Dave Rempis Quintet will be performing their reinterpretation of Jackie McLean's 1967 Blue Note Release ACTION ACTION ACTION. This performance will be featured in the Thursday kick-off of the Chicago Jazz Festival and will take place in Claudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center.
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ALBUM BACKGROUND:
"One of the consistently intriguing characteristics of Jackie Mclean's jazz is that while he continues to explore new directions, he is also clearly rooted in the fundamentals of modern jazz. Or, as he would put it, "I never want to go 'outside' for too long a time without coming back 'inside' again."

This album reveals Jackie both "outside" and "inside" and is an absorbing illustration of how past, present and future interest in his composing and improvising." -Nat Hentoff 

PERFORMANCES BY:
Dave Rempis - Alto Saxophone
Russ Johnson - Trumpet
Jason Adasiewicz - Vibes
Jason Roebke - Bass
Mike Reed - Drums

ADMISSION & LOCATION:
Performance starts at 3:15pm.
Featured Chicago Jazz Festival performance.
FREE SHOW.
All ages.

***PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE***
Chicago Cultural Center
Claudia Cassidy Theater
77 E. Randolph St. 
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 744-6630