 | Wednesday, March 2nd @ 9pm We'll be kicking off our Month of Mingus with Joni Mitchell's album Mingus. This studio album was Charles Mingus' final collaboration, recorded months before his death in January of 1979. This album features bassist Jaco Pastorius from Weather Report along with a reunion of saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist Herbie Hancock. Performances by: Rachel Drew & the Bitter Roots Rachel Drew – Vocals/Guitar Chris Greene - Sax Mike Allemana - Guitar Pat Williams - Bass Gerald Dowd - Drums Featured Visual Artist: Sarah Mueller https://www.facebook.com/events/964418980301761/ |
 | Wednesday, March 9th @ 9pm Night two will feature both Changes One & Changes Two, released on Atlantic Records. Both albums were two bright points in the 70's jazz canon containing compositions that moved through chords as quick as an arrow. Just when it sounds like chaos will run wild...Snap! A measure starts and the band is completely back in, tight as a vice. Performances by: Junius Paul - Bass Corey Wilkes -Trumpet Rajiv Halim - Saxophones Justin Dillard - Piano Clif Wallace - Drums Featured Visual Artist: Arthur Wright https://www.facebook.com/events/1852918224934944/ |
 | Wednesday, March 16th @ 9pm Night three will feature the 1973 album Mingus Moves, performed by the Jim Gailloreto Sextet. The original album featured Don Pullen on piano, Ronald Hampton on trumpet, George Adams on saxophone and his longtime drummer, Dannie Richmond. One composition (Moves) also features the vocals of Honey Gordon and Doug Hammond. Performances by: Jim Gailloreto - Tenor Saxophone/Flute B.J. Cord - Trumpet Luke Malewicz - Trombone Rob Clearfield - Keyboard Patrick Mulcahy - Bass Jon Deitemyer - Drums Bethany Hamilton - Special Guest Vocalist https://www.facebook.com/events/1505828286392654/ |
 | Wednesday, March 23rd @ 9pm Night four will feature his well known Mingus Ah Um album, debuted on Columbia in 1959, performed by the Vijay Tellis-Nayak Trio. Steve Huey (Allmusic.com) states that "Mingus' compositions and arrangements were always extremely focused, assimilating individual spontaneity into a firm consistency of mood, and that approach reaches an ultra-tight zenith on Mingus Ah Um." Performances by: Vijay Tellis-Nayak – Keys/Organ Ernie Denov – Guitar Ernie Adams – Drums Featured Visual Artist: Dimitri Pavlotsky https://www.facebook.com/events/798672196905205/ |
 | Wednesday, March 30th @ 9pm The final night of our Month of Mingus series will feature his self titled album Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus, released in 1961 on Nat Hentoff's independent label, Candid. The original quartet featured Eric Dolphy, Ted Curson and Dannie Richmond which constituted Mingus' core working band at the time. Hentoff concludes, "For once, in these sessions, everyone in a Mingus unit reached - and maintained - that level of daring and that power to make their instruments become extensions of themselves". Performances by: Joshua Abrams - Bass Ben LaMar Gay - Cornet Jason Stein - Bass Clarinet Mikel Avery - Drums Featured Visual Artist: Chris Walker |
ADMISSION & LOCATION
Suggested $10 donation or $5 w/ valid student ID*
Cash only, smaller bills appreciated!
All ages. 21+ with I.D. for alcoholic beverages.
Spirits generously provided 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
*All proceeds directly support the artists to perform in the event along with the volunteers who help make it all come together.
Suggested $10 donation or $5 w/ valid student ID*
Cash only, smaller bills appreciated!
All ages. 21+ with I.D. for alcoholic beverages.
Spirits generously provided 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
*All proceeds directly support the artists to perform in the event along with the volunteers who help make it all come together.
