Chuck Nessa Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 The program of 2 quartets is now finalized with Roscoe, Fred Berry, Jaribu Shahid (subbing for Malachi Favors) and Alvin Fielder (Before There Was Sound Quartet) and Roscoe, Tomeka Reid, Junius Paul and Vincent Davis (billed as Mitchell's Chicago Quartet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 what a bummer!! - I'm going to be in Chicago (from Australia) from 24-27th Sept - missed out by three weeks Chuck, can you recommend anything jazz wise (I'm partial to avant/free/improv) over that time period (not a big time frame) in Chicago Will be checking out the Green Mill Is it worth going to The Velvet Lounge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted August 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) The Velvet Lounge is gone. Definitely consider going to Mike Reed's Constellation. http://www.constellation-chicago.com Edited August 24, 2017 by Chuck Nessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Chuck Nessa said: The Velvet Lounge is gone. Definitely consider going to Mike Reed's Constellation. http://www.constellation-chicago.com Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted August 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 On 8/24/2017 at 9:27 PM, romualdo said: Cheers You should also check the calendars of the Hungry Brain and the Beat Kitchen as the dates get closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted August 26, 2017 Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) What Chuck left out is that is that Mitchell's concert celebrates 50 years of Nessa Records.http://jazzinchicago.org/jazzfest/roscoe-mitchells-quartets-celebrating-50-years-of-nessa-records/ Wish I could be there. Edited August 26, 2017 by jeffcrom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uli Posted August 26, 2017 Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 On 8/23/2017 at 6:55 PM, romualdo said: what a bummer!! - I'm going to be in Chicago (from Australia) from 24-27th Sept - missed out by three weeks Chuck, can you recommend anything jazz wise (I'm partial to avant/free/improv) over that time period (not a big time frame) in Chicago Will be checking out the Green Mill Is it worth going to The Velvet Lounge? you may be able to catch some of the second day of the Hyde Park fest, http://hydeparkjazzfestival.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 17 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: You should also check the calendars of the Hungry Brain and the Beat Kitchen as the dates get closer. Thanks again Chuck - The Constellation looks like a good venue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 13 hours ago, uli said: you may be able to catch some of the second day of the Hyde Park fest, http://hydeparkjazzfestival.org/ Wow!! nice lineup - Amina Claudine Myers, Andrew Cyrille, Oliver Lake, Robin Kelley lecture on Monk @ 100 We won't be getting in to Chicago till Sun pm - unfortunately will miss most of the performances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted August 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Another possibility, as time gets near is http://elasticarts.org/events/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 8 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Another possibility, as time gets near is http://elasticarts.org/events/ some nice stuff there too - will keep looking Thanks again Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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