Mar
23
4:00 PM16:00

Jeff Swanson Trio / Maddie Vogler Quintet @ Green Mill

(4pm – 6pm) CHICAGO JAZZ COMPOSERS COLLECTIVE

Sunday March 23

4:00pm - 6:00pm

$10 cover charge

Chicago Jazz Composers presents:


Jeff Swanson Trio
Jeff Swanson composer, guitar
Katie Ernst bass
Willis McKenna woodwinds

Maddie Vogler Quintet
Maddie Vogler composer, saxophone
Victor Garcia trumpet
Jake Shapiro piano
Sam Peters bass
Juan Pastor drums

The Green Mill

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Jan
7
6:30 PM18:30

Jeff Swanson & Wills McKenna @ Colvin House

With over a decade of collaboration, Chicago artists Jeff Swanson (guitar) and Wills McKenna (woodwinds) present new original compositions in a special duo performance. Blending jazz and improvisational sensibilities with an affinity for both acoustic and electronic sounds, the duo strikes a balance between the familiar and the innovative. Their music explores recognizable forms while venturing into fresh textures and melodies, offering a unique and engaging musical experience.

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2 sets starting at 6:30pm

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Nov
7
to Nov 10

dis/connect by Gina Laurenzi/Danceworks Performance MKE

Siblings and artists, Gina Laurenzi (Danceworks co-artistic director) and Dustin Laurenzi (Chicago musician and composer), amplify the Danceworks space creating a world of a wondrous nature.  Performers cross between two studio spaces, inciting playful happenings and curious incidents allowing  space for imagination to flourish through an experience of sound and color. dis/connect interrupts our dependence on technology revealing the wondrous positive effects of   reconnection with self, others, and the environment in real time.

Joining the Danceworks stage are musicians Dustin Laurenzi and Jeff Swanson who create structured improvisatory soundscapes, melding acoustic and synthesized instrumentation. Drawing equally from traditions of free improvised music as well as electronic and sample-based music, the duo seamlessly weave earthy and otherworldly sounds into intricate textures.

Nov 7th, 7:30pm
Nov 8th, 7:30pm
Nov 9th, 5pm
Nov 9th, 8pm
Nov 10th, 5pm

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Aug
25
4:00 PM16:00

Connor Bernhard Quintet / Quentin Coaxum's "Satellite" @ Green Mill

The Chicago Jazz Composers Collective presents:


Connor Bernhard Quartet
Connor Bernhard composer, trumpet
Jeff Swanson guitar
Evan Levine bass
Clif Wallace drums

Quentin Coaxum Satellite
Quentin Coaxum composer, trumpet
Dustin Laurenzi tenor saxophone
Julius Tucker keyboard
Jeff Swanson guitar
Micah Collier electric bass
Marcus Evans drums

2 sets starting at 4pm

$10/21+

More Info4:00pm - 6:00pm

$10 cover

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