Ich erlaube mir mal, das hier zu posten – das Festival bringt regelmässig phantastische Konzerte und das Ambiente scheint wunderbar zu sein, leider hab ich’s noch nie dahin geschafft ….
7th JAZZ FESTIVAL
22 – 25th November 2012
Poznań POLAND
PRESS INFOS
The spectrum of Chicago jazz is represented – from talented young artists to the legends that helped create the important movements in jazz history. Hear what Chicago sounds like – from the club atmosphere to the grand concert halls, from a classical perspective to the avant-garde. 7th edition of Made in Chicago Jazz Festival – the only one of its kind in Europe!
MADE IN CHICAGO / www.madeinchicago.pl / festival is organized in association with the Jazz Institute of Chicago/ www.jazzinchicago.org and the Poznań Municipality since 2006. It is one of the most remarkable and original concepts on the map of Polish and European jazz festivals. Estrada Poznańska artistic director Wojciech Juszczak / www.estrada.poznan.pl / co-curates this festival with the Jazz Institute of Chicago’s executive director Lauren Deutsch.
The Made in Chicago festival introduces the Polish audience to the entire historical legacy of Jazz in Chicago by assembling a group of musicians who can play in several different music contexts. The idea of the festival is to present different aspects of the Chicago jazz scene, from traditional to the avant-garde, the American musicians playing varied styles of jazz in groups of changing line-ups. The previous projects featured both young, talented musicians, and jazz legends (like Fred Anderson, Roscoe Mitchell, Henry Threadgill, Kahil El Zabar, Douglas Ewart, Ari Brown, Ed Wilkerson Jr., Art Hoyle, Ed House, Mwata Bowden, Ernest Dawkins, Corey Wilkes, Tatsu Aoki, Larry Gray, Josh Abrams, Jason Adasiewicz, Junius Paul, Charles Heath, Saalik Ziyad, Fareed Haque, David Boykin, Robert Irving III, Bobby Broom, Jeff Parker, Mike Allemana, Vincent Davis, Mike Reed, Stephen Berry, Ken Chaney, Justin Dillard, Erwin Helfer, Greg Ward, Jim Baker, Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, Maia, Myra Melford, Dee Alexander, Maggie Brown, Ann Ward, Duriel E. Harris, Saalik Ziyad, Willie Pickens, Hamid Drake, Orbert Davis, Ernie Adams, Ryan Cohan, Fred Jackson, Rajiv Halim, and so on – together more than 100 musicians during six editions).
Every year, during the festival the city of Poznań could enjoy the unsurpassable atmosphere of Chicago jazz concerts. For these few days, Poznań resounds with the rich legacy of the music – from the traditional to the avant-garde. MADE IN CHICAGO has already developed a tradition of a very special finale, a premiere project prepared by the festival star, and featuring all the invited musicians. In 2006, the festival introduced Nicole Mitchell whose “Harambee” suite was composed specially for the Poznań event; in 2007, Douglas Ewart and his “Inventions” project. In 2008, finale featured a Roscoe Mitchell composition “Cards for Orchestra”, in 2009 Ed Wilkerson’s Jr. compositions “Poznań Rhapsody”.
The fifth edition of Made In Chicago Jazz Festival in 2010 marked the special appearance of AACM’s GREAT BLACK MUSIC ENSEMBLE – the leading 17 piece band of the Chicago’s AACM. The band performed twice. During the first concert, they presented their genuine compositions, while during the second one, the grand finale in Poznan, for the first time since its premiere in Chicago, they played the compositions dedicated to the recently deceased legendary saxophonist, Fred Anderson.
Just months after the premiere at the Chicago Jazz Festival, the artists from Chicago and the Poznan-based an_ARCHE NewMusicEnsmeble played the latest piece by Nicole Mitchell, “Arc of O“, which was a combination of jazz and modern music. The concert has just been published on Cd by the french label RogueArt http://web.roguart.com/shop/album/id/62
On 2011, Made In Chicago festival presented in Poznań a “Tribute to Von Freeman“, with Vonsk’y original rhythm section – Michael Allemana, Michael Raynor and Matt Ferguson and special guests – Ari Brown, Greg Ward, Rajiv Halim and Corey Wilkes. Vonsk’y was too ill to attend the festival.
Furthermore, as part of the festival, free workshops are organized. These, then, provide a unique opportunity for their participants to try the collective creation of music and improvise.
The festival is extensively promoted both on national and local level. A documentary about the 2006 festival, as well as concert recordings of the 2006, 2007. 2008 and 2009 editions were shot for TVP Kultura national channel. Moreover, The Chicago Tribune wrote numerous articles about the event and an extensive report was published by Jazz Times, the American music magazine.
Every year the event brought thousand of spectators to Poznań.
Concerts
VII Made in Chicago Festival 2012 22 – 23 – 24 – 25 NOV. 2012
THURSDAY 22th Nov.
free opening concert
ESTRADA or Pavillon 8.00 PM
Sun Rooms Trio
Mike Reed – drums
Jason Adasiewicz – vibes
Nate McBride – bass
FRIDAY 23th Nov.
ESTRADA 8.00 PM
Harrison Bankhead Sextet
Harrison Bankhead – bass
Mars Williams – sax
Edward Wilkerson – sax
James Anders – violin
Ernie Adams – drums
Avreeayl Ra – percussion
CLUB or Pavillon 10.30 PM
Mary Halvorson Group
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Nate McBride – bass
Tomas Fujiwara – drums
Taylor Ho Bynum – trumpet
SATURDAY 24th Nov.
STRADA 8.00 PM
Living By Lanterns
Mike Reed – drums
Tomas Fujiwara – drums
Tomeka Reid – cello
Joshua Abrams – bass
Greg Ward – sax
Ingrid Laubrock – sax
Taylor Ho Bynum – cornet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Jason Adasiewicz – vibes
CLUB or Pavillon 10.30 PM
Awekening
Ari Brown – sax
Ken Chaney – piano
Ernie Adams – drums
Harrison Bankhead – bass
T.S. Galloway – trombone
SUNDAY 25th Nov.
ESTRADA 8.00 PM
Blowing in From Chicago
Edward Wilkerson – sax
Ari Brown – sax
Ken Chaney – piano
Ernie Adams – drums
Harrison Bankhead – bass
PAVILLION – WORKSHOPS / FREE materclasses program
FRIDAY 23th Nov.
Ingrid Laubrock – sax 1st set – 10 AM : 13 AM
Greg Ward – sax 2nd set – 2PM : 5PM
SATURDAY 24th Nov.
James Sanders – violin 1st set – 10 AM : 13 AM
Avreeayl Ra – percussion 2nd set – 2PM : 5PM
SUNDAY 25th Nov.
Joshua Abrams – bass 1st set – 10 AM : 13 AM
Tomeka Reid – cello 2nd set – 2PM : 5PM
WORKSHOPS FINAL JAM SESSION 10 P.M.
open jam session – chicago musicians + workshops participants
LIVING BY LANTERNS
Drummer Mike Reed and an amazing young cutting-edge band drawn equally from New York and Chicago explore the music and mythology of another key Chicago player from the era, Sun Ra. For the Chicago JazzFest 2011 Mike Reed was commissioned to create a performance based on the 700 hours of the Sun Ra/El Saturn Audio Collection. Chicago professor, jazz writer John Corbett uncovered a bunch of tapes, writings and artwork from the basement of Ra manager and partner Alton Abraham and saved it from being thrown out as garbage. Mike Reed and Jason Adasiewicz had the privilege to listen and pick from recordings that have never been made public, such as rehearsal tapes, live recordings and vocal Sun Ra recitations. Some of those sounds are the basis for the new composition, while others were used as samples and electronic backgrounds. Premiered at the Chicago Jazz Festival in 2011, for this project he added five young musicians to the Loose Assembly, thus mixing the Chicago and New York scenes: Taylor Ho Bynum – cornet; Ingrid Laubrock – tenor sax; Mary Halvorson – guitar; Nick Butcher – electronics; Tomas Fujiwara – drums.
http://www.mikereedmusic.com/thinkingoutloud.cfm
JASON ADASIEWICZ’S SUN ROOMS
Part of a crew of inventive Chicago musicians who each contribute to each other’s’ projects, vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz is a vibraphonist, drummer, and composer. His current trio “Sun Rooms” is comprised of vibraphone, bass and drums; an amalgam of rough metallic edges and vibrant harmonics. Adaseiwicz’s aggressive yet lyrical style has helped to define a new era in Chicago’s improvised music scene, along with Sun Rooms band mates drummer Mike Reed and bassist Nate McBride.
http://jasonadasiewicz.com/
HARRISON BANKHEAD SEXTET
Long a mainstay on the Chicago jazz scene as a sought after sideman, bassist Harrison Bankhead assumes the leadership role for the first time with this band that includes long time collaborators Edward Wilkerson on tenor saxophone and clarinets and Avreeayl Ra on percussion, along with Mars Williams on saxophones, James Sanders on violin and Ernie Adams on percussion. The music has a wide ranging experimental flow to it, recalling the likes of Chicago greats such as Fred Anderson and Roscoe Mitchell. Adept at a range of music, Bankhead leaves no question about his capacity for translating his feelings into sound.
http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=84006#.UESONqAXLrc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mHywBwHr00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW7tNWA0U
http://jazztimes.com/articles/28282-morning-sun-harvest-moon-harrison-bankhead-sextet
BLOWIN’ IN FROM CHICAGO
A Classic Blue Note Album featuring Chicago tenor giants Clifford Jordan and John Gilmore, “Blowin’ in from Chicago“ represented a seminal recording of the world renowned “Chicago Sound in 1957.” Fifty five years later the continuum of that sound is represented by two more generations of Chicago saxophone players. Current tenor giants Edward Wilkerson Jr. and Ari Brown pay homage to their predecessors and make their own statement on the evolution of the Chicago Sound. Pianist Ken Chaney holds up the recording’s Horace Silver seat on piano, Ernie Adams is the conduit for Art Blakey on drums and Harrision Bankhead puts his own spin on Curley Russell’s recorded response on bass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0Elamav-ls
AWAKENING
Spiritual jazz funk at it best !!! An excellent funky fusion group from Chicago – and one of the best ensembles in the 70s – which recorded for the Black Jazz label. The group’s made up of hip Chicago underground players Ken Chaney (piano, keyboards), Frank Gordon (trumpet), Steve Galloway (trombone), Richard (Ari ) Brown (sax), Bill Henderson (soprano sax), Arlington Davis jr. (drums, percussions), Reggie Willis (bass ). They produced only two albums „Hear Sense and Feel“ & „Mirage“ for Chicago label Black Jazz Records. Leading up to a new recording of new compositions, the new and old members, featuring Ari Brown, T.S. Galloway and Ken Chaney returned for a live performance in Chicago in 2008.
http://blackjazz.com/009.html
http://kenchaney.webs.com/
More : www.madeinchicago.pl /polish website/
CONTACT:
ESTRADA POZNAŃSKA
Wojciech Juszczak – artistic director
PL 61 – 767 Poznań
ul.Masztalarska 8
+48.61.852.07.92
+ 48. 697.691.740
w.juszczak@estrada.poznan.pl
www.estrada.poznan.pl
www.madeinchicago.pl
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