The evening will feature live painting from visual artist TBA.
Chicago-based saxophonist and composer Greg Wahl’s latest collaboration with singer/songwriter Julia Minkin explores the theme of “a sense of place”. Greg’s atmospheric original compositions paired with Julia’s personal and poignant lyrics make this band a mesmerizing experience for the listener. The group’s distinctive sound draws from a number of stylistic influences including contemporary jazz, folk, and popular music.
Max Brown is a trombonist, composer, and arranger, who plays music in all styles but mainly focuses on jazz. Max is currently based in Madison Wisconsin, and he is additionally working his way into the Chicago and Milwaukee jazz scenes. He is a bandleader of both a jazz quartet, and a jazz/original music sextet. The Max Brown Sextet, features original compositions and arrangements of straight ahead jazz that occasionally venture into free or unstructured improv…. Earning a Masters of Music in Jazz Studies – trombone from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (Bloomington IN) where he studied with Wayne Wallace, John Raymond, and Tom Walsh. As well as a bachelor’s degree in classical trombone performance from Butler University in Indianapolis.
8pm MAX BROWN SEXTET
Max Brown – Trombone/Compositions
Jules Dickey – Alto Sax/Clarinet
Frank McKearn – EVI
Lance Letellier – Piano
Aden Stier – Bass
Henry Ptacek – Drums
9:15pm GREG WAHL QUINTET
Greg Wahl – Sax
Julia Minkin – Voice
Andrew Sudhibhasilp – Guitar
Ben Dillinger – Bass
Tommaso Moretti – Drums
7:30 Doors
8pm Show
In-Person Only
$15 Suggest Donation
FREE PARKING