The Great Black Music Project, an archival system using the latest technological processes to be housed at the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies(JHCCICS) and a virtual house on the world wide web - accessible globally by all interested. The capabilities of the project are vast enough to be a repository of both audio and video, recordings, photos, news clips, essays, critical review and thought - from the analog past to the digital future.

Von Freeman, NEA Jazz Master


The NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship is the highest honor that our nation bestows on jazz artists. Each year since 1982, the program has elevated to its ranks a select number of living legends who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of jazz.

Timeless Gifts Perfoming Arts Mentoring Program

TIMELESS GIFTS
2012
mentoring program for the performing arts

Invites young performers to
PARTICIPATE

Don't miss this opportunity to be mentored by world-class professionals this summer!

WE OFFER

solo vocals - ensemble vocals - piano - guitar - dance - violin - bass - saxophone - drums and percussion - sound engineering - videography

6 week summer mentoring sessions

Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre talks about jazz

Nicole Mitchell: Harriet Tubman - Flight to Freedom



Creative flutist/composer Nicole Mitchell performed her new orchestra work with the Chicago Composers Orchestra on December 7th, 2011, at Garfield Park Conservatory. With "Flight for Freedom for Creative Flute and Orchestra," Mitchell straddles contemporary classical music, jazz and creative music in ways she has never done before.

Jazz City: Blowin' in from Chicago: Ari Brown and Edward Wilkerson



3 minutes from the Jazz Institute of Chicago Jazz City Concert, Blowin' in from Chicago: Ari Brown and Edward Wilkerson.
A classic Blue Note album featuring Chicago tenor giants Clifford Jordan and John Gilmore, Blowin’ in from Chicago represents a seminal recording of the world renowned “Chicago Sound”.

GBMP Interview: Gavin Christopher


Gavin Christopher is a R&B singer and musician, born in Chicago, Illinois where he started out playing music at a very early age. Having been schooled by the likes of Oscar Brown Jr., Donny Hathaway and later on Curtis Mayfield, he honed his writing and singing skills and began his career, first in a band called Lyfe (which also included Chaka Khan).

Basic Blue at CICS By Rahsaan Clark Morris

Basic Blue at CICS
By Rahsaan Clark Morris

Vince Agwada - CD Release Party, Thursday, September 29 at 7 p.m

Vice Agwada CD
Vince Agwada CD Release Party

This event will take place on Thursday, September 29 at 7 p.m. at the Don F. Bailey Theater at Northeastern Illinois University 700 E. Oakwood Blvd. Chicago IL, 60653. Admission is free. Call the Great Black Music Project at 773.268.7505 for more information.

Rocketnoodle Music in conjunction with The Great Black Music Project is pleased to announce a free concert by Chicago-based Blues-Rocker Vince Agwada celebrating the release of his much anticipated sophomore effort entitled, “BASIC BLUE” (RNMCD00002) BASIC BLUE is the follow up to his first official album, the critically acclaimed “Eyes of the City”

HOW YOU CAN HELP NAME CHICAGO'S NEWEST PARK FOR FRED ANDERSON


Please write a personal letter to the Chicago Park District to lend your support to the effort to name the new park at Wabash Avenue and 16th Street for Fred Anderson. Please address your letter to the Chicago Park District as follows:

portoluz presents :: jazz on a summer's day::Renee Baker's Mantra Blue Free Orchestra

Renee Baker

Led by composer/violinist Renee' Baker, the Mantra Blue Free Orchestra performs freely-improvised and/or through-composed pieces that cannot be pigeonholed into any preconceived musical category.

Date : Sunday September 18
Time: 4pm Eastern Standard Time = 1 hour later than Chicago

Location: The Lakeside Inn
15251 Lakeshore Road

Tickets are $15 cash
All ages welcome

Upcoming Events

Date Musicians
01/29/2012 - 7:30pm Charles Heath
02/02/2012 - 6:00pm Passport to Africa with Ugochi, Magic Carpet, and Fanta Celah
02/08/2012 - 5:00pm Jazz Links Jam Session
02/10/2012 - 7:00pm AACM Concert Series - AACM Family Ensemble
03/09/2012 - 7:00pm AACM Concert Series - AACM New Ensemble
03/14/2012 - 5:00pm Jazz Links Jam Session
04/11/2012 - 5:00pm Jazz Links Jam Session
05/09/2012 - 5:00pm Jazz Links Jam Session

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