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.
Serendipity - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble NY Times Article - by Sasha Frere-Jones
Serendipity
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble’s sturdy family business.
by Sasha Frere-Jones June 8, 2009
The music that Hypnotic Brass Ensemble plays might best be described as highly composed instrumental hip-hop: accomplished, energetic songs designed for dancing.
The AACM DEBUTS NEW CONCERT SEREIS
Internationally renowned for unparalleled contributions to modern music, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Inc. (AACM) has been an inspirational leader within the cultural community since 1965. Now in it's fourth decade the organization is poised to launch its' new Nomadic Sound Experiment concert series.
Muhal Richard Abrams honored by the National Endowment for the Arts
For immediate release: May 21, 2009
Media Contact: Liz Stark, NEA, 202-682-5740, starke@arts.gov
Program Contact: Katja von Schuttenbach, 202- 682-5711, vonschuttenbach@arts.gov
National Endowment for the Arts Announces the 2010 NEA Jazz Masters
Nation's highest honor in jazz is bestowed on eight living legends
Upcoming Events
| Date | Artist |
|---|---|
| 07/04/2009 - 9:30pm | Ernest Dawkins (saxes/percussion) |
| 07/05/2009 - 7:00pm | AACM Great Black Music Ensemble |
| 07/05/2009 - 7:30pm | Frank Russell accompanied by Peter Lerner, guitar; Greg Spero, keys; Frank Parker, Jr., drums |
| 07/05/2009 - 9:30pm | Jazz Jam with Isaiah Spencer |
| 07/07/2009 - 7:00pm | Julia Huff and the Company Band |
Featured Artist
A young lion with a roar being heard in several music genres; Corey Wilkes burst onto the music scene in 2002 and landed in the soul of the Chicago Jazz Club scene.
