portoluz presents :: jazz on a summer's day::Renee Baker's Mantra Blue Free Orchestra
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
The diverse and multicultural group features instrumentalists and vocalists and on this program will showcase:
Renee' Baker Director/violin
Featuring:
Karl EH Seigfried, bass
Bruce Nelson, vibes
Todd Matthews, violin
Savoir Faire, violin
William Porter, cello
Shaun Johnson, Ben Lamar Gay, trumpets
Steve Berry, trombone
Fred Jackson, sax
"An uncommonly versatile player who seems to thrive in unusual settings, violinist Renee Baker has made the Velvet Lounge her laboratory for delving into jazz-meets-classical ventures. The Mantra Blue Free Orchestra pushes further still, bringing together instrumentalists from the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and the Chicago Sinfonietta, as well as modern jazz and alternative rock idioms. With personnel such as flutist Nicole Mitchell, trombonist Steve Berry, saxophonist David Boykin and violinist James Sanders, it clearly has a great deal going for it."
- Chicago Tribune
Lakeside Inn
15251 Lakeshore Road
Lakeside, MI 49116
Phone: (269) 469-0600
http://www.lakesideinns.com/
The Lakeside Inn, is a landmark hotel perched on the shores Lake Michigan, a speedy 90 minute drive from Chicago. The Inn remains a charming wooden structure dating from the 1880’s and has long been associated as a destination for artists and day trippers escaping the hectic city. Furnishings reminiscent of the early 20th century create a casual atmosphere and decorate the 31 rooms, the fabulous porch laden with rocking chairs, and the ballroom with its impressive stone fireplace. The Lakeside Inn is a centerpiece of the fascinations found in Harbor County- an area next to the Indiana Dunes that has long been Chicagoans favored place for respite and rejuvenation.
Support for the Jazz on a Summers Day series is generously provided by the Pokagon Fund, The Lakeside Inn and The LillStreet Art Center.