CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: Blue Note in the Progressive '60s

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm UTC-06:00

3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618 | Chicago

Constellation Chicago
Publisher/HostConstellation Chicago
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: Blue Note in the Progressive '60s
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8:30pm. $25 ADV/$30 DOS.

This program is brought to you in part by our friends at WDCB Jazz.

Civil Disobedience is a project initiated by New York bassist David Ambrosio, showcasing the works of progressive jazz composers from the late 1960s Blue Note Era. The featured composers include Bobby Hutcherson, Jackie McLean, Stanley Cowell, Harold Land, Joe Chambers, Duke Pearson, and James Spaulding. Remarkably, much of this music, created during a period of significant social change and civil unrest, remained unreleased for decades, preventing these compositions from being heard when they were originally written.

Over fifty years later, in contemporary America, there are notable parallels with the social movements of that era. This context lends a new and heightened sense of relevancy and urgency to the important music featured in Civil Disobedience. The project was conceptualized and convened as an artistic response to current socio-economic and social justice events, both on a domestic and global scale. By performing the politically conscious jazz compositions of the late 1960s Blue Note Era, Civil Disobedience seeks to bring forth the timeless messages embedded in this music and connect them with the pressing issues of today.

Civil Disobedience is:
Donny McCaslin - tenor/soprano saxophones
Marquis Hill - trumpet
Bruce Barth - piano
David Ambrosio - bass
EJ Strickland - drums

www.davidcambrosio.com [http://www.davidcambrosio.com/]
https://www.youtube.com/user/davidcambrosio
www.facebook.com/davidcambrosio [http://www.facebook.com/davidcambrosio]
https://soundcloud.com/davidcambrosio/albums
https://www.youtube.com/@CivilDisobedienceBand
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3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618, 3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618-6409, United States

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