About this Event
Friday Night Jazz at the Quarry is a weekly jazz supper club on Chicago's Southside. This concert and interview series showcases Chicago's most talented jazz musicians, curated by vibraphonist Thaddeus Tukes, who leads a trio with Carmani Edwards on bass and Jeremy Warren on drums. This week's special guest...trumpeter Corey Wilkes.
Saxophonist and composer Chris Greene was born in Evanston, IL. He spent his formative years in the award-winning Evanston High School Wind and Jazz Ensembles. As a teenager he began to play professionally with many local pop/rock and jazz bands. Greene eventually went to Bloomington, IN to attend the prestigious Indiana University Jazz Studies program and studied with renowned professor and cellist David Baker. Greene returned to Chicago in 1994 and has since collaborated with some of the nation’s most creative and versatile musicians. As a performer, Greene can be seen with many different groups - in many different genres. He also leads his own critically-acclaimed group, the Chris Greene Quartet. He has also performed or recorded with the following artists: Common, The Temptations, Eric Roberson, Ed Motta, Steve Coleman & Five Elements, Maysa Leak, Ten City, Sheena Easton, Steve Cole, Michael Manson, Andrew Bird, The J. Davis Trio, Chris Rob, Vic Lavender, Jesse De La Pena, Liquid Soul and The Mighty Blue Kings.
Thaddeus Tukes is a classically Trained Jazz Vibraphonist hailing from Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Tribune says musician and composer Thaddeus Tukes "brings poetry to the vibraphone." Thaddeus has been a featured soloist at various music venues including Carnegie Hall in New York, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Alfred's on Beale Street, and Andy's Jazz Club. In Chicago, Thaddeus leads one of the most in-demand jazz small ensembles, as well as Chicago Freedom Ensemble, while teaching and providing masterclasses to students from preschool through undergraduate. The Chicago Tribune featured Thaddeus Tukes' Sextet in their "Top Jazz Performances of 2019." Tukes has numerous appeared in concert with Jazz masters, such as Branford Marsalis. Roy Hargrove, Victor Goines, Kurt Elling, and Nicole Mitchell.
Food provided by Chef Sean Meyers.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Quarry Event Center, 2423 E 75th St, Chicago, United States
USD 35.00