JAZZ POSTERS 4
All of the following posters are on standard 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper, with the exception of two that are slightly smaller. Many of them were non-professionally created and have awkward layout and artwork, whereas others are exceptionally well done. Steven Hashimoto created the posters that list him as a performer.
To me they are fascinating and I am always searching for them to add to my collection. Many of these are for Chicago musicians and Chicago venues. Since I live in Illinois these are easier for me to find. It never ceases to surprise me where I find them and who has owned them. Frequently they are given to me as the person is not a jazz fan, does not know where they came from, and was going to toss them out. Some of these have stains on them or small tears and wrinkles, but once they are archivally mounted most of these blemishes dissappear. The only problem with some of them is the "foxing" (yellowing of parts of the paper).
- LEFT: The bass player Cecile Savage, who was born in Martinique and raised in Paris, France, is now a Chicago resident. She is appearing at the Chant restaurant in the Hyde Park area in the southside of Chicago. Many years ago Hyde Park was the hub of Chicago Jazz and currently many jazz musicians live in the area. The performance is for Sunday October 19, 2008.
RIGHT: Ray Silkman, another Chicago musician, performing at Chant on October 17, 2008.
- LEFT A November 14, 2008 appearance by Cecile Savage at the new Chant Restaurant in Hyde Park (Chicago), IL.
RIGHT: Another performance by Ray Silkman on November 23, 2008 at Chant.
- LEFT: Jeff Chan the tenor sax player at Chant on September 12, 2008.
RIGHT: Yoko Noge the piano player and singer made an appearance at Chant on November 1, 2008.
- LEFT: This poster/notice was taped to the entrance door of the Checkerboard Lounge the night Dee Appeared. She won the Chicago Jazz Person of the Year award recently.
RIGHT: This poster was designed by the Vice President of the Hyde Park Jazz Society, Charlie Thomas. Both of these posters were for the February 24, 2008 appearance of Dee Alexander the Chicago vocalist. Appearing with her (They also autographed the poster) were Miguel de la Cerna on piano, Harrison Bankhead on bass and Leon Joyce, Jr. on drums.
- LEFT: Vandy Harris, Jr. & the Front Burners, Jesse Scinto and the Dignitaries and Bill Simms Quintet at the Reynolds Club, U of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois on July 18. The year is not known at this time. The event was sponsored by WHPK the University fm station that does a fair amount of jazz programming.
RIGHT: This is a smaller version of the same poster I have in a larger format. It is from the Hot House when they were located on N. Milwaukee in Chicago, Illinois. In the late '90s they moved to a different location, but they closed in 2007. Appearing at the After Set, in the evening when the Jazz Festival closed, were Dewey Redman, Harrison Bankhead, Hamid Drake Malachi Thompson, Ari Brown, Tatsu Aoki, Afifi, and Clovis Bordeoux. Roscoe Mitchell with Vincent Davis and Malachi Favors appeared the following weekend. The poster is for September 3-4 and 9, 1994.
- LEFT: This poster is from the Dank Lounge at the German Cultural Center in Chicago for the months of April, May and June, 2007. The various groups listed are the Josh Berman Trio, Karl Seigfried Trio, Keefe Jackson Group and Rolldown.
RIGHT: A birthday celebration at the ETA Creative Arts Foundation, Chicago, Illinois on February 14, 2005, featuring the singer Sue Conway and her group.
- LEFT: A poster from Swannies Restaurant and Bar in Seattle, Washington with the schedule for Dixieland jazz from November 28 - December 12, 1986.
RIGHT: The Hyde Park Jazz Society honors the drummer Robert Shy on August 1, 2010 at Room 43 in Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois. The music was by Jeanne Franks and her group.
- LEFT: Baikida Carroll at the Wesley Center at the University of Oregon, Eugene, OR on November 18 & 19th. The year was in the 1970s.
RIGHT: Hamiet Bluiett, Olu Dara, David Murray, Don Pullen and Phillip Wilson (The original drummer of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, before Don Moye) at Rashid Ali's club, Ali's Alley, New York, NY on September 28 - 30, 1976.
- LEFT: A concert presented at Dingeldine Music Center on the campus of Bradley University, Peoria, IL on April 8, 2008. Steve Dolins the owner of Sirens Records had recorded this group and they performed at the University (Which is about 170 miles SW of Chicago). The group included Earma Thompson, Ari Brown, John Brumbach, Yosef Ben Israel and William "Bugs" Cochran.
RIGHT: The Jazz Unites annual Ellington concert on April 26, 2008, featuring Tammy McCann, Jonita Lattimore, Felicia Coleman-Evans, Roberta Thomas, Rauquaia Hale-Wallace and the Northern Illinois Jazz Ensemble at the South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.
- LEFT: Mwata Bowden & the Sound Spectrum on November 24, 1996 at the Infinity, Chicago, Illinois. Mwata is the current Director of the AACM Big Band. The poster is autograhed by Mwata.
RIGHT: Jazz Unites presents the 22nd Annual Historical/Musical Tribute to Marian Anderson & Mahalia Jackson on February 11, 2007 at the Harris Theater, Chicago, Illinois. Jazz Unites is operated under the direction of Geraldine DeHaas, the sister of Andy Bey and wife of the bassist Eddie DeHaas).
- LEFT: A relocation benefit for the Velvet Lounge that had lost it lease. On the left is Fred Anderson the saxophone player and owner of the lounge and Nicole Mitchel, a well known Chicago musician, composer and leader. Both have autographed the poster. This poster was taken off of the wall of the old Velvet Lounge the day they closed the doors for the last time and turned in the keys.
RIGHT: The Fred Anderson Sextet at Moming's in Chicago, Illinois on November 21st and 22nd, 1975. It appears that someone forgot that it was "West" Barry and had to squeeze in the "W".
- LEFT: The Steven Hashimoto Quartet at the Avenue Ale House, Oak Park, Illinois on September 19, 2002
RIGHT: The Steven Hashimoto Quartet at Simon's Tavern, Chicago, Illinois on May 19, 2002. Both were given to me by Steven.
- LEFT: The 25th Anniversary Celebration of the AACM at the Getz Theater, Chicago, Illinois on November 30 to December 2, 1990. The poster is autographed by Kelan Phil Cohran, Douglas R. Ewart, Thurman Barker, Dushon Mosley and Adegoke Steve Colson.
RIGHT: A poster from the Keystone Korner, San Francisco, California with special quest Amos M. White the coronetist who began playing New Orleans style music at the turn of the century. This poster is from either 1977 or 1978.
- LEFT: Kuki Boatwright, who has served as MC at the new Velvet Lounge on occassion, performing there on October 23, 2007. Size 8 1/2 x 11ins.
RIGHT: A CD Release Party at the old Velvet Lounge, Chicago, Illinois on May 10, 1997, featuring Ernest Dawkins and the New Horizons Ensemble. Size 8 1/2 x 11ins.
- LEFT: The Fractal Quartet at the Lunar Cabaret & Full Moon Cafe, Chicago, IL, on June 12, 1996.
RIGHT: John Roothaan, Steve Hashimoto and Paul Jacki at Pops for Champagne, Chicago, IL on May 19, 1983. Both given to me by Steven Hashimoto.
- LEFT: AACM 10th Annivewrsary Festival in May of 1975. The various events featured Chicago Freeman, Muhal Richard Abrams, Joseph Jarman, Amine Claudine Myers, Fred Anderson, and Rasul Siddik. The events were held at Transition East, Chicago, IL
RIGHT: The Fred Anderson Sextet at J's Place coffeehouse, Chicago, IL on Saturdays, about 1974. Notice that no dates nor months are given.
- LEFT: The Ajaramu Ensemble featuring tenor saxophone player, and owner of the Velvet Lounge, Fred Anderson at his lounge on two different dates - October 4th and 11th, 1997.
RIGHT: Fred at Fat Racks in Chicago. No date nor month is given, only "Every Sunday. With such a low donation/cover charge, this is about 1974.
- LEFT: The Mothra Quartet and Quintet at three different locations in Chicago; Mr. G's, Orphans and at the Jazz Unites Jazz Festival at the South Shore Country Club. July and August, 1983.
RIGHT The Mothra Hour at Rick's Cafe Americain, Chicago, IL in May of 1983, featuring the Mothra Quintet with special guests the Jo Belle Trio. Both were given to me by Steven the bassist.
- LEFT: Chicago Piano Forms VI at Katerina's, November 3, 2007, featuring Bradley Parker-Sparrow, Dave Gordon, Roderick Ferguson and King Flemming. Autographed by Dave Gordon and "Sparrow". Size 8 1/2 x 11ins.
RIGHT: Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass at the Museum of Science and Industry, February 11, 1995.
- LEFT: Ernie Adams, the Chicago drummer, performing at the Checkerboard Lounge on July 6, 2008. The Sunday evening events are sponsored by the Hyde Park Jazz Society. Size: 8 1/2 x 11ins.
RIGHT: Roland Young at Motivations, New York, NY on November 10 - 11, 1978.
- LEFT: The Mothra Quartet on May 26, 1983 at the Beachview Pub, Chicago, IL.
RIGHT: The Andy Meacham Quartet at the Get Me High Lounge, Chicago, IL on Mondays and the trio at Batteries Not Included, Chicago, IL on Tuesdays in December. It is believed the year was 1983. Both posters were given to me by Steven Hashimoto.
- LEFT: The Steven Hashimoto Quartet at Somon's Tavern, Chicago, IL on September 15, 2002.
RIGHT: The Ron Cooper Trio at the famous Green Mill, Chicago, IL. It is believed the year was around 1987. Both posters were given to me by Steven Hashimoto.
- LEFT: The Fred Anderson quintet at Transitions East, Chicago, Illinois on December 13-14th, 1974. The poster includes portraits of everyone from Duke Ellington to Sonny Rollins.
RIGHT: This attractive poster was hand made, copied and hand colored. It is attractive because it was done on paper designed for writing music. Fred Anderson appeared at this benefit, along with other AACM members on August 30 - September 1, 1980.
- LEFT: KaHil (Now known as Kahil El'Zabir) with the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble at Transition East, Chicago, Illinois on August 2nd, 1975.
RIGHT: The group at 910 E. 83rd St., Chicago, Illinois on June 29th, 1975.
- LEFT: The Harlan Robinson Express Artet at Transition East, Chicago, Illinois on May 29th, 1975. The performerers are Harlan Robinson, Rasul Siddik, Gregory Tillman, the late Malachi Favors of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and poet Sunni Ali.
RIGHT: A piano duo consisting of Muhal Richard Abrams and Amina Claudine Myers at Environ, Chicago, Illinois on Feb. 12, 1977.
- LEFT: The Steven Hashimoto Quartet at Simon's Tavern, Chicago, IL on February 18, 2001.
RIGHT: Carol and Mark Messing at Benchleys on Broadway, Chicago, IL with a group on Sundays in March and April, 1982, that differs from the group at Flannagan's Pub, Chicago, IL on different dates in March and April of the same year. These were given to me by Steven Hashimoto the bass player.
- LEFT: Another Harlan Robinson Express Artet performance at Transition East, Chicago, Illinois on May 15th, 1975.
RIGHT: The Black Artist Group of Chicago Live! In concert. on April 17, 24 and 26, 1975 at Transition East, Chicago, Illiniois.
- LEFT: A performance under the direction of Roscoe Mitchell of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, at the Lutheran Shcool of Theology, Chicago, IL on October 11, 1975. Other musicians included Muhal Richard Abrams, A. Spencer Barefield, Joseph Jarman, Henry Threadgill, Wallace McMillan, Don Moye, George Lewis, William Townley, Malachi Favors, Dushon Mosley, Louis Haynie, Douglas Ewart, and Brian Smith.
RIGHT: A performance by Drofub (Buford spelled backwards) Bey (Kirkwood) at the Name Gallery, Chicago, IL on December 6, 1974. Other musicians were Ari Brown (Autographed by him), Drahseer Khalid and Mendye Sune.
- LEFT: Suenos, at the famous Green Mill, Chicago, IL on August 16, 1997. It is autographed by Alejo Poveda, the percussionist listed on the poster.
RIGHT: The Steven Hashimoto Quarter at Simon's, Chicago, IOL on January 16, either 2000, or 2005. Both were given to me by Steven Hashimoto the bassist.
- LEFT: A poster for the Summer Student Recital for the AACM School of Music. The performance was October 1, 1983 at the South Side Community Art Center, Chicago, Illinois.
RIGHT: A schedule of live jazz performances at the Northlake Lutheran Church, Northlake, Illinois for the first part of 2006. Featured were the Pete Castronova Trio, Anton Hatwich Trio, Suenos Latin Jazz group and Chuck Marohnic. Size: 8 1/2 x 11ins.
- LEFT: A rather bizarre poster for an event at the Name Gallery, Chicago, IL, on December 20, 1974. The musicians were Bata Rutlin, Sonni Ali, Sarnie Garrett, Wallace McMillan and Art "Turk" Burton
RIGHT: A series of concerts presented by the AACM at the First Universalist Church, Chicago, IL. The concerts took place in June of 1975.
- LEFT: A concert at the First Universalist Church, Chicago, IL, on November 3, 1974, featuring Muhal Richard Abrams.
RIGHT: The Umoja Ensemble at Transition East, Chicago, IL on April 19th and 20th, 1975. Musicians involved were Sister Ayo, KiiLu, Mark Dorham, Oofra Kadoofra, Mau Mau Ben Kay Ye, Kirk Brown, Marcus Blackburn and Lester Lashley.
- Left: Adegoke Steve Colson and his wife Iqua Colson, with Wallace McMillan, Dushun Mosley, Kahil el_Zabar and Reggie Willis at the Columbia College Music Theatre, Chicago, IL on December 8, 1976. The poster is autographed by Dushun Mosley and Reggie Willis.
RIGHT: The AACM 12th Anniversary International Summerfest with concerts held at various places in the southern part of Chicago. Musicians included Kalaparusha ara Difda, Anthony Braxton, Leroy Jenkins, Leo Smith, Ajaramu and Amina Claudine Myers, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Kahil El-Zabar, The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Muhal Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell, Adegoke Steve Colson, Henry Threadgill, and Steve McCall. The concers were held from August 11th through the 14th in 1977.
- LEFT: The Steven Hashimoto Quartet at Simon's Tavern, Chicago, IL on June 15, 2003.
RIGHT: The Steven Hashimoto Quartet at the Avenue Ale House, Oak Park, IL on June 19, 2003. Both posters given to me by Steven.
- LEFT: The Sun Ra Arkestra (As he called it) at the Jazz Showcase when it was located on Lincoln Ave. in Chicago, Illinois. It is believed that the date is September 7th and 8th, 1974.
RIGHT: The 13th Annual AACM concert at various locations around the city, from September 1st to the 3rd, 1978. The following list of musicians participated: Vandy Harris, Mwata Bowden, Douglas Ewart, Kalaprusha Ara Difda, Fred Anderson, Adagoke Steve Colson, Chicago Freeman, Rosco Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, and Wallace McMillan. This poster also exists in a larger size on stiffer paper which measures 11 x 17ins. There is no question that this poster was professionally designed and printed. This is the only poster on this page that is not the same size as the others. It is 8 x 11ins.
- LEFT: Douglas Ewart solo concert at the N.A.M.E. Gallery in Chicago, Illinois on December 16, 1979.
RIGHT: Douglas Ewart and his group Inventions at Lodge Hall in the Movement Center, Chicago, Illinois. The event took place on December 11, 1977.
- LEFT: The AACM and N.A.M.E. paresent solo and ensemble works by trombonist George Lewis at the Name Gallery, Chicago, IL. On November 8, 1974. Other musicians involved were Douglas Ewart, Muhal Richard Abrams, Drahseer Khalid and Felix Blackman.
RIGHT: Douglas R. Ewart and the Nyabingi Drum Choir at the Velvet Lounge on December 8th and 9th, 2006. The broups included Ann Ward, Dee Alexander, Edward Wilkerson, Jr, Clifton Robinson, Paul Cotton, Keith Eric, Lester Lashley, Duriel Harris, Mwanke Ndosi, Mwata Bosden, Wallace LeRoy McMillan, Dushun Mosley, and Darius Savage.
- LEFT: The Don Moye/Ari Brown Quartet, with Milton Suggs and Jody Christian at the Jazz Medium, Chicago, IL on July 28 and August 4th, 1981
RIGHT: Don Moye/Ari BRown and Milton Suggs at the Progressive Art Center, Chicago, IL on June 28th. This is most likely 1980. The poster is autographed by Famoudou Moye and Ari Brown.
- LEFT: The Malachi Favors Maghostut group and the Don Moye-Ari Brown Quintet at Tuts, Chicago, IL on September 1982.
RIGHT: A concert in Fulton Recital Hall at the U. of Chicago on October 18, 2006. The groups consisted of Mwata Bowden, Janice Miserell-Mitchell, Tatsu Aoki, Dee Alexander and others not listed on the poster.
- LEFT: The Terry Sullivan Quartet at Benchley's on Broadway, Chicago, IL.
RIGHT: A Jazz Workshop at Valhalla, Chicago, IL, featuring the Heat Merchants. Both of these poster do not have a a date on them, making it impossible to verify the year. Steve Hashimoto, who gave them to me, belives the year to be 1982 for both of them.
- LEFT: AACM Space Spring Concert Series: In Memory of Light Henry Huff, held at the AACM office space from April 16 - June 4, in the late 1990s. Autographed by Ann Ward and Douglas R. Ewart.
RIGHT: Steve Hashimoto, the Chicago bassist, with his Mothra Trio at the State of Illinois Building, Atrium Mall, Chicago, IL, on April 13, 1988.
- LEFT: Ernest Dawkins at The Northeastern Illinois University Auditorium, Chicago, IL, on June 23, 2006.
RIGHT: Houston Person at East of the Ryan, Chicago, IL on October 12, 2006. Autographed by Mr. Person.
- LEFT: David "Fathead" Newman, the tenor player on many of the Ray Charles hits at Bernice's Twilight Zone, Chicago, IL on March, 9, 2005. It is autographed by Mr. Newman. While I was not at this performance, I did see him at the Jazz Showcase in the summer of 2006 and was at the last performance of the Jazz Showcase, at it's present location, on December 31, 2006. Mr. Newman was one of the performers in the show.
RIGHT: Corey Wilkes, the fantastic young trumpet player here in Chicago, back in November 7, 2002, at the Velvet Lounge, Chicago, IL. Autographed by Corey.
- LEFT: Douglas R. Ewart and Inventions at the Velvet Lounge on December 10, 2005. Featured in the group was Jeff Parker, Edward Wilkerson, Jr., Mwata Bowden, Mankwe Ndosi, Darius Savage, Avreeayl Ra and Dushun Mosley.
RIGHT: Leroy Jenkins and Muhal Richard Abrams at the Washington Square Church, New York City, NY on March 11th. The year is unknown at this point.
- LEFT: September 2, 1978. This performance was directed by Ken Chaney, a well known Chicago pianist and featured Eldee Young, Curtis Robinson, Marvin Sparks, Gene Eastori and Bradley Parker-Sparrow.
RIGHT: University of Chicago Jazz X-tet, performing on January 24, 2008 at Fulton Hall, U of C campus.
- LEFT: Jazz In the Alley, a yearly jazz program in the south side of Chicago. The music is now presented for several weekends and is free. The date for this year's performance is August 29, 1982 and featured Ari Brown (Autographed by him), Luba Rashiek, Rita Warford, Ayo Kason, Edfu Kinginga and The Perfect Angels.
RIGHT: David Boykin and Douglas Ewart in two separate performances. The David Boyken performance was On June 11, 2005 in Curtis Hall in the Fine Arts Building, Chicago, IL. THe Douglas Ewart concert was on May 12, 2005 at the Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL.
- LEFT: "A Night of Stars" featuring Gary Bartz, Fredrico, John Hicks, Dave Samuels, Adam Nussbaum, Elise Wood and Kenny Davis, on June 12, 1992 at the Sheraton East Ballroom, Harrisburg, PA. Autographed by Adam Nussbaum.
RIGHT: The Carla Bley Band at the New Yorker, Toronto, Ontario, Canada on January 15th, 1978. Featured in the band were Elton Dean, Hugh Hopper, Gary Windo, Roswell Rudd (Autographed by him), John Clark, Mike Mantler and Andrew Cyrille.
- LEFT: Eubie Blake at the Variety Arts Center, New York City, NY on June 6, 1978. Autogrraphed by Mr. Blake.
RIGHT: The Red Pepper's Masquerade, Chicago, IL presented Leon Keyes, Jr. and Phriends (Tony Walton, Eddie Lang, Cecile Savage and Kevin Brunson) on November 20, 2005. Autographed by Cecile Savage, "Koko" Brunson and Tony Walton.
- LEFT: This poster for the 2005 Chicago Jazz Festival was a redesign of the original larger, fold-out poster that is generally printed for the Festival. It was printed when the supply of the original hand-out/poster was nearly gone. It has been autographed by Denny Zeitlan, Buster Williams, Matt Wilson, Roy Haynes, Eric Schneider and Charles McPherson. The poster is a solid blue. The green comes fromt he low resolution scanning.
LEFT: This poster for the 2006 Chicago Jazz Festival is a rarity. The hand-out was the same size but printed in gray and black, with a map of the area on the reverse. It was handed out at the festival to anyone who wanted one. This poster has nothing on the back and was obtained at the Checkerboard Lounge the weekend before the festival from the individual from the City who was responsible for the Festival She was in the club at the time to see the current performers. This has been autographed by Dr. Lonnie Smith, Erma Thompson, Ben Lewis, Lee Konitz, Paul Wertico, John Whitfield and Maurice Brown.
- LEFT: While this poster (Taken off a store window) is not for a jazz event, there was a New Orleans Marching band present for the closing of the Hyde Park Co-op market, after 75 years. It was in Chicago, Illinois on January 20, 2008. I have a newspaper clipping regarding the event and a picture of the band in the aisle of the store.
RIGHT: Douglas R. Ewart & Inventions at the Velvet Lounge on November 9 - 10, 2007. Auatographed by Dee Alexander.
- LEFT: The Steven Hashimoto Quintet at Simon's Tavern, Chicago, IL on January 20, 2008.
RIGHT: Suenos at Quenchers, Chicago, IL on July 27, 2004. Both were given to me by Stephen Hashimoro the bassist.
- LEFT: The Mothra Trio (No piano) and the Mothra Piano Trio at Kiku's and Beverly Hills Cafe, Chicago, IL. It is believed the year was 1984. This was given to me by Steven Hashimoto the bassist.
RIGHT: The Rio Brothers Band at the Hunt Club, Chicago, IL. It is believed the year was around 1987. The two posters were given to me by Steven Hashimoto.
- LEFT: A poster for the Niyah Bingi Drum Chorus at the Dusable Museum, Chicago, Illinois on April 30, 1989. The poet G'Ra also appeared with them.
RIGHT: A fundraising benevit for the AACM at 7058 S. Chappel, Chicago, IL on March 5, 1989. The poster is autographed by Douglas R. Ewart, Ari Brown, Avreeayl Ra, Robert Griffin, Mwata Bowden and Martin "Sparx" Alexander.
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