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Mingus Awareness Project 2016

8/20/2016

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Mark your calendars! Join us during our next Mingus Awareness Project concert -- November 9th at FitzGerald's in Berwyn. Visit mingusawarenessproject.org for complete details.
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Song Lyrics Inspired by Chicago: Our Next Meetup at Mozart

5/18/2016

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June 20th, 2016
(6:00-7:00, 7:15-8:30 p.m.)
 
Mozart Park Fieldhouse
2036 N. Avers Ave.
Chicago, IL   60647
 
all ages, free & open to the public

 hey ask me where hip-hop is goin', it's Chicagoan
Poetry's in motion like a picture now showin'
It's the city, the city y'all, the city.
     -- "Chi-City" by Common
 
Chicago has always given us plenty to talk about.  That is why today we will be discussing lyrics inspired by Chicago.  From Frank Sinatra to contemporary artists like Common and Wilco, we will discuss why these and more have been deeply inspired by Chicago. This meetup is being facilitated by Richard Washam.
Bring your musical instruments, art supplies and notebooks. These workshops are interactive and multidisciplinary. We have supplies and equipment on hand that workshop participants can use -- including pencils, pens, paint, a piano, other musical instruments.


Location: Mozart Park is in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. It's on the north side of Armitage Ave. -- several blocks east of Pulaski Rd., just south of Dickens and Shakespeare Streets. We meet in the multipurpose room to the left of fieldhouse lobby; some workshop sessions may happen outside in the park, weather permitting.

Transportation & parking: Mozart Park can be reached by public transportation (such as the #73 Armitage Ave. bus, and not far from the Logan Square and Western Ave. stations on the CTA's blue line. Mozart Park has a parking lot on Armitage, east of Avers.

Registering for Borderbend's arts workshop series at Mozart Park: Click here or here to register for the summer term at the Chicago Park District website.

Additional info: You can contact us by clicking here (if you have questions about this workshop or to RSVP). Click here to find out more about Borderbend's arts workshop series at Mozart Park.
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Our Next Workshop: Abbey Lincoln, Mel Tormé, Patricia Barber and Kurt Elling

1/4/2016

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Monday, January 25th
(6:00-7:00, 7:15-8:30 p.m.)
 
Mozart Park Fieldhouse
2036 N. Avers Ave.
Chicago, IL   60647
 
all ages, free & open to the public
You're invited to come to our next workshop, which focuses on four great jazz artists and composers who have strong ties to Chicago -- Abbey Lincoln, Mel Torme, Patricia Barber and Kurt Elling: 
  • We will find out more about these artists' work and lives, and will listen to examples of their recordings.
  • Workshop participants will create poetry and art inspired by those artists' work.
Bring your musical instruments, art supplies and notebooks. These workshops are interactive and multidisciplinary. We have supplies and equipment on hand that workshop participants can use -- including pencils, pens, paint, a piano, other musical instruments.

Location: Mozart Park is in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. It's on the north side of Armitage Ave. -- several blocks east of Pulaski Rd., just south of Dickens and Shakespeare Streets. Our workshop series happens in the room to the left of fieldhouse lobby; some workshop sessions may happen outside in the park, weather permitting. 

Transportation & parking: Mozart Park can be reached by public transportation (such as the #73 Armitage Ave. bus, and not far from the Logan Square and Western Ave. stations on the CTA's blue line. Mozart Park has a parking lot on Armitage, east of Avers.

Registering for Borderbend's arts workshop series at Mozart Park: Click here or here to register for the winter term at the Chicago Park District website.

Additional info: You can contact us by clicking here (if you have questions about this workshop or to RSVP). Click here to find out more about Borderbend's arts workshop series at Mozart Park.
Links:
  • "Abbey Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation" by Nate Chinem (The New York Times)
  • arts workshop inspired by Oscar Brown Jr., Abbey Lincoln and Maggie Brown (Mozart Park, 2014)
  • "Chicago Music Legends: Kurt Elling" by Robert Rodi (New City)
  • "The Claudia Quintet: What Is the Beautiful?" -- review by Mark Corroto (All About Jazz)
  • Freedom Sounds: Civil Rights Call Out to Jazz and Africa by Ingrid Monson (excerpt at amherst.edu)
  • Freedom Sounds: Civil Rights Call Out to Jazz and Africa by Ingrid Monson (review by Brian Gilmore, JazzTimes)
  • An Interview with Abbey Lincoln (Today is the Question: Ted Panken on Music, Politics an the Arts)
  • Jazz Profiles from NPR: Mel Tormé
  • Kurt Elling
  • Liner Notes — We Insist! Max Roach’s "Freedom Now Suite," by Nat Hentoff (Jerry Jazz Musician)
  • "An oral history of the Green Mill" by Patrick Sisson (Chicago Reader)
  • Patricia Barber
  • "Remembering Abbey Lincoln" (Rutgers University)
  • "The Snow Is Deep on the Ground" by Kenneth Patchen (Poetry Foundation)

 
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Our Next Workshop: Captain Walter Dyett, Dorothy Donegan, John Gilmore and Dinah Washington

9/7/2015

 
Monday, September 14
(6:00-7:00, 7:15-8:30 p.m.)

Mozart Park Fieldhouse
2036 N. Avers Ave.
Chicago, IL   60647

all ages, free & open to the public
You're invited to come to our next workshop, which is inspired by Captain Walter Henri Dyett, Dorothy Donegan, John Gilmore and Dinah Washington --
  • We will talk about the careers of Dyett, Donegan, Gilmore and Washington, including their connections to Chicago;
  • We'll listen to examples of those artists' and educators' works, and we will talk about other people who are linked to and/or inspired by them; and
  • Workshop participants will have opportunities to create music and writings inspired by Dyett, Donegan, Gilmore and Washington.
 Bring your musical instruments, art supplies and notebooks. These workshops are interactive and multidisciplinary. We have supplies and equipment on hand that workshop participants can use -- including pencils, pens, paint, a piano, other musical instruments.

Location: Mozart Park is in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. It's on the north side of Armitage Ave. -- several blocks east of Pulaski Rd., just south of Dickens and Shakespeare Streets. Our workshop series happens in the room to the left of fieldhouse lobby; some workshop sessions may happen outside in the park, weather permitting. 

Transportation & parking: Mozart Park can be reached by public transportation (such as the #73 Armitage Ave. bus, and not far from the Logan Square and Western Ave. stations on the CTA's blue line. Mozart Park has a parking lot on Armitage, east of Avers.

Registering for Chicago Portraits & Arts Journeys: Click here or here to register for the fall term at the Chicago Park District website.

Additional info: You can contact us by clicking here (if you have questions about this workshop or to RSVP). Click here to find out more about the Chicago Portraits & Arts Journeys workshop series.
Links:
  • Arts workshop inspired by the AACM (Mozart Park, 2014)
  • Arts workshop inspired by Sun Ra and Ed Roberson (Mozart Park, 2014)
  • Captain Walter Henri Dyett (Jazz Institute of Chicago) 
  • "Dinah Washington: A Queen in Turmoil" (NPR)  
  • Dorothy Donegan (NEA Jazz Masters)  
  • "Dorothy Donegan, 76, Flamboyant Jazz Pianist" -- obituary by Ben Ratlif (The New York Times)
  • Dorothy Donegan Live at the White House (1993) 
  • Dorothy Donegan with Cab Calloway and His Band (from Sensations of 1945)  
  • "Dyett is saved. Now what about CPS?" -- Editorial (Chicago Tribune, 9/13/2015)
  • John Gilmore (Blue Note Records) 
  • Marian McParland's Piano Jazz -- with Dorothy Donegan
  • "Saxophonist Von Freeman, A Chicagoan From Beginning To End" by Patrick Jarenwattananon (A Blog Supreme)
  • "The Secret History of Chicago Music: Captain Walter Dyett" by Plastic Crimewave (Chicago Reader) 
  • "A shame about the girl: When she died in 1963, Dinah Washington was the self-appointed 'queen of the blues'..." - by Anthony Denselow (The Independent)
  • "Street named for singer Dinah Washington" by Howard Reich (Chicago Tribune, 8/26/2014)
  • "Sun Ra: Stranger from Outer Space" by Mike Walsh (Mission Creep)  
  • "Violinist Leroy Jenkins' Expanding Perspective" by Kevin Whitehead (Wondering Sound)  
  • Windy City Pianist, Dorothy Donegan (African American Registry)

Our Next Workshop: Fred Anderson, Tatsu Aoki, Renée Baker & Mwata Bowden

6/17/2015

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Monday, June 29th
(6:00-7:00, 7:15-8:30 p.m.)

Mozart Park Fieldhouse
2036 N. Avers Ave.
Chicago, IL   60647

all ages, free & open to the public
You're invited to come to our next workshop, which is inspired by Fred Anderson, Tatsu Aoki, Renée Baker & Mwata Bowden --
  • We will talk about and listen to music and other works created by Anderson, Aoki, Baker and Bowden;
  • We'll discuss examples of people and organizations that are linked to and/or inspired by those four artists' work; and
  • Workshop participants will have opportunities to create music and writings inspired by Anderson, Bowden, Baker and Aoki. 
Bring your musical instruments, art supplies and notebooks. These workshops are interactive and multidisciplinary. We have supplies and equipment on hand that workshop participants can use -- including pencils, pens, paint, a piano, other musical instruments. 

Location: Mozart Park is in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. It's on the north side of Armitage Ave. -- several blocks east of Pulaski Rd., just south of Dickens and Shakespeare Streets. Our workshop series happens in the room to the left of fieldhouse lobby; some workshop sessions may happen outside in the park, weather permitting. 

Transportation & parking: Mozart Park can be reached by public transportation (such as the #73 Armitage Ave. bus, and not far from the Logan Square and Western Ave. stations on the CTA's blue line. Mozart Park has a parking lot on Armitage, east of Avers.

Registering for Chicago Portraits & Arts Journeys: Click here or here to register for the summer term at the Chicago Park District website.

Additional info: You can contact us by clicking here (if you have questions about this workshop or to RSVP). Click here to find out more about the Chicago Portraits & Arts Journeys workshop series.
Links:
  • "Adventures in Jazz: Chicago and Beyond" -- Night Out in the Parks event at Fred Anderson Park (July 15, 2015)
  • Afroamerikaner och konstmusik: "Inte olagligt att undvika svarta eller kvinnliga tonsättares verk" (Sverige Radio)
  • Arts Workshop at Mozart Park inspired by the AACM (2014)
  • Arts Workshop at Mozart Park inspired by Fred Anderson (2014)
  • Asian Improv aRts Midwest
  • Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
  • Chicago Modern Orchestra Project
  • Kidd Jordan, Tatsu Aoki, Chad Taylor: Remembering Fred Anderson (video by Lauren Deutsch)
  • "Made in Japan" (WTTW)
  • MCA Screen: Creative Music Summit on April 26, 2015 (Rebuild Foundation)
  • Mwata Bowden (University of Chicago)
  • "A new Near South Side park named for jazz master Fred Anderson" by Howard Reich (Chicago Tribune, 5/26/2015)
  • "Review: A golden night at the AACM's 50th anniversary concert" by Howard Reich (Chicago Tribune, 4/27/2015)
  • Renée Baker
  • Tatsu Aoki
  • Tuntui performance at PianoForte (2010)
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"Adventures in Jazz -- Chicago and Beyond" at Fred Anderson Park

5/27/2015

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Wednesday, July 15th (7-9 p.m.)

Fred Anderson Park
1625 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL  60616

free and open to the public, all ages

The Borderbend Arts Collective presents "Adventures in Jazz -- Chicago and Beyond,” a Night Out in the Parks event that includes a performance by a jazz ensemble and art-making activities for kids. The set list includes compositions by the great jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, and ensemble members. Musicians: Jon Hey (piano), Rebecca Cohn (trombone), Paul Hartsaw (tenor saxophone), Dan Godston (cornet), Alex Wing (upright bass) and Damon Short (drums).
This program is presented as part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks with the support of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Arts programming in neighborhoods across the city advances the goals of the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Cultural Plan.
Links:
  • Fred Anderson Park page on facebook
  • Fred Anderson-inspired arts workshop at Mozart Park (2014)
  • My Chi Parks app
    Night Out in the Parks
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Armitage Arts: Summer Edition at Mozart Park

4/25/2015

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Wednesday, June 24th (6:30-8:30 p.m.)

Mozart Park Fieldhouse
2036 N. Avers Ave.
Chicago, IL  60647

free and open to the public

The Borderbend Arts Collective presents “Armitage Arts: Summer Edition,” a Night Out in the Parks event at Mozart Park that includes an interdisciplinary performance with poetry, music and projections, as well as interactive arts-making activities for all ages. The poets include Janina Ciezadlo, Steven Schroeder, Elizabeth Marino, Charlie Newman and Wayne Allen Jones, and the musicians include Adam Zanolini (flute, saxophone, djembe, electric bass), Angel Elmore (piano, clarinet), Dan Godston (cornet, pixiphone) and Lou Ciccotelli (drums).

“Armitage Arts: Summer Edition” is part of an ongoing series that is part of a community-building initiative along W. Armitage Ave; other “Armitage Arts” programs have included the 2014 Armitage Arts Festival, as well as events at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center and Rosa’s Lounge.

This program is presented as part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks with the support of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Arts programming in neighborhoods across the city advances the goals of the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Cultural Plan.

Funding for this program is also being provided by Poets & Writers. Support for Readings & Workshops events in Chicago is provided by an endowment established with generous contributions from the Poets & Writers Board of Directors and others.  Additional support comes from the Friends of Poets & Writers.


Links:
  • Armitage Arts
  • My Chi Parks app
    Night Out in the Parks
  • Poets & Writers
  • "A Summer Poetry & Music Collaboration, Armitage Arts Style" (Poets & Writers)
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Our Next Workshop: The Art Ensemble of Chicago

5/12/2014

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You're invited to come to our next Chicago Heroes & Arts Adventures workshop --
Monday, May 12 (6:00-7:15, 7:30-8:30 p.m.)

Mozart Park Fieldhouse
2036 N. Avers Ave.
Chicago, IL   60647

all ages, free & open to the public

During our next workshop we focus on the Art Ensemble of Chicago. We will: 
  • Listen to and talk about music by that legendary musical group; 
  • Talk about how the AEC connects with other people and things (e.g. examples of its influences and who it has influenced; how it pertains other musical ensembles such as the Sun Ra Arkestra and the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians); 
  • Talk about examples of AEC members' other artistic projects (such as Roscoe Mitchell's Nonaah and Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy); 
  • Make music with voice, percussion and other instruments.  
Location: Mozart Park is in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. It's on the north side of Armitage Ave. -- several blocks east of Pulaski Rd., just south of Dickens and Shakespeare Streets. Our workshop series happens in the room to the left of fieldhouse lobby; some workshop sessions may happen outside in the park, weather permitting.  

Transportation & parking: Mozart Park can be reached by public transportation (such as the #73 Armitage Ave. bus, and not far from the Logan Square and Western Ave. stations on the CTA's blue line. Mozart Park has a parking lot on Armitage, east of Avers. 

Registering for Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys: You can register for this workshop series at the Chicago Park District website. 

Additional info: You can contact us by clicking here (if you have questions about this workshop or to RSVP). Click here to find out more about the Chicago Heroes & Arts Journeys workshop series. 
Links: 
  • Art Ensemble of Chicago website
  • The Art Ensemble of Chicago (NPR)
  • Art Ensemble of Chicago and Cecil Taylor, Live in Paris (dir. Frank Cassenti, 1984)
  • Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
  • Brigitte Fontaine and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, 1969 (BoingBoing)
  • Famadou Don Moye
  • Kahil El'Zabar
  • Kelan Phil Cohran
  • Joseph Jarman: Buddhist Practice
  • "A Maestro Of Esoteric Invention Becomes Accessible" by Adam Shatz (The New York Times, 1998)
  • Malachi Favors Maghustus
  • A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music by George Lewis (University of Chicago Press)
  • Rétrospective: Brigitte Fontaine et Areski
  • Review of A Jackson in Your House by Dominique Leone (Pitchfork Media)
  • Roscoe Mitchell
  • Roscoe Mitchell by Anthony Coleman (BOMB)
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Rhizome Bloom

4/29/2014

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Rhizome Bloom: a multi-genre exploration
with music, poetry, projections & movement 

Tuesday, April 29 (8 p.m.)

Chicago Temple
77 W. Washington St.
Chicago, IL

$7 suggested donation
"Rhizome Bloom" features premieres of Deep Black Garden II & Weep Dark Blue by Renée Baker. The American musical genius Duke Ellington was born on April 29, 1899; this performance event features a tribute to Ellington in the program as well. 
ensemble members:
Renée Baker -- composer
Angel Elmore -- piano
Dan Godston -- trumpet
Jenae Taylor -- movement
Charles Joseph Smith -- piano & movement
Lou Ciccotelli -- drums
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Tonight at Noon: Celebrating Charles Mingus' Life & Legacy at the Logan Center for the Arts

3/17/2014

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You're invited to come to this special performance event -- when we celebrate the life and legacy of Charles Mingus with music, poetry & visual art! 
Friday, April 4 (8 p.m.)

Logan Center for the Arts
Performance Penthouse 901 (9th floor)
915 E. 60th St.
Chicago, IL  60637
phone: (773) 702-2787

$7 suggested donation

The great bassist and composer Charles Mingus was born 92 years ago, and we present this unique program of music and poetry in celebration of that great American genius' work & legacy. This program includes music composed by Mingus, songs by composers who worked with Mingus or were inspired by Mingus, poetry inspired by Mingus, and  visual art inspired by Mingus! 
Above: Mingus Awareness Project painting by Alpha Bruton, "After Better Get Hit in Your Soul" by Deborah Meadows, and Mingus Awareness Project concert poster image by Josh Josue
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1st set: 
David Boykin -- reeds

2nd set:
poetry inspired by Charles Mingus

3rd set:
performance by the Míngtiāns 
Jon Hey -- piano 
Paul Hartsaw -- tenor saxophone
Jon Griffith -- saxophones
Dan Godston -- trumpet
Jon Godston -- soprano saxophone 
Alex Wing -- upright bass
Damon Short -- drums
More about "Tonight at Noon": 
  • The set list will include "Jelly Roll," "Better Get Hit in Your Soul," "Ecclusiastics," "Peggy's Blue Skylight," "Nostalgia in Times Square," "Haitian Fight Song," and other songs.
  • "portrait" by Steven Schroeder, "Into This Time" (for Charles Mingus) by Jayne Cortez, "Context of Champions" by Andrew Choate and "tonight at noon (mingus in tompkins square park / a free fugs concert -- 1960's)" by Steve Dalachinsky will be performed during the second set. 
  • Artworks by Alpha Bruton, Deborah Meadows, and Josh Josue will be projected during the event. 
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