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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –
FROM SOUTHPORT RECORDS
Saturday, September 4th, 2010
"Southport Records Jazz Fest Celebration"
with Jimmy Ellis and George Freeman
Featuring:
Southport Label Partners/Presenters:
Bradley Parker-Sparrow – piano / Joanie Pallatto – voice
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM:
Jimmy Ellis – alto saxophone /
Miguel de la Cerna – piano
10:00 PM – 1:30 AM:
George Freeman – guitar /
Kurt Schweitz – bass /
Joe Jenkins – drums
Southport Records salutes the
Jazz Institute of Chicago
and the
32nd Annual
Chicago Jazz Festival
(September 2 – 5, 2010)
Everyone attending the Southport Records event at Katerina’s will
receive a FREE Southport CD!
Saturday, September 4th, 2010
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM: $5 COVER
10:00 – 1:30 AM: $10
COVER
Katerina’s
1920 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL
60613
773-348-7592
Jimmy Ellis:
Jimmy Ellis, a native Chicagoan and Hyde Park jazz master, graduated
from DuSable High School in 1950, and studied under Captain Walter
Dyett. Throughout his
notable career, Ellis has worked with such jazz legends as Nat
"King" Cole, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Sun Ra, Sammy Davis Jr., Sarah
Vaughn, King Kolax Band, and many others.
A dedicated teacher, Ellis served on the Board of Directors
of the Jazz Institute of Chicago as co-leader of the Jazz Express
Band, presenting concerts in Chicago High Schools while imparting to
the students the history of Jazz Music.
Ellis continues to perform, and can be heard in concert and
nightclubs throughout the Chicago area.
George Freeman:
George Freeman was born in Chicago, and the guitar became his method
of communication as he moved into the heart of the 20th century.
The music of George Freeman defies any known mold of musical
expression. It is not
restricted to swing, blues, bop, rock or modern because Freeman has
been a living part of all of these eras.
As a spirited side man and composer George has performed with
Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Johnny Griffin, Fats Navarro, Richard
"Groove" Holmes, Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Dexter Gordon, his
brothers Von and Bruz, Shirley Scott, Jimmy McGriff, Ben Webster,
Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Dakota Staton, Ruth
Brown, Dinah Washington, Billie Holliday and Jackie Wilson.
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Southport Records presents an ongoing
series of events at
Katerina’s
on the first Saturday of every month! Label partners
Bradley Parker-Sparrow,
piano
and Joanie Pallatto,
voice will open each set with
their original duets and improvisations. Southport Records
will present a mix of artists from the label roster, featuring jazz,
avant garde, classical, world and new music.
The co-host of this event,
Katerina’s, has evolved into a unique listening experience and
environment, with fine programming, including jazz, world, and pop
forms.
As always, Katerina’s serves great cocktails and fine food!
Katerina’s – an eclectic
club with its soul in the arts.
Southport Records & Katerina’s salutes the Jazz Institute of Chicago
for thirty two years of festival programming.
The Chicago Jazz Fest is the world’s largest free jazz
festival. Over the
years, Southport artists including Von Freeman, George Freeman,
Sparrow, Willie Pickens, Bobby Lewis, Paulinho Garcia, Tatsu Aoki,
Joanie Pallatto, Marshall Vente, Fred Anderson, Famoudou Don Moye,
Susan May, among many others have graced the stages of this majestic
event. We invite
everyone to come to Katerina’s to celebrate the Jazz Institute of
Chicago’s accomplished and ambitious programming efforts, keeping
jazz alive in Chicago!
Special thanks go out to Brad Walseth, at JazzChicago for his kind
permission to use great live shots of Jimmy Ellis (photo:
Brad Walseth) and George Freeman (photo:
James Walker) that you will find on our website.
JazzChicago:
www.jazzchicago.net
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Southport Records celebrates the documentation of recording
Chicago artists for the past thirty three years!
Sparrow Sound Design (1977 - 2010)
SOUTHPORT RECORDS DISCOGRAPHY OF FEATURED LABEL ARTISTS:
GEORGE FREEMAN:
GEORGE BURNS! (1999)
REBELLION (1995)
SPARROW:
BRADLEY
PARKER-SPARROW “THE NEW WORLD” (AIR 2009)
BRADLEY
PARKER-SPARROW “THE BLACK ROMANTIC” (2009)
BRADLEY
PARKER-SPARROW "SHUT EYE" (the composer’s variations) (2006)
SPARROW & THE MACHINE BAND “THE LIGHT”
- A TONE POEM (2004)
SPARROW & JOANIE PALLATTO “CANNED
BEER” (2003)
SPARROW & JOANIE PALLATTO “WE ARE NOT
MACHINES” (2001)
“FIRE” WITH VON FREEMAN (1996)
TATSU AOKI & SPARROW “IF IT WASN’T FOR
PAUL” (1995)
SPARROW SHORTWAVE “THE DESERT RAT
SUITE” (1991)
SPARROW “SOLO” (1995)
SPARROW “LATIN BLACK” (1979-LP)
JOANIE PALLATTO
JOANIE PALLATTO
“IT’S NOT EASY” (2008)
SPARROW & JOANIE PALLATTO “CANNED
BEER” (2003)
SPARROW & JOANIE PALLATTO “WE ARE NOT
MACHINES” (2001)
JOANIE PALLATTO & KING FLEMING “THE
KING AND I” (2000)
JOANIE PALLATTO “WORDS & MUSIC” (1999)
JOANIE PALLATTO & MARSHALL VENTE “TWO”
(1997)
JOANIE PALLATTO “PASSING TONES” (1995)
JOANIE PALLATTO “WHO WROTE THIS SONG?”
(1993)
JOANIE PALLATTO “WHISPER NOT”
(1986-LP)
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All SOUTHPORT CDS
ARE AVAILABLE FROM:
See and hear Joanie & Sparrow on myspace and youtube!
www.myspace.com/joaniepallatto
www.youtube.com/joaniepallatto
Southport Records 773-281-8510
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