(photo: James Walker, JazzChicago)

(photo: Brad Walseth, JazzChicago)
   
   

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – FROM SOUTHPORT RECORDS

www.chicagosound.com

 

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

www.katerinas.com

 

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:

www.amazon.com

www.emphasisentertainment.com

www.jazzmart.com

www.cadencebuilding.com

 

See and hear Joanie & Sparrow on myspace and youtube!

www.myspace.com/joaniepallatto

www.youtube.com/joaniepallatto

 

Southport Records

www.chicagosound.com

773-281-8510

 

 

 

   
     
 

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