Malachi
Thompson – leader, trumpet
Dennis Winslett - alto and soprano sax
Kirk Brown - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Leon Joyce Jr. - drums
Dee Alexander – vocals
- special guests include –
Oscar Brown Jr. – spoken word
Gary Bartz - sax
Chicagoan Malachi Thompson
is a composer, bandleader, trumpeter, teacher and arts activist.
In 1991, Thompson founded the Sutherland Community Arts Initiative (SCAI),
a Southside not-for-profit 501 c3 arts and arts education presenting
organization.
Mr. Thompson has recorded ten critically acclaimed CDs for Delmark Records.
Dee Alexander, influenced by jazz, blues and gospel, is the Freebop Band's steady
vocalist.
Malachi Thompson's Freebop Band celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 1998 with
the release of "Freebop Now" on Delmark Records.
The album made it to #2 on the CMJ radio charts and appeared on the Jazziz
radio chart indicating substantial airplay.
The Village Voice described
the Freebop Band, "...this is hard bop like it ought to be but is seldom
heard."
Oscar Brown, Jr. is a
Chicago born composer, singer, actor, playwright, and director who, during more
than half a century
in the entertainment industry, has earned a reputation for being a "major
artist," both as a writer and a performer.
Brown won two Emmy Awards for his WBBM-TV special "Oscar Brown Is Back In
Town."
Events:
FRI & SAT MAR 21 & 22 9:30PM/$15 ROSA'S LOUNGE www.rosaslounge.com 3420 W. Armitage
Ave., Chicago (773) 342-0452
A SALUTE TO BRONZEVILLE AT ROSA'S LOUNGE
Back in the day, Bronzeville was the center for Jazz and Blues on
Chicago's Southside.
From Louis Armstrong to Lester Bowie, from AC Reed to Koko Taylor, they all
lived and performed in Chicago's historic Bronzeville community.
Come and relive the glory days of Bronzeville with the 47th Street
Jazz and Blues Revue with Delmark recording artist Malachi Thompson's
Freebop Band featuring Dee Alexander and special guest Oscar Brown, Jr.