CHI: CHRIS GREENE AND CGQ APPEAR AT THE JAZZ SHOWCASE
Thirty-something-year-old Chicago-based saxophonist, composer and bandleader Chris Greene will appear at THE JAZZ SHOWCASE (806 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL - 312-360-0234) on Tuesday, April 27th with sets at 8:00 & 10:00 pm. Greene has been performing on the Chicago club scene since the early 90's, playing in bands like The Trippin' Billies and Kevin O'Donnell's Quality Six, and freelanced on the city's rich jazz scene. He studied at Indiana University, home of one of the country's strongest Jazz Studies Programs, and formed his first band, Chris Greene and New Perspective, in 1994. That band performed regularly, and released two albums of what Greene calls "electric jazz/funk/hip-hop/fusion" music, "On The Verge" (1998) and "jazz" (2004). In 2005 he formed his current unit, The Chris Greene Quartet (or "CGQ"), a band that has maintained a stable roster since its inception. CGQ features Greene on tenor and soprano saxophone, Damian Espinosa on primarily acoustic piano (but also occasionally on electric keyboard), Marc Piane on acoustic bass and drummer Tyrone Blair. There is a $10 cover charge.
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