This past week I had the pleasure of joining the Chicago based Balkan brass band entertaining military families for a Halloween party at the White House. The band debuted a new orange and black costume designed by saxophonist Doug Abram.
Stephen Paul Smoker just released his long awaited album Ripe Fruit on Kilo Records and it is looking and sounding great! Be sure to check out the vinyl on sale here. I had the pleasure of recording with the Pilsen band and will join the stage with them at the Empty Bottle on Friday April 27th... Continue Reading →
I don't think anyone who checked out Zooey Deschanel's band She and Him at Millennium Park in Chicago a few summers back would forget the killer girl band that opened up the show. I've been lucky to run into the members of Hollows a few more times since then both playing with JC Brooks... Continue Reading →
http://youtu.be/DYvj_p_IfjU Be sure to check out Charles Mantis in Chicago Wednesday April 18th at Underground Wonder Bar.
For close to a year and a half DJ Roma Soul and Black Bear Combo have played to a packed house downstairs at Subterranean on the third Friday of the month in Chicago. This has grown to be one of the more successful nights I've seen featuring an instrumental act since I moved to Chicago... Continue Reading →
Comprovisation is an audio form of collage. A collage can be presented in a way that expresses the creative process as an element of the finished product. Comprovisation is a polished form of the creative process combining the real-time spontaneity of improvisation with the accuracy of a second draft. In the audio form the composer... Continue Reading →
Charles Mantis is evolving faster than I can keep up with. Please check out the new fan page and e.p. preview. Please hit like to help get the band approved to become and official fund raising group and write me an email with any ideas about what nonprofits should benefit from the proceeds. Tuesday October... Continue Reading →
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The Chicago soul band has spent the last few years fine tuning the record Want More which will be released on Bloodshot Records October 25th 2011. It seems like it wasn't that long ago I met these guys while recording horns for their epic version of Wilco's I am Trying to Break Your Heart. Since... Continue Reading →
The Akai APC40 is a midi controller instrument that controls audio clips, effects and virtual instruments in a live setting. The grid design of the instrument provides an angle to writing music that is very different from composing and performing on a traditional piano. The buttons illuminate when they are actively playing an audio clip... Continue Reading →
Gerald Bailey | Trumpet & Music Production 