Chicago Creative Arts On
Line (CCAO) announces the Second Annual BlackOut Festival on Saturday
March 20, 2010 a Tribute Fred Anderson.  At the Velvet Lounge 67 East
Cermak at 8:30 P.M.  As part of The Fest, CCAO will present the Second
annual Chicago Creative Excellence in Music awards.

The line up for this
historic event features some of the best creative improvisers in the
world:

Kevin Nabors, Junius Paul,
Isaiah Spencer

Dee Alexander Evolution Ensemble

Junius Paul, James
Sanders, Ernie Adams

with special guest Ernest
Dawkins

The Chicago Trio

Hamid Drake, Ernest
Dawkins, Harrison Bankhead

with special guest Amiri Baraka

Open Jam For Fred 

Advance tickets can be
purchased at the New Velvet lounge 67 E Cermak

or call 773 221 6385

Douglas R. Ewart
Musical Art Instruments Exhibition
January 14th through February 28th 2010
Black Creativity
Museum of Science and Industry
57th Street at Lakeshore Drive
Chicago Illinois 60637-2093

VESPER JUST GOT JAZZ!!!!
That's right Jazz at
Chatham Church Vesper Service
741 East 84th Street
On the West Side of Cottage Grove

January 31, 2010 - 3:00 pm

I said smooth...what I really meant was JAZZ!!! All the spice, flavor and color that you would expect from musicians from the AACM family!!!

You,and your family, friends and co-workers are invited!!! Hey you can even text somebody to come on through and check us out!! Forgive me for being ole' skool but it's gone be live and that's no jive on January 31, 2010 at 3:00pm. Get there a little early 'cause it will be standing room only...and feel the rhythms of spiritual soul....

The Worship Ministry invites you to an evening of Jazz that will be filled with smooth spiritual sounds. The program will feature an ensemble of musicians, members of the Association of the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM).

 
AACM presents: 2010 A Decade of Reflection with the AACM Experimental Ensemble at the Velvet Lounge this Sunday, January10 at 7pm. The artists performing are: Dee Alexander, Harisson Bankhead, Mwata Bowden, Art Turk Burton, Avreeayl Ra, Ann Ward, Ed Wilkerson, Saalik Ziyad, Taalib-din Ziyad