August 29, 2019, 2pm: AACM at the Chicago Jazz Festival

Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
featuring Dee Alexander

August 29, 2019 | 2pm
Chicago Jazz Festival
Tribute to Joseph Jarman, Alvin Fielder, and Saalik Ziyad
Chicago Cultural Center | Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington Street | Chicago, IL

In a short time span, Chicago’s prized Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and the city as a whole suffered three heartbreaking losses with the passing of saxophonist and Art Ensemble of Chicago founder Joseph Jarman, legendary drummer Alvin Fielder and sublime young vocalist Saalik Ziyad. Today, a group of AACM luminaries led by the eminent Ernest Dawkins will perform in their memory, capturing their enduring spirits via music and narrative.

The band will include Dawkins on saxophones, Dee Alexander on vocals, Alexis Lombre on piano and vocals, Ed House on tenor saxophone, Taalib Din Ziyard on flute and vocals, Adam Zanolini on bass, Art Turk Burton on percussion and Avreeayl Ra and Jeremiah Collier on drums.

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