Phillip Greenlief

Brittany Karlson

Legendary Bay Area saxophonist Phillip Greenlief makes an all-too-rare visit to the Chicago area, and assembles a team of all-stars to join him, including Boston-based bassist Brittany Karlson, Jeb Bishop on trombone, and Tim Daisy on drums.

8:30 PM : GREENLIEF/BISHOP/KARLSON/DAISY

Phillip Greenlief - saxophones
Jeb Bishop - trombone
Brittany Karlson - bass
Tim Daisy - drums

2 sets
$15 - Tickets Available at the Door

ABOUT PHILLIP GREENLIEF

Since his emergence on the west coast in the late 1970s, saxophonist/composer Phillip Greenlief has achieved international acclaim for his recordings and performances with musicians and composers in the post-jazz continuum as well as new music innovators and virtuosic improvisers. He has performed with Wadada Leo Smith, Meredith Monk, Rashaun Mitchell and They Might Be Giants. Albums include LANTSKAP LOGIC with Fred Frith and Evelyn Davis, THAT OVERT DESIRE OF OBJECT with Joelle Leandre, ALL AT ONCE with FPR  (Frank Gratkowski and Jon Raskin), and OH THAT MONSTER with LA punk pioneers Thelonious Monster. Recent residencies have included the Banff Center for Art and Creativity, Neue Muzik Koln, and Headlands Center for the Arts. His critical writing has been published in Artforum, Open Space (SFMOMA), and Signal to Noise.

"The Bay Area's do-it-yourself ethos has produced a bevy of dazzlingly creative musicians, but few have put the philosophy to work as effectively as Phillip Greenlief." – Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle