DEE ALEXANDER
UPCOMING SHOWS
Auditorium Theater - 50 E. Congress Parkway
03.11.10 | 7:30 PM
Chicago, IL, USA
Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
From Ella to Mandela
The 55-piece Chicago Jazz Philharmonic returns to the Auditorium! From Ella to Mandela: A Celebration of the African and American Spirit presents both a musical exploration of the contributions of female vocalists to the jazz genre and a Nelson Mandela inspired suite, Hope in Action.
From Ella to Mandela will feature some of Chicago’s most celebrated jazz vocalists - Dee Alexander, Terisa Griffin, and Maggie Brown - paying tribute to the legacies of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, and Billie Holiday. The second half of the program is Hope in Action, composed in honor of Mandela’s 90th birthday celebration. This work seamlessly weaves jazz, classical and South African inspired melodies, interspersed with moments of inspirational oration taken from Mandela’s speeches. The work culminates with a grand chorus featuring Soul Children of Chicago. Also featured are celebrated Chicago saxophonists Ari Brown and Ernest Dawkins and special guest orator, actress T’keyah Crystal Keymah.
For Tickets & more Information: 800-982-2787
Gorton Community Center- 400 E. Illinois Road
03.14.10 | 4 to 6 PM
Lake Forest, IL, USA
Cabin Fever Jazz Series
featuring
Dee Alexander Quartet
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Gorton Community Center
400 East Illinois Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045-2398
(847) 234-6060
The Velvet Lounge- 67 E Cermak
03.20.10 | 8PM
Chicago, IL, USA
March 20, 2010
Blackout Festival: Birthday Tribute to Fred Anderson
Featuring
Evolution Ensemble
TBD
05.20.10 | TBD
Sao Paulo, Brazil
May 20, 2010
Evolution Ensemble
Bridgestone Jazz Festival
Sao Paulo, Brazil
PAST SHOWS
Wentz Concert Hall-171 E. Chicago Avenue
02.26.10 | 8 PM
Naperville, IL, USA
February 26, 2010
Jeff Lindberg’s Chicago Jazz Orchestra presents
Exquisitely for Ella
featuring Dee Alexander
Wentz Concert Hall – 8pm
171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville, IL
For Tickets & more information contact: 630-637-7469
Tickets: $40/$30
Velvet Lounge-67 E Cermak
02.21.10 | 9PM
Chicago, IL, USA
Sunday, February 21, 2010
9PM
AACM
Vocal Ensemble featuring Dee Alexander
The Velvet Lounge-67 E Cermak
02.17.10 | 8:30p
Chicago, IL, USA
Masters Series-Dee Alexander Quartet
Wednesday, February 17, 8:30pm
Dee Alexander (vocals), with
Miguel Dela Cerna (keyboards),
Harrison Bankhead (bass), and
Ernie Adams (drums)
Checkerboard Lounge-5201 S. Harper
02.08.10 | 8PM
Chicago, IL
Dee Alexander performs at the Chicago Musicians Network
Celebrate Black History Month
with
Dee Alexander performing (Nina Simone)
Joan Collaso performing (Sarah Vaughan)
and
Nanette Frank performing (Ella Fitzgerald)
celebrating Great Jazz Divas!
Monday February 8, 2010
Checkerboard Lounge
5201 S. Harper
Hyde Park (Chicago)
8pm
Room 43-1041 East 43rd Street
02.07.10 | 7:30-11:30PM
Chicago, IL, USA
Birthday Celebration for Dee Alexander
The Dee Alexander quartet (LIVE!)
The Velvet Lounge-67 E Cermak
01.30.10 | 9:30P
Chicago, IL, USA
Please join us Saturday Jan 30, 2010
The Velvet Lounge
67 E. Cermak Chicago, IL
Time: 9:30pm
Cost: $15.00
Evolution Ensemble
with
Dee Alexander - vocals
Tomeka Reid - cello
James Sanders - violin
Ernie Adams - percussion
with
special guest
Shanta Nurullah - sitar
1920 W Irving Park Road
01.15.10 | 10pm
Chicago, IL, USA
Please join us Friday Jan 15, 2010
10pm
Celebrating the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King
at
Katerina's
1920 W. Irving Park Rd.
Chicago, Il 60613
773-348-7592
$10 cover
Evolution Ensemble
with
Dee Alexander - vocals;
Tomeka Reid - cello;
James Sanders - violin
Junius Paul - bass
with
special guest
Shanta Nurullah - sitar
www.deealexander.net
www.katerinas.com
The Green Mill
01.04.10 | 9p to 1a
Chicago, IL, USA
Dee Alexander Quartet with
Miguel delaCerna - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Ernie Adams - drums
Monday January 4, 2010
Green Mill-4802 S. Broadway
Chicago, Il 60640
Time: 9p-1a
$6 Admission
www.greenmilljazz.com
Ph 773-878-5552
Malcolm X College
01.01.10 | NOON
Chicago, IL, USA
Join Dee Alexander & the Evolution Ensemble
Friday, Jan. 1, 2010
Malcolm X College-City College of Chicago
1900 W VanBuren
Chicago, IL 60612
For more details
Contact: Jessica Holloway
Phone: 312.850.7152
Fax: 312.850.7026
E-Mail: jholloway@ccc.edu
15TH ANNUAL KWANZAA OBSERVANCE PROGRAM
AT MALCOLM X COLLEGE
“Theme: Kwanzaa 2009: Honoring our Elders
for Preserving our Cultural Heritage”
The Velvet Lounge- 67 E Cermak
01.01.10 | 9:30PM
Chicago, IL, USA
Celebrate Kwanzaa
"Imani - Faith"
and the
New Year
with the
AACM Experimental Chamber Ensemble
Velvet Lounge
67 E. Cermak Rd
Chicago, IL 60616
312-791-9050
Jan 1, 2010
9:30pm
www.aacmchicago.org
"Imani" - FAITH - To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.
- AACM Experimental Chamber Ensemble featuring Dee Alexander (vocals/percussion), Ann Ward (vocals/keyboards/percussion), Taalib-din Ziyad (vocals/flute/percussion), Saalik Ziyad (vocals/percussion), Tomeka Reid (cello/percussion), Art "Turk" Burton (percussion), & Avreeayl Ra (drums/percussion), and more tba;
The Velvet Lounge-67 E Cermak Road
12.05.09 | 9:30P
Chicago, IL, USA
Saturday, December 5, 2009
The Velvet Lounge
presents
The Chicago 12 - a Black Op'era'
composed and directed by Ernest Dawkins (saxes/percussion)
featuring Dee Alexander (vocals), Khari B (text), Corey Wilkes (trumpet/percussion), Kevin Nabors and Aaron Gettsug (woodwinds, percussion), Sam Walton (trombone/percussion), Justin Dillard (kayboards), Harrison Bankhead and Junius Paul (bass), Hamid Drake and Isaiah Spencer (drums/percussion), commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assasination of Fred Hampton, and a record release party for the Chicago 12 "Until-Emmett Till" on Dawk Records.
The Velvet Lounge
67 E. Cermak Road,
Chicago, Illinois 60616
9:30pm
312.791.9050.
Hamilton Park 513 W 72nd Street
12.04.09 | 7PM
Chicago, IL, USA
Ernest Dawkins and the Chicago 12
The Jazz Institute of Chicago
presents
Until Emmett Till: Ernest Dawkins' Chicago 12
Friday, Dec 4, 2009 - 7pm
Hamilton Park
513 W. 72nd St Chicago, IL.
This is a FREE Event.
Ernest Dawkins composed this piece to mark the anniversary of Till's murder in 1955. IT comes home now, to be performed in the neighborhood where Emmett Till grew up. A pwoerfully told story that is uplifting both musically and spiritually, it features Dee Alexander as Mamie Till and Khari B. who wrote and performs the lines.
The band will feature vocalist Dee Alexander and spoken word artist Khari B., saxophonists Aaron Getsug and Kevin Nabors, trombonist Norman Palm, trumpeter Corey Wilkes, pianist Justin Dillard, bassists Josh Abrams and Harrison Bankhead, drummers Isaiah Spencer and Hamid Drake, and Ernest Dawkins on alto saxophone and conducting.
Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington
11.12.09 | 6:30P
Chicago, IL
Chicago Under the Dome: Dee Alexander and the Evolution Ensemble with special guest Shanta
World, Folk & Electronica Music
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL
Nov 12, 2009 | 312.744.6630 | Free Admission
Time: 6:30P
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs new music series, Chicago Under the Dome, presents Dee Alexander and the Evolution Ensemble with special guest Shanta.
Green Mill-4802 S Broadway
11.09.09 | 9pm
Chicago, IL, USA
www.deealexander.net
Dee Alexander Quartet
with
Miguel delaCerna - piano
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Charles Heath - drums
Dee Alexander-vocals
Monday November 9, 2009
at the Green Mill
4802 S. Broadway Chicago, Il 60640
Time: 9 PM - 1 AM
$6 Admission
Phone: 773-878-5552
JazzOnze+ Festival
10.31.09
Lausanne, Switzerland
Oct 31, 2009
Dee Alexander Quartet
JazzOnze+ Festival
Lausanne, Switzerland
Espace Tival, Kingersheim (Haut-Rhin)
10.30.09 | tbd
Espace Tival, Kingersheim (Haut-Rhin)
contact the festival directly for more details
Katerina's-1920 W Irving Park Rd
10.16.09 | 10PM
Chicago, IL, USA
Katerina's
It's a bar, it's a live music venue, a cultural center. It's a meeting place for old friends and new friends. A place where romance blossoms and time stands still.
Featuring Dee Alexander & Evolution Ensemble
http://www.katerinas.com/
1920 W. Irving Park Rd.
Chicago, Il 60613
773-348-7592
Rennes, France
10.11.09
Rennes, France
Sunday, Oct 11, 2009
Dee Alexander Quartet
Rennes, France
Rhino Jazz Festival
10.09.09 | tbd
Loire, France
Oct 9, 2009
Dee Alexander Quartet
Rhino Jazz Festival
www.rhinojazzfest.com
please contact the festival directly for details.
Carré Sévigné, Cesson-Sévigné (Ille-et-Vilaine, France)
10.08.09 | tbd
Ille-et-Vilaine, France
Oct. 8th: Carré Sévigné, Cesson-Sévigné (Ille-et-Vilaine, France)
featuring Dee Alexander
please contact the festival directly for more information
Nîmes Agglo Jazz Festival
10.07.09 | tbd
Gard, France
Oct. 7th: Nîmes Agglo Jazz Festival (Gard, France)
featuring Dee Alexander
contact the festival directly for a complete schedule
Hyde Park Jazz Festival: James W Wagner Stage on the Midway
09.26.09 | 6P
Chicago, IL, USA
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Time: 6P
Dee Alexander Quartet
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
James W Wagner Stage on the Midway
1130 N Midway Pl.
phone 312-745-2470
Hamilton Park 513 West 72nd Street
09.19.09 | Noon to 6P
Chicago, IL, USA
Live the Spirit Residency
proudly presents the
10th annual Englewood Jazz Festival
Come join us from 12:00-6:00pm for a free day of jazz in historic Hamilton Park. An eclectic mix of internationally acclaimed artists including one-of-a-kind compositions creative improvisation and unique musical collaboration.
This year's progam includes Houston Person, Maggie Brown, Dee Alexander, Ernest Dawkins and others.
For additional details, or to get involved, contact us at info@LiveTheSpiritResidency.org
Englewood residents will fill the park & so should you!
Velvet Lounge-67 East Cermak Road
09.18.09 | 9:30P
Chicago, IL
Creative Super Group
Featuring: Dee Alexander, Ernest Dawkins, Ari Brown, Junius Paul and Avreeayl Ra
Englewood JazzFest Preview
Contact the Velvet Lounge for more info.
Chicago Jazz Festival-Grant Park
09.06.09 | 7:10PM to 8:10PM
Chicago, IL, USA
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Petrillo Music Shell
Dee Alexander and the Sirens Orchestra
About the Chicago Jazz Festival
The longest running of the city's lakefront music festivals. For the past 30 years, the Chicago Jazz Festival has been a Labor Day weekend tradition. What began as concerts to remember jazz greats Duke Ellington and John Coltrane has turned into an annual celebration of jazz music that is not to be missed. The festival celebrates the city's rich Jazz heritage and showcases the diverse talent of local, national and international musicians, with several different genres of jazz music represented throughout the celebration, the festival attracts both locals as well as tourists from around the world.
Faie': African Art Gallery 4317 S Cottage Groove
09.05.09 | 3P
Chicago, IN
A Collectors Connection
at
FAIE African Art Gallery
4317 S Cottage Groove
Chicago,iL 60653
DEE ALEXANDER CD signing (3 to 7p)
Akosua Bandele and Marvin Sin (Noon to 7p)
Fine Jewelry Designs & The Art of Leather
'Collectors Reunion'
Wear/Bring Favorite Pieces From Your Private Collection
of the Artits Works to Show & Share & To be Documented
For more information 773.268.2889
Email info@faiearficanart.com
Velvet Lounge 67 E Cermak Road
09.02.09 | 9p
Chicago, IL, USA
Dee Alexander Quartet
Wednesday Sep 2, 2009
2009 Jazz Club Tour
For tickets contact:
http://www.jazzinchicago.org/jazz-club-tour-ticket
Spertus Institute 610 S Michigan Ave
09.01.09 | 6P
Chicago, IL, USA
Jazz Institute of Chicago
7th Annual Gala
Honoring Grace: Michele Obama
Reception 6p
September 1, 2009
Concert: 8p
Featuring Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble
w/ Special guest vocalist DEE ALEXANDER
To purchase tickets:
Call: 312-427-1676 ext.3
E-mail: virginia@jazzinchicago.org
Sardinia Jazz Festival
08.27.09
Sardinia, Italy
Aug 27, 2009
Evolution Ensemble
Sardinia Jazz Festival
Crest Jazz Vocal Festival
08.08.09 | TBA
Crest, France
Aug 8, 2009
Dee Alexander Quartet
Crest Jazz Vocal Festival
Crest, France
http://www.crestjazzvocal.com/7.html
Green Mill Jazz Club 4802 N. Broadway Street
07.31.09 to 08.01.09
Friday (9P-1A) Saturday (8P-Midnight)
Chicago, IL, USA
FRIDAY, July 31, 2009 Time: 9PM
SATURDAY, August 1, 2009 Time: 8PM
COST: $12
Dee Alexander Quartet
Green Mill Jazz club
4802 N Broadway St
Chicago, IL 60640
+1 773-878-5552
greenmilljazz.com
greenmill@comcast.net
Hoffman Estates: Virginia Mary Hayter Village Green
07.30.09 | 7P
Hoffman Estates, IL, USA
Dee Alexander Quartet
Hoffman Estates Jazz Festival: Summer Sounds on the Green
Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009
Time:7:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Location: Virginia Mary Hayter Village Green
2850 Pratum Ave.
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60192
Bring a blanket and picnic to the lovely amphitheater at the Virginia Mary Hayter Village Green located on Prairie Stone Parkway off Route 72 in the Prairie Stone Business Park, and enjoy the Thursday evening summer concert series featuring talented performers. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. For more information, call 847-252-5448, or visit www.hoffmanestatesarts.com.
Katerina 1920 West Irving Park Road- Chicago
07.24.09 | 10PM
Chicago, IL, USA
Katerina
1920 West Irving Park Road
Chicago, IL 60613
773-348-7592
$10 cover
Evolution Ensemble
with
Dee Alexander - vocals
Tomeka Reid - cello
James Sanders - violin
Junius Paul - bass
Ernie Adams - percussion
Umbria Jazz Festival
07.11.09 to 07.18.09
TBA
Perugia, Italy
July 11-18, 2009
AACM Great Black Music Ensemble
featuring Dee Alexander
Umbria Jazz Festival
Perugia, Italy
Mississippi Valley Blues Festival at LeClaire Park
07.03.09 | TBA
Davenport, IA, USA
July 3, 2009
Time: visit www.mvbs.org for updated schedule
Dee Alexander Quartet
Mississippi Valley Blues Festival 25th Anniversary
Davenport, IA
The Mississippi Valley Blues Society will be producing its 25th Anniversary Blues Festival this year on July 2 - 4. Join us in Davenport’s LeClaire Park on the banks of the Mississippi River for this momentous event!
L'ete Musical
06.24.09
Saint Etienne, France
June 24, 2009
Dee Alexander Quartet
L'ete Musical
Saint Etienne, France
www.loire.fr
DucdesLombards Restaurant and Live Music
06.22.09 to 06.23.09
8 & 10P
Paris, France
June 22 & 23, 2009
8 & 10P (20H & 22H)
Dee Alexander Quartet
DucdesLombards Restaurant and Live Music
Paris France
http://www.ducdeslombards.com/
South Side Community Arts Center 3831 S Michigan Avenue
06.13.09 | 7p
Chicago, IL, USA
The AACM Presents:
Nomadic Sound Experiment #1
Featuring
Dee Alexander's Evolution Ensemble
Nicole Mitchell Trio
South Side Community Arts Center
3831 S. Michigan Avenue
7pm June 13, 2009
$15
Velvet Lounge 67 E Cermak
06.13.09 | 9:30P
Chicago, IL, USA
Saturday June 13, 9:30pm
Velvet Lounge
67 E. Cermak - $15.00
www.velvetlounge.net
Evolution Ensemble
Dee Alexander - vocal
Tomeka Reid - cello
Junius Paul - bass
James Sanders - violin
Ernie Adams - percussion
Ravinia (PAVILION) 200 Ravinia Park Road
06.12.09 | 8P
Highland Park, IL, USA
Ramsey Lewis's multimedia
"Proclamation of Hope"
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration
Featuring DEE ALEXANDER
Friday, June 12, 2009
8:00 PM
Pavilion
Ramsey Lewis's Freedom Collective Reserved $45
Lawn $10
Gates open at 5:00 PM
The Concert:
Lewis: Proclamation of Hope: A Symphonic Poem by Ramsey Lewis
(world premiere)
A MESSAGE FROM RAMSEY LEWIS
I am pleased to present a newly commissioned work celebrating one of the most famous Americans ever, Abraham Lincoln. In this the 200th anniversary of his birth, I am proud to perform Proclamation of Hope: A Symphonic Poem. It’s a large scale composition for wind ensemble, rhythm section, and voice. This has been... [click link to read more]
The Checkerboard Lounge- 5201 S Harper Ave
05.31.09 | 7:30P
Chicago, IL, USA
Join the Dee Alexander Quartet at the Checkerboard Lounge (Hyde Park)
DEE ALEXANDER, vocals
Miguel de la Cerna, piano
Harrison Bankhead, bass
Ernie Adams, drums
New CD: Wild is the Wind Available!
Cost $10 (general)
$5 (students w/ID)
The Velvet Lounge-67 East Cermak
05.06.09 | 8:30P
Chicago, IL, USA
Join the Evolution Ensemble at the Velvet Lounge
Master Series
Wed. May 6, 2009 8:30P
Essential Elements
04.11.09 | 1 PM
Chicago, IL, USA
Meet, greet and join the beautiful ladies of Essential Elements
for an afternoon with
Dee Alexander
This event is free and open to the public. Bring the entire family to enjoy great jazz music.
Dee Alexander will be signing CD's from her debut CD Wild is the Wind on Blujazz.
1PM to 4 PM
Velvet Lounge-67 E Cermak
03.25.09 | 8:30PM
Chicago, USA
Wednesday,03/25/2009 08:30 PM - Velvet Lounge
67 E Cermak
Chicago, Illinois 60616
US
Cost:varies
Dee Alexander’s Evolution Ensemble
for more information 773.791-9050
Velvet Lounge- 67 E Cermak
03.21.09 | 7PM
Chicago, IL, USA
Saturday 03/21/2009 07:00 PM - Velvet Lounge
67 E Cermak
Chicago, Illinois 60616
US
Cost:varies
Blackout Festival: A Birthday tribute to Fred Anderson Dee Alexander Quartet w/ Special guest Nicole Mitchell
for more info 773-791-9050
Gorton Performing Arts Center- 400 E Illinois
03.15.09 | 4-6PM
Lake Forest, IL, USA -60045
Sunday 03/15/2009 04:00 PM - Gorton Performing Arts Center
400 E Illinois
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
US
Cost:$15-25
Cabin Fever Jazz 2009 Dee Alexander Quartet
for more information www.gortoncenter.org
Students $15
Adults $25
Third Unitarian Church- 301 N Mayfield
02.22.09 | TBA
Chicago, IL, USA-60644
Sunday 02/22/2009 "TBA" - Third Unitarian Church
301 N Mayfield
Chicago, Illinois 60644
US
Dee Alexander’s Evolution Ensemble
For more information 773-626-9385
Velvet Lounge 67 E Cermak
02.14.09 | 8:30pm
Chicago, IL, USA-60616
Saturday 02/14/2009 08:30 PM - The Velvet Lounge
Dee Alexander Quartet
Dee Alexander (vocals)
Migel de la Cerna (keyboards)
Harrison Bankhead (bass)
Cliff Wallace (drums)
for more information contact 312-791-9050
Casino Club
02.13.09 to 02.13.09
9PM-Private Event
Chicago, IL, USA
PRIVATE EVENT
The Jazz Showcase 806 S. Plymouth Court
02.11.09 | 7PM
Chicago, IL, USA
Wednesday 02/11/2009 08:00 PM - Jazz Showcase
Dee Alexander CD release event
Dee Alexander "Wild is the Wind"
CD Release/Birthday Celebration
early arrival is strongly advised
Cost: $10
Jazz Showcase
02.03.09 | 8P
Chicago, IL, USA
The Jazzshowcase
806 S Plymouth Ct
Chicago, IL
2 SHOWS 8 & 10PM
The Jazz Showcase
01.27.09 to 01.27.09
8P
Chicago, IL, USA
Join Dee Alexander at the Jazz Showcase
TWO SHOWS!
Tuesday, JANUARY 27, 2009
8PM AND 10PM
Featuring:
Miguel dela Cerna - Piano
Harrison Bankhead - Bass
Frank Parker Jr - Drums
The Jazz Showcase
806 S. Plymouth Court - (inside Dearborn Station)
For more information Call JAZZ SHOWCASE - (312) 360-0234
Sons D'hiver Festival Paris, France
01.23.09 to 01.23.09
Paris, France
DEE ALEXANDER/ HOMMAGE A NINA SIMONE ET DINAH WASHINGTON
"Tribute to Nina Simone"
DEE ALEXANDER voix
MARQUIS HILL trompette
ARI BROWN saxophone ténor
STEVE BERRY trombone
JAMES SANDERS violon
SYLVIA DE LA CERNA violon
TOMEKA REID violoncelle
KEITH LAWRENCE viola
MIGUEL DE LA CERNA piano
HARRISON BANKHEAD contrebasse
LEON JOYCE JR. batterie
The Morse Theater-1328 Morse Ave.
01.20.09 to 01.20.09
8PM
Chicago, IL, USA
The Jazz Showcase 806 S Plymouth Court
01.13.09 to 01.13.09
8PM
Chicago, IL, USA
Join Dee Alexander at the Jazz Showcase
2 shows
8 & 10PM
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