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Merrimans' Playhouse Jazz Performance Series presents Ba(SH)

this trio, three heavies of the Chicago jazz ecosystem combine their powers under the leadership of Clark Sommers, widely known as Kurt Ellings bassist, and as he proves here, hes much more than a first-call sideman. Rounded out by two of Chicagos best and busiest jazz artists, omni-directional saxophonist Geof Bradfield, and drummer Dana Hall, who has the strength and finesse for any job. Ba(SH) take full advantage of the looseness and intimacy of the trio format. On their self-titled 2013 debut, released by the Origin label they take care not to slip into the default setting that would situate the sax at the front of such a lineup; instead they fully integrate, moving so deftly between the composed and the improvised that youll be hard-pressed to find the seams. Sommers is always a treat, with his gloriously palpable sound and infallible musicality, but no group shows him off as well as this one. Clark Sommers is one of Chicagos finest bassists, lending myriad bands an agile but hefty center of gravity and a muscular, propulsive kick (Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader). "The fact that they come together in this setting under Sommers leadership, says much about his standing on the Chicago scene (while his steady gig, in all-star Kurt Ellings band, has thrust him onto the international stage as well). Of course, in a bare-bones power trio like this, leadership operates on a continuum; without any chord instrument to cement the textures or steer the rhythm section, all three artists become equal collaborators on everything from theme statements to the shifting momentum of the solos. This they do with such stupendous musical empathy, you might wonder why anybody would work with a larger group in the first place. (Neil Tesser, The Examiner).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZp2SJ6oE48

$10 Advanced, $13 Door, $8 Student
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