LIVIA GAZZOLO TRIO and JAMES DEMENY QUARTET Live at FSC

The evening will feature live painting from visual artist TBA.

Livia Gazzolo is a Kurdish-American Jazz and Brazilian Tropicalia vocalist who uses Middle Eastern melisma and unique dynamics to connect Jazz, Brazilian, and Kurdish musical traditions. Livia aims to illustrate the connectivity of cultures through her ethereal fusion of diverse musical traditions. Livia is now producing and performing in The Silent Film Series, a collection of shows where she performs live music with a host of incredible musicians in front of wonderfully theatrical silent films from the early 1900's.

James Demeny, Chicago-based jazz musician and teacher, has a distinctive musical voice that is all their own. Through the medium of tap dance, they explore the relationship between sound and dance in a way that is steeped in tradition, while challenging the listeners’ ideas of what a jazz band and tap dancer can be. Using their tap shoes, James replaces the drummer in their ensembles, plays melodies, and improvises over song forms. Rather than the flashy extravagance of what one may expect from tap dance, James’ concentration is on percussive improvisation that is full of musical complexity and integrity.

8pm JAMES DEMENY QUARTET

James Demeny - Tap Shoes
Ricardo Jimenez - Trumpet

Meghan Stagl - Piano
Morgan Turner - Bass
9:15pm LIVIA GAZZOLO TRIO
Livia Gazzolo - Vocals
Pat Leary - Piano
Alex Santilli - Drums

7:30 Doors
8pm Show
In-Person Only
$15 Suggest Donation
FREE PARKING

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