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Chicago Calling is a quartet that’s all about the greats that came from the Chicago Jazz Scene. Juli Wood and her quartet not only perform some of the music written by or associated with such musical greats like: Johnny Griffin; Eddie Harris; Dinah Washington; Joe Williams; Sun Ra; John Gilmore; Clifford Jordan; Johnny Hartman; ; ; ; Carmen McRae; Herbie Hancock; Nat King Cole; Ahmad Jamal; Earma Thompson; and Jodie Christian, but she relates the history, circumstances and personalities that made these musicians Chicago legends.

Chicago Calling offers a unique musical tour through the history of Chicago Jazz, the musicians and the legendary venues where they performed.

Juli Wood Avreeayl Ra Leandro Lopez Varady /Vocals Bass Drums Piano For the past twenty years, Juli Harrison Bankhead’s rich bass Avreeayl Ra is a drummer Leandro was born in Buenos Wood has established herself sound provides part of the extraordinaire ! He was born Aires, Argentina. Graduated as a solid, swinging, lyrical drive and melodic intensity for in Chicago and is a long time from the Catholic University entertainer in Chicago’s Jazz the group. He is a key force in member of the Chicago AACM. of Argentina (UCA) in 1992 music scene. Juli works in the Ed Wilkerson’s “8 Bold Souls”, He has played with AACM co- as Licentiate in Music, major same vein of the great traditional and has also collaborated with founder Kelan Philip Cohran, Composition with a Gold Medal saxophonist/vocalists like Ernest Dawkins, , Fred Anderson, Amiri Baraka, and Awards. “Cleanhead” Vincent, Eddie Harris Fred Anderson, Dee Alexander, Fontella Bass, Lester Bowie, Ari and Louis Jordan. Juli’s love and among Brown, Oscar Brown Jr., Henry He traveled Asia (Singapore- of “Chicago Jazz” and history others. Harrison is a native of Butler, , South Korea-China) from 1997 started under the mentorships Waukegan, IL and has been on Hamid Drake, , to 2000 with the Eldeé Young of Chicago Legends Earma the jazz scene for many years in , , Quartet (former bassist of the Thompson and Jodie Christian. Chicago. He has two wonderful , , Ramsey Lewis trio) and has lived Not only did Juli learn how to recordings out as a leader – Nichole Mitchell, Sun Ra, in Chicago since 2000. Active play “swinging tunes” from these “Morning Sun, Harvest Moon Pharoah Sanders and many in the Chicago music scene he veterans of “Chicago Jazz” but ” and ” Velvet Blue” on Engine more. Howard Reich, Chicago has performed in the Green also many of the rich colorful records. Tribune’s music critic called Mill, Jazz Showcase, Andy’s stories behind the great legends Ra “An indispensable Chicago Jazz Club among others as well of the Chicago Jazz scene. innovator who shapes the music as in several theaters: Harris making swirling around him Theater at the Millennium Park, with remarkable precision and Auditorium Theater at Roosevelt poise … extraordinarily sensitive University, North Shore Center percussion.” for the Performing Arts among others..