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JAZZ POSTERS 17

AACM
Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians

LEFT: Quadrisect Is Comming!, Ida Noyes Hall, U. of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, February 18, 1977. Size: 14 x 11 ins.
CENTER: George Lewis, Mandel Hall, U. of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, December 11, 2010. Size: 9 x 13 ins.
RIGHT: Spirit of the New Age, 15th Anniversary Festival (Art "Turk" Burton Congo Square Artistic Ensemble, Reggie Willis Ensemble, Soji Adebayo Infinite Spirit Music, Ajaramu Ensemble, Creative Live Force featuring Edward House, Fred Anderson Ensemble), Columbia College, Chicago, IL, October 17-19, 1980.

LEFT: KaHil (Now known as Kahil El'Zabir) and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Transition East, Chicago, IL, August 2, 1975. Size: 11 x 17 ins.The picture is of Surah Dupart, Don Moye, Kahil El-Zabar and Douglas Ewart in the background.
CENTER: A smaller poster for the same event as above. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.
RIGHT: The group at 910 E. 83rd St., Chicago, IL June 29, 1975. Size: 8 1/2 11 ins.

LEFT: Jazz by McMillan and Brandon Co. (Wallace McMillan, Joel Brandon (The U.S. and world champion whistler), Adagoke Colson, Kahil el-Zabar, Don Moye, Leonard Jones), N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, IL, May 16, 1971. Size: 14 x 11 ins.
RIGHT: A performance under the direction of Roscoe Mitchell of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, at the Lutheran Shcool of Theology, Chicago, IL on October 11, 1975. Other musicians included Muhal Richard Abrams, A. Spencer Barefield, Joseph Jarman, Henry Threadgill, Wallace McMillan, Don Moye, George Lewis, William Townley, Malachi Favors, Dushon Mosley, Louis Haynie, Douglas Ewart, and Brian Smith.

LEFT: AACM and NAME present Compositions - 1, NAME Gallery, Chicago, IL, November 8, 1974. Size: 11 x 8 1/2 ins.
CENTER: AACM Concert Series Presents: Black Artist Group, Aubade Ensemble, Kahil ed-Zabar, First Universalist Church, Chicago, IL, June 8 - 29, 1975. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.
RIGHT: AACM Presents Infinity Series, Part 2: Muhal Richard Abrams, 1st Universalist Church, Chicago, IL, November 3, 1974. Size: 11 x 8 1/2 ins.

LEFT: Douglas R. Ewart and Inventions Clarinet Choir, Velvet Lounge, December 16-17, 2005. This poster was taken off of the wall of the old lounge on the day it closed.
CENTER: Douglas R. Ewart & Nabingi Drum Choir/Inventions, Velvet Lounge, November 10-11 & December 8-9, 2006. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.
RIGHT: Douglas Ewart & Inventions presents "The Promise", Movement Center, Chicago, IL, December 11, 1977. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.

LEFT: AACM 10th Anniversary Festival, Transitions East, Chicago, IL, May of 1975. The various events featured Chicago Freeman, Muhal Richard Abrams, Joseph Jarman, Amine Claudine Myers, Fred Anderson, and Rasul Siddik.
CENTER: A.A.C.M./N.A.M.E.: Great Black Music, Douglas Ewart "Orchestra Inventions," Thurman Barker, Hank Drake, ed Wilkerson, Vandy Harris, James Johnson, Mwata Bowden, Doug Ewart, Felix Blackman, Leonard Jones, Martin Alexander, John Jackson, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, June 25, Unknown year. Size: 11 x 17 ins.

LEFT: AACM 12th Anniversary: International Summerfest ( Kalaparusha Ara Difda Trio, Anthony Braxton, Leroy Jenkins, Leo Smith Trio, Ajaramu and Amina (Amina Claudine Myers), Art Ensemble of Chicago, Kahil El-Zabar Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Muhal Richard Abrams Quartet with Roscoe Mitchell, Adegke Steve Colson Sextet, Henry Threadgill - Steve McCall Duet), various venues, Chicago, IL, August 11-14, 1977. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.

LEFT: AACM 25th Anniversary Festival, Getz Theater, Chicago, IL, November 30 - December 2, 1990. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.
CENTER: 25th Anniversary Festival, Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, Lester Bowie, Edward Wilkerson, Jr., Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, Leo Smith, Leroy Jenkins, Don Moye, Joseph Jarman, Rita Warford, George Lewis, Reggie Nicholson, Amina Claudine Myers, Mwata Bowden, Fred Hopkins, Douglas Ewart, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Ajaramu, Chico Freeman and many others, Getz Theater, Chicago, Illinois, November 30 - December 2, 1990. Size: 11 x 17 ins.

LEFT: Second Fund Raising Benefit (Chco Freeman, Don Moye, Fred Anderson, Phil Cohran, H.H.E., Bro Hannible, Muntu Dancers, Bro Hammurabi, Darlene Blackburn Dance Troupe), Transitions East, Chicago, Il, August 30 - September 1, 1975. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.
CENTER: Source of Creativity (Bata Rutlin, Sonni Ali, Sarnie Garrett, Wallace McMillan, Turk (Burton)), NAME Gallery, Chicago, IL, December 20, 1994. Size: 11 x 8 1/2 ins.
RIGHT: Drofub (Buford spelled backwards) Bey (Kirkwood), Name Gallery, Chicago, IL, December 6, 1974. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.

LEFT: Six Concerts Presented by NAME Gallery and AACM: NEW MUSIC, Fred Anderson, George Lewis and Compositions, Black Artists Group - Rasul Siddik, Sabu Zawadi, Buford Kirkwood and Life Force, Bata Rutland and Sources of Creativity, Chico Freeman and Unity Mind Ensemble, NAME Gallery, Chicago, IL,October 25, 1975 - January 10, 1976.
CENTER: Adegoke Steve Colson (Adegoke, Wallace McMillan, Kahil El-Zabar, Iqua Colson, Dushon Mosley, Reggie Willis), Columbia College Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, December 8, 1976. Size: 11 x 8 1/2 ins.
RIGHT: Leroy Jenkins and Muhal Richard Abrams, Washington Square Church, New York, NY, March 11, 1977.

LEFT: Muhal Richard Abrams Solo Piano/Egwu-Anwu (Sun Song)- Joseph Jarman, Don Moye, D.C. Space, Washington, D.C., February 3 & 9-10, 1976. Size: 11 x 17 ins.
CENTER: Douglas Ewart and Hank (Hamid) Drake - Condos & Clones, Glue Gargoyle, Chicago, Illinois, December 3, 1977. Size: 8 1/2 x 14 ins.
RIGHT: AACM Group For, Kalaparusha Difda, Pete Cosey, Don Moye, Ida Noyes Hall, U. of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, February 25, 1972. Size: 11 x 17 ins.

AACM 12th Anniversary Concert, featuring Muhal Richard Abrams, Malachi Favors, Fred Anderson, Douglas Ewart, Kahil El-Zabir, Vandy Harris, Adegoke Steve Colson, and others, First Unitarian Church, Chicago, Illinois, May 8, 1977. Size: 11 x 17 ins.
CENTER: AACM 18th Anniaversary Festival, Amina Myers and Thurman Barker, Douglas Ewart and Inventions with Ameen Muhammad, Turk Burton, Prank Gordon, Reggie Nicholson, Rita Warford, Malachi Favors Magostut, Muhal Richard Abrams/Leroy Jenkins, Mwata Bowden with Edward House, Light Henry Huff, Mchaka Uba, Ernest Dawkins, Ajaramu, James Newton, Joseph Jarman, Henry Threadgill, A.A.C.M. Orchestra, Luthern School of Theology, Chicago, Illinois, May 14-16, 1983. Size 11 x 17 ins.
RIGHT: A Ruby Celebration: 50 Years of Great Black Music, Muhal Richard Abrams, Nicole Mitchell, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, December 3, 2005. Size: 11 x 17 ins.

The Creative Arts Collective (Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors, George Edwards, George Howard, Tony Holland Stanley Hood, Neal McAlpin, Raymond Brooks, William Townley, Harold Smith, A. Spencer Barefield, Dushun Mosley, Sidney Mosley, Louis Haynie, Henry Threadgill, Wallace McMillan, Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, Don Moye, The Black Orpheus Choir and The Pashamabi Dancers), Wonders Kiva, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan, May 17, 1975. Size: 11 x 17 ins.
CENTER: Leo Wadada Smith appearing at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, May 5, 2006. Size: 9 1/2 x 13 ins.
RIGHT: Great Black Music Ensemble (perform in Paris, France), 2008. Size: 9 1/2 x 13 ins. Created by Loren Deutsch. Very limited number sold.

LEFT: AACM: Together A Power Stronger Than Itself, Mandel Hall, U. of Chicago, Chicago, IL, April 26, 2015. Size: 11 x 17 ins.
CENTER: Fred Anderson Park Grand Opening Celebration, Chicago, IL, May 31, 2015. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.
RIGHT: AACM and Tut's present JAZZ: Malachi Favors Maghostut Projections/Don Moye-Ari Brown Quintet/Ernest Khabeer Dawkins Ensemble , special guest Lester Bowie, Tut's Chicago, IL, Sunday September 19-26, 1982. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.

LEFT: AACM Space Spring Concert Series: In Memory of Light Henry Huff, held at the AACM office space, April 16 - June 4, in the late 1990s.
CENTER: WHRB 95.3, AACM Great Black Music, Harvard University radio station, Harvard University, Cambridge, Maryland, May 22-25, 197? Listing of AACM members. Size: 16 x 24 ins
RIGHT: AACM 50th, The 37th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival (September 3-6, 2015). It is believed that this was not printed as a poster. It was a digital file sent by the creator Coco Bucci to a friend. Size: 13 x 19 ins.

ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO

LEFT: Art Ensemble logo evidently designed to be used on products but has been used on posters as well. 1974. Size: 11 x 8 1/2 ins.
CENTER: Art Ensemble of Chicago, Famoudou Don Moye, Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Corey Wilkes, Jaribu Shahid, Salle du Vigean, Eysines, France, March 17, 2006.

LEFT: It Club, Detroit, Michigan, May 25, 2018. Size: 11 x 17 ins.
RIGHT: It Club, Detroit, Michigan, May 25, 2018. Size: 18 1/4 x 25 ins. Art print sold at the club that evening.
RIGHT: Guelph Jazz Festival and Colloquium, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, September 7-11, 2005. Size: 17 x 11 ins. The drawing is of the Art Ensemble of Chicago.

LEFT: Size: 19 x 25 ins. Cafe Otto, London, England, February 1 - 3, 2017.
CENTER: Cafe Otto, London, england, October 15 - 17, 2017. Size: 19 x 25 ins.
RIGHT: North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Holland, July 10 - 12, 1987. Size: 33 x 46 ins.

LEFT: Jazz Week 79, Schedule of Performers, Berghausen, Germany, March 14 - 18, 1979. Size: 23 x 33 ins.
CENTER: Teatro Ariostro, Reggio Emilio, Italy, October 21, 2017. Size: 26 5/8 x 38 1/2 ins.
RIGHT: Jazz Port 90 Festival, Hamburg, Germany, July 7 - 30, 1990. Size: 23 1/4 x 33 ins.

James "Blood" Ulmer, Sun Ra and his Arkestra, Art Ensemble of Chicago, At Nightclub and Old Pension Building, Washington, D.C., January 10 - February 7, 1982. Size: 11 x 17 ins.

Velvet Lounge
Owned by the tenor saxophonist
Fred Anderson until his death on
June 24, 2010
Originally located at 2128 1/2 S. Indiana Ave.
In 2006 it moved to 67 E. Cermak. Most of the
AACM musicians performed there on a regular
basis and Fred was a founding member.

LEFT: Shawn Loescher Trio, September 7-8, 2001. Size: 12 1/2 x 26 1/4 ins.
CENTER: Velvet Lounge: Fred Anderson, Avreeayl Ra, Henry Grimes, September 24, 2005. Size: 11 x 17 ins.
RIGHT: New Location, Same Old Velvet, June 2006. Size: 11 x 17 ins.

LEFT: Joel Brandon, World's Greatest Jazz Whistler (J. Brandon, Pete Benson, Michael Allemana, Kurt Schwaitz, Michael Adams), September 20, 2002. Size: 14 1/4 x 11 1/4 ins.
RIGHT: Blowin' for the Whistler: Benefit Concert, (Ari Brown, Kirk Brown, Oscar Brown, Jr., Ernest Dawkins, Aaron Dodd, Famoudou Don Moye, Ed Wilkerson, Nikki Mitchell, Harrison Bankhead, Avreeayl Ra), February 7 - 8, 2003. Size: 17 x 11 ins.

LEFT: Ernest Dawkins Chicago 12: Un-Till emmett Till, (Ernest Dawkins, Dee Alexander, Khari B, Aaron Getsug, Sam Walton, Corey Wilkes, Justin Dillard, Junius Paul, Harrison Bankhead, Isiah Spencer, Hamid Drake), December 4, Hamilton Park, December 5, Velvet Lounge, Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.
CENTER: The Ajaramu Ensemble featuring Fred Anderson (Ajaramu, Fred Anderson, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Skeeter Shelton, Pierre Brooks), October 4 & 8, 1997. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.
RIGHT: Smoking Grooves with Corey Wilkes Jazz Quintet , November 7, 2002. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.

LEFT: Mwata Bowden's Tri-Tone Project (M. Bowden, Vicki Alexander, tatsu Aoki, Dushon Mosley, Khari B.), V August 27, 2004. Size: 8 1/2 x 14 ins.
CENTER: Margaret Murphy-Webb In Concert, November 6, 2014. Size: 17 x 11 ins.
RIGHT: Mingus Awareness Project 2, Velvet Lounge, May 7, 2008. Size:

LEFT: Praise Music, Soji Adebayo, Dr. Cuz, Jimmy Ellis, Avreeayl Ra, Yosef Ben Israel, July 7, 2009. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.
CENTER: Praise Music, Soji Adebayo, Avreeayl Ra, Eli Hoenai, Dawi Williams, Greg Kelly, April 1, 2001. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.
RIGHT: Praise Music, Soji Adebayo, enoch Williamson, Harrison Bankhead, Eliel Sherman Storey, Dushon Mosley, Sura Dupart. January 14, 2009. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.

LEFT: Brian Smith Sextet, Brian Smith, Edward Wilkerson, David Schumacher, T.S. Galloway, Bruce K. Nelson, Dushun Mosley. June 5, 2010. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.
CENTER: Steve Berry Quintet, Steve Berry, Justin Dillard, Brian Smith, Dr. Cuz, Avreeayl Ra, December 18, 2009. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.
RIGHT: Velvet Lounge Relocation Benefit, Fred Anderson, Nicole Mitchell and Special Guests, November 26, 2005. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.