Jon Deitemyer debuts "Trio + Trio" on May 1

Led by Jon Deitemyer on drums, the Jon Deitemyer Trio + Trio premieres at Jerry's Sandwiches on May 1 for its ongoing Eyes and Ears Series.

Deitemyer was awarded an 2012 Illinois Arts Council grant for new compositions written exclusively for the Trio + Trio project, which features Rob Clearfield on piano, Ben Bell Bern on trumpet, Liz Deitemyer on french horn, Kendall Moore on trombone, and Matt Ulery on bass.

For more information:
Jerry's Sandwiches  |  Ears and Eyes Series

Brock-Markowitz Quartet in Grand Rapids and Chicago

Acclaimed violinst Zach Brock and pianist Phil Markowitz will be performing together in the midwest late April. Supported by Matt Ulery on bass and Jon Deitemyer on drums, the quartet will be performing at the Ottawa Tavern (Grand Rapids, MI on April 26) and the Green Mill (Chicago, IL on April 27–28).

Chet Baker has praised Markowitz as "one of the most sensitive, lyrical and inventive piano players of all time," and jazz critic Neil Tesser has hailed Brock as "the pre-eminent improvising violinist of his generation."

For more information:
Zach Brock  |  Phil Markowtiz  |  Sno' Peas, written by Markowitz and performed by Brock and the Magic Number

2012 Chi-Town Jazz Festival

Taking place March 7–11, the 2012 Chi-Town Jazz Festival will feature Jon Deitemyer on drums in three shows:
Dee Alexander at Jazz Showcase
The Moshier-Lebrun Collective at Northwestern University
Chris Siebold's Psycles at Martyrs

Funds generated by the Chi-Town Jazz Festival go towards two premiere hunger relief agencies in the Chicago area: the Greater Chicago Food Depository and the Catholic Charities of Chicago.

For more information:
Chi-Town Jazz Festival

Grazyna Auguscik on WFMT

Award-winning vocalist Grazyna Auguscik opens the popular Jewel Box series on WMFT-FM 98.7 Friday, September 16. The program will air live on the station from the concert, taking place at Northeastern Illinois University. Auguscik's group features Rob Clearfield on piano, Travis Heath on trumpet, Chris Siebold on guitar, Matt Ulery on bass, and Jon Deitemyer on drums.

Jazz critic Howard Reich of the Chicago Tribune notes, "When Auguscik unspooled the long, sinuous, wordless vocals that are at the core of her art, even skeptics must have been seduced."

For more information:
Grazyna Auguscik  |  WFMT

Chicago Jazz Festival 2011 Weekend of Events

Bassist/composer Matt Ulery has been invited to perform at the Chicago Jazz Festival at the Jazz the Jackson stage (Sunday, September 4 at 2pm CST). Matt Ulery's Loom—featuring Rob Clearfield on piano, Thad Franklin on flugelhorn/trumpet, Tim Haldeman on sax, Zach Brock on violin, Katie Wiegman on vibraphone, and Jon Deitemyer on drums—will also perform Friday, September 2 at the Green Mill.

As well, acclaimed violinist Zach Brock will lead a quartet—featuring Rob Clearfield on piano, Larry Kohut on bass, and Jon Deitemyer on drums—and open the festival weekend with a show at Katerina's on Thursday, September 1.

Brad Walseth of Jazz Chicago suggests, "If there was an early candidate for a MacArthur Grant, it is Ulery—Is the committee listening?"

For more information:
Matt Ulery  |  Matt Ulery's Loom at Chicago Jazz Festival  |  Zach Brock

Jon Deitemyer Quartet at Andy's Jazz Club

The Jon Deitemyer Quartet will be performing weekend runs at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago on July 8–9 and August 12–13. The group will debut a handful of new works as well as perform selections from their debut album, "Collected Shorts."

For more information:
Andy's Jazz Club  |  Jon Deitemyer Quartet's "Collected Shorts" on iTunes

Moshier-Lebrun Collective on NPR "JazzSet"

The recent Moshier-Lebrun show at Chicago's Jazz Showcase aired this May on the NPR's "JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater." The show featured works from the "Studs Turkel Project" as well as selections from the recent Local Colorists EP, as written and arranged by OA2 Records artists Mike Lebrun on tenor sax and Josh Moshier on piano, supported by John Tate on bass, John Moulder on guitar, and Jon Deitemyer on drums.

Moshier's "Studs Turkel Project," an awarded commission of the Chamber Music America New Jazz Works Grant, is described by Chicago Tribune jazz critic Howard Reich as pointing "to the craft of Moshier's writing and the delicacy with which this ensemble interprets it."

For more information:
The Local Colorists EP Download  |  NPR's JazzSet

Jon Deitemyer Quartet Releases Debut Album

Featuring Dan Bruce on guitar, Ben Lewis on piano, Matt Ulery on bass, and Jon Deitemyer on drums, the "Collected Shorts" EP showcases a six-song selection of favorite compositions written by Deitemyer. The long-awaited album is now available on iTunes.

Watch  |  Album Cover  |  Purchase iTunes

Jangeun Bae Trio's "Go+" featuring Greg Osby

The Jangeun Bae Trio featuring Greg Osby with Jangeun Bae on piano, Ryan McGillicuddy on bass, Jon Deitemyer on drums, and guest musician Greg Osby on sax has officially released the recording "Go+" on Inner Circle Music. Acclaimed jazz drummer Ari Hoenig has praised Bae as a "brilliant and emotional composer with a limitless imagination."

For more information:
Jangeun Bae on Inner Circle Music  |  MySpace  |  YouTube

Ryan Cohan Composition Premiere

Pianist/composer Ryan Cohan has debuted "The River," the highly-anticipated composition inspired by his group's recent tour of Africa.

Praised as "a wonderfully inventive Chicago pianist" (Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune), the 2009 Guggenheim Award winner is supported by Geof Bradfield on sax, Lorin Cohen on bass, and Jon Deitemyer on drums, performing at venues throughout the Chicagoland area this season.

For more information:
Ryan Cohan  |  MySpace  |  JazzChicago