Past Events

Ishmael Ali’s jazz group, “Je raf” is a local favorite, join us for the kick-off the PTC marketplace and enjoy some local fare and great music after work. Sponsored by Activate! Chicago and SSA#33. Ishmael Ali a Chicago guitarist, composer, and improviser creates music that focuses on exploring sound through free jazz, collaborative improvisation, and experimental music. Marketplace vendors include: TAMALES EXPRESS (tacos and tamales with vegetarian options) and LANGHE MARKET serving wood-fired pizza made on site.

Join some of Chicago’s top Latin poets in this evening of bi-lingual poetry sponsored by the Latino Experimental Theater Company

• Gregorio Gomez
• Emilio Maldonado
• Carolina Herrera
• Jorge Garcia de la Fe
• Juana Goergen
• Johanny Vazquez Paz
• Beatriz Badikian Gartler
• Martha Cecilia Rivera
• Leon Leiva Gallardo
• Silvia Goldman
• Fernando Olszanski
• Luis Tubens
• Jennifer Patino Cervantes
• Oriette D’angelo
• Franky Piña
• Miguel Lopez Lemus

International Anthem presents the Junius Paul Ensemble:
“Junius Paul has established himself as a first call electric and
> acoustic bassist on the Chicago music scene. Pual was born and raised in
> the Chicago area and is a graduate of St. Xavier University. He is
> well-established in many genres, ranging from jazz to hip-hop, house music,
> funk, classical and gospel, and his passion for music shows consistently in
> all of his playing. Paul has shared the stage with artists including Wynton
> Marsalis, Curtis Fuller, Donald Byrd, Fred Anderson, Roscoe Mitchell,
> Makaya McCraven, Kahil El’Zabar, Chico DeBarge, KRS-One, Dee Alexander, Roy
> Hargrove and Corey Wilkes. He has appeared on audio and DVD recordings by
> Corey Wilkes, DJ Shannon Harris, the St. Luke COGIC gospel choir, Peven
> Everett and Kahil El-Zabar. Junius has also performed internationally, at
> The Southport Weekender Festival in Southport, England, the Sons d’hiver
> Festival in Paris, France, the Made In Chicago Series in Poznan, Poland,
> and the Ghana Jazz Festival in Africa.”

This week for Tuesdays at the Triangle come down and see Matt Ulery’s Loom perform. Matt Ulery’s original compositions are known for their sweeping lyricism, unconventional phrase structures and expressionistic emotionalism. Ulery’s music is informed by the entire spectrum of jazz, classical, rock, pop and fol – specifically American, South American, Balkan and other European folk styles.

Matt Ulery’s will be performing on August 11th, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event is free! So be sure to grab your friends and a couple of chairs for this weeks Tuesdays at the Triangle.

Also making an appearance will be the local food stands offering traditional Balkan sausages from Cevapcici Chicago and mouthwatering indulgences from Sweet Cakes Bakery.

Polish Triangle Coalition, Tuesday at the Polish Triangle Coalition
Present:

OTH Radio Theater will knock your socks off with their radio comedy performance, featuring Dan Tong, Ron Tolsano and Martha Turner.

Latino Poets Night
Poets will read and perform their work. This is an evening filled with surprises; new works, poetry and song.

Participating Poets:
Beatriz Badikian-Gartler
Carlos Cumpian
Gregorio Gomez
Mary Hawley
Reynolds Andujar
Yolanda Nieves
Miguel Lopez Lemus

organized by Pandora lobo estepario Press, a local indie Press

This Tuesday at the Triangle come on down to see the Michael Melis Trio featuring trumpeter Chris Lawrence. The group will be performing their original jazz compositions. Also, the food stands Ćevapčići Chicago and Sweet Cakes Bakery will be at the Triangle as well.
So make sure to bring a friend to kick back and relax at this free event at the Polish Triangle.

Sponsored by: Merceds Benz/Audi Fletcher Jones

This Tuesday at the Triangle come down to participate in the Sidewalk Game Night from 6 to 7pm and then be sure to stay and enjoy the Tsukasa Taiko Drummers from 7 to 8 pm. Also, make sure to drop by for the two food stands from Cevapcici and Sweet Cakes Bakery.
The event is free so be sure to grab a friend or two and head on down to this Tuesday at the Triangle. Hope to see you there!

Avant Garde Jazz with Zebec Ismael Ali Zghoul.

Come and hear avant garde jazz in all it glory.

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Sponsored by: Mercedez Bens/Audi Fletcher Jones

Zebec was formed in early 2014 with the goal of writing and performing original instrumental improvised music. The group is led by Columbus bred guitarist and composer Ishmael Ali Zghoul and consists mainly of jazz musicians living in the Chicago area.  The project is dedicated to exploring sound through the collaborative improvisation, jazz, free jazz, as well compositional and aesthetic concepts of the avant garde. Their future ventures include a planned album release in March of 2015 and a tour that will follow.

An evening with singer songwritter Vivian Garcia.

Bring your dancing shoes and a lawn chair for an evening of music with this wonderful performer.

 

Vivian Garcia is Chicagoan born to Cuban parents. She began singing boleros and rumba flamenca covers in Chicago in 1999 with a local group and spent four years in Sarasota,Florida 2001-2005 performing in clubs throughout the region. Upon returning to Chicago without a band , she found herself desiring to grace the stage once more. She made a bold move to live in Granada, Spain to study flamenco guitar at the Escuela Carmen de Las Cueva for several months in 2006 returning in 2007 and again in 2009 to continue learning. During the years of 2010- 2013 while living in Madrid, Spain working on an M.A. in Spanish literature she longed once more to perform and came into contact with many folk musicians from the U.K., and Spain who would influence her songwriting. Playing the open mic circuit there in 2012 ,she began to write the songs that would eventually become her first self produced album “Cold Bed”. It is a blend of folk and blues with some latin influences mixed in.
Since coming back from her time abroad she has performed at several venues in Chicago including Double Door, Subterranean, Martyrs, Underground Wonder Bar as well as having performed for Cumbiasazo, Fiesta del Sol, Celebrate Clark Street World Music Festival and Villapalooza. Vivian has been a vocalist with the Chicago band ¡Esso Afrojam Funkbeat! for the last year. During this time she has had the chance to flourish vocally, singing house , funk, cumbia, salsa, reggae and many other genres. They are set to release an album this Spring 2015. She is also working an her first studio album set to be released this fall.

Daniela Ionescu Bisenius: Violin

A variety of styles that go form classical to Jazz.

This evening would be filled with magical music by one of Chicago’s great artists.

Daniela Bisenius Violinist, performer and teacher Website: www.diarteentertainment.com Tel: (630) 504-9221 email:danielabisenius@yahoo.com Daniela Bisenius was born in 1965 in Bucharest, Romania. Her parents, both professional pianists, started her on violin at the age of five. Her talent was soon recognized and she was enrolled at the prestigious Music School George Enescu where she began studying with Dinu Cristea and later with Valeriu Rogacev. After graduating in 1984 she joined her father and brother in Germany, where they were both employed with major symphony orchestras and major opera houses. At 19, she won the position with the Staats philharmonie Ludwigshafen making her the youngest person ever to win a position with that orchestra. A series of orchestral and solo engagements followed including Frankfurter Opera, Munick Philharmonic, Bayerisches Rundfunk and RTL Luxembourg. She continued her studies at the Musikhochschule Saarbrucken where she studied with Russian teacher Valerie Gradov. She also attended Violin Master Classes in Nice, France with Henrick Szering and Gerarld Poulet. In 1988 she came to US, where she was awarded full scholarship to University of Iowa and studied with Prof. Leopold La Fosse. Here she appeared in a televised Master Class with Issac Stern. She then performed as an orchestra member with many professional orchestras including Naples Philharmonic, Phoenix Symphony, Lyrics Opera of Chicago, etc. Daniela is a very versatile musician. She has shared the stage with many great stars over the years such as Natalie Cole, Luther Vandross, Smokie Robinson, Kurt Elling, among, many, many others. In 2010 Daniela played fiddle in the sold out musical Always Patsy Cline, one of the four-piece band members known as “The Bodacious Bobcats” – a fantastic ensemble that anchors the legendary music. She continues to be a very active musician and a very devoted teacher. You might see her perform on stage or at a private party, recording in a studio or traveling to a festival. But if you were to ask her what she enjoys most of it, this is what she will tell you: ” Teaching. It is by far the most rewarding aspect of my career. I was fortunate enough to have incredible teachers who gave me everything they’ve got each and every lesson! That is what I want to do for my students. To be able to inspire someone through music, it is not just my job, but simply a way of life for me and the only one I know!”

 

 

Rich Post, author, reads from his book: West of Goose Island; A Chicago Story:  memories about growing up in our neighborhood from 6-7 pm, followed by our own local Wicker Park Historian,

Elaine A. Coorens, reading from “Wicker Park from 1673 through 1929 and Walking tour Guide” and sharing stories about some of our local ghosts from 7-8 pm.