Kenny Reichert 5tet

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$20 (General Admission) 7:30pm Show Get Tickets Guitarist and composer Kenny Reichert celebrates the release of Colours , his new album on Calligram Records. Colours features melodic writing, open improvisation, and the distinct personalities of five musicians who have been central to Chicago’s creative jazz scene. Band Members: Kenny Reichert - Electric Guitar Russ Johnson - Trumpet Geof Bradfield - Tenor Saxophone Clark Sommers - Upright Bass Devin Drobka - Drums/Cymbals ⊹ Kenny Reichert is an award-winning guitarist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose innovative approach to guitar has earned him recognition from DownBeat magazine as “a distinctive player and composer.” Originally from Brookfield, WI, Reichert began his musical journey with piano, guitar, and organ before attending Berklee College of Music and later completing his studies in economics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He holds a Master of Music in jazz studies from DePaul University, and he was honored as a 2022 Luminarts Cultural Foundation Jazz Improvisation fellow. Reichert’s dynamic playing and ex