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Jazz Band Chicago
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Let Mike Frost Project be your choice for the perfect Jazz Band at your private party, corporate event, or special occasion. Mike Frost Project will travel up to 100 miles from Chicago, Illinois.

 
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Mike Frost Project

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LOCATION:
Chicago, Illinois

TRAVEL RADIUS:
Will travel up to 100 miles from Chicago, IL.

SURROUNDING AREA:
Cicero, Berwyn, Oak Park, Forest Park, Hines, Lyons, Riverside, Brookfield, Maywood, River Forest, Summit Argo, Carol Stream, La Grange Park, Bellwood, Bedford Park, Melrose Park, Westchester, Burbank, Bridgeview, Hillside, Hinsdale, Hometown, La Grange, River Grove, Stone Park, Western Springs, Berkeley, Franklin Park, Justice, Norridge.

PRIMARY CATEGORY:
Jazz Band

ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES:
Jazz Duo, Jazz Trio, Live Band

GENRE:
Jazz

AVAILABLE FOR:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Children's Birthday Parties, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Private Parties, Resorts, Restaurants, Ski Lodges, Studio Session, Temples, TV Soundtracks, Weddings

PERFORMING SINCE:
1990

PAY RANGE:
$450-$3200 per event

INFLUENCES:
Various with an emphasis on the straight ahead legends as found on old Blue Note recordings especially John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis.


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"A frontline that delivers in-the-pocket, grooving jazz that will have you moaning with approval for over an hour with their latest effort.." AllAboutJazz, October 2006

"A great new release and all jazz fans should add it to their collections….non-stop swing, with a deep pocket and a thriving pulse….Frost's arranging and composing skills are formidable to say the least…..breathes new life into standards….highest recommendation." JazzImprovMagazine, January 2007

"…the bands early success wasn't a fluke….recalls the powerhouse bands Charles Earland led.." Neil Tesser, Chicago Reader, December 2006

"Swings with verve, wit and is brimming with talent. Homerun!" Bob Collins, The Jazz Café, WHRU

"A fun set played by a versatile groups…excellent soloists…they add color, swing and creativity to the music."

"Amazing saxophonist and gifted composer…Frost knows how to get the best out of this all-star ensemble….a masterful mesh of solid swing…" Cadence Magazine, April 2007.

"Great stuff…..really enjoy the CD…." Art Lange, jazz critic, Chicago Jazz Festival Committee and former JJA president.

"A special treat…completely contemporary in outlook, the music maintains a vibrant spirit (of) 1960s-hip…" Chicago Jazz Magazine, May/June 2007

Since being signed to the Blujazz record label, their first release 'Nothing Smooth About It' hit #13 on the College Music Journal Charts and #34 on the National Jazz Charts and received rave reviews form the jazz community. WBEZ in Chicago named the CD one of the Top 20 Jazz Releases in 2004.

Their newest release, "Comin' Straight At Ya'!" DEBUTED at #12 on the College Music Journal Charts and was deemed 'ChartBound' by NPR/Jazz Week National Jazz Charts one month after it's release! Fabulous reviews have followed in AllAboutJazz (LA, SanFran, OC) and JazzImprov Magazine and excitedly the band awaits a review in the prestigous DownBeat Magazine (March '07 issue). They can be heard across the country and in Canada on over 100 NPR stations as well as on Music Choice Satellite Network jazz station and XM radio. The CDs are available at all Virgin, Borders, Barnes & Noble and Tower records as well as the Blujazz website. ***Update - 10/07 - CSAY on 2007 GRAMMY QUALIFYING BALLOT JAZZ - Best Instrumental Album, Duo or Group*********************

Currently, they are the featured performers for the Odyssey Cruise Ship Moonlight Jazz Series as well as Weekend Jazz Brunch cruises, and rotate performances amongst some of the most popular jazz clubs here in Chicago, currently enjoying another run at Andy's, where they were the featured headliners on Thursday nights, November '07 ~ April '08.

The fellas also had their 'brush with fame' when Jennifer Aniston hired them for her personal 'The Break Up' wrap party in the Summer of 2005 here in Chicago.

Playing a range of jazz classics from the likes of John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Dexter Gordon to modern day sounds of such artists as Branford Marsalis and Michael Brecker to original compositions, guests will enjoy the best jazz music performed by some of Chicago's most well known and respected players.

Though mostly booked for their energetic, interpretive mainstage performance style, they are also more than happy to play as background music when appropriate. From a large corporate gathering to an intimate wedding cocktail hour, from large jazz festivals to ecclectic corner clubs, this group has around-the-world experience and intimate atmosphere adaptability offering a wonderful addition to any event they play. This group is available as a duo up through a sextet.

Print reviews in Chicago Jazz magazine, Jazz Improv magazine, Cadence Magazine, All About Jazz newspaper (separate from All About Jazz website.) Also may be found on various jazz review websites. *Member - NARAS (grammys) *Member/Clinician for IAJE *Member - Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau

GROUP MEMBERS:
Steve Frost - trumpet
Mark Berls - stand up bass
Bill Boris - guitar
Dave Bernat - drums
Tom Vaitsas/Demos Petropoulos - organ, keys
Michael Frost - bandleader, saxophone
Tim Mulvenna - percussion

SONG LIST:

  • A Night In Tunisia
  • Blue'N'Boogie
  • Body & Soul
  • But Not For Me
  • Blueswalk
  • Doxy
  • Impressions
  • Milestones
  • Pent Up House
  • Sandu
  • Sidewinder
  • So What
  • Song For My Father
  • Star Eyes
  • Tenderly
  • These Foolish Things
  • Upjump Spring
  • You Don't Know What Love Is
  • It's You
  • Fly Me To The Moon
  • Bye, Bye Blackbird
  • Footprints
  • Frim Fram Sauce
  • Autumn Leaves
  • LOVE
  • Let's Face The Music & Dance
  • Let's Fall In Love
  • Our Love Is Here To Stay
  • Route 66
  • The Nearness of You
  • Peel Me A Grape
  • Our Day Will Come
  • Mornin'
  • Lover Man
  • Don't Know Why
  • Europa
  • Three To Get Ready
  • Jazz N Samba
  • After Hours
  • Cantelope Island
  • Hold Back
  • Ain't No Sunshine
  • I'll Remember April
  • Search For Peace
  • Wylie's Windup
  • Vicious Dexolicious
  • Nica's Winter Waltz
  • Midway's Lament
  • Wake Up
  • Freedom Jazz Dance
  • and many more!
  • RELATED PRESS KITS:
    Impulse Chicago, Illinois


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    CLIENT FEEDBACK:
    Available On Request

    UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
    Available On Request

    PAST APPEARANCES:
    Thursday, April 24, 2008
    9:00PM - Andy's Jazz Club
    Chicago, IL

    Thursday, April 17, 2008
    9:00PM - Andy's Jazz Club
    Chicago, IL

    Thursday, April 10, 2008
    9:00PM - Andy's Jazz Club
    Chicago, IL

    Thursday, April 03, 2008
    9:00PM - Andy's Jazz Club
    Chicago, IL

    Thursday, March 27, 2008
    9:00PM - Andy's Jazz Club
    Chicago, IL

    Thursday, March 20, 2008
    9:00PM - Andy's Jazz Club
    Chicago, IL

    Thursday, March 13, 2008
    9:00PM - Andy's Jazz Club
    Chicago, IL

    Thursday, March 06, 2008
    9:00PM - Andy's Jazz Club
    Chicago, IL

    Thursday, February 28, 2008
    9:00PM - Andy's Jazz Club
    Chicago, IL

    Thursday, February 21, 2008
    9:00PM - Andy's Jazz Club
    Chicago, IL

    Thursday, February 14, 2008
    9:00PM - Andy's Jazz Club
    Chicago, IL

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    Please note, in addition to Chicago, Mike Frost Project also serves the surrounding towns of Cicero, Berwyn, Oak Park, Forest Park, Hines, Lyons, Riverside, Brookfield, Maywood, River Forest, Summit Argo, Carol Stream, La Grange Park, Bellwood, Bedford Park, Melrose Park, Westchester, Burbank, Bridgeview, Hillside, Hinsdale, Hometown, La Grange, River Grove, Stone Park, Western Springs, Berkeley, Franklin Park, Justice, Norridge and many other locations in and around the Chicago area.



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