Upcoming Shows

Greg Spero Quartet, Night 2

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:00:07 -0500

Saturday, August 29, 2009
Greg Spero Quartet
Time: 10pm to 2:00am
Location: Close Up 2
Address: 416 S Clark St, Chicago, IL
Cost: $5

Corey Wilkes, Trumpet
Makaya McCraven, Drums
Junius Paul, Bass

The cats on this gig are some of my favorite to play with in the city. This is going to be a fun hit.

Greg Spero Quartet

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:47:57 -0500

Friday, August 28, 2009
Greg Spero Quartet
Time: 8pm to 1:00am
Location: Close Up 2
Address: 416 S Clark St, Chicago, IL
Cost: $5

Corey Wilkes, Trumpet
Makaya McCraven, Drums
Junius Paul, Bass

The cats on this gig are some of my favorite to play with in the city. This is going to be a fun hit.

Greg Spero Quartet in Northbrook

Sat, 8 Aug 2009 23:58:28 -0500

Saturday, August 8, 2009
Greg Spero Quartet
Solo Piano Concert: 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Quartet Concert: 9:00pm
Location: Pavillion Afterdark Lounge
Address: 577 Waukegan Rd in Brookside Plaza, Northbrook, IL
Cost: Free!
Extras: If you eat, mention you’re a fan and you’ll get 15% off your food bill!
- Dinner is served till 11pm, and late-night menu is served till 1am (though we probably won’t play that late, so get there around 9pm for the show!)

Christopher McBride: Sax
Mark McKnight, Drums
Graham Czach, Bass

This is one of the few times my group is playing in Northbrook, so come hang with the North Suburban crew.

Corey Wilkes quintet

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 20:00:02 -0500

Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Corey Wilkes Quintet
Time: 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Cost: Free

www.coreywilkes.com

I haven’t played with Corey in a while, and I am really looking forward to this show. This is one of the most exciting creative jazz groups that I get the chance to play with, so come and hang!

Liquid Beat Allstars

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:23:01 -0500

Thursday, June 25, 2009
Liquid Beat Allstars
Time: Show at 10pm, Liquid Beat plays at midnight (12:00am)
Location: Kinetic Playground
Street: 1113 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL
Cover: $7

www.liquidbeatallstars.com

Greg Spero and Anna Maury

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:20:26 -0500

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Greg Spero and Anna Maury Duet
Time: 10:00pm to 1:00am
Location: Swirl Wine Bar
Street: 111 w Hubbard, Chicago, IL
Cover: Free

Anna is a singer with some catchy hip-hop songs played in a piano-vocal duet setting. I will also be doing some solo performances of pieces during the evening. This show isn’t exactly jazz, but more of a rock/hip-hop piano vocal duet.

Greg Spero Quartet - 2 nights!

Fri, 8 May 2009 20:00:48 -0500

Catch my quartet at Close Up 2 in Chicago this weekend.

Featuring:
Corey Wilkes - Trumpet
Makaya McCraven - Drums
Junius Paul - Bass
Greg Spero - Keyboards
Special guests...we'll see!

Show Details:

Greg Spero Quartet
Venue: "Close Up 2", 416 S Clark
Cover: $5
Time:
- Friday, May 8th from 8pm to 1am
- Saturday, May 9th from 10pm to 2am

Sets on Friday:
- 8pm to 9pm
- 10pm to 11pm
- 12pm to 1am

Sets on Saturday
- 10pm to 11pm
- 11:30pm to 12:30am
- 1am to 2am

There will be chicago musicians hanging, along with a bunch of music lovers. Come, chill, enjoy the music.

Spero Abraham Duo

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:00:59 -0500

Wednesday, March 25th, and Thursday, March 26th
Spero-Abraham Duo
Time: 7:00pm to 11:00pm
Location: Close Up 2 Jazz Club
Street: 416 S Clark St, Chicago, IL
Cover: Free (2 drink minimum)

Experience a combination of dance, hip-hop, electronica, jazz, and R&B in an instrumental setting, utilizing a sampler, drum set, and keyboards. All original pieces and unique adaptations. A creative energetic experience not to be missed.