RUFUS PARENTI’S FLOWER QUARTET at Logan Center for the Arts (Café Logan)
Friday, January 26, 2024 from 6PM-7PM
Admission is free!
As part of Logan Center for the Arts Chicago Stages, Rufus Parenti’s Flower Quartet will perform a free one-hour set at Café Logan. This is a free pre-show concert before the University of Chicago Presents concert JEFF PARKER & THE NEW BREED.
RUFUS PARENTI’S FLOWER QUARTET at Café Logan inside Logan Center for the Arts. 6-7PM. Free admission.
Opening for JEFF PARKER & THE NEW BREED from University of Chicago Presents.
Tickets for Jeff Parker & The New Breed HERE.
featuring:
Rufus Parenti- Tenor Saxophone
Dustin Laurenzi- Tenor Saxophone
Will Mallard- Trumpet
Leo Buczkowski- Bass
Frank Morrison- Drums and Cymbals
Rufus Parenti is an up and coming Tenor Saxophonist based in Chicago. Starting on Piano at a young age, then moving to Electric Bass, and then Saxophone, music has always been an important part of his life. Rufus has been the recipient of various music awards, a few being the Kiewit-Wang mentorship award in 2019, and becoming a Youngarts winner in 2020. He has studied with many world-renowned musicians, including Rajiv Halim, Chris Weller, Marques Carroll, Scott Burns, Dennis Carroll, Vincent Davis, Scott Hesse, Dana Hall, Dustin Laurenzi, and Mark Turner. Rufus is an active musician in Chicago's improvised music scene, and in addition to leading his own groups, he is a sideman in various groups, including Mahjong Crib, MOBIUS, Neon Wilderness, and more. Rufus is currently studying at the Depaul University School of Music, and is set to graduate in spring 2024 with a degree in Jazz Performance.
In 2022, Rufus formed the Flower Quartet, which is a group that is designed to explore original compositions that take inspiration from many genres, such as blues, folk, free-improvised music, drum/bass, and straight-ahead jazz.
WATCH A RUFUS PARENTI RECENT PERFORMANCE
After Rufus Parenti:
JEFF PARKER & THE NEW BREED at LOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
NO RESERVATIONS OR TICKETS ARE NEEDED TO SEE RUFUS PARENTI at 6PM-7PM AT CAFÉ LOGAN.
GET TICKETS TO THE 7:30 PERFORMANCE.
Cafe Logan at Logan Center for the Arts 915 East 60th Street Chicago, IL, 60637
Jazz Institute of Chicago is proud to receive generous support from the following organizations: The Allstate Foundation; The Alphawood Foundation; a CityArts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events; Crown Family Philanthropies; Chicago's Cultural Treasures; The Darling Family Foundation; The Field Foundation; The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation; The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation; The Glossberg Foundation; The Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency; The National Endowment for the Arts, The Polk Bros. Foundation; The Oppenheimer Family Foundation; The Walder Foundation; The Wang Family