STILLWATER SEXTET
at Colectivo Coffee in Andersonville
Join us for lunch at the popular Colectivo Coffee in Andersonville for great food, coffee, and fantastic music from Stillwater Sextet.
Part of Make Music Chicago and Jazz Institute of Chicago’s NextGenJazz Emerging Artists Project
Members of the Jazz Links Student Council are also eligible for the NextGenJazz Emerging Artists Project.
The Emerging Artists Project promotes leadership, creativity, and a foundation for self-marketing by working with participants to develop skills necessary to lead their own ensembles, create an online presence, and promote and manage their own gigs and shows.
ABOUT STILLWATER
The Stillwater Sextet is a Chicago based jazz group of high-school aged students and musicians that attend many different schools across the city. The group first played together as a part of the 2022 NextGenJazz Emerging Artists Project as the Stillwater Septet, where they brought their unique and energetic music to Navy Pier.
In 2023, they return with the same rhythm section of Brandon Harper (piano), Joel Fisher (guitar), Oscar Evely (drums), and Steven Bowman (bass) who have continued to develop their craft as a tight and original sounding section over the last year. However, they bring with them a new horn section of Leo Milano (tenor saxophone) and Payton Bryk (alto saxophone), who have worked with each other in multiple big bands and combos throughout their times in high school and through CYSO.
The Stillwater Sextet is looking forward to sharing the original music of pianist Brandon Harper, interpretation of jazz standards, arrangements of modern music and so much more.
Jazz Institute of Chicago is proud to receive generous support from the following organizations
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 Ella Fitzgerald Foundation; The Epstein Family Foundation; The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation; The Fry Foundation; The Glossberg Foundation; The Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency; The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince; The Mellon Foundation; The Polk Bros. Foundation; The Oppenheimer Family Foundation; The Walder Foundation; The Wang Family