

At a certain point it was a no-brainer to expand the duo to a trio” says Laurenzi.

“Paul really understood the vision of our music and added so much to what we’d already recorded. Adding bass parts and a producer’s ear to these songs, Bryan’s vital contributions were the missing link. While Cunningham and Laurenzi have collaborated this way for years, they decided to add Los Angeles based musician Paul Bryan, the Grammy-winning producer, engineer, and bassist (Jeff Parker, Aimee Mann, Lucinda Williams) who co-produced Cunningham’s Northern Spy debut 2019 LP The Weather Up There to finish these pieces. With Laurenzi creating sequences and samples on the OP-1 synthesizer while on the road with Bon Iver, and Cunningham developing drum parts and melodic fragments, the two began finding a distinct direction to take the work, sharpening and editing these snippets into cohesive compositions. Their new album A Better Ghost finds them in collaboration with Los Angeles-based bassist/producer Paul Bryan, and is the product of phone-recorded improvisations and experiments dating back to 2017. There's a real driving at dusk past corn fields atmosphere, pulsed forward by a steady rhythm section." - Lars Gotrich, NPR Music - Jeremy Cunningham - drums, percussion Dustin Laurenzi - saxophone, OP-1, electronics Paul Bryan - electric bass, synth Drummer Jeremy Cunningham and saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi have been near-inseparable collaborators for years, working in countless groups together across Chicago’s vibrant jazz community. The quartet dwell from a place of immediacy and intention, reaching mesmerizing altitudes through precise creative communication." - Breaking & Entering "The jazz quartet compositions are tight, yet allow enough space for Trim's fuzz-driven guitar to sprawl. Backed by a brand new rhythm section that developed material with Trim on a monthly gig in Milwaukee and contributions from Chicago keyboardist and Daniel Van Deurm, Trim brings his new group on the road to share the music from new instrumental album Retroreflector "A flurry of ensnaring rhythms and lively psychedelia. Midwestern guitarist Andrew Trim spent the last decade working primarily as a leader of his Chicago based avant jazz groups Hanami (Charles Rumback, Jason Stein, Mai Sugimoto) and Dim Lighting (Devin Drobka, Kurt Schweitz) and as a sideman with a variety of other midwest groups including The Aluminum Group, Ted Sirota’s Heavyweight Dub, Rock Falls and Lady Cannon. Swirling group improvisations explore haunting, timeless musical landscapes with peak immediacy. Doors at 6pm, showtime 7pm Andrew Trim - guitar Daniel Van Deurm - wurlitzer, synths Barry Paul Clark - electric bass Nick Lang - drums Soaring melodies and psychedelic jazz flurries of electric guitar guide a sonically charged quartet grounded firmly in the Chicago sound. $15 adv/ $20 at the door (advance sales until 3pm day of show, then available at the door). Please review your order carefully before confirming.TICKETS. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Seating is available for all guests but we do not reserve tables.

Door staff will also check ID and vaccination card.
THE WEATHER UP THERE JEREMY CUNNINGHAM FULL
Please arrive with your e-ticket ready on your phone at full brightness for door staff to scan. This show will be held outside on the Hideout's front patio.

Cunningham currently plays performs with Resavoir, Trio Vibes, Lane Beckstrom Nick Mazzarellas Meridian Trio, Laurenzi/Cunningham Duo, the Matt Gold Trio, and his own band The Weather Up There featuring Jeff Parker, Josh Johnson, and Paul Bryan. Paul Bryan, this new work confronts the tragedy of gun violence and examines the acute ripple effect on several peoples lives through the lens of memory, response, and collage.įurther deepening the textural and emotive impact, Cunningham formed a drum choir for these recordings, comprised of close friends and colleagues Mike Reed, Makaya McCraven, and Mikel Patrick Avery. Cunningham wrote 2020s The Weather Up There in response to the loss of his brother Andrew, who died in a home invasion robbery in 2008. Originally from Cincinnati, he moved to Chicago in 2009, where he currently performs and composes as part of the citys vibrant music scene. Jeremy Cunningham is a drummer, composer, and improviser.
