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Empire Productions Presents:
Sons of RaLower AutomationGraphicsPaul Abella's Questionable Decisions
Sun, 17 Mar, 8:00 PM CDT
Doors open
7:00 PM CDT
Reggies Music Joint
2105 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60616
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Description
Reggies Music Joint
Sunday, March 17th
7pm doors | 8pm show | $15 | 21+
Empire Productions Presents:
Sons of Ra
Lower Automation
Graphics
Paul Abella's Questionable Decisions
Event Information
Age Limit
21+

Fusion
Sons of Ra
Sons of Ra
Fusion
Hailing from the underground scene of Chicago, this eclectic ensemble draws inspiration from avant garde music, classic jazz fusion with post-progressive sensibilities, infusing their music with cosmic vibrations and experimental fervor. Drummer Michael Rataj lays an energetic and ever-shifting rhythmic framework for tenor saxophonist/bassist Keith Wakefield and guitarist Erik Oldman to weave angular, contrapuntal melodies with ethereal textures augmented by loops and synthesizer explorations. Sons of Ra are not merely a band; they are sonic sorcerers, weaving spells of experimental brilliance that transcend the boundaries of traditional genres.
They’ve shared the stage with such artists as Stu Hamm, Sonar, Chester Thompson & Alphonso Johnson, and Consider the Source.
Sons of Ra released their EP “Cognitive” in 2020 and are currently in production for a six-part suite “Tropic of Cancer” and their first full-length release “Standard Deviation”, both planned for release in 2024.
Personnel
Erik Oldman: Guitar/Bass/Synth
Keith Wakefield: Bass Guitar/Tenor Saxophone/Synth
Michael Rataj: Drums

Jazz
Paul Abella's Questionable Decisions
Paul Abella's Questionable Decisions
Jazz
Paul Abella's Questionable Decisions is an exciting new ensemble consisting of four of the Chicago Jazz scene's most unique musicians. All four of these musicians have played in myriad situations across multiple genres, and their flexibility is on full display whenever they start playing. They're a band upholding a tradition of Jazz as subversive party music. Drawing inspiration from Eddie Harris, Medeski, Martin & Wood, The Bad Plus, and Lester Bowie, they fuse Pop melodies, Jazz harmonies, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and Funk rhythms, jammy improvisations with punk ferocity.
Or, as one friend once said, "someone's going to have to invent a whole new genre just to describe you guys."

