Friday, July 19 | The Linda
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In 2002, young musicians fresh to the Chicago scene gathered at a Lake Street loft on the West Side of Chicago to create African-inspired music. The sessions were hosted by keyboardist Kevin Ford who had recently returned to Chicago from studying and performing in Colorado. Within a few weeks guitarist David Glines, who was then a recent graduate of Northwestern University joined the session.
Each week a new musician attended the sessions. Horns were brought in by trombonist Mark Thomson and saxophonist Airan Wright, including saxophonists Garrick Smith and Angelo Garcia. Drummer Marshall Greenhouse, who was then teaching at the Old Town School of Folk Music, posted an ad at the school for a bass player. The ad was answered by a late-era Fela Kuti bassist. With the bassist in place, a core group emerged.