{"id":362537,"date":"2025-11-07T16:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/362537\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T16:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:23:10","slug":"former-chicagoan-chad-taylor-returns-with-a-new-ensemble-that-shows-new-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/362537\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Chicagoan Chad Taylor returns with a new ensemble that shows new roots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">It\u2019s tempting to claim <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoreader.com\/music\/drummer-chad-taylor-a-quintessential-ensemble-player-creates-atmosphere-and-color-on-his-solo-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chad Taylor<\/a> as a Chicagoan. The drummer, percussionist, and educator grew up here, and his longest-running project, the Chicago Underground franchise\u2014which can take the form of the Chicago Underground Duo, Trio, <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoreader.com\/music\/the-chicago-underground-quartet-bottle-their-lightning-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quartet<\/a>, or Orchestra, depending on how many people join Taylor and multi-instrumentalist Rob Mazurek\u2014bears the city\u2019s name. He\u2019s also made a diverse and impressive body of work with other current and former Chicago residents, including Joshua Abrams, Fred Anderson, Jaimie Branch, Paul Giallorenzo, Jeff Parker, Matana Roberts, Jason Stein, and Ken Vandermark. But Taylor left town in 2001; he now lives in Philadelphia, and he\u2019s been the director of jazz studies at the University of Pittsburgh since 2024. Over the past couple decades, he\u2019s sustained rich associations with prominent jazz artists outside Chicago too, including Marc Ribot, Eric Revis, Craig Taborn, and James Brandon Lewis, and he\u2019s led a series of bands under his own name. In every setting, Taylor\u2019s propulsive grooves, deft decorations, and knack for shoring up a piece\u2019s underlying forms enrich the music. His brand-new album, Smoke Shifter (Otherly Love), introduces a mostly Philadelphia-based quintet whose output steers closer to mainstream jazz than many of his previous collaborations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The album\u2019s compositions, which include contributions from Taylor, vibraphonist Victor Vieira-Branco, and tenor saxophonist Bryan Rogers, feature intricately constructed themes that showcase the rich melodic language of Rogers and trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson (the ensemble\u2019s sole non-Philadelphian). Bassist Matt Engle provides a sturdy pulse that gives Taylor plenty of room to explore his knack for elegant elaboration. This show at Constellation is the quintet\u2019s first Chicago appearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-background-color has-background\">\u00a0<strong>Chad Taylor Quintet<\/strong> Sat 11\/15, 8:30 PM, <a href=\"https:\/\/wl.eventim.us\/event\/chad-taylor-quintet\/664035?afflky=ConstellationChicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Constellation<\/a>, 3111 N. Western, $20.72, 18+<\/p>\n<p> Reader Recommends: CONCERTS<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Upcoming shows to have on your radar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s tempting to claim Chad Taylor as a Chicagoan. 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