Michele Thomas Quartet at Art Makers Outpost

"Art Makers Outpost is very excited to present the newest offering: The Outpost After Dark Concert Salon Series!

The January concert in the Outpost After Dark series for 2023 will feature 2 fantastic vocalists/composers: Vivian Garcia will kick the night off with a solo set and the Michele Thomas Quartet will close out the night!

MICHELE THOMAS
Gospel-infused jazz singer-songwriter Michele Thomas rounds up an A-list cast of Chicago musicians for her much-anticipated third album The Assumption (March 25th) which casts a light on topics of race, sexism and authority yet, ultimately, celebrates the beauty of life. ...

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"Art Makers Outpost is very excited to present the newest offering: The Outpost After Dark Concert Salon Series!

The January concert in the Outpost After Dark series for 2023 will feature 2 fantastic vocalists/composers: Vivian Garcia will kick the night off with a solo set and the Michele Thomas Quartet will close out the night!

MICHELE THOMAS
Gospel-infused jazz singer-songwriter Michele Thomas rounds up an A-list cast of Chicago musicians for her much-anticipated third album The Assumption (March 25th) which casts a light on topics of race, sexism and authority yet, ultimately, celebrates the beauty of life.

“Bold in concept and brilliant in execution, The Assumption finds co-producer Darren Scorza working with Michele Thomas to produce an album of originals and covers that dazzle from beginning to end.” ~ Preston Fraiser, Something Else Reviews - Best of 2022

VIVIAN GARCIA:
Vivian Garcia is a Chicago based singer-songwriter. Her musical journey has taken her from studying rumba flamenca rhythms in Granada, Spain to performing with international folk musicians in Madrid,Spain for 3 years as well as singing with various bands in Chicago. Vivian has performed at The Taste of Chicago, Metro,Thalia Hall, House of Blues, Double Door, Uncommon Ground as well as World Music Fest, Mole de Mayo, Pilsen Fest,Villapalooza and many local venues. She’s opened for Grammy winners La Santa Cecilia as well as Aterciopelados. Cold Bed is her first album and her latest EP, In Between Times, released February 2016 , had her song Ven Conmigo featured on the daytime Emmy nominated show East Los High on HULU. Vivian is a TEDx speaker/performer and released her Genesis NFT project “Fly, Mariposa” in March 2022. She’s currently working on a new EP for Spring 2023 release "

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