Neal Alger's Blue Note Quartet Performs the Best Of the 1950's and 1960's! at FitzGerald's

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB PRESENTS:NEAL ALGERS BLUE NOTE QUARTET Performs the Best Of the 1950s and 1960s$15 General Admission SEAT / Reserved Tables AvailableThe Blue Note Quartet: Neal Alger, Scott Burns, John Tate, George FludasSince 2009, Neal Algers Blue Note Quartet has dedicated itself to performing classics and obscurities from the legendary Blue Note jazz record label founded in 1939. Over the years, Neals quartet has performed at the Jazz Showcase, Andys Jazz Club, Winters Jazz Club, and the Chicago Jazz Festival. The unbelievable volume of music released on Blue Note Records allows the current ensemble to select from a treasure trove of great straight-ahead jazz by composers such as Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver, Bobby Hutcherson, and many others...

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FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB PRESENTS:NEAL ALGERS BLUE NOTE QUARTET Performs the Best Of the 1950s and 1960s$15 General Admission SEAT / Reserved Tables AvailableThe Blue Note Quartet: Neal Alger, Scott Burns, John Tate, George FludasSince 2009, Neal Algers Blue Note Quartet has dedicated itself to performing classics and obscurities from the legendary Blue Note jazz record label founded in 1939. Over the years, Neals quartet has performed at the Jazz Showcase, Andys Jazz Club, Winters Jazz Club, and the Chicago Jazz Festival. The unbelievable volume of music released on Blue Note Records allows the current ensemble to select from a treasure trove of great straight-ahead jazz by composers such as Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver, Bobby Hutcherson, and many others. In celebration of the ensembles first appearance at the venerable Fitzgeralds Nightclub, Alger has selected material from the golden era of Blue Note, the 1950s and 1960s. NEAL ALGER Lauded as one of the most sensitive and creative guitarists in a city filled with them (Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune) and described as monstrously talented by Christopher Loudon (Jazz Times magazine), Neal Algers musical versatility has allowed him to perform with Howard Levy (jazz), New Black Renaissance (Rs first instrumental album in over 20 years featuring solely original compositions, Old Souls, was released in March 2024 on Calligram Records. Neals admiration and love for the iconic jazz record label Blue Note Records inspired him to form the Blue Note Quartet back in 2009. Grab dinner before the show at BABYGOLD BARBECUEOr enjoy full service dining inside the club when doors open.***PARKING***There is rather limited street parking in the area, we recommend arriving by rideshare, bicycle, or rickshaw. ***AGE RESTRICTIONS***21+, minors admitted with guardian

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