march, 2023
thu30mar7:30 pmthu9:00 pmMikey Ahearn
Time
(Thursday) 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Epiphany Center For The Arts: The Sanctuary
201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
AGE REQUIREMENT
Must be 21+
Event Details
Mikey Ahearn Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023 Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour Tickets: $15 - Advanced | $20 - At Door | $60 - VIP table for 2 ‘Service charges
Event Details
Mikey Ahearn
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour
Tickets: $15 - Advanced | $20 - At Door | $60 - VIP table for 2
‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door
About:
Mikey Ahearn is a young and exciting jazz musician born and raised in South London, UK. They seek to channel the lineage of the great trumpet masters in pursuit of a unique voice and sound, investing in the language and soul of Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown, Woody Shaw, Miles Davis and further. Having directed big bands, neo-soul collectives and contemporary rock-classical ensembles in England, Mikey relocated to Chicago in 2021 to move closer to the source and centralize their sound.
Joining them at Epiphany will be Jeremy Kahn (piano); Gregory Artry (drums); Morgan Pirtle (vocals); Jesse Lear (double bass); Abram Collier (flute, voice, baritone sax, bass clarinet); Eli Sullivan (soprano sax, alto sax); Sean Deegan (tenor sax); Jackson Spellman (trombone); and Shanth Gopalswamy (guitar).
Cover image by Chirag Bachani (@chiragbphoto).
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Mikey’s latest recording project, 'Octagyn' (World Heart Beat Records, 2022), is their debut release as leader. Recorded in London in 2021, 'Octagyn' is a distillation of the thoughts and feelings of a queer, non-binary musician navigating extended isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. It exists ultimately as an expression of rawness and recklessness, embracing the erratic and celebrating the uncertain articulated within lines woven between queerness and jazz. The album draws inspiration from a variety of sources bridging Kenny Garrett, Bheki Mseleku, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Wheeler, Cedar Walton, Mulgrew Miller, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Yes and Steely Dan, forging a space for both introspection and flamboyance to coexist and coalesce. 'Octagyn' was launched to a live audience of over 100 on January 24th, 2023 at Evanston SPACE.
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Mikey’s latest recording project, 'Octagyn' (World Heart Beat Records, 2022), is their debut release as leader. Recorded in London in 2021, 'Octagyn' is a distillation of the thoughts and feelings of a queer, non-binary musician navigating extended isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. It exists ultimately as an expression of rawness and recklessness, embracing the erratic and celebrating the uncertain articulated within lines woven between queerness and jazz. The album draws inspiration from a variety of sources bridging Kenny Garrett, Bheki Mseleku, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Wheeler, Cedar Walton, Mulgrew Miller, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Yes and Steely Dan, forging a space for both introspection and flamboyance to coexist and coalesce. 'Octagyn' was launched to a live audience of over 100 on January 24th, 2023 at Evanston SPACE.
Since moving to Chicago, Mikey has had the fortune to work with the likes of Derrick Gardner, Victor Goines, Roger Ingram, Jeremy Kahn, Ernie Adams, Marques Carroll, Chris Greene, Greg Artry, Jon Deitemyer, Brad Mason, Quentin Coaxum, Joe Clark, Darius Hampton and Morgan Pirtle, among others. Previously, Mikey had studied in London under Julian and James Joseph, Trevor Watkis, Nikki Iles, Pete Churchill, Mornington Lockett, Tony Kofi, Byron Wallen, Gerard Presencer, Duncan Eagles, Andrea Vicari and Jonathan Bratoëff. This offered them opportunities to perform in venues such as the Cadogan Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, Fairfield Halls, St. John's Smith Square and the Royal Academy of Music, in addition to numerous European venues while on tour.
During their time at Oxford University, Mikey directed university big band ‘The Donut Kings’ through its most successful years. In addition to frequenting black- and white-tie events across Oxford and London, the band’s most successful performance delivered Kenny Wheeler’s 'Sweet Time Suite' to an audience of over 400 at Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre. Upon graduating in 2019, Mikey’s tenure culminated in a European tour concluding at Bilbao’s Kafe Antzokia. Among other key roles during this time were with ‘Elephantasy’ – a neo-soul collective inspired by the music of Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, and D’Angelo and others – ‘About Life’ – a contemporary jazz quintet exploring broken beat, afrobeat, Latin, funk and techno – 'Introspection' – a 7-piece contemporary jazz and jazz-rock ensemble lead by composer and guitarist Julian Woods – ‘Baker’s Dozen’ – a contemporary classical, jazz, pop and electronic ensemble led by composer and pianist Harry Baker - and the 'Hot Fruit Orchestra' with Gaz Coombes. Mikey was also involved in several recording projects, including ‘All In’ – the inaugural album of the independent label ‘JazzSoc Records,' written and recorded by SNARP – and ‘Project Albus’ – a pop-classical synthesis album written and recorded by Tanay Joshi.
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Buy or stream 'Octagyn' here:
Bandcamp: https://mikeyahearntrumpet.bandcamp.com/album/octagyn
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2l0ikF5L7r2k0mbP6mtqJl...
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/octagyn/1660192363
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/artists/B096HLJJH6
YouTube Music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...
Buy or stream 'Octagyn' here:
Bandcamp: https://mikeyahearntrumpet.bandcamp.com/album/octagyn
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2l0ikF5L7r2k0mbP6mtqJl...
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/octagyn/1660192363
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/artists/B096HLJJH6
YouTube Music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...
For all things Mikey:
Website: https://mikeyahearntrumpet.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUgTAVf7wAvQp1XwbA0dbfA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeyahearntrumpet/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikeyahearntrumpet
Encore Bookings: https://encoremusicians.com/Mikey-Ahearn
Website: https://mikeyahearntrumpet.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUgTAVf7wAvQp1XwbA0dbfA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeyahearntrumpet/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikeyahearntrumpet
Encore Bookings: https://encoremusicians.com/Mikey-Ahearn
Golden Hour at Epiphany:
Stop by Epiphany for our live music series concerts, and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!
Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!
