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The aSTraL-teRRa Trapeze Unit

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T R A P E Z E
WEDNESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2007, 9PM

V E L V E T    L O U N G E

67 E Cermak
Chicago, 312.791.9050
$10.00


 

T R A P E Z E
SUNDAY,  26 AUGUST 2007, 10pm, One Set Only

HUNGARY BRAIN

2319 W Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL  773 935 2118


 

T R A P E Z E 

MONDAY   9 JULY,  10pm One Set Only!

GALLERY CABARET

2020 N Oakley
Chicago,  773.489.5471

Split Bill With Paul Hartsaw's Group.  Should Be a Very Fine Show



 

 ˇ ˇ U P D A T E: Now a S P I D E R   T R I O  gig !!

SUNDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2006, 8pm -11pm

T R A P E Z E

HEARTLAND CAFÉ

7000 N Glenwood
Chicago,  773.465.8005
5.00
Cover

Kurt couldn't make the gig, so Spiders Dan McNaughton & Bonbonfera are taking over;
Same kind of nutty jazz, perhaps with some flax woven in

Spider is: 
Dan McNaughton - Bass, Leader, Compositions
Bryan Pardo - Saxophones, Clarinet
Bonbonfera Tim Keenan - Drums

 
Kurt Iselt - alto/flute, Bill Brimfield - trumpet/exhortions 
 Dan McNaughton - bass,  Stu Greenspan - guitar,   BBF Tim K - traps

Creative New Jazz from Chicago with sounds and rhythms from around the world


 

FRIDAY 30 JUNE 2006, 10 pm - 1 am

T R A P E Z E

HEARTLAND CAFÉ

7000 N Glenwood
Chicago, 773.465.8005
$5.00 cover

 

Check the band out as it fine tunes compositions for the Spring/Summer 2006 Recording Extravaganza

Kurt Iselt - alto/flute, Bill Brimfield - trumpet/exhortions 
 Dan McNaughton - bass,  Stu Greenspan - guitar,   BBF Tim K - traps

Creative New Jazz from Chicago with sounds and rhythms from around the world


TUESDAY 20 JUNE 2006, 9 pm 1 Set Only

T R A P E Z E

EMPTY BOTTLE

1035 N Western Ave
Chicago, 773-276-3600
Cortez & Western

Split Bill With Switzerland's Day & Taxi Trio

Kurt Iselt - alto/flute, Bill Brimfield - trumpet/exhortions 
 Dan McNaughton - bass,  Stu Greenspan - guitar,   BBF Tim K - traps

Creative New Jazz from Chicago with sounds and rhythms from around the world


THURSDAY  15 DECEMBER 2005 2005 07:30 PM

T R A P E Z E

 M U S E   CAFÉ


817 N. Milwaukee Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60601
312.850.2233
Muse Café, a new space, a smaller Café at the Milwaukee/Chicago intersection.

Come out to help baptize the space and give it some good energy.

The walls are painted red, the music shouls be hot.

The Astral terra trapeze Unit will be in Full Swing premiering new compositions and new anchor Dan McNaughton on bass. 
Bill Brimfield is still featured on searing toned trumpet and Stu Greenspan singes the neck with his fretwork on guitar; Bonbonfera on traps.
.And then there's Leader Kurt Iselt pouring gasoline on everything, especially the form. 


FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2005, 10pm - 1 am

T R A P E Z E

HEARTLAND CAFÉ

7000 N. Glenwood
Chicago,   (773) 465-8005
Right at the El Tracks & Lunt
Kurt Iselt - alto/flute, Dan McNaughton - bass
Stu Greenspan - guitar,   BBF Tim K - traps

Creative New Jazz from Chicago with sounds and rhythms from around the world


 

 

Trapeze Celebrates The Arrival Of 
Kai-Hsing Chung Iselt

17 January 2004
9 lbs 

In Chinese:

Kai = open

Hsing = heart

Kai-Hsing = joyous

 

 

Kai-Hsing's First Photo

 

the Unit is once again in rehearsal and will be gigging soon enough

!!Stay Tuned for Details!!


 

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