Nick Mazzarella Trio

Nick Mazzarella – alto saxophone

Matt Ulery – bass

Quin Kirchner – drums

With “an individual tone […] sounding much older than his years, and a penchant for rugged melodies” (JazzTimes), alto saxophonist Nick Mazzarella is one of the critical figures of Chicago’s creative music vanguard. Over the last twenty-five years, he has made an aesthetically unique contribution to the city’s historic culture of jazz and improvised music: “one of the most versatile musicians on the scene, equally adept at riding a stout groove, delineating a potent melody, or generating powerful free improvisations, […] lyricism lies at the heart of Mazzarella’s playing; even at his most bracing moments, there is a pathway into an emotional register which makes his music consistently compelling” (All About Jazz).