Comedian, Author Martin Mundt on January 24

Authors Martin Mundt and John Everson will appear live at Ennui Cafe on Thursday, January 24 January at 7:00 p.m. Ennui is located in Rogers Park, Chicago at 6981 N. Sheridan Road (at Lunt). John Everson is Stoker-winning author of Covenant & Sacrifice (Leisure Books). He’s in magazines like Grue, Dark Discoveries, Wicked Karnival, Red Scream, Black October, Space & Time; in the anthologies A Dark & Deadly Valley, Kolchak, Dark Doorways, Cold Flesh, Damned, In Delirium, Needles & Sins, Vigilantes of Love, Cage of Bones & Other Deadly Obsessions & on the CD-ROM Bloodtype. He is an editor of the Spooks! anthology (Twilight Tales, ‘04) and founder of Dark Arts Books @www.darkartsbooks.com. Martin Mundt published his first collection of short stories, The Crawling Abattoir, through Twilight Tales Publications. His second collection, The Dark Underbelly of Hymns, was published by Delirium Books in 2006 & has been recommended for a Bram Stoker Award. His play, The Jackie Sexknife Show, was produced in Chicago in 2003. See www.martinmundt.com and www.crawlingabattoir.com FLASHBACK: Mundt on Lunt

Gimme Jimmy: Bennington Workin' It

Chicago based drummer/bandleader Jimmy Bennington just did two great nights at Chicago's Velvet Lounge on July 5 and 6 with legendary trombonist Julian Priester. But Bennington is not resting. His love of "jazz and American free music," as he calls it, keeps him working overtime to keep up the momentum, as he brings legendary clarinetist Perry Robinson to Chicago for three rare performances in September, one on the 29th and two shows at separate venues on the 30th. Jazz lovers: Mark these on your calendar now! Saturday, September 29 9:00-Midnight The Perry Robinson Trio Live with Jimmy Bennington at the Velvet Lounge 67 E. Cermak Road, Chicago 312-791-9050 Sunday, September 30 7:00-9:00 p.m. Jimmy Bennington/Perry Robinson Duo Live Ennui Cafe (all ages welcome; no alcohol; donation requested) 6981 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago (at Lunt Avenue, one block from Lake Michigan) 773-973-2233 Sunday, September 30 10:00 p.m. - Midnight Jimmy Bennington's Color and Sound featuring Perry Robinson Live The Hungry Brain 2319 W. Belmont, Chicago 773-935-2118 More information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Robinson http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Robinson/prhome.htm http://www.benningtonjazz.com/ Contact: Jimmy Bennington/ThatSwanProductions 6970 N. Sheridan Road #1A Chicago, IL 60626 312.513.7979 http://us.f592.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=info@benningtonjazz.com&YY=61059&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0

RARE JAZZ EVENT IN ROGERS PARK

JAZZ LEGEND JULIAN PRIESTER will play at ENNUI CAFE in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood THIS SUNDAY, JULY 15 at 7:00 PM. Ennui Cafe is located at 6981 N. Sheridan Road (at Lunt); phone 773-973-2233.

Soon-to-be-legend JIMMY BENNINGTON, good friend and Rogers Park resident, will work his percussive magic with Priester, who will perform on his trombone. This is special, because it's just the two of them - just as it is on Jimmy's new CD release, Portraits and Silhouettes.

Priester and Bennington performed to a wowed crowd on July 5 and 6 at the famous Velvet Lounge. Unfortunately, an otherwise good review in the Chicago Tribune failed to mention Bennington's long-awaited album with Priester.

Bennington is one of the people who has recently given an interview for the Rogers Park Video Oral History Project.

Personal note: I did the album graphics for the CD shown here.

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Jimmy Bennington, Sunday July 15, 7-9pm at Ennui Cafe with ...Top40-Charts.com, NY - Jul 12, 2007This rare evening celebrates their new recording "Jimmy Bennington/Julian Priester - Portraits and Silhouettes (available on CD Baby)"...

Jimmy Bennington, Sunday July 15, 7-9pm at Ennui Cafe with ... Emediawire (press release), WA - Jul 12, 2007 After two nights at the Velvet Lounge, Legendary Jazz Great Julian Priester joins drummer Jimmy Bennington at Ennui Cafe, Sunday July 15, 7-9pm

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For this occasion, a new recording will be introduced, "Jimmy Bennington/Julian Priester-Portraits and Silhouettes (TSP1006, available at CD Baby).

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Priester returns to the South Side full of adventure Chicago Tribune
Joined by drummer Jimmy Bennington and bassist Eric Warren, Priester produced a music that rarely pushed much beyond a whisper...

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Soon to be a legend.

And you can him in Rogers Park every Sunday.

At Ennui Cafe, every Sunday night.

Jimmy Bennington's Colour and Sound provides the beats.

Jazz Sundays: Jimmy Bennington's Colour and Sound

TONIGHT at SIX

WHAT: Sunday Jazz Series - JIMMY BENNINGTON'S COLOUR AND SOUND WHEN: 6:00 PM, Sunday, June 10, 2007 WHERE: Ennui Cafe, 6981 N. Sheridan Road (at Lunt), Rogers Park, Chicago. TRANSIT: Two blocks from Morse CTA Red Line station (exit station on Lunt side, walk east toward the lake). COVER: None! Jimmy Bennington's incredible jazz percussion will pulse through Ennui Cafe this evening, earlier than usual. Jimmy Bennington's Colour and Sound will perform an early set at 6:00 p.m. tonight (Sunday, June 10). Get over to Ennui, grab a cuppa and listen to this beat master. Center Stage Chicago says: Bennington is currently the drum instructor at Flattes and Sharpe Music Co. (on N. Sheridan Road in Rogers Park), and is also a freelance writer who has written for Modern Drummer Magazine, Chicago Jazz Magazine, Jazz Profile, and Cadence Jazz and Blues Journal. From Bennington's web site at OA2 Records: Based in Chicago after an eight year residence on the West Coast, Bennington performs at a number of venues around the U.S., South America, Canada, and Europe as a sideman or as a leader with his group Colour and Sound. Jimmy has played and recorded with many great artists including legendary clarinetist Perry Robinson, saxophonists John Gross, Bert Wilson, and Phillip Greenlief, trombonists Julian Priester, Andre Hayward, Dave Dove, and Michael Vlatkovich, trumpeters Ralph Gill and Jim Knodle, pianists David Haney, Craig Hoyer, and Gordon Lee, guitarists John Stowell, Tom McNalley, and Bill Horist, bassists Michael Bisio, Joscha Oetz, and Jeff Johnson, as well as saxophonist Graham Ord and bassist Paul Blaney of the NOW Orchestra. Chicago artists he has performed with include Rich Corpolongo and renowned pianist Jim Baker (Ken Vandermark, Fred Anderson). A true, uncompromising artist, Bennington’s style ranges from the Great American Songbook to New Music; improvised and otherwise... (More...)

Evolution of Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism continues an evolution into popular culture. Marvin Moser is an expert on the subject, and he will deliver a free talk about Buddhism this Thursday. The public is invited and admission is free. The talk will cover some of the fundamental concepts of Tibetan Buddhism, such as the Four Noble Truths, and introduce more advanced topics from Buddhist psychology, meditative practice, organizations and art. There will be an open discussion after the presentation. Marvin Moser has completed the traditional three year retreat under the direction of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, and has taught at Chicago’s Thegsum Choling meditation center for many years. He has a BS in physics and math, and an MS in computer science. Marvin Moser at 7:30 PM, Thursday, June 7 at Ennui Cafe, 6981 N. Sheridan Road (at Lunt) in Rogers Park, Chicago. Tel: 773-973-2233. There is no admission charge, but please enjoy a coffee, tea, pastry or the best chili on the North Side. Salads and sandwiches made fresh.