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Music Links and About Us
Below you will find links to some great websites that support Jazz music and musicians as well as other venues that host Jazz events.
Musical and External Links
Chicago Jazz Website - ChicagoJazz.net website
About the Artists
Sue Pasquale - Vocals
Sue is from Indianapolis, IN, the daughter of two musicians, she was singing by the time she was 5 years old. She attended Butler University on a music scholarship on clarinet, and began arranging for small and mid-size vocals groups while still in high school. In her early 20's she sang with dance bands in the Indianapolis area, but stopped singing and directed her energies towards the business world when she was 27. Now, at 46, she has picked up her love affair with music again and is singing better than ever. Her high energy interpretations and silky smooth ballads are a culmination of listening to the great vocalists of the 20th century - Carmen MaCrae, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day and the list goes on and on.
Bill Pasquale - Guitar
Bill was raised in Boston, MA and was a student at the Berkley School of Music while still in high school. He was a professional guitarist for many years, backing up name acts from Johnny Hartman to Connie Francis, and playing with the likes of Dodo Marmarosa (Charlie Parker's piano player) and Corky Corcoran (of Harry James Band fame). He was the house guitarist at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas when he was only 19 years old, and took over for Joe Pass when he had to leave The Woodsen Family when they were appearing there. He recorded with J. R. Montrose on an album with Sue Childs, which has now become a collectors' item. He later played with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and did two concert tours with Johnny Mathis.
Bill also stopped playing for about 18 years, and now has come back to work with Sue in the Chicago area. His style of playing has an orchestral concept, influenced by Barney Kessel and George VanEpps. He has also been influenced by the rhythms and orchestrations of the Count Basie Orchestra. His abilities as a catalyst and his organizational skills have been the core of this group.
Dave Poe - Baritone Sax
Dave is from the east coast where he studied with Phil Woods and Eddie Xiques. He has recorded with John Simon and Sapo, among others, and his greatest influences have been Charlie Parker and Pepper Adams. Dave has a style of playing that takes your mind back to 1959 - very laid back, but with an energy that drives the music creatively forward. He has a harmonic concept that reflects the great players like Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan and Serge Chaloff, and the lyricism of Paul Desmond and Chet Baker.
