WATCH
We capture our Live at Studio5 performances in broadcast quality audio/video. Below are some bite-sized highlights and a link to our archive — over 190 full shows! Read more about Live at Studio5 on our About page.
HIGHLIGHTS
Here’s a sample from a recent show!
Mardra & Reggie Thomas
What a Little Moonlight Can Do
(Harry M. Woods)
Performed December 3, 2021
Mardra Thomas, vocal
Reggie Thomas, piano
Dennis Carroll, bass
George Fludas, drums
A highlight from our very first jazz performance at Studio5 in front of a live audience in almost 21 months! For this special, joyous occasion we were honored to welcome the incomparable Mardra & Reggie Thomas to our stage, joined here by Dennis Carroll and George Fludas. This is Harry M. Woods' classic "What a Little Moonlight Can Do".
Studio5 Rewind
Staff-picked excerpts from previous shows
Luciano Antonio Quartet
Capim (Grass) (Djavan)
Performed Feb 8 2020
Luciano Antonio, vocal/guitar
Adrian Ruiz, piano
Marcel Bonfim, bass
Yuri Hevia, drums
A highlight from Luciano Antonio's performance at Studio5 on February 8, 2020. This is "Capim", by Djavan.
Katie Ernst: Little Words
Two-Volume Novel (D.Parker/K.Ernst)
Performed Feb 21 2020
Katie Ernst, bass/vocal/composition
Dustin Laurenzi, saxophone
Tom Vaitsas, keyboards
Andrew Green, drums
Composer Katie Ernst set the poetry of Dorothy Parker to music in a project she calls "Little Words". This is a highlight from the Studio5 performance of that work on February 21, 2020.
Alexander/McLean Project
Where or When (Rodgers/Hart)
Performed March 6 2020
Dee Alexander, vocal
John McLean, guitar
Steve Million, piano
Larry Kohut, bass
Tim Davis, drums
A highlight from the Alexander/McLean Project's appearance at Studio5 as part of the 11th annual Chi-Town Jazz Festival on March 6, 2020. This is the beautiful Rodgers & Hart classic, "Where or When".