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BACKSTAGE JAZZ

a summer concert series on the back patio 

There will be  food, fun and music. All you need to bring is a lawn chair. We will have food and drink on hand too to make your evening complete.  The series is partial funded with grants from Illinois Arts Council Agency, National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest. The series is sponsored by First Midwest Bank.

$15-$20 cover charge
​Bring your own lawn chair! 

Please review our health & safety guidelines for information about how Prairie Players is working to keep our patrons and volunteers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

July 31st
Nathan Taylor Band

Nathan Taylor & Friends explode with rich sound and purely blended talent. This talent is bathed in a wide range of vintage American blues & roots music, born of the soul of the heartland and the most fortunate front porches of Canton, Illinois. 

From classic roots songs and blues of the delta to early New Orleans jazz and Nathan Taylor originals, their audiences dance  to soulful spins on the old styles mixed with new music  as they are transported to simpler times, past and present. 

https://www.nathantaylormusic.net
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August 21st
Derel Monteith Trio

Derel Monteith is a pianist, keyboardist, and composer based in Illinois. His primary current outlets are the Derel Monteith Trio, which focuses on his original compositions, and fully improvised solo piano. Derel's music fuses influences from a wide range of genres, including jazz, blues, Americana, rock, R&B, classical, and gospel music.
If you blend the music of Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, and Wayne Shorter and throw in a strong background in classical and rock music, you begin to get the idea.
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September 25th
Dan Burke & Harry Tonchev Quartet

Saxophonist Dan Burke first showed an interest in the instrument at the age of twelve. Growing up in the western Chicago suburbs, Dan was exposed to a wide variety of music from Irish songs of freedom to rock and blues, but it wasn’t until he heard the elating sounds of jazz did he want to pursue a life in music. While in high school Dan won various awards and recognition playing in various jazz and classical honor groups including the Honor Band of America and the Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage.
Harry Tonchev is a Bulgarian-American jazz guitarist and electrical engineer who currently lives and works in the Chicago area. He holds a B.A. in music performance from University of Central Oklahoma, B.S. in electrical engineering from University of Oklahoma and M.S. in electrical engineering from Oklahoma State University. While living in Oklahoma, Harry has performed with Oklahoma City Jazz Orchestra, OKC Lyric Theatre, Brian Gorrell and the Jazz Company, and many other jazz and rock groups. As time permits, Harry enjoys the company of his wife and two kids, going to jazz jam sessions and further developing his improvisational music skills.
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Prairie Players Civic Theatre
160 South Seminary Street
P.O. Box 831
Galesburg, IL 61401
309-343-7728
info@prairieplayers.com

Prairie Players Civic Theatre is committed to the health and safety of our patrons and volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to learn more. 

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