Tuesdays on the Terrace Thaddeus Tukes on the Vibes
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Thaddeus Tukes taking in solar energy to fuel the vibes.
Photo: Celeste TukesSummer Tuesdays come alive on the MCA’s Anne and John Kern Terrace Garden with free music highlighting artists from Chicago’s internationally renowned jazz community. Thaddeus Tukes on the Vibes is a multilayer ensemble with Irvin Pierce on saxophone, Adam Thorburg on trombone, Julius Tucker on piano, Katie Ernst on bass, Alvin Cobb Jr. on drums, and leader Thaddeus Tukes on vibraphone.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Thaddeus Tukes is a jazz composer, arranger, and percussionist from Chicago. He graduated from Whitney M. Young Magnet High School and Northwestern University, where he studied jazz vibraphone, piano, and journalism. Notably, he is the first person in the United States to receive a degree in jazz vibraphone from a non-conservatory university. Tukes has performed with a variety of artists including Branford Marsalis, Victor Goines, Roy Hargrove, Nicole Mitchell, Joan Collaso, and Chance the Rapper. Tukes was named a Luminarts Jazz Fellow in 2015.
Funding
WDCB 90.9 is the Media Sponsor of Tuesdays on the Terrace.
Tuesdays on the Terrace is made possible in part by a generous gift from Luminarts Cultural Foundation, supported by Cherilyn and Michael Murer.
