Shawn Maxwell!

2 time Editors Pick – Downbeat Magazine

“Nobody writes like this.” – Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune

“This is bold music. Maxwell isn’t afraid to try out new ideas and take chances….that risk-taking pays off—big time.”- Frank Alkyer‚ Downbeat Magazine

“…a composer who’s confident in his artistic vision, and comfortable with the wide array of colors on his instrumental palette.” – Bobby Reed, Downbeat Magazine

Café Paradiso is excited to once again host one of Chicago’s premiere jazz artists, saxophonist Shawn Maxwell! Buckle up as they take you with them on a high energy ride through bebop, rock, hip hop, classical and fusion. A long time Fairfield favorite, they present all original material penned by Shawn.

Shawn Maxwell's gifts have been lauded by fellow musicians and critics alike as he's become one of the preeminent performers in Chicago jazz. As a composer, recording artist and performer, Shawn has ever endeavored to express his own unique voice. From his debut, Originals (self-released, 2005) to his latest album, Millstream (Jazzline, 2020), he has released nine albums of original compositions. The traditions of jazz form the foundation for Shawn’s music, but he builds on that with material from the music he grew up with – rock, funk, hip hop, R&B, and classical. The result, as Hrayr Attarian wrote in Chicago Jazz Magazine,“is refreshingly distinct yet recognizably Maxwellian”. He’s not intent on following any rules – or on breaking them – but on continually expanding his vocabulary of beauty.

Doors open at 7:00. Tickets are $12 in advance here or in person at Cafe Paradiso, or $15 at the show. Check out fairfieldmuse.org to find out how you can support live music in Fairfield!

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