On April 26, 2009, ZIMPROV was presented in concert at St. Margeret's Episcopal Church (Chicago, Il). The concert entitled Jazz for Jesus was well attended and the band was received warmly. The following message from the priest in charge was included in the program:
Dear Friends,
We welcome you to St. Margaret’s. We are grateful for your presence this afternoon to be a part of our Music Ministry presentation of JAZZ FOR JESUS. This presentation is one among many in the past and forthcoming ones. Music is essential to our mission and worship. It is also a way to praise and give thanks to God. Music expresses the inner meaning of one’s Faith. We open our doors to individuals and groups for them to offer to God their musical talents.
JAZZ FOR JESUS is offered by the ZIMPROV BAND. We give thanks to Zimbabu, Sasha Brusin, Harunobu “Hal” Tsuchida, the band members. Let us enjoy their music. May our hearts leap to God as they play their instruments. May their music harmonize our relationship with God and to each and every one.
May God’s blessing be upon you.
In Christ,
The Rev. Primo C. Racimo
Priest-in-Charge
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Jazz for Jesus featuring ZIMPROV
ZIMPROV bandstand before the concert.
Sasha & Zim on the one!
Zim & Hal jammin.
All in! Phoenix, Hal, Queku, Sasha and Zim.
photos by Alice Brown
Fr. Primo and ZIMPROV at the post reception.
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ZIMPROV LIVE !
(Left to Right)
Sasha Brusin
Jimmy Massoth
Zimbabu
Jatul
Zim in the Zone!
ZIMPROV LIVE !!!
Photography by Alice Brown
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Article about Art in Action Fest
Summer solidarity
Art in Action merges activism and aesthetics
Eve L. Ewing (May 25, 2006 Chicago Weekly in Features)
.......to have a block party, you need a neighborhood, and that’s an area in which a lot of UofC students are woefully lacking. Many campus denizens feel little or no personal connection to the neighborhoods surrounding our dear alma mater; they feel like members of the UofC community, but not members of the South Side community. The Southside Solidarity Network aims to change that by bringing UofC students and members of the Hyde Park, Kenwood, and Woodlawn communities together over things they all love: music and free food.
On Saturday, May 27, the Southside Solidarity Network presents Art in Action, a good old fashioned block party with aspirations to bridge the gap between the town and the gown. The group is a student-run organization that “works to promote improved relations and a better understanding between the University community and the communities surrounding the University,” .. “And we hope to create a more connected community across traditional University boundaries.”
But the Art in Action organizers are perhaps most excited about the musical acts they’ve got lined up. Jazz/funk ensemble Zimprov will be the first to take the stage, led by Alabamaborn percussionist Zimbabu, or Zim, who has been called “the Bruce Lee of drums.” Zimbabu has been featured at the Chicago Jazz Festival and the Berlin Jazz Festival, and his influences run the gamut from John Coltrane to Jimi Hendrix. Zimprov says that their concept is “one that allows the inner spirit to speak harmoniously, melodically and in rhythm with the universe.” Their performance is co-sponsored by WHPK 88.5 FM.
After Zimprov, ....click on link to read the entire article
http://h3ather.com/view.php?article=10189
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Art in Action 2006
Top left to right:
Herb Walker/guitar,
Zim /drums
Bottom left to rt.:
Roger Harris/Keys,
Zim/Roger
Top to Bottom
Zimbabu
Junius Paul/Bass
Roger Harris
Left to Right
Zimbabu
Corey Wilkes/Trumpet
Corey
Zim & Roger
Zim , Roger
Corey, Zim,
Junius
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