BOP STOP is excited to welcome Chicago-based baritone saxophonist/composer Jimmy Farace and his quartet for their BOP STOP debut. The band will be promoting Jimmy's debut album, Hours Fly, Flowers Die. Tickets for tonight are $20 each.

Featuring:

• Jimmy Farace - baritone saxophone
• Kenny Reichert - guitar
• Ethan Philion - bass
• Devin Drobka - drums

This event will also be livestreamed on BOP STOP's Youtube Channel at showtime. Accessing the stream is free but donations are encouraged and directly support the band.

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The Jimmy Farace Quartet will be celebrating Farace’s debut album of original music and arrangements for a modern jazz quintet with string quartet. Entitled Hours Fly, Flowers Die (Shifting Paradigm Records), the album is a heartfelt narrative bound together by the poignant themes of nostalgia and the passage of time. Drawing inspiration from Henry Van Dyke’s timeless poem, "For Katrina’s Sundial," the collection of works in this project become a contemplative journey, capturing the essence of fleeting moments, the bittersweet nature of nostalgia, and the universal struggle to hold onto the ephemeral present.

"Hours Fly, Flowers Die" is a COMPLETE musical statement, displaying an uncommon level of maturity for such a young artist. Jimmy Farace playing and writing are the mark of someone who demands the attention of a wide audience!--Walter Smith III

“Jimmy Farace has made a recording of timeless and immense beauty. His baritone playing is deeply emotional, mature, and his sound simply gorgeous. The combination of the writing and playing is stunning, wonderfully conceived, and in perfect balance and harmony.”--Gary Smulyan

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From an early age, Jimmy Farace has been captivated by the beauty and expressive power of the baritone saxophone. With an unwavering belief in the instrument’s ability to tell profound musical stories, Farace has already earned praise from some of jazz’s finest voices. "Jimmy Farace’s playing and writing are the mark of someone who demands the attention of a wide audience!" says saxophonist Walter Smith III, while baritone legend Gary Smulyan describes his tone as “deeply emotional, mature, and his sound simply gorgeous.”

Based in Chicago, Farace is quickly becoming recognized as an up-and-coming voice in jazz. His upcoming debut album, Hours Fly, Flowers Die (Shifting Paradigm Records, April 2025), is a heartfelt exploration of nostalgia and time, inspired by Henry Van Dyke’s For Katrina’s Sundial. Featuring GRAMMY-winning bassist Clark Sommers, Dana Hall, Kenny Reichert, Julius Tucker, the KAIA String Quartet, and producer Greg Ward, the album showcases Farace’s original modern jazz compositions and arrangements.

Farace has performed and recorded with a wide range of acclaimed artists, including Dana Hall, Clark Sommers, Sharel Cassity, Jeff Campbell, Scott Hesse, Scott Burns, Matt Ulery and Ethan Philion. As a leader, his groups have graced Chicago stages such as The Green Mill, Andy’s Jazz Club, The Hungry Brain, Constellation and Evanston SPACE, and have toured nationally at venues like Café Vivace, The Bop Stop, Con Alma, and Pausa Art House.

https://www.jimmyfaracemusic.com/