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Javier Red Quartet @ BOP STOP
Presented by New Ghosts
July 23 from 8:00pm - 10:30pm
BOP STOP is excited to welcome back Javier Red presented by New Ghosts! Javier Red is an innovative jazz pianist, bandleader, and entrepreneur originally from Mexico City, now based in Chicago since 2015. Though mainly self-taught, Javier has grown musically through key mentors and his ongoing studies with saxophonist Steve Coleman, whose groundbreaking M-Base approach to rhythm, melody, and improvisation has deeply influenced his work.
Tickets for tonight are $25 each (a $3 per ticket processing fee will be added to your purchase).
Featuring:
Javier Red (piano)
Dakarai Barclay (trumpet)
Jeff Wheaton (bass)
Daniel Gayden (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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Javier’s musical identity is shaped by a wide range of influences—from old Mexican popular music passed down by his grandparents, to 80s pop, Latin American protest songs, classical music (with a special love for Stravinsky), and jazz. This eclectic background informs his distinctive compositional voice and improvisational language.
He has recorded several albums in Mexico and, in 2019, released his first U.S. album with his Chicago-based band, Imagery Converter, on the historic Delmark Records label. The album was selected as the Best Debut Album in the U.S. by the NPR Jazz Critics Poll. In 2023, he released Life & Umbrella with his quartet—an emotionally resonant album inspired by the daily life of a child with autism. The record received critical acclaim from outlets including Chicago Reader, Jazziz, Radio Hearer (Germany), Radio France, and La Jornada (Mexico).
His current quartet features Dakarai Barclay (trumpet), Jeff Wheaton (bass), and Daniel Gayden (drums). Together, they explore music through three core lenses: the rhythmic pulse and repetition rooted in West African traditions, the creative personalities of the band members, and the continual reinvention of both Javier’s original compositions and works by jazz greats such as Monk, Henderson, Coltrane, and Shorter. The group has been performing across Chicago and the Midwest, receiving enthusiastic responses from audiences.
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