$15 (General Admission)
7:30pm Show
Figments is trumpeter Ella Grace’s debut album as a leader, featuring seven original contemporary jazz compositions for quintet and sextet. Exploring figments as catalysts for creative expression and themes of coming of age, the music comes to life through performances by some of Chicago’s top emerging jazz artists, taking listeners on a distinctive, cathartic journey. Join Ella in celebrating this release with a special live performance.
Band Members:
Ella Grace - Trumpet
Garrett Munz - Saxophone
Aval Stanley - Piano
Marion Mallard - Bass
Jayden Richardson - Drums
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Ella Grace is an award-winning performer, composer, and educator based in Chicago. Born in Georgia and raised in Minnesota, Ella moved to Chicago in 2021, where she earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies from DePaul University in 2025. In 2024, Ella won the Chicago Music Scene Fellowship, which funded her debut album as a leader, Figments, releasing March 2026 on Shifting Paradigm Records. Ella performs frequently in the Chicago area, Midwest, and beyond both as a side-woman and bandleader with her original compositions a variety of jazz and jazz-adjacent styles. Trumpeter Marcus Printup says Ella’s sound is “big, soulful, human” and “unlike anyone I’ve ever heard before,” and Ella plays to share that sound with the world.
