CANCELLED - Marc Chillemi Quintet - Tribute to Blue Note Record's 85Years

Marc Chillemi, trumpet player, bandleader, and composer is an active member on the  Maine music scene for the past two decades. Marc holds a B.A. in Jazz Composition  from Berklee College of Music, and earned a Masters in Jazz Studies from the USM  School of Music. Before moving to Maine, Marc was touring throughout North America  and Europe with several eclectic bands hailing from Boston. During this 12 year tenure  on the road, Marc performed with recording artists; Orchestra Baobab, John Brown’s  Body, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Red Baraat, the Satellites, G.Love & Special Sauce,  and John Popper from Blues Traveler.

After moving to South Portland in 2002, Marc quickly met local musicians to put  together a jazz trio and started a jazz night at a cafe in his neighborhood. The jazz  series included a variety of musicians and instrumentations each week. The jazz night  lasted for five years,…