we do rehearse every wednesday and thursday.
special sessions! price information to be announced shortly.
FRIDAY 6/21 MAKE MUSIC CHICAGO. 5:30-7:30 pm DOWNTOWN on the RIVERWALK. near the confluence. WEST of FRANKLIN
SATURDAY 6/29 1-3 pm at my house
SUNDAY JUNE 6/30 TBA
MONDAY 7/1 6:30-8:30 pm at my house
TUESDAY 7/2 6:30-8:30 pm at my house
WEDNESDAY 7/3 6:30-8:30 pm at my house
THURSDAY THE GIG! CALL 12 pm IN EVANSTON
#sambainchicago#chicagosamba#sambaschoolinchicago#chicago#summer2019
classes will resume in january. 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28. more information forthcoming.
all classes held at 2649 n. kildare from 7-8:30 pm. e-mail reedflygt@gmail.com or call 608.434.3173.
huge gig with john beard, david chelimsky and dill costa december 2nd at Fulton Street Collective. 8 pm (https://www.facebook.com/events/1362900437152666/)
Announcing EEDS Carnaval 2017!
May 5th, 7-10pm, Irish American Heritage Center (4626 N. Knox Ave.)
We will also be having 2 workshops (May 3rd & 4th) with Mestre Jorge Alabê
$25 each, Cash only at door, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center (4048 W. Armitage Ave.)
RSVP here: Workshop 1 (May 3rd), Workshop 2 (May 4th)
Tickets for May 5th: $20 in advance, $25 at the door (Cash Only)
$10 for children 7-12 — Children 6 and under are free!
Hello Sambistas!
Our gig is Sunday July 17th at 12 pm! Dawes Park! 1700 Sheridan Road, Evanston. #Boom
call time is 11 am. white pants and EEDS shirt. If you do not have a shirt e-mail reedflygt@gmail.com with your preferred size. the samba van is leaving SRBCC (4048 w. armitage) around 10:15 am with room for 11 people, drums, coolers full of water and more, and great friendship! contact reedflygt@gmail.com to reserve a spot in the van. title the e-mail “samba van confirmation request.” right now i have spots for kelson, sergio, gloria, eudald, and michael covington.
REPERTOIRE: Last Rehearsal is this Wednesday July 13th 7-9 pm.
-Rio Style Samba with the appropriate Swing Feel
-Breaks 1,2,3,4,5 and 6.
-Jorge Break “Butterfly”
-EEDS classic break “All of Shoulder”
-Baiana and Gerais Break (Gerais Break, Gerais Mangueira, Gerais 12 – 8)
all tracks here (https://soundcloud.com/evanston-escola-de-samba/tracks)
musically yours!
Winter is finally here, which means it’s the perfect time to warm up by hitting the drums with EEDS!
Throughout the month of January we are offering FREE classes as part of our preparations for Carnaval 2016. Carnaval is always our biggest event of the year and we want to get as many people as we can playing, dancing, and singing along!
During this special session we If you are new to EEDS this is the perfect opportunity to get started. You will learn to play the fundamentals of Samba. We will also be learning a samba-enredo (the school’s song for the year) that we will be featured at our Carnaval celebration later this spring.
No Commitment—Drop-in once, or every week—Admission is free
Class is every Wednesday (Jan 6, 13, 20 & 27) from 7-8:30pm
We rehearse at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center (4048 W. Armitage in Chicago)
Our first class is TONIGHT (6 Jan) so forget those humpday blues and make your way over to SRBCC and help us keep the tasty beats going!
Please visit the Facebook page for the event for updates, pics, videos, and much more!
Samba on!
Hey Sambistas!
It’s been a great September here at EEDS and we’ve got more awesome music on the way.
A week ago we joined Bateria Quilombola as they performed at the Brazilian Rhythms Festival at the Quilombo Cultural Center. We had a great time with them, special guest Dudu Fuentes, Dill Costa, Luciano Antonio, Heitor Garcia, John Beard, and Capoeira Angola. Thanks to everyone who organized and participated and especially to all the lovely people who came out to hear the music!
After taking this coming week off we have seven more weeks of class this fall! Check out our schedule below:
UPDATE: We have had to move our class start time back 1/2 hour for the foreseeable future. We will begin at 7:30 and go until about 9:15. The schedule below has been updated to reflect this.
30 Sep – NO CLASS
7 Oct – 7:30-9:15pm, SRBCC
14 Oct – 7:30-9:15pm, SRBCC
21 Oct – 7:30-9:15pm, SRBCC
24 Oct – Chicago Cultural Mile Halloween Gathering
Parade at 6pm, Columbus between Balbo and Monroe
28 Oct – 7:30-9:15pm, SRBCC
4 Nov – 7:30-9:15pm, SRBCC
11 Nov – 7:30-9:15pm, SRBCC
18 Nov – 7:30-9:15pm, SRBCC
25 Nov – NO CLASS (Thanksgiving)
December – No regular classes
UPDATE:
2 Dec – Holiday Party – 7:30-TBD
We will meet at the regular time for a short rehearsal and then retire for drinks, snacks and good times!
That’s it for 2015, we will jump back into it ASAP in the new year and then it is full steam ahead until EEDS Carnaval 2016 (Date TBA)!
We are getting very excited for samba this weekend!
EEDS has been working with Bateria Quilombola to prepare for two great nights of Brazilian music.
Tonight (9/18) there is a workshop with guest artist Dudu Fuentes at the Quilombo cultural center. The workshop runs from 7-9pm, $25.
Then tomorrow (9/19) we have an awesome night of all things Brazilian music lined up at the Brazilian Rhythms Festival! The festival starts at 830pm and runs until 12am, $10 suggested donation.
We’ve all been practicing hard and hope you can come join us for these two awesome events!
We have made some changes to our beginner’s classes this fall:
At this time we are postponing the beginning of regular sessions for the beginners class.
If you are interested in beginners classes please send us an email. Reed will be talking with those who have expressed interest to come up with a time and location that will work best.
The beginners class is designed for those who want to get started playing samba but are looking for a slower paced environment than the rehearsals at our normal Wednesday classes. Also welcome are those who already have been playing samba and are looking to get experience with new instruments before trying them out with the larger group.
Hey Sambistas!
Just a quick reminder that Fall Classes at EEDS start today!
Check out the details at the Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/531463880336393/
Hope to see everyone there!
Hello Everyone!! Thanks again for a great parade!! I had a blast!! From my point of view this was the best parade that I have been part of!! Thank you for that!! We are getting better every time!! WOO!!! Special shout out to Dill Costa for making the dancing so beautiful!!
Evanston Escola de Samba 