College Jazz Students Go Recording

Six students from Lincoln College’s jazz studies program descended on Rax Trax Studios in Lakeview on Tuesday with a goal.  Escorted by lead faculty jazz instructor Denise La Grassa, they will be recording their own compositions with the assistance of Rax Trax owner, Rick Barnes.   Getting hands on experience on the production side of the business is a crucial component in understanding the music industry.  “Our students will have an incredible opportunity to learn from one of Chicago’s best known and most talented music producers,” La Grassa stated.

Located in central Illinois just north of Springfield, Lincoln College’s student body has a vibrant urban context.  Most of the students participating in the recording session call the Chicago Metropolitan area home and their style of jazz reflects their youth and the contemporary music landscape.

Much of the material being recorded today will also be performed live during the college’s spring jazz concert at Lincoln April 26^th and 27^th.

Sean Sheldon, a jazz studies student from Calumet City, will be dedicating his hip-hop infused jazz composition, Take A Breath, to the high school students who survived the carnage in Parkland, Florida last month as well as those in his own community indelibly impacted by gun violence.