Pro Musica Musical Evenings presents Brian Citro Quintet !

Doors open at 2pm Concert at 3pm Artist donations appreciated BYBO Brian Citro Quintet Brian Citro, guitar and compositions Nick Mazzarella, saxophones Tom Vaitsas, keyboards Matt Ulery, bass Quin Kirchner, drums briancitro.com A 2025 City of Chicago Individual Artist Program awardee, Brian Citro has been playing and writing music for 35 years. His new album, Keep Moving (Home), on Calligram Records, features his “lyrical yet modern guitar playing” (Fareed Haque) on 14 original compositions performed by his quartet with Nick Mazzarella, Quin Kirchner, and Matt Ulery. Recorded to tape by engineer Dave Vettraino at Chicago’s Palisade Studio, the album presents an “emotionally resonant …convergence of composition, performance, sound, and visual presentation” (Paris Move). The music flows from Brian’s experiences as a musician and human rights lawyer living in India and traveling in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. His previous album, Acoustic Pastime, on ears&eyes Records features Brian performing solo guitar arrangements of his compositions and Thelonious Monk tunes. Pianist Tom Vaitsas, a former sideman for legendary saxophonist Von Freeman, joins the quartet for a series of shows celebrating the release of Keep Moving (Home). Here, the Brian Citro Quartet performs Kenny Garrett’s Soldiers of the Fields at the Hungry Brain in Chicago. Listen to Brian’s music on: YouTube Spotify Apple Music Bandcamp SoundCloud