Thursday Night Jazz: Mila Shadel Quartet’s Alternative Rock Favorites

City of Asylum invites the sounds of Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Radiohead to the stage, ushered in by lifelong guitarist and imaginative jazz musician Mila Shadel. Mila’s quartet will present original arrangements of some of her favorite hard rock and grunge songs, transforming them through the fluid and playful nature of jazz music. Mila’s performance keeps in the City of Asylum tradition of letting genres and art forms run wild, bringing seemingly separate entities together to create something new. 

Featured Musicians:

Mila Shadel: guitar

Evan David: saxophone

Anton DeFade: bass

Soojin Park: drums

About the Artist:

Mila Shadel hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and hasn’t put her guitar down since she first picked it up at the age of 10. She attended Duquesne University where she received her degree in Jazz Guitar performance. While she was there, she started playing in the vibrant local Pittsburgh jazz scene, which allowed her to get experience on the bandstand and to learn about the rich music history that the scene has to offer. Since her college days, she has continued to work with some of the best jazz musicians in Pittsburgh and started to lead her own groups at different venues. The music that she plays in her shows reflects the classic jazz guitar trio sound, often pulling from the discographies of George Benson, Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Pat Metheny, and Emily Remler. Her own compositions are heavily influenced by the musicians in her life and reflect her deep love for the music.

About Your Visit: 

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