Chicago Underground Trio

The mercurial and improvisatory Chicago Underground debuted as the Chicago Underground Orchestra in February of 1998 with Playground. Though the term orchestra is usually reserved for ensembles with ten or more musicians, the Chicago Underground Orchestra were actually a quintet (Rob Mazurek, Jeff Parker, Chris Lopes, Sarah P. Smith, and Chad Taylor). A short time later, two members of this outfit regrouped as the Chicago Underground Duo. The duo, percussionist Chad Taylor and cornetist Rob Mazurek, released Twelve Degrees of Freedom on October 20, 1998. Chad Taylor has been p...