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Jefferey Allen Thomas (b.1979; Houston, TX) is a Chicago based Composer, Guitarist, Arranger/Orchestrator, and Music Director, whose music ranges from electric ensembles, solo pieces, to full scale orchestras. He is a founding member of Chicago’s freak marching band Mucca Pazza (2004 – 2014), the creator/music director of the Hideout’s annual MakeOut Party: An Evening of Aural Intercourse! (2006 – Current), co-creator with singer/songwriter Chris Salveter of the multi-media art group The Fruit Stare, (2014 – Current), and a frequent performer on the improvised dance/music series Freedom From and Freedom To.  He has worked with the late Cynthia “Plaster Caster” Albritton, legendary punk singer Excene Cervenka, Greek composer Michael Karras, guzheng virtuoso YuYen Xu, poet Marvin Tate, and art rocker Bobby Conn.  His current ensembles are the doo wop group The Relevant Hairstyles and instrumental quartet The  OFNG’s.  He has music directed productions for Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the Newberry Library, Redmoon Theater, Cabinet of Curiosities, the Neo-Futurists, and Theater Oobleck.  He has performed at such major festivals as Lollapalooza, Lincoln Center’s Out of Doors, Festival International de Louisiane, True/False Film Festival, and the Montreal Jazz Festival.  His first symphony “Rumour” premiered at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (February 2014).  His latest symphony “Taciturn” was completed during the COVID lockdown and will be premiered and released in late 2025.  He also makes bamboo flutes, asphalt and acrylic abstract paintings, and is an active U.S. Masters swimmer.

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Jefferey Thomas – Music Director, Guitar

Billie Howard – Keys, Violin

Larry Beers – Drums and Percussion

Charlie Malave – Bass

David Smith – Woodwinds

Luc Mosley – Woodwinds

Katie Klocke – Violin, Banjo

With:

Bobby Conn

Judson Claiborne

Kent Lambert

Thymme Jones

Hawk Nebula

Gabriel Wallace

Constance Volk

The Co-Pro Community Choir

And perhaps other very special surprise guests!