projects

THE MONK PROJECT
Debuting January 2019 with new arrangements for guitar by
Stu Greenspan, vocals by Linda Solotaire, and Mike Levn on sax,
Chris Bernhardt ob bass and Steve Corely on drums.
songs of love & hate
A Chicago band featuring Linda Solotaire-vocals, Fred Simon-keys, Dave Onderdonk-guitar, Mike Levin-reeds and Chris Bernhardt-bass & vocals. Genre-bending originals and cover songs from some of the all-time great singer/songwriters like Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt and other not-as-well-known artists too. Performances include some spoken word and other performance and visual art elements.

Chicago Duets
Holiday jazz duets
Festive & funny, a collection of holiday jazz classics with vocalists Sallik Ziyad and Linda Solotaire and piano virtuoso, Leandro Lopez-Varady.

Linda & the Backroom Boys
speakeasy show
A circa 1920 floor show with flappers and the whole banana!