An early set at 7 p.m. features the Tesfa Combo and an open jam session. The Tesfa Combo features Dejen Tesfagiorgis on Saxophones, Steve Kenny on Trumpet, David Feily on Guitar/Trumpet, Jesse Mueller on Piano, Adam Tucker on Bass, and Aaron Rupar/Scorry Horey on Drums.

Dejen Tesfagiorgis also leads these weekly jam sessions, bring your axe and sit it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4khzBPcgo24

Pat Mallinger was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he began playing the saxophone 32 years ago. He received his Jazz Studies degree in 1986 from North Texas State University where he was awarded the One O'clock Lab Band Scholarship. He spent time performing in Los Angeles, Dallas, Boston, and Japan, before establishing Chicago as his home in 1990. He is a co-leader of Sabertooth which has been the mainstay band at the Green Mill Lounge each Saturday night for 15 years. He is also heard around Chi-town performing with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Model Citizens Big Band, Bobby Lewis Quintet, and the Pat Mallinger Quartet to name a few. Pat performs concerts and festivals nationally and internationally both as the Pat Mallinger Quartet and with various groups. Pat has toured with the Charles Earland Band, Artie Shaw Orchestra, and Woody Herman Orchestra. Pat is also an original member of the Ravinia Jazz Mentor program, founded by Ramsey Lewis. For twelve years Pat has mentored the underserved inner city youth through jazz performance and clinics in Chicago Public High Schools.