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Friday Night at Zentra Nightclub has always been dedicated to Music. Jack Fridays concentrates our main dance floor to Chicago’s own style, Jackin' House Music. Over the years we have managed to bring in the largest deejay talent the world has to offer, layering it with the best local Chicago talent. In our main lounge area we start it off with some old school House, slowing it down to Hip Hop to finish out the remainder of the night. In our VIP Lounge we feature Chance.LocalChicago, a program that showcases only local up & coming talent. This smaller room features all areas of music; House, D&B, Techno, Break Beat, Hip Hop, etc. Last, but surely not least, our outdoor patio garden, for a hint of fresh air or a break from any type of music. Friday Nights has always been a perfectly, well-rounded theme of music… Something for everyone. ATTENTION : We recently added a ALL NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH UPGRADED SOUND on the the 2nd Floor Main Room. Check it out!!!
 
Friday, December 21st, 2007
House Arrest Events PRESENTS Jack Fridays
Behind the Decks
Derrick Carter
DJ Lego
Jack Residents
Sativa
House Arrest Events Residents
Chris Santiago Dysqo E&G
Jack1st Floor Resident Promotions
Friction : Local Kats
Hip Hip & Old School House
Chance.LocalChicago Lounge
Rane One Birthday Bash
DJ D.A. Rees Urban Jason Michael Bobby Bens
Nasty Nate Mike Varga Gerald Moore
Lighting & Visuals
Josh Zeitler & Reflex Media
3 Rooms of Sound : House Music & Hip-Hop
Jack Fridays Cocktail Reception 9pm - 1030pm
 Derrick Carter
Born and raised in the western suburbs, Carter was into music from a young age, but during his teens Chicago's house scene sucked him in for good.Before long Carter became a strong presence in the city's underground dancescene. "When I got my driver's license at 16 my sneak ability was validated," he laughs. "I was a fierce bedroom jock for a long time. Afteryou mix for the love of it for six or seven years, you get it pretty tight and you can take it on the road." He got by working at dance-music specialty stores like Gramaphone and gigging at parties. Later he landed regular DJ stints at Shelter, Foxy's, and Smart Bar. Though he doesn't spin much locally anymore, when he does, he attracts large crowds. His sets are rooted in house, but he freely travels outside club tastes, seamlessly incorporating old-school disco, soul, jazz, and whatever else catches his fancy. Most of the time he works in Europe, where he's become a major celebrity among dance-music aficionados. And the money's a hell of a lot better there. "It's hard not to laugh on the occasions when you'll make 20 times what you make in Chicago on a Saturday night, but there are also times when you do it just for the fun, like at home. So many people come up to me and say, 'Man, I had the worst day. My girlfriend left me, I locked my keys in my car, but you turned me for two hours, and that made me able to get up in the morning.' That's the best thing going." In 1988 Carter, fellow DJ Mark Farina, and friend Chris Nazuka released an EP as the group Symbols and Instruments. The record had a strong influence on the burgeoning ambient techno movement in England. While it wasn't a commercial success, it established Carter as an international figure in the dance-music underground. Since then he's been involved with a number of recording projects, firstly his solo project Sound Patrol under whom he released his first album 'Sweetened -No Lemon' which exuded a soulfulness and low-key grittiness that resonated beyond the infectious grooves and made a departure from the machine-like quality of the dance music fare of the time. Since then the pioneering, innovative tracks and consequent critical acclaim have marked Derrick out as one of the most important players in dance music. Most notably through his more recent releases on Classic. As co-owner and close friend of the company his musical and conceptual input has resulted in Classic becoming one of the leaders in the world of deep house. His first release was as Rednail with 'I Think of You', followed by 'Nu Pschidt' and 'Hope' under his own name. Nü Pschidt combined woven scatting with sleepy minimal beats on 'Dreaming Again' and skilfully cast his own low, sexy drawl over his trademark Carter grooves to form 'Boompty Boomp Theme', described by acid house legend Andy Weatherall as 'the greatest house record of the year, if not the next two years.' Over the last couple of years Derrick has been releasing some of his greatest work to date. From the timeless sounding release 'A Hope (Over U)', to the dancefloor smash "Untershrift EP", through the unique 'Mo' Pschidt EP' Derrick and Classic are most definitely on a roll. His eagerly awaited artist album "Square-dancing In A Roundhouse" is due for release on Classic in the Autumn of 2002, accompanied by a new single "Where U At?". Derrick has also recently remixed the top ten smash Superman Lovers "Starlight", Angry Mexican DJ "I Like It Funky" and Greens Keepers "Should I Sing Like This?".
.jpg) Lego
Inspired by his family and the surroundings of Chicago's Latino community of Logan Square, Rafael Rodriguez, Lego, committed himself to music at an early age. His career began when he was 19 years old with his first club residency at Kaboom. Kaboom led to his 9-year (and still going strong) residency at Red Dog's "Boom Boom Room", one of the longest running nights in Chicago club history. Red Dog gave Lego the musical freedom that he needed to gain respect from his peers and fans alike. Being part of a night that has received worldwide attention opened the doors to production. Drawing from a wide spectrum of musical tastes (Latin Jazz, Jazz, Hip Hop, R & B, Salsa, Meringue, House, Disco and Funk) and influenced by Chicago's DJ legends (Frankie Knuckles, Ralphi Rosario, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, and Edward "Get Down" Crosby), Lego pursued his musical passion.
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