Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Clara de Asís is a Spanish-born, France-based multi-instrumentalist and sound artist who uses played and collected sounds as prompts to focus the power of the listener’s attention on the …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:00PMTuesday, September 27, 2022
The term “world music” has never been adequate to the task we’ve set it—even in its most benign reading, it implies a division between the listener and the rest of […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 09:15PMMonday, September 26, 2022
Stockholm-based, American-born composer Kali Malone is known for her pipe-organ works, and her path to the instrument was hardly conventional. Five minutes into her first and only organ less…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 05:49PMThursday, September 15, 2022
Hard times will bring out anyone’s true colors, and the Hyde Park Jazz Festival certainly showed what it was made of when COVID-19 brought live music to a halt in […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMThursday, September 1, 2022
Why did it take six years for this album to be released? It didn’t take long to make: electric guitarist Jeff Parker, double bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Nasheet Waits […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMWednesday, August 31, 2022
In a less imperfect world, Millennium Park would be hosting the 44th annual Chicago Jazz Festival right about now. As of 2019, the festival had been held in downtown parks […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:17PMFor several years now, the heart of the Chicago Jazz Festival has been in Millennium Park. This year the four days of the fest also include programming at the Cultural […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 10:56AMThe Jazz Institute of Chicago’s bookings for this year’s Jazz Festival reaffirm the organization’s commitment to presenting a variety of music by local, national, and international act…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 10:56AMWednesday, August 24, 2022
“You know, even assholes need some love.” So said Jaimie Branch in a 2019 interview with Aquarium Drunkard. She was explaining “Love Song,” one of the tunes on her 2019 […]
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SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 03:38PMTuesday, August 16, 2022
People pick their college for a lot of reasons beyond education. In Eli Winter’s case, one of the factors that persuaded him to choose the University of Chicago was the chance to engage wi…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:00PMMonday, August 8, 2022
In 2019, the Tang Museum at Skidmore College presented The Second Buddha: Master of Time, an exhibition concerning Padmasambhava, the guru credited with bringing Buddhism to Tibet during the…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMTuesday, July 12, 2022
If things look bleak to you, Omaha-based singer-songwriter Simon Joyner won’t contradict you, but he might complicate your understanding of the darkness. The narrator of “Caroline’s Go…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMThursday, June 23, 2022
Vade Mecum translates from Latin as “go with me.” When Glenn Jones makes such an offer, anyone who appreciates a vivid musical trip shouldn’t think twice. The 68-year-old guitar and ba…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMWednesday, June 8, 2022
Early experiences count for a lot. After reedist Aram Shelton moved to Chicago in 1999, fresh out of college, he became an integral part of an interdependent community of jazz musicians who …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMTuesday, May 24, 2022
As we navigated shutdowns and venue closures throughout 2020, many of us observed that time seemed to slow down. But when it comes to dilating time, COVID-19 is a rank dabbler compared to Pe…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMFriday, May 20, 2022
Chicago bassist Nick Macri is the model of versatility. He has appeared with a formidable gallery of jazz, folk, and rock musicians, including Ken Vandermark, James Elkington, Laetitia Sadie…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:00AM 
