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    May 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. New tunes and a few surprises from pianist Benny Green

    Pianist Benny Green took a few chances Thursday night at the Jazz Showcase, and the risks paid off handsomely – for both him and his listeners.
    Pianist Benny Green took a few chances Thursday night at the Jazz Showcase, and the risks paid off handsomely – for both him and his listeners. The move was significant because Green typically plays with so much polish, precision and control...

    Tags: Music Industry, Music, Entertainment, Joe Segal

    2. Apr 5, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. The exuberant spirit of pianist Eric Reed

    In the world of jazz, there aren't many things you can count on, but one of them is that Eric Reed will swing. Hard.
    In the world of jazz, there aren't many things you can count on, but one of them is that Eric Reed will swing. Hard. He reaffirmed that tenet from his first robustly stated notes Thursday night at the Jazz Showcase, the pianist digging deeply into the...

    Tags: Thelonious Monk, Music, Entertainment, Dave Brubeck

    3. Mar 21, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  3. Art, rhythm rock UCF Jazz Fest

    It never has been easy to define jazz, but the task won't be any simpler at this weekend's <strong>UCF Orlando Jazz Festival</strong>, which aims to introduce music fans to the scope of the genre's influences.
    It never has been easy to define jazz, but the task won't be any simpler at this weekend's UCF Orlando Jazz Festival, which aims to introduce music fans to the scope of the genre's influences. At concerts Friday and Saturday, March 22-23, at the...

    Tags: Dizzy Gillespie, Orlando Magic, Festive Events, Queens (New York City), Concerts

    4. Feb 26, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Remembering Fred Anderson: Chicago salutes a fallen jazz giant

    On stage, he was a volcano, torrents of sound pouring from the bell of his tenor saxophone.
    On stage, he was a volcano, torrents of sound pouring from the bell of his tenor saxophone. In person, he couldn't be gentler, a soft-spoken jazz giant who nurtured generations of musicians and, therefore, enhanced Chicago's stature as a nexus of...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Old Town School of Folk Music, Concerts, Howard Reich, Fred Anderson

    5. Jan 29, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Jazz bass legend Charlie Haden yearns to perform again

    The revered jazz bassist Charlie Haden hopes he can give a brief speech when he picks up his Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy the day before the Grammys are broadcast on Feb. 10.
    The revered jazz bassist Charlie Haden hopes he can give a brief speech when he picks up his Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy the day before the Grammys are broadcast on Feb. 10. But Haden sometimes has difficulty speaking, and...

    Tags: Physiology, Entertainment Events, Culture, Philosophy, Howard Reich

    6. Jun 6, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Celebrating Wayne Shorter's 80th a couple months early

    If jazz listeners ruled the world, saxophonist-composer Wayne Shorter's forthcoming 80th birthday &ndash; on Aug. 25 &ndash; would be deemed a national holiday.
    If jazz listeners ruled the world, saxophonist-composer Wayne Shorter's forthcoming 80th birthday – on Aug. 25 – would be deemed a national holiday. That doesn't seem likely at this point, so Chicago will celebrate the occasion a bit early...

    Tags: Green Mill (club), Weather Reports, Howard Reich, Weather, Music Industry

    7. Jan 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. The gentle art of trumpeter Bobby Lewis

    Each January, the Jazz Showcase turns its spotlight toward Chicago artists, enabling the club to bypass costlier touring attractions at a time of year when audiences typically are small.
    Each January, the Jazz Showcase turns its spotlight toward Chicago artists, enabling the club to bypass costlier touring attractions at a time of year when audiences typically are small. That's a boon not only to the city's musicians but to listeners,...

    Tags: Peggy Lee, Music Industry, Music, Jim Ryan, Entertainment

    8. Dec 11, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Obama's next four years: Tune in to jazz

    Any president's second term offers another shot at fulfilling dreams that got away the first time around.
    Any president's second term offers another shot at fulfilling dreams that got away the first time around. So while President Barack Obama is strategizing on immigration, unemployment, the deficit and, oh yes, the fiscal cliff, I'd like to add one more...

    Tags: Jazz (genre), Politics, Dizzy Gillespie, Illinois Jacquet, Howard Reich

    9. Nov 27, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Richard Lewis: The soul of a jazzman

    The performer bounds onto the stage, and even before the applause has died down he's standing in front of the microphone, riffing freely.
    The performer bounds onto the stage, and even before the applause has died down he's standing in front of the microphone, riffing freely. As his solo takes flight, he picks up the tempo, his thoughts rushing out in a torrent. Quickly, he develops...

    Tags: Jazz (genre), Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Comedy (genre), Lenny Bruce

    10. Aug 24, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Ira Sullivan's brilliant tribute to Charlie Parker's bebop

    How fitting that &quot;August is Charlie Parker Month" festivities at the Jazz Showcase would culminate with a two-week stint by one of the greatest bebop players in the world, multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan.
    How fitting that "August is Charlie Parker Month" festivities at the Jazz Showcase would culminate with a two-week stint by one of the greatest bebop players in the world, multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan. Many top-flight artists cycle through the...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Millennium Park, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Music Industry, Music

    11. Aug 23, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Nonstop week of music surrounds Chicago Jazz Festival

    Though the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival surely has its flaws, it generates tremendous energy and interest for America's greatest gift to the arts: jazz.
    Though the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival surely has its flaws, it generates tremendous energy and interest for America's greatest gift to the arts: jazz. The festival proper features major shows at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Aug. 31 at Pritzker...

    Tags: Jazz (genre), Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Irving Park, Duke Ellington

    12. Aug 8, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. When does Joe Segal get his Jazz Masters award?

    Until three weeks ago, no jazz club owner ever had been selected to receive the country's pre-eminent jazz honor: the National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Masters Fellowship, which carries with it $25,000 and considerable prestige.
    Until three weeks ago, no jazz club owner ever had been selected to receive the country's pre-eminent jazz honor: the National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Masters Fellowship, which carries with it $25,000 and considerable prestige. Anyone who follows...

    Tags: Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Howard Reich, Folk (genre), Dexter Gordon

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