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    Jun 15, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Three top clarinetists salute the master, Benny Goodman

    Seventy-five years ago, a kid from the West Side of Chicago transformed the world with the sound of his clarinet.
    Seventy-five years ago, a kid from the West Side of Chicago transformed the world with the sound of his clarinet. In January of 1938, jazz musician Benny Goodman conquered Carnegie Hall and in August of that year performed the same mission at the...

    Tags: Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Culture, Louis Williams, Arts and Culture

    2. Jun 13, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Three very hot clarinetists celebrate Benny Goodman

    On Jan. 16, 1938, clarinetist Benny Goodman shook up the music world by bringing jazz unapologetically into a shrine of highbrow culture: Carnegie Hall.
    On Jan. 16, 1938, clarinetist Benny Goodman shook up the music world by bringing jazz unapologetically into a shrine of highbrow culture: Carnegie Hall. That concert, with its spectacular solos and thrilling ensemble playing, has long since acquired...

    Tags: Gramercy, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Elmhurst College

    3. Oct 2, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Esperanza Spalding gets intimate, with revelatory show at City Winery

    Artists of Esperanza Spalding's fame and stature don't typically play small music rooms, but no one is going to call Spalding typical.
    Artists of Esperanza Spalding's fame and stature don't typically play small music rooms, but no one is going to call Spalding typical. So if her sold-out, three-night run at City Winery Chicago seems likely to frustrate fans trying to get in, it...

    Tags: Sociology, Howard Reich, Music Industry, Culture, Radio

    4. May 17, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Being numb to it all no longer big shock

    Sometime in the next few weeks, if you're walking down Fullerton Avenue around DePaul University and have 15 minutes to spare, duck into the tidy brick building alongside the CTA station. Here you will find the DePaul Art Museum, an institution so humble that only "Art Museum" is spelled across its modest facade. The admission is free, though the lessons offered in its first gallery, at least through June 16, feel priceless.
    Sometime in the next few weeks, if you're walking down Fullerton Avenue around DePaul University and have 15 minutes to spare, duck into the tidy brick building alongside the CTA station. Here you will find the DePaul Art Museum, an institution so...

    Tags: Killer Joe (movie), Art Institute of Chicago, Nazi Party, Dining and Drinking, Sports

    5. May 16, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Duke Ellington rarity to launch Chicago Opera Theater season

    With one opera (Verdi’s “Giovanna d’Arco”) wrapping up its 2013 season in September, Chicago Opera Theater has announced its schedule for 2014.
    With one opera (Verdi’s “Giovanna d’Arco”) wrapping up its 2013 season in September, Chicago Opera Theater has announced its schedule for 2014. Once again, general director Andreas Mitisek is venturing off the beaten track to...

    Tags: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Music Industry, Culture, Arts and Culture, Austin (Chicago, Illinois)

    6. Apr 11, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Lollapalooza letdown, Demi Lovato performing at Ravinia, Bill Murray dines at Tocco

    It’s safe to say Lollapalooza didn’t have people like me in mind when choosing its headliners.
    It’s safe to say Lollapalooza didn’t have people like me in mind when choosing its headliners. There is no hip-hop headliner like there was in 2008 (Kanye West) and 2011 (Eminem). Also, I’m too young to care that the three-day music...

    Tags: National Football League, Jeff Hephner, Xavier Nady, Nicole Forester, Indianapolis Colts

    7. Feb 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. James Conlon extends L.A. Opera tenure

    Ravinia Festival music director James Conlon has extended his contract as music director of the Los Angeles Opera through the 2017-18 season, the company has announced. By that time the conductor will have been with the company for 11 seasons, a period that so far has marked significant artistic growth.
    Ravinia Festival music director James Conlon has extended his contract as music director of the Los Angeles Opera through the 2017-18 season, the company has announced. By that time the conductor will have been with the company for 11 seasons, a period...

    Tags: James Conlon, Entertainment Events

    8. Mar 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Ravinia Festival puts 'Passion' into summer classical lineup

    The Ravinia Festival has announced the remainder of its programming for the 2013 summer season. The schedule comprises more than 120 classical, popular, jazz and dance events, presented almost nightly from June 6 to Sept. 15 at Ravinia Park in Highland Park.
    The Ravinia Festival has announced the remainder of its programming for the 2013 summer season. The schedule comprises more than 120 classical, popular, jazz and dance events, presented almost nightly from June 6 to Sept. 15 at Ravinia Park in Highland...

    Tags: Vladimir Feltsman, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Music Industry, Ravinia Park, Arts and Culture

    9. Mar 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Ravinia pop performers: Josh Groban, David Byrne and '90s galore

    Josh Groban, the multimillion-selling pop-classical artist, will make his Ravinia debut Aug. 10 with the Ravinia Festival Orchestra.
    Josh Groban, the multimillion-selling pop-classical artist, will make his Ravinia debut Aug. 10 with the Ravinia Festival Orchestra. Also making their first appearances at the venue will be David Byrne and St. Vincent, playing songs from their 2012...

    Tags: Music, Paula Cole, Melissa Etheridge, Yo-Yo Ma, The Beach Boys

    10. Mar 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Ravinia jazz highlights include Tony Bennett, Ramsey Lewis

    A tribute to Benny Goodman, a double-bill featuring pianist Ramsey Lewis and singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, and a return by singer Tony Bennett will highlight the Ravinia Festival's summer jazz offerings.
    A tribute to Benny Goodman, a double-bill featuring pianist Ramsey Lewis and singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, and a return by singer Tony Bennett will highlight the Ravinia Festival's summer jazz offerings. The jazz season will begin with musicians from...

    Tags: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Benny Goodman, Tony Bennett, Culture, Music Industry

    11. Jan 31, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Corky Siegel still building bridges with his Chamber Blues

    Twenty-five years ago, Chicago bluesman Corky Siegel unveiled a project that continues to obsess him.
    Twenty-five years ago, Chicago bluesman Corky Siegel unveiled a project that continues to obsess him. He called it Chamber Blues, and since its Midwest premiere in 1988 at the Paramount Arts Centre in Aurora, the project has blossomed into an ongoing...

    Tags: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Music Industry, Arts and Culture, George Gershwin, Music

    12. Jan 22, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Jane Glover takes stock of her fruitful decade with Music of the Baroque

    Chicago music has long gone gaga over the Brits, and not simply because the city's two leading opera companies are, or were, run by thoroughly capable Englishmen – Anthony Freud at Lyric Opera and Brian Dickie, who retired last year after 13 seasons as general director of Chicago Opera Theater.
    Chicago music has long gone gaga over the Brits, and not simply because the city's two leading opera companies are, or were, run by thoroughly capable Englishmen – Anthony Freud at Lyric Opera and Brian Dickie, who retired last year after 13 seasons...

    Tags: Vladimir Feltsman, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Music Industry, Theater, Arts and Culture

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Seventy-five years ago, clarinet virtuoso Benny Goodman...
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