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    Dec 22, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Christopher McBride and Isaiah Spencer light up Andy's

    First the disappointing news: Jimmy Ellis, the veteran alto saxophonist who had been listed as guest soloist with drummer Isaiah Spencer's band at Andy's Jazz Club, wasn't there on Friday night.
    First the disappointing news: Jimmy Ellis, the veteran alto saxophonist who had been listed as guest soloist with drummer Isaiah Spencer's band at Andy's Jazz Club, wasn't there on Friday night. Though Spencer and Andy's management offered different...

    Tags: Times Square, Jazz (genre), Music Industry, Blues (genre), Entertainment

    2. Nov 12, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  2. Five for your planner: Monday, Nov. 12

    <strong>1. Hospice benefit</strong>
    1. Hospice benefit A benefit for Hospice of Washington County. The evening will include hearty hors d’ oeuvres, cash bar, Tom Riford as emcee, testimonials from three Hospice of Washington County families and five songs performed by Karen Taylor-...

    Tags: Quincy Jones, Education, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Charles Mingus, Music

    3. Nov 10, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. Five for your planner: Sunday, Nov. 11

    Five for your planner: Sunday, Nov. 11
    Five for your planner: Sunday, Nov. 11 1. Comedy for everyone Actor and comedian Sinbad will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Shippensburg University’s H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center, 1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, Pa. The program is...

    Tags: Jazz (genre), Schools, Quincy Jones, Christmas, Education

    4. Nov 1, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Jazz Scene: Jack DeJohnette in hometown to mark hitting 70

    Drummer Jack DeJohnette is having a very good year.
    Drummer Jack DeJohnette is having a very good year. In January, he received a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award, widely considered the country's highest jazz honor. Subsequent accolades from the Copenhagen Jazz Festival in February and...

    Tags: Miles Davis, Arts and Culture, Music Industry, Columbia College Chicago, Thelonious Monk

    5. Oct 23, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  5. Fred Hersch Trio to Play Firehouse 12 in New Haven on Oct. 26

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">The jazz world is a network of relationships, between musicians, recordings, traditions and eras, an insular universe where name-dropping is shorthand for a sound, not a way to brag about playing experiences or records you&rsquo;ve studied.</span>
    The jazz world is a network of relationships, between musicians, recordings, traditions and eras, an insular universe where name-dropping is shorthand for a sound, not a way to brag about playing experiences or records you’ve studied. Pianist...

    Tags: Lincoln Center, Arts and Culture, Music Industry, HIV, Joe Henderson

    6. Jul 31, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Detroit Jazz Festival lines up a star billing — for free

    If you love a gratis groove, you may want to hit Motown for Labor Day. Though the Detroit Jazz Festival has concerts year-round, the main event happens over Labor Day weekend, Aug. 31-Sept. 3.
    If you love a gratis groove, you may want to hit Motown for Labor Day. Though the Detroit Jazz Festival has concerts year-round, the main event happens over Labor Day weekend, Aug. 31-Sept. 3. Now in its 33rd year, the Detroit Jazz Festival is the...

    Tags: Festive Events, Lincoln Center, Arts and Culture, Jazz (genre), Music Industry

    7. Aug 8, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. 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: Lincoln Center, Arts and Culture, Dexter Gordon, Mose Allison, Music Industry

    8. Aug 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Von Freeman, Chicago jazz legend, dead at 88

    Revered around the world but never a major star, worshipped by critics and connoisseurs but perpetually strapped for cash, the towering Chicago tenor saxophonist Von Freeman practically went out of his way to avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles Davis phoned Freeman, in the 1950s, looking for a replacement for John Coltrane, Freeman never returned the call.
    Revered around the world but never a major star, worshipped by critics and connoisseurs but perpetually strapped for cash, the towering Chicago tenor saxophonist Von Freeman practically went out of his way to avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles...

    Tags: Chicago, Arts and Culture, Dexter Gordon, Music Industry, NPR

    9. May 31, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Jason Moran takes on the myths of Fats Waller

    If Fats Waller is remembered at all by the public at large these days, it's as a caricature, with bug-eyes wide open, cigarette dangling from lip and eyebrows perpetually bobbing underneath a derby hat as he hams it up at the keys.
    If Fats Waller is remembered at all by the public at large these days, it's as a caricature, with bug-eyes wide open, cigarette dangling from lip and eyebrows perpetually bobbing underneath a derby hat as he hams it up at the keys. But connoisseurs...

    Tags: Miles Davis, Arts and Culture, University of Chicago, Music Industry, Music Theater

    10. May 31, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Must-see summer classical and jazz/blues concerts in Chicago

    Tribune music critics John von Rhein (classical) and Howard Reich (jazz/blues) each pick 10 shows you shouldn't miss this summer:
    Tribune music critics John von Rhein (classical) and Howard Reich (jazz/blues) each pick 10 shows you shouldn't miss this summer: Classical: “The Circus Princess” and “The Cousin from Nowhere”: Emmerich Kalman's three-ring...

    Tags: Lincoln Center, Kate Smith, Arts and Culture, Music Industry, Opera (genre)

    11. Jun 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Lila Downs, Punch Brothers, Yann Tiersen coming to Luckman

    Pop & Hiss
    Folksy Mexican-American singer Lila Downs, bluegrass-focused string-quintet the Punch Brothers and French composer Yann Tierson are among the artists slated to appear at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex during the 2012-2013 season. Downs will open the...
    12. Mar 8, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Joe Byrd, bassist

    Joe Byrd, a bassist who was best known for collaborations with his guitarist brother Charlie and who helped introduce bossa nova-inflected jazz to the United States, died March 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center from injuries suffered in a car accident that...

    Tags: Peggy Lee, Stan Getz, George Shearing, Academy Awards, Mose Allison

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