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    May 23, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. A rich holiday weekend for jazz in Chicago

    Though Memorial Day obviously stands as a solemn occasion, the holiday weekend surely offer listeners a chance to catch up on concert-going. Among the highlights:
    Though Memorial Day obviously stands as a solemn occasion, the holiday weekend surely offer listeners a chance to catch up on concert-going. Among the highlights: Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: The nearly ubiquitous Chicago trumpeter leads his...

    Tags: Entertainment, Holidays, Music Industry, Near South Side, Dwayne Johnson

    2. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Guitarist Jeff Parker leaves his comfort zone in relocating to L.A.

    Los Angeles can be tough on newcomers, particularly among musicians. A key figure in the fertile Chicago jazz scene and member of the groundbreaking indie band Tortoise, guitarist Jeff Parker is midway through a relocation to L.A. that has found him straddling two cities during the last few months.
    Los Angeles can be tough on newcomers, particularly among musicians. A key figure in the fertile Chicago jazz scene and member of the groundbreaking indie band Tortoise, guitarist Jeff Parker is midway through a relocation to L.A. that has found him...

    Tags: Entertainment, Music, Music Industry, Tortoise (music group), New York City

    3. May 1, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Chicago Jazz Festival 2013 lineup announced

    Drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, pianists Jason Moran and Robert Glasper and saxophonists Donald Harrison, Charles Lloyd, Jimmy Heath and Rudresh Mahanthappa will headline the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival, running Aug. 29 through Sept. 1.
    Drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, pianists Jason Moran and Robert Glasper and saxophonists Donald Harrison, Charles Lloyd, Jimmy Heath and Rudresh Mahanthappa will headline the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival, running Aug. 29...

    Tags: Entertainment, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Music Industry, Howard Reich, Grant Park

    4. Apr 2, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Remembering the 'Little Giant,' jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin

    Ask anyone who loves jazz to the name the top tenor saxophonist of all time, and he or she probably will answer in a flash.
    Ask anyone who loves jazz to the name the top tenor saxophonist of all time, and he or she probably will answer in a flash. To many, it's Sonny Rollins, at 82 still a giant. Or Gene Ammons, the long-gone, soulful player from the South Side of Chicago....

    Tags: Sonny Rollins, Entertainment, Howard Reich, Music Industry, Nat King Cole

    5. Mar 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. New Constellation in city's entertainment galaxy

    In less than a month, a new performing arts center will open its doors in Chicago.
    In less than a month, a new performing arts center will open its doors in Chicago. Or perhaps it's best to call it a new/old venue, its novel concept taking root in a familiar building. Come April 1, the noted Chicago jazz drummer and impresario...

    Tags: Fine Artists, Entertainment, Wrigleyville, Pitchfork Music Festival, Lobbying

    6. Feb 26, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. 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, Music Industry, Howard Reich, Theater, Heart Attack

    7. Jan 2, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Jazz resolutions for a New Year

    A new year brings new hopes for music in Chicago. Here are key resolutions for 2013:
    A new year brings new hopes for music in Chicago. Here are key resolutions for 2013: Create a concise Cultural Plan. After months of town hall meetings, the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events last fall came up with a 48-page wish...

    Tags: Sonny Rollins, Entertainment, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Music Industry, Howard Reich

    8. Nov 29, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Asian-American jazz takes a moment in the spotlight

    Jazz in Chicago encompasses many overlapping scenes, and one of the most distinctive of them will launch its yearly celebration this weekend.
    Jazz in Chicago encompasses many overlapping scenes, and one of the most distinctive of them will launch its yearly celebration this weekend. The city's Asian-American community has contributed immeasurably to the richness and range of music in Chicago,...

    Tags: Fine Artists, Entertainment, Howard Reich, Music Industry, Chinatown (Chicago, Illinois)

    9. Oct 4, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. A buoyant, stylistically wide-ranging weekend in Chicago jazz

    Any doubts that the fall season has gotten fully underway should be swept aside by this weekend's nearly brisk lineup of jazz offerings:
    Any doubts that the fall season has gotten fully underway should be swept aside by this weekend's nearly brisk lineup of jazz offerings: "Women of Chicago Jazz Piano": Jazz listeners tend to think of Chicago as a tenor saxophone town, and for good...

    Tags: Entertainment, Howard Reich, Green Mill (club), Northwestern University, Lincoln Center

    10. Jun 22, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Jason Adasiewicz makes beautiful vibes

    Chicago has a way of producing fabulously eccentric, fiercely individualistic jazz stars.
    Chicago has a way of producing fabulously eccentric, fiercely individualistic jazz stars. From the free-ranging tenor sax solos of Von Freeman and Fred Anderson to the quirky songwriting of Patricia Barber to the explosive reed work of Ken Vandermark,...

    Tags: Led Zeppelin (music group), Entertainment, Music, Music Industry, Green Mill (club)

    11. Sep 2, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Highs, lows and turbulent turns at the Chicago Jazz Festival

    The Chicago Jazz Festival really ought to be marketed as a roller-coaster ride, its thrilling musical highs counterbalanced by its sudden, plummeting lows.
    The Chicago Jazz Festival really ought to be marketed as a roller-coaster ride, its thrilling musical highs counterbalanced by its sudden, plummeting lows. The 34th annual event, which ends Sunday night in Grant Park, careened freely between the two...

    Tags: Entertainment, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Prince (music artist), Dizzy Gillespie, Music Industry

    12. Aug 30, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. What to hear at the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival

    Now that the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival is fully underway – having kicked off Thursday night at Millennium Park – Chicagoans can focus on figuring out what to catch this weekend.
    Now that the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival is fully underway – having kicked off Thursday night at Millennium Park – Chicagoans can focus on figuring out what to catch this weekend. Following is an annotated guide to some of the most...

    Tags: Entertainment, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Howard Reich, Music Industry, Grant Park

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