Articles by Salvador Polanco

Newport Comes to Chicago

by Salvador Polanco
March 26, 2004

One of the most talked about jazz events of the year, the Newport Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary tour, rolled into Chicago on a rainy Friday night in late February 2004. The all-star septet was to play the beautiful and historic Chicago Theatre that night, and having awaited this moment for months, I could not have been more excited. Sitting in my 14th row center seat anxiously awaiting the start of the show, I could not help but notice the large ...