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Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The self-described "rock and roll band with horns" began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, generating several hit ballads. They had a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Second only to The Beach Boys in Billboard singles and albums chart success among American bands, Chicago is one of the longest-running and most successful rock groups in history. According to Billboard, Chicago was the leading US singles charting group during the 1970s
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Robbie Lynn Hunsinger
Robbie Lynn is a boundary breaking media artist and virtuosic instrumentalist. She was as an obbligato soloist with the Chicago Symphony and played duets with Evan Parker at two of Chicago’s FMP Festivals of Improvised Music. Her list of credits include playing English Horn on the Chicago Symphony’s triple Grammy Winner “The Wooden Prince” with Pierre Boulez, touring as an Oboe d’ Amore soloist with Robert Shaw’s Choral Institute in France, a national tour with the Warner Brother’s Orchestra and presentations and workshops at a number of conferences including her “Oboe and Xbox” presentation at Chamber Music America’s conference in New York. She has performed with Pauline Oliveros, led the Trio project with the late Art Ensemble of Chicago’s Joseph Jarman (which received a 4 Star review in Downbeat,) has played with Ken Vandermark, Michael Zerang, Jaap Blonk, Tatsu Aoki and sat in with Cassadra Wilson’s band at Chicago’s Orchestra Hall on her Miles Davis Tour. Her finely tuned chamber music esthetic has been polished by decades of extraordinary performance with the world’s top orchestras but she also has a love of fiery expression. She has become a true ambassador for the oboe and its kin, forging distinctive paths in free jazz, rock, bluegrass, and contemporary classical music as well as in her cutting edge multimedia performance and installation.
Dave McMurray Hears Himself In All Of Detroit's Music
by John Chacona
Saxophonist and composer Dave McMurray has much of the celebrated history of Detroit music in his memory and under his fingers. Now 70, and with four acclaimed releases on the storied Blue Note label, he is arguably at the pinnacle of a long and remarkably varied career. All the strands of that career are ...
Chad Taylor: Smoke Shifter
by Carl Medsker
Smoke Shifter leans toward tradition, which is perhaps a bit surprising given the exploratory, cutting-edge music previously produced by everyone in this quintet. Led by master percussionist Chad Taylor, the album is a diverse program of well-crafted, contemporary songs performed by an egalitarian collective. Taylor co-founded the Chicago Underground bands with Rob Mazurek, celebrated ...
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones at the Salt Shed in Chicago
by Sandra Kozintseva
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones stopped by the Salt Shed in Chicago on their “Jingle All the Way" reunion tour in December 2025. The band, with original members Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten, and Roy “Future Man" Wooten, was joined by Jeff Coffin, Sierra Hull, and the Alash Ensemble for this holiday show. They played tunes from ...
A Jazz Reading List
by Karl Ackermann
From 2015 through 2020, a personal research project included my reading dozens of jazz books and related media. They included mainstays such as the massive reference The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Penguin Books, 2006), Ben Ratliff's excellent interview collection The Jazz Ear: Conversations Over Music (Times Books, 2008), the off-shore perspectives of Circular Breathing: The ...
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Krissy Bergmark
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Krissy Bergmark is a tabla player, percussionist, improviser, and educator whose work bridges classical Indian traditions with contemporary and cross-genre expression. Rooted in her study with Pandit Yogesh Samsi of the Punjab Gharana, Bergmark brings tabla into new sonic contexts through improvisation, composition, and collaboration.
Her work has been supported by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), the Jerome Foundation, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Minnesota State Arts Board, among others. She is a founding member of the progressive folk trio Sprig of That, whose debut album bloom (2023) was produced by Wes Corbett and engineered by Grammy-winner Dave Sinko.
Maria Schneider & UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra at Savoy Theater, Helsinki
by Artur Moral
Maria Schneider & UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra Savoy-teatteri Helsinki, Finland November 13, 2025 The Finnish jazz community is celebrating--and by extension, so are those of Europe and, truth be told, the entire world. The reason is no small matter: the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra marks its 50th anniversary, remaining faithful to ...
