Results for "Chicago"

News: Crowdfunding Campaign

A Singer With Legendary Roots Announces Kickstarter Campaign

April 18, 2018

What’s it all about? Celebrating legends of Chicago and bringing roots to life. Lila Ammons, granddaughter of Albert Ammons, famed boogie woogie pianist and Blue Note artist, and niece of tenor saxophone titan, Gene Ammons, intends to create her own legacy honoring jazz, steeped in its roots from then to now. This campaign will support production ...

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Musician

Jeff Swanson

Born: February 27, 1988

Guitarist Jeff Swanson has made his unique voice and open mind a valued part of Chicago’s diverse music scene. A strong player in many disciplines, he has been featured at the Chicago Jazz Festival, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Iowa City Jazz Festival, Chicago Gospel Festival. Case-fitter, is Swanson’s first original full-length release. It was recorded over four weeks in April 2017 during a residency at The Whistler in Chicago. Each week the group used a set repertoire and added members to its core trio, exploring a different experience each week and concluding with the final recorded performance as an octet. Swanson brings a fresh lyrical approach to meshing jazz, improvisation, electronic and post-rock music together on this release

Article: Film Review

Chicago: The Terry Kath Experience

by Doug Collette
March 10, 2018

Chicago: The Terry Kath Experience FilmRise 2018 Michelle Kath Sinclair's The Terry Kath Experience is a combination of history and homage to the her late father, the guitarist and one of the founding members of Chicago. The film proceeds with a streamlined logic, not to mention an abiding sense of love and ...

News: Performance / Tour

'A Toast To George Freeman' April 28, 2018 Special Guest Billy Branch, With Joanie Pallatto And Sparrow

March 6, 2018

Southport Records and Lampkin Music Group presents: “A Toast to George Freeman"- Special Guest Billy Branch, with Joanie Pallatto and Sparrow on April 28, 2018 This is a general admission seated event. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 on the day of the show. Media Sponsor: The WFMT Radio Network's Jazz Network. George Freeman is ...

News: Recording

Chicago VI Decades Live Available April 6

February 14, 2018

Chicago's Current U.S. Tour Includes Its First Las Vegas Residency At The Venetian, As Well As Shows Featuring A Performance of Chicago II In Its Entirety Chicago has been a concert force for more than 50 years, thrilling its legion of fans with performances that never disappoint. This spring, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ...

Album

Chicago II

By Chicago

Label: Rhino
Released: 2017
Track listing: Movin' In; The Road; Poem for the People; In the Country; Wake Up Sunshine; Bullet for a Girl in Buchannon: Make Me Smile, So Much to Say So Much to Give, Anxiety's Moment, West Virginia Fantasies, Colour My World, To Be Free, Now More Than Ever; Fancy Colours; 25 or 6 to 4; Memories of Love: Prelude, A.M. Mourning, P.M. Mourning, Memories of Love; It Better End Soon: 1st Movement, 2nd Movement, 3rd Movement, 4th Movement; Where Do We Go From Here.

Album

Chicago II (Steven Wilson Remix)

By Chicago

News: Recording

Charles Rumback Releases His Fourth Album As A Leader - "Tag Book"

November 1, 2017

Summer in Chicago began in 3/4 time. Charles Rumback, alongside comrades Jim Baker and John Tate, waltzed in June with Threes—an effortless debut culled from three nights on the burner at the artist-run venue on the forefront of new music, Constellation. The Chicago Reader took note of the trio’s improvisatory rapport stating “the cross talk is sublime and the refined melodic impulses ...

Article: Genius Guide to Jazz

Jazz Lovers Series: Hugh Hefner

by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
September 28, 2017

If, for some reason, one were to make a list of the most famous and influential lovers of Our Music, one would find it a Sisyphean task. Jazz lovers come in all shapes and sizes, and from all walks of life. One would find us well represented across the entire spectrum of society, from sports to ...

News: Book / Magazine

"MUDDY" - A Picture Book about Muddy Watters is now available from Simon & Schuster

September 2, 2017

The words and pictures here mix exuberance with melancholy. Mahin’s words have a beat all their own, capturing the lows and highs with poetic verve. Turk’s watercolor, ink, and collage artwork fills pages, exploding with a neon intensity—the equivalent of a dynamic guitar riff... Read the book, then get kids the music.”—Booklist, starred review “Turk’s breathtaking ...