Results for "Chicago"

Article: Jazz Raconteurs

Bill Evans on meeting Miles

by Nenette Evans
February 15, 2017

Excerpt from Nenette Evans's untitled reflections of Bill Evans, October 3, 2012.Miles Davis said: “Bill left the band in 1958 and went down to Louisiana to live with his brother. Then he came back after a while and formed his own group. After a while he got Scott LaFaro on bass and Paul Motian ...

Article: Album Review

Andrew Vogt: For Free

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by Hrayr Attarian
February 13, 2017

Bassist Andrew Vogt's engaging EP, the entirely improvised For Free, serves as a teaser for two of his upcoming 2017 recordings. The tracks on For Free are from the same sessions that resulted in the above mentioned The AV Club and Awakening, but they are not included on either of them. The spontaneously created ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Chicago II (Steven Wilson Remix)

by John Kelman
February 12, 2017

It's rare that an opportunity presents itself to directly compare a high resolution remaster with a high resolution remix, but with last year's Quadio (Rhino) box set containing Blu Ray Audio versions (at 24-bit/192KHz) of its first nine studio recordings (including, curiously, a completely superfluous, early Greatest Hits package) and the recent, single-disc reissue of Chicago ...

Article: Album Review

Ballister: Slag

by Mark Corroto
January 29, 2017

If you were a fan of cyclist Marco Pantani, you must have appreciated the manner in which he could defeat his opponents in a 100 mile bicycle race. Nicknamed il pirata (the pirate), he could rip their legs off from the start, but the real thing of beauty was the numerous other ways he could win. ...

Article: Album Review

Tim Daisy: Red Nation "1"

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by Mark Corroto
January 20, 2017

On the outside, Chicagoan Tim Daisy is a 21st century musician. He plays drums in the forward thinking bands Made To Break (with Christof Kurzmann, Jasper Stadouders, and Ken Vandermark), saxophonist Dave Rempis' Percussion Quartet (with Frank Rosaly, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, and Frank Rosaly), and Trio Red Space (with Jeb Bishop and Mars WIlliams). It's his ...

Article: Jazz Raconteurs

As Dizzy's World Turns

by Michael Bourne
January 5, 2017

Master raconteur, award winning jazz broadcaster and Downbeat contributor, Michael Bourne recounts a series of remarkable stories about Dizzy Gillespie based on experiences that stretch over a couple of decades. Embodying Bobop I happened to be at home in St. Louis when Dizzy Gillespie was playing at this new jazz joint near ...

Article: Album Review

Jo Ann Daugherty: Bring Joy

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by Hrayr Attarian
January 4, 2017

On her third release as a leader Bring Joy, lyrical pianist Jo Ann Daugherty showcases her uniquely fluid style on the ten enchanting interpretations that comprise the album. Overall, as the title suggests, a jubilant ambience prevails. This is not to say that the music is monotonously celebratory, on the contrary it is vibrant and quite ...

Article: Bailey's Bundles

Notable and Nearly Missed 2016

by C. Michael Bailey
December 26, 2016

It is impossible, even for John Kelman, Mark Corroto, and Dan Bilawsky, to cover all the music worthy of discussion in a given year. At least that is my line and I am sticking to it as I pen my “Notable and Nearly Missed 2016" column. Rick Gallagher--Christmas Tidings: A Collection of Jazz Christmas ...

News: Obituary

Hod O'Brien (1936-2016)

November 28, 2016

Hod O'Brien, a ruggedly handsome and soft-spoken bebop pianist who came to jazz in the late 1950s, left jazz for 10 years in the 1960s and early 1970s, only to return to the music, becoming one of the most highly regarded and tasteful pianists of his generation, died on Nov. 20. He was 80. Born in ...

News: Video / DVD

StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Tomeka Reid

November 27, 2016

This week, let's get acquainted via video with the Chicago-based cellist and composer Tomeka Reid, who will perform in a concert presented by New Music Circle next Friday, December 3 at Joe's Cafe. Reid, who grew up in Maryland near Washington DC and is now in her late 30s, is an active participant in Chicago's busy ...