Results for "Chicago"

News: Video / DVD

Doug Raney: Phantom Guitarist

March 26, 2015

When talk turns to the finest guitarists of the post-war years, Jimmy Raney often is overlooked. So is his son, Doug. Jimmy Raney was born in Louisville, Ky., in 1927, and watched his mother play guitar in the 1930s. Raney studied with guitarist Hayden Causey, eventually replacing him in Jerry Wald's band, where he made his ...

Article: Album Review

The Urge Trio: Live in Toledo

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by Glenn Astarita
March 23, 2015

Swiss reedman and noted improviser Christopher Erb performs with likeminded Chicago cohorts, cellist Tomeka Reid and reedman Keefe Jackson, captured during the final gig of their 2013 US tour at the Robinwood Concert House in Toledo, OH. Hence, they vibrantly interact and create a predominately stark or perhaps naked soundscape, devised on minimalism, pathos, probing dialogues ...

News: Performance / Tour

Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Presents Grammy Winning Artists Trio Globo

March 20, 2015

The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP) explores the rich global influences in jazz in two concerts on Friday April 24 at the North Shore Center for the Arts in Skokie, and on Sunday April 26 at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago. “Four Corners of the World” will feature the CJP Chamber Ensemble performing with internationally acclaimed ...

News: Trends

The United Sates Of Events: America's Top Concert Going Cities By Genre

March 20, 2015

Ticketing and event platform Eventbrite has released a list of America’s top event-going cities and the United States of Events, a visualization of the event-going trends in America's largest 25 cities. The company leveraged its platform of millions of events to zoom in on attendance themes. Overall Music Ticket Sales 1. Austin2. San Francisco3. ...

Article: Lyrics

I 10 CD nel CD player di... Jason Ajemian

by Vincenzo Roggero
March 19, 2015

01. The Almost Nuts Band -Are You Crazy? (Banana Tree Records). Provengo dal profondo sud e quindi da una terra che guarda con sospetto un tipo di musica come quella che faccio. Questo album è un continuo promemoria su come entrare in contatto con le persone dalla mentalità non troppo aperta. Talvolta devi dare ...

News: Obituary

Legendary Jazz Radio Host Bob Parlocha Passes Away

March 18, 2015

Bob Parlocha, host of the WFMT radio network's Jazz Satellite Network passed away on Sunday, March 15 at the age of 76. “Jazz with Bob Parlocha" has been a part of our overnight jazz programming for the last several years. In addition to hosting the Jazz Network, Parlocha was a tenor and saxophonist, host of the ...

Article: Interview

Anton Fig: Behind the Band Stand, Part 1

by Ben Scholz
March 14, 2015

Part 1 | Part 2 It's around 3 o'clock in early January, that melancholy time of year where the day perpetually feels like 7 pm. We're standing on West 53rd Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue around the corner from the entrance to The Ed Sullivan Theater. A light haze of snow is falling ...

Article: Interview

Donna Lewis: Brand New Day

by Ben Scholz
March 10, 2015

Pop culture's love-hate relationship with its artists presents an interesting conundrum. Music created for mass-consumption must be easily digestible, yet the public is quick to retaliate against content that lacks substance. Gifted musicians are often pigeonholed into a certain style or sound that may not reflect their true range. This myopic point of view focuses on ...

News: Performance / Tour

Freshening classic jazz

March 10, 2015

Trombonist Bill Allred knows how to honor the earliest jazz and the finest in big band swing without sounding dated in any way. He did so with his eight-piece Classic Jazz Band Monday, March 9 in the Charlotte County Jazz Society's concert series in Port Charlotte FL. The Orlando-based octet is a high-energy outfit that knows ...

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Article: Interview

A Remembrance of Percy Heath

by R.J. DeLuke
March 9, 2015

This article was originally published at All About Jazz in May 2005. Percy Heath could play the hell out of that big contrabass. Played it for more than half a century. With Bird and Miles and Diz and 'Trane and Brownie and the venerable Modern Jazz Quartet and on and on. And ...