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Matthew Herbert Returns with His Big Band on "There's Me and There's You"
MATTHEW HERBERT, ELECTRONIC INNOVATOR & SONIC EXPLORER, RETURNS WITH HIS BIG BAND ON THERE'S ME AND THERE'S YOU Matthew Herbert’s dazzling new album, There’s Me and There’s You will be released October 28, 2008 on !K7. There's Me and There's You is the most seductive, sophisticated and subversive collection of protest songs ever recorded. Blending lush ...
The Revision of Frank Sinatras Luck Be a Lady by Swingsation, BJ Stokes
USCA International is proudly to release the revision of Frank Sinatras Luck Be A Lady out of the Swingsation Vault The song Luck Be A Lady indicates how good it feels to be lucky. The song tells a story about how lucky Frank Sinatra night is going because of one special dame. This significant classic was ...
Origin Records Chicago Artists Sale
It's a we-don't-do-one-very-often Sale from Origin and OA2 Records. All CDs from Chicago artists are on sale for $10.99 through September 30th. We're celebrating the Origin Records Chicago Jazz Summit this month at Andy's Jazz Club! Check out chicago.origin-records.com for information about the sale, and check out origin-records.com for information about the Origin Records Chicago Jazz ...
Delmark Records' 55th Anniversary Jazz/Blues Tribute Concert
We hope you can come out and celebrate with us at... Delmark Records' 55th Anniversary Tribute Concert at Old Town School of Folk Music !! Friday, September 26, 2008, 8 pm 4544 N. Lincoln Ave in Chicago's Lincoln Square 773-728-6000 Chicago Blues/Jazz Summit with Dave Specter (guitar, bandleader) www.davespecter.org, myspace.com/davespecter Ari Brown (sax, bandleader) http://aacmchicago.org/richard-ari- brown, ...
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Fred Anderson
Tuesdays on the Terrace presents another inspiring season of free evening jazz concerts on the MCA's Terrace and Sculpture Garden. Hosted by local radio personalities, visitors are invited to enjoy cocktails, Puck's Express snacks, or a dinner buffet from Puck's Cafe while listening to Chicago's finest jazz musicians. Dinner reservations at Puck's are recommended, call 312-397-4034. ...
Origin Records Chicago Jazz Summit
Andy's Jazz Club 11 E. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60611 {map it} For tickets, call 312-642-6805 or visit andysjazzclub.com To celebrate the thriving and ongoing relationship between Seattle's Origin Records and some of Chicago's top improvising musicians, Andy's Jazz Club presents 8 wide-ranging groups over 4 nights with artists from Chicago, ...
Ode to Ornette
Chicago's certified jazz genius talks the deeper meaning of free jazz. By Ken Vandermark EDITOR'S NOTE: In 1959, a 29-year-old Ornette Coleman released his second album for Atlantic (and just his fourth in all), The Shape of Jazz to Come. The title told the simple truth: Coleman thought outside the bop and charted new territory ...
Chicago Jazz Festival Starts Today
Grant Park; Thu 28-Sun 31 When jazz fans scan this year's lineup, two names will jump off the page: Sonny and Ornette. Sonny Rollins (Pritzker Pavilion), who kicks off the fest Thursday night, may be the exemplar of bebop's thorny relationship to its past. At 78, Rollins remains a mercurial and thrilling live performer, refusing to ...
Fest Opens with Tale of 2 Schools
If the rest of Chicago Jazz Festival Week proves as dynamically creative as Monday night's opener in Millennium Park, there will be remarkable listening ahead. Conceived by one of Chicago's most promising young musicians, the evening merged two generations of instrumentalists to often stunning effect. At the core of the music-making was Chicago drummer Mike Reed's ...
Venerable Chicago Jazz Fest at Crossroads
On paper, at least, it looks spectacular: Seven nights of top-notch jazz--mostly for free--with giants such as Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman and Dee Dee Bridgewater performing for thousands in front of Chicago's glittering skyline. But as the Chicago Jazz Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary this week, the event stands at a turning point. As the oldest ...
