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Entre Amigos Pays Homage To Two Contemporary Composers on Magpie and Joyful Foundation

by Hrayr Attarian
August 3, 2026

The Chicago-based Entre Amigos is a dynamic collaborative quartet that performs refreshingly original music of contemporary artists. After their eponymous debut, which showcased the members' works, the ensemble released two albums, each spotlighting an inventive trumpeter's compositions. The 2025 Magpie consists entirely of pieces penned by Chicagoan Joe Clark. In comparison, the 2026 Joyful Foundation is ...

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Clark Sommers Releases Wabash On Calligram Records

July 28, 2026

Clark Sommers WaBaSH is the debut recording from a quartet that has, in various configurations, been one of Chicago’s most celebrated working bands for nearly two decades. Bassist Sommerstraces his connections with the other members back to the late 1990s when he met tenor saxophonist Geof Bradfield and drummer Dana Hall, building relationships that have encompassed ...

Article: In Pictures

Joscho Stephen Trio at Chicago Temple

by Sandra Kozintseva
June 20, 2026

What was scheduled as a single performance on June 9, 2026 at The Chicago Temple quickly became two shows on the same day after the first one sold out. By the time the evening performance began, there wasn't an empty seat in the house. Joined by guitarist Sven Jungbeck and bassist Volker Kamp, Joscho ...

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Christian McBride and Ursa Major at Garcia's Chicago

by Sandra Kozintseva
June 19, 2026

Christian McBride and Ursa Major performed at Garcia's Chicago on June 6, 2026 delivering an engaging set to a packed Chicago audience. Joining McBride were Nicole Glover on saxophone, Ely Perlman on guitar, Mike King on piano, and Savannah Harris on drums. Much of the evening featured material from the group's upcoming debut album, Points of ...

News: Event

Come Hear The Agnes Lakatos Quintet: A Hungarian-Jazz Show At The Checkout In Chicago on July 2 At 7:30pm

June 6, 2026

Presenting: The Ágnes Lakatos Quintet A Hungarian-Jazz Show The CheckOut Thursday, July 2nd 7:30PM Travelling all the way from Budapest, Hungary, vocalist Ágnes Lakatos and bassist Tibor Csuhaj-Barna will be on a U.S. tour and stopping in Chicago for a performance at the Checkout in Uptown on Thursday, July 2nd at 7:30PM. Joining them ...

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Guitarist Brian Citro Releases 'Keep Moving (Home)' On Calligram Records

May 6, 2026

Guitarist and composer Brian Citro returns with Keep Moving (Home) (Calligram Records, 2026), his most ambitious recording to date — a fourteen-composition statement that fuses his life as a jazz musician with his parallel career as a human rights lawyer. The album documents Citro's reemergence on the Chicago jazz scene after years spent working abroad, performing ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Tomeka Reid: The Low Seat, The Long Haul, And 'Dance! Skip! Hop!'

by Lawrence Peryer
April 25, 2026

Today, The Tonearm's needle drops on cellist and composer Tomeka Reid. Tomeka Reid has spent the last decade building one of the most distinctive voices in creative music. The New York Times called her a “New Jazz Power Source." She's a MacArthur Fellow, a founder of the Chicago Jazz String Summit, and a key ...

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Chicago Saxophonist Michael Hudson-Casanova Releases 'Heyman 2' On Each And Only

April 23, 2026

Led by Chicago saxophonist and composer Michael Hudson-Casanova, Heyman presents its sophomore release as an ensemble. The quartet continues to explore the jazz repertoire from exciting new angles in this 8-track record, with five new compositions from Hudson-Casanova and three from the band’s guitarist, Mike Lorenz. This album is a studio documentation of the music played ...

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Art Trio Releases Watch As The Echo Falls On Calligram Records

April 5, 2026

Watch As The Echo Falls (Calligram Records, 2026) marks a conscious shift in Atlantic Road Trip artistic trajectory. Their debut album, ONE (Calligram Records), served as their initial statement—a full quintet exploring folk music through their perspective as jazz musicians from around the globe. During the tour that followed, they composed Over Mountain, Under Sky, an ...

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New Music From Chicago Soul Jazz Collective And Dee Alexander On Calligram Records

April 4, 2026

Chicago Soul Jazz Collective returns with No Wind & No Rain (Calligram Records, 2026) No Wind & No Rain, their fourth album and most fully realized artistic statement to date. A seven-piece ensemble led by saxophonist John Fournier and featuring the acclaimed vocalist Dee Alexander, CSJC has spent years seeking that elusive sweet spot where Chicago ...