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Chicago bassist and composer Andrew Vogt gets back to basics with full-length album 'Awakening'
Tracks include genius remake of Beatles’ classic “Eleanor Rigby” Album Release Show + Birthday Party 8-10pm CDT, July 17, 2024 Fulton Street Collective 1821 West Hubbard Street Chicago, IL 60622 In the analogue age, it would have been hard for a musician as omni-dimensional as Chicago’s Andrew Vogt to build a credible profile embracing ...
Take Five with Saxophonist Anthony Bruno
by AAJ Staff
Meet Anthony Bruno Anthony Bruno Chicago-based saxophonist has dedicated his life to music as a performer, educator, and creator. Born into a musical family, playing music has been a hallmark of his existence. Rooted in jazz but drawn to pop, rock and R&B, Anthony writes and plays unapologetically from the soul. Since 2020, he has had ...
Katie Ernst: Bass Notes and Murder Ballads
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On bassist and vocalist Katie Ernst. In addition to many other things, Katie is one half of the duo, with last week's guest James Falzone. Katie is also co-leader of the Chicago-based jazz trio Twin Talk, and the indie rock band Edith Judith, and has garnered much acclaim for her ...
Steve Bomar Trio at the Fulton Street Collective
by Hrayr Attarian
Steve Bomar Trio Fulton Street Collective Chicago, IL March 19, 2024 Chicago's Fulton Street Collective is a community of artists with studio space, exhibition areas and a performance venue. It is housed in a beautiful brick industrial building on the Near West Side of the city. On this night it hosted ...
Bonzo Squad Smashes The Norm With New Christmas Album
An annual tradition that started seven years ago as a gift to the band, bassist Andrew Vogt arranged a batch of Christmas songs for the group to play, fitted snugly on top of existing Bonzo Squad music. This February, they took that music into Rax Trax Studios and recorded it for future holidays, when they are ...
Sound Experiments: The Music of the AACM by Paul Steinbeck
by Tom Spargo
Sound Experiments: The Music of the AACM Paul Steinbeck 272 Pages ISBN-13: 978-0-226-82953-1University of Chicago PressHardback 2022/ Paperback 2023 Paul Steinbeck's Sound Experiments is a historical narrative and technical analysis of the music of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). Steinbeck traces the chronology of this wildly creative organization from ...
Introducing New Subscriptions From Rutz Music Works
This week a new page called In The Loop has been launched from Markus Rutz Music Works. The subscription selections are The Chicagoan & The Global Citizen. These continue an ongoing newsletter and expands to include offerings for those who become subscribers. Engagement with music making is in the form of access to recording catalog, videos, ...
Joanie Pallatto Announces Accidental Melody CD Release Party At Green Mill
Southport Records is proud to announce a celebration of the release of Award winning singer/songwriter, Joanie Pallatto's newest recording “Accidental Melody," with a party at the well known Chicago nightclub, The Green Mill Jazz Club. Sunday, June 11th. 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $10.00, Available at the Door. Green Mill Jazz Club 4802 N Broadway ...
The Jazz Critic: Neil Tesser
by B.D. Lenz
For as long as there has been art and artists there have been critics to give their opinions about their work. There is even that famous joke about everyone having an opinion. But, clearly, some opinions are more informed than others and when it comes to being a competent jazz critic one needs to have a ...
Ken Vandermark: Returning To The Road With A New Band And New Energy
by John Chacona
For three decades, Ken Vandermark has criss-crossed the globe as one of music's most restless and exploratory improvisors. Yet as he embarked on a tour in Spring 2023, his improvisatory skills were put to the test--not as a musician, but as a bandleader and organizer. He assembled a new band, Edition 55, that includes ...
