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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Showcase Welcomes Back Singer/songwriter, Laury Shelley

April 9, 2012

Jazz Showcase is proud to announce the return of singer/songwriter, Laury Shelley, for two shows only on Monday, April 30th at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. In her third return engagement to the Jazz Showcase, Laury will take you on a journey of jazz songs mixed with several songs of her own. Appearing with Laury is ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jessy J And Cindy Bradley To Appear At Music Venue Near O'Hare

April 4, 2012

At the heart of the stylish InterContinental Chicago O’Hare is an intimate live music venue that’s been touted by press and fans alike as one of the best in Chicagoland. The Montrose Room is where music lovers unite every weekend for the popular ‘Up Close’ series, a showcase of everything from Grammy winners to cutting-edge local ...

News: Performance / Tour

Orbert Davis' Orchestra And Vocalists To Sing The Praises Of Ella

March 29, 2012

Music lovers probably will argue for all time over whether Ella Fitzgerald or Billie Holiday was the greatest female jazz vocalist of the 20th century. But whichever side of that debate you take, there's no question that Fitzgerald set a still- unmatched standard for scat singing and improvisational techniques of her own making. That she conquered ...

News: Recording

Neneh Cherry & The Thing Collaborate And Release The Cherry Thing, Out June 19 On Smalltown Supersound

March 23, 2012

Neneh Cherry and jazz trio The Thing met for the first time at a recording session in London in the fall of 2010. It clicked right away as they all shared an open, free approach to the music. The high energy of The Thing's playing found a fitting counterpart in Neneh's intense style. After a performance ...

News: Award / Grant

Chicago Jazz Musician Wins International Religion Award

March 21, 2012

The Norse Mythology Blog has won the international vote for Best Religion Weblog in the 2012 Weblog Awards. The blog features original articles and interviews by Chicago-based Norse mythologist Dr. Karl E. H. Seigfried. Seigfried is also a critically-acclaimed jazz musician in Chicago. His 2010 album PORTRAIT OF JACK JOHNSON received four-star reviews from DownBeat and ...

News: Recording

Delmark New Jazz and Blues Releases for Spring!

March 15, 2012

New Delmark Jazz Releases: March 2012 Jeff Parker Bright Light In Winter Delmark DE 2015 BRIGHT LIGHT IN WINTER is the long-awaited third album by Chicago guitarist Jeff Parker. With his associates Chris Lopes (bass) and Chad Taylor (drums), this trio continues their examination of our post-modern musical universe via tuneful compositions ...

News: Performance / Tour

Nicole Mitchell premieres New Orchestra Work, Harambee: The Road to Victory January 15th and 16th

December 22, 2011

The Chicago Sinfonietta, led by conductor/music director Mei-Ann Chen will perform its annual tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., which will feature a world premiere of creative flutist/composer Nicole Mitchell's Harambee: Road to Victory for choir, flute and orchestra on January 15th and 16th, 2012. With her third orchestra piece being performed in the last six ...

News: Recording

Twenty Years of Exploration Leads Flippomusic to “Tao Tunes”

November 30, 2011

Composer, pianist Dave Flippo created his modern jazz ensemble 20 years ago after 11 years of university study. As pianist and principal composer for his eclectic ensemble, Flippo's background includes a Doctorate and Masters degree in composition from the University of Michigan and Eastman School of Music with additional studies in ethnic music and jazz. The ...

News: Recording

Chicago Sessions: It's all about jazz, man

November 30, 2011

Nick Eipers didn't go looking for jazz. Jazz found him. Working as a recording engineer and producer after graduating from Columbia College in 1994, the Brookfield resident manned the mixing boards for a variety of musicians, from classical ensembles to rock acts. The local jazz greats that he was recording and their struggles struck a chord, ...

News: Recording

"A Season Called Christmas" CD Package Released for 2011 Holiday Season

November 22, 2011

Chicago, IL: RCM-millennia Records this week released a two-disc CD set titled, A Season Called Christmas. This project was several years in the making and offers more than just a stereo-typical jazz interpretation of classic holiday songs. Disc One is a 35-minute storybook narrative of an original poem of the same title that was authored by ...