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Guitarist Jeff Parker leaves his comfort zone in relocating to L.A.
Los Angeles can be tough on newcomers, particularly among musicians. A key figure in the fertile Chicago jazz scene and member of the groundbreaking indie band Tortoise, guitarist Jeff Parker is midway through a relocation to L.A. that has found him...
Tags: Tortoise (music group), Music Industry, Entertainment, Music
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Von Freeman dies at 88; jazz tenor saxophonist with singular sound
Von Freeman was revered as a tenor saxophonist but was never a major star, worshiped by critics but perpetually strapped for cash. He seemed to purposely avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles Davis phoned Freeman in the 1950s looking for a...
Tags: Nat King Cole, Music Industry, Chicago Tribune, Heart Failure, Entertainment
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Fred Anderson dies at 81; tenor saxophonist
Associated PressFred Anderson, a tenor saxophonist known for having a smooth, velvety playing style and a Chicago club that was considered one of the cradles of contemporary jazz, has died. He was 81. His sons, Eugene and Michael, said their father died Thursday, but...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Heart Attack, Music Industry, Entertainment, Bars and Clubs
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Free-jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson dies at 81
Pop & HissOne of the leading figures in the Chicago music scene was lost Thursday as Fred Anderson, saxophonist, club owner and tireless advocate for the city's fertile jazz scene, died at 81. In a tender, illuminating obituary for the Chicago Tribune,...... -
A rich holiday weekend for jazz in Chicago
Though Memorial Day obviously stands as a solemn occasion, the holiday weekend surely offer listeners a chance to catch up on concert-going. Among the highlights: Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: The nearly ubiquitous Chicago trumpeter leads his...
Tags: Green Mill (club), Arts and Culture, Music Industry, Culture, B.B. King
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Chicago Jazz Festival 2013 lineup announced
Drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, pianists Jason Moran and Robert Glasper and saxophonists Donald Harrison, Charles Lloyd, Jimmy Heath and Rudresh Mahanthappa will headline the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival, running Aug. 29...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Howard Reich, Music Industry, Culture, Teaching and Learning
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Remembering the 'Little Giant,' jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin
Ask anyone who loves jazz to the name the top tenor saxophonist of all time, and he or she probably will answer in a flash. To many, it's Sonny Rollins, at 82 still a giant. Or Gene Ammons, the long-gone, soulful player from the South Side of Chicago....
Tags: Howard Reich, Nat King Cole, Music Industry, Physical Conditions, Entertainment
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New Constellation in city's entertainment galaxy
In less than a month, a new performing arts center will open its doors in Chicago. Or perhaps it's best to call it a new/old venue, its novel concept taking root in a familiar building. Come April 1, the noted Chicago jazz drummer and impresario...
Tags: Green Mill (club), Arts and Culture, Music Industry, Politics, Lobbying
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Remembering Fred Anderson: Chicago salutes a fallen jazz giant
On stage, he was a volcano, torrents of sound pouring from the bell of his tenor saxophone. In person, he couldn't be gentler, a soft-spoken jazz giant who nurtured generations of musicians and, therefore, enhanced Chicago's stature as a nexus of...
Tags: Howard Reich, Music Industry, Charlie Parker, Entertainment, Old Town School of Folk Music
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Jazz resolutions for a New Year
A new year brings new hopes for music in Chicago. Here are key resolutions for 2013: Create a concise Cultural Plan. After months of town hall meetings, the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events last fall came up with a 48-page wish...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Howard Reich, Music Industry, Culture, Entertainment
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Asian-American jazz takes a moment in the spotlight
Jazz in Chicago encompasses many overlapping scenes, and one of the most distinctive of them will launch its yearly celebration this weekend. The city's Asian-American community has contributed immeasurably to the richness and range of music in Chicago,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Howard Reich, Music Industry, Culture, Sparrow (music group)
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A buoyant, stylistically wide-ranging weekend in Chicago jazz
Any doubts that the fall season has gotten fully underway should be swept aside by this weekend's nearly brisk lineup of jazz offerings: "Women of Chicago Jazz Piano": Jazz listeners tend to think of Chicago as a tenor saxophone town, and for good...
Tags: Green Mill (club), Howard Reich, Classical Music (genre), Wynton Marsalis, Louis Armstrong
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