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Music, Chicagoans of Note Oct 15, 2020
Video
Jumaane Taylor, tap dancer

“I’ve been on this journey to be able to present within the jazz community. . . . To be a union of creative beauty.”
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: Chicagoans of Note, Jumaane Taylor, Jazz Hoofing Quartet, tap dance, tap dancer, jazz, Ugly Flavors, Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz to Come, Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Sammy Dyer School of the Theatre, Ruth Page Center for the Arts, Roosevelt University, Supreme Love, John Coltrane, Chicago Dancemakers Forum, Dance Center of Columbia College, Bill Robinson, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Savion Glover, Nicholas Brothers, Baby Laurence, Dianne Walker, Jimmy Slyde, Bril Barrett, Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk, Stormy Weather, Lena Horne, Ted Levy, National Tap Dance Day, Makaya McCraven, Justin Dillard, Marlene Rosenberg, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, AACM, Rebuild Foundation, Museum of Contemporary Art, Ernest Dawkins, Corey Wilkes, Rajiv Halim, Jazz Institute of Chicago, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Jay Fagan, Fred Anderson, Von Freeman, Charlie Parker, bebop, Dancemaster, David Danced Before the Lord, Duke Ellington, Bunny Briggs, Cab Calloway, Video

Music, Music Feature Aug 20, 2020
Remembering Chicago jazz anchor Joe Segal

It's not such a bad thing to be set in your ways when your ways are worth saving.
- By Neil Tesser
- Tags: Music Feature, Joe Segal, Jazz Showcase, Dearborn Station, NEA Jazz Master, bebop, jazz, Brown Shoe, North Park Hotel, Blackstone Hotel, Happy Medium, obituary, RIP, death, “Symphony Sid” Torin, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Save the Children, Milt Jackson, Gary Burton, Phil Woods Quintet, Jazz Institute of Chicago, Chicago Jazz Festival

Film, Movie Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Movie Tuesday: Jazz on film

Both highly collaborative art forms often play on improvisation and the music of chance.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Movie Tuesday, Francis Ford Coppola, Miles Davis, Robert Altman, Spike Lee, Clint Eastwood, Al Jolson, Shirley Clarke, Arthur Penn, Terry Zwigoff, Edward O. Bland, Rene Letzgus, Bertrand Tavernier, Charlie Parker, Nina Simone

Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Mar 29, 2016
Blues guitarist Andrew Brown died just as his fame began to catch up with his importance

Andrew Brown cut his teeth alongside Magic Sam and Freddie King, but despite his distinctive talent he spent much of his life working in a steel mill.
- By Steve Krakow
- Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, Andrew Brown, guitar, blues, Winter Blues, Black Magic, Double Trouble, Alligator Records, Living Chicago Blues, Blue Monday, You Made Me Suffer, Brave Records, Joe Dyson, Charlie Parker, Earl Hooker, Magic Sam, Freddie King, Denise LaSalle, Baby Face Willette, Bobby Bland, Tyrone Davis, You Better Stop, You Ought to Be Ashamed, U.S.A. Records, 4 Brothers

Film, Artist on Artist Aug 4, 2015
Jazz iconoclast Steve Coleman on the ancient bedrock of human creativity

The saxophonist, composer, and M-Base founder talked to local reedist Geof Bradfield during a Chicago residency that ends with a Millennium Park concert on Thursday.
- Tags: Artist on Artist, Steve Coleman, Charlie Parker, Von Freeman, Greg Osby, Cassandra Wilson, Geri Allen, Geof Bradfield, Chicago Jazz Festival, Andrew Hill, Dana Hall's Black Fire

Blogs, Bleader Feb 13, 2015
Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa pays homage to Charlie Parker his way

The musician extracts abstract DNA from Bird's music for something new and rigorous.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Jazz, Music, Post No Bills, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Charlie Parker, Vijay Iyer, Bunky Green, Kadri Gopalnath, Bird Calls, "Chillin', " Matt Mitchell, Rudy Royston, François Moutin, Adam O'Farrill

Music, Music Feature Nov 25, 2014
You have no excuse to give anyone a holiday album

Especially now that you know about these ten amazing box sets from the likes of Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Pierre Boulez, Captain Beefheart, and Wilco
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Feature, 2014 holiday gift guide, Captain Beefheart, Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 to 1972, Rip Rense, Pierre Boulez, The Complete Columbia Album Collection, Ensemble InterContemporain, Miles Davis, Miles at the Fillmore, Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3, Steve Grossman, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira, Bob Dylan, The Band, The Complete Basement Tapes, Clinton Heylin, William Onyeabor, Akos Rozmann, 12 Stations/Tolv Stationer (1978-2001), 12 Stations, Stephen O'Malley, The Complete Dial Modern Jazz Sessions, Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray, Duke Jordan, Shorty Rogers, Russ Freeman, Erroll Garner, Dodo Marmarosa, Howard McGhee, Little Green Men, Wilco, Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994-2014, Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, John Stirratt, Bill Bentley, David Bither, Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Teddy Edwards, Steve Marlow, Jonathan Horwich, Parchman Farm: Photographs and Field Recordings 1947-1959, Alan Lomax, Parchman Farm, The Soul of Designer Records, Style Wooten, Roland Janes

Blogs, Bleader Jul 11, 2014
Audio
Primo west-coast bebop from Howard McGhee released by Uptown Records

Previously unissued radio broadcasts join a selection of studio tracks in asserting trumpeter Howard McGhee's important role in the development of bebop.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Jazz, Music, Post No Bills, Howard McGhee, bebop, Los Angeles, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Teddy Edwards, Sonny Criss, "A Night in Tunisia, " West Coast 1945-1947, Uptown Records, Hampton Hawes, Audio

Film, Artist on Artist Dec 8, 2011
Artist on Artist: Venerable jazz drummer Roy Haynes quips 'The beat goes on'

The 86-year-old music veteran talks to fellow drummer Tim Daisy about Charlie Parker, the Basie band, and more
- Tags: Artist on Artist, Roy Haynes, Tim Daisy, jazz, jazz drummers, drums, Paul Chambers, Larry Ridley, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Eric Dolphey, Charlie Parker

Blogs, Bleader Dec 8, 2006
Jay McShann, R.I.P.

Legendary Kansas City jazz pianist Jay McShann died yesterday at 90.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Jay Mcshann, Charlie Parker, Kansas City

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Jumaane Taylor, tap dancer

“I’ve been on this journey to be able to present within the jazz community. . . . To be a union of creative beauty.”

Remembering Chicago jazz anchor Joe Segal

It's not such a bad thing to be set in your ways when your ways are worth saving.

Movie Tuesday: Jazz on film

Both highly collaborative art forms often play on improvisation and the music of chance.

Blues guitarist Andrew Brown died just as his fame began to catch up with his importance

Andrew Brown cut his teeth alongside Magic Sam and Freddie King, but despite his distinctive talent he spent much of his life working in a steel mill.

Jazz iconoclast Steve Coleman on the ancient bedrock of human creativity

The saxophonist, composer, and M-Base founder talked to local reedist Geof Bradfield during a Chicago residency that ends with a Millennium Park concert on Thursday.

Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa pays homage to Charlie Parker his way

The musician extracts abstract DNA from Bird's music for something new and rigorous.

You have no excuse to give anyone a holiday album

Especially now that you know about these ten amazing box sets from the likes of Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Pierre Boulez, Captain Beefheart, and Wilco

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Primo west-coast bebop from Howard McGhee released by Uptown Records

Previously unissued radio broadcasts join a selection of studio tracks in asserting trumpeter Howard McGhee's important role in the development of bebop.

Artist on Artist: Venerable jazz drummer Roy Haynes quips 'The beat goes on'

The 86-year-old music veteran talks to fellow drummer Tim Daisy about Charlie Parker, the Basie band, and more

Jay McShann, R.I.P.

Legendary Kansas City jazz pianist Jay McShann died yesterday at 90.

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“I’ve been on this journey to be able to present within the jazz community. . . . To be a union of creative beauty.”

It's not such a bad thing to be set in your ways when your ways are worth saving.

Both highly collaborative art forms often play on improvisation and the music of chance.

Andrew Brown cut his teeth alongside Magic Sam and Freddie King, but despite his distinctive talent he spent much of his life working in a steel mill.

The saxophonist, composer, and M-Base founder talked to local reedist Geof Bradfield during a Chicago residency that ends with a Millennium Park concert on Thursday.

The musician extracts abstract DNA from Bird's music for something new and rigorous.

Especially now that you know about these ten amazing box sets from the likes of Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Pierre Boulez, Captain Beefheart, and Wilco

Previously unissued radio broadcasts join a selection of studio tracks in asserting trumpeter Howard McGhee's important role in the development of bebop.

The 86-year-old music veteran talks to fellow drummer Tim Daisy about Charlie Parker, the Basie band, and more

Legendary Kansas City jazz pianist Jay McShann died yesterday at 90.

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