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- Music, Music Review Aug 14, 2020
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Exotic Sin take spiritual jazz and minimalism into the 21st century
- Music, Music Feature Apr 17, 2019
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Natural Information Society make the stage a home—and vice versa
Joshua Abrams and Lisa Alvarado help give this Chicago collective’s transcendent minimalism a family feeling.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 6, 2017
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Two overlooked Ornette Coleman albums from the late 60s finally get reissued
Ornette Coleman's live albums Ornette at 12 and Crisis, both featuring his pubescent son Denardo on drums, receive their first-ever CD editions.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 11, 2017
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Vintage spiritual free jazz from the great Albert Ayler is back in circulation
The Swiss label Hatology continues to keep the work of the singular saxophonist in print.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 23, 2017
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Next week saxophonist Dave Rempis plays solo and leads a full-band performance of a South African jazz classic
On Monday, Dave Rempis plays an improvised solo concert; on Wednesday, he leads a band through the material on a great record by soulful South African bassist Johnny Dyani.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Aug 30, 2016
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Hamid Drake drums around the world, but he's not a star at home
Hamid Drake's fluid fusion of jazz, reggae, and world-music percussion styles has made him an invaluable part of countless groups.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 13, 2015
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Chicago native Adam Rudolph returns to town to lead two different projects Saturday
The percussionist headlines this year's Old and New Dreams Festival.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 11, 2015
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Adjusting to life without Ornette Coleman
On the loss of one of my greatest heroes
- Music, Record Roundup Jan 13, 2014
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Lil B's 101-track mixtape 05 Fuck Em and 15 more record reviews
Eight Reader writers recommend Don Cherry's joyful collectivist jazz, Against Me!'s transformative arena punk, and Murmur's inscrutable blackened prog, just for starters.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 13, 2013
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Great jazz box sets, aka more gift ideas
More great jazz sets in cardboard boxes
- Music, In Rotation Jun 6, 2013
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In Rotation: MCA curator Dieter Roelstraete on Constellation
Plus: Painter Lisa Alvarado on Esteban "Steve" Jordan's Echoplex accordion, the Reader's Peter Margasak on Afro-rockers Colomach, and more
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 12, 2012
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Jazz: Turkish pioneers Sevda
A recent box set captures one of the earliest groups to combine jazz with traditional folk music
- Music, Music Review Jul 17, 2012
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Short takes on recent releases from Don Cherry, the Sham Palace label, and Anna Ternheim
Proto-world music from trumpeter Don Cherry, relentless dance tracks from Syria, and a welcome rustic turn from Swedish singer Anna Ternheim
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 19, 2010
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Vandermark Salutes Don Cherry
Ken Vandermark premieres his new Don Cherry Project at the Hideout on Wednesday.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 17, 2009
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Swedish trumpeter Magnus Broo blows into Chicago
Superb Swedish trumpeter Magnus Broo kicks off four nights in Chicago with a great lineup at the Hideout tonight.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 31, 2009
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A whole lotta Haaker Flaten going on
Norwegian bassist (and former Chicagoan) Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten returns to town for five days of concerts, starting Wednesday at the Hideout.
