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- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Aug 12, 2019
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Forgotten dance-craze hit maker Jerry O has inspired a new biography
The Chicago DJ, promoter, and soul man broke big with "Boo-Ga-Loo" in 1965, but within eight years his career was over.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 7, 2018
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Celebrating the work that iconic Chicago saxophonist Von Freeman did with Sun Ra
Von Freeman played in Sun Ra's Arkestra in 1959 and '60, and this week French horn player and Chicago native Vincent Chancey leads a strong local group through tunes Ra played in those days.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 6, 2018
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Masterful but overlooked Chicago jazz drummer Robert Barry has died
Onetime Sun Ra associate Robert Barry passed away on January 8 at age 85.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jul 3, 2017
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Session drummer Morris Jennings played on Electric Mud, the Superfly soundtrack, and scores of other records
As a house drummer for Chess Records in the late 60s, Morris Jennings kicked off a five-decade career that never brought him into the spotlight himself.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jun 7, 2016
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Saxophonist John Gilmore played with Sun Ra for 40 years
If John Gilmore hadn't been so committed to the spaceways, he might've influenced avant-garde jazz as profoundly as Coltrane.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jan 27, 2016
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There's always money in the mayor's 'banana stand'
Rahm Emanuel has squirreled away millions in TIF funds he'd prefer not to spend on the schools. But somehow that money is always there when he needs it.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 6, 2015
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How many Chicago mayors have graduated from a Chicago public high school?
Our mayors' experience with CPS has rarely been firsthand.
- 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, The Secret History of Chicago Music Oct 17, 2013
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Captain Walter Dyett
This DuSable High School band director taught generations of future stars.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music May 2, 2013
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Johnny Griffin
This masterful jazz saxophonist isn't exactly obscure, but he's been unjustly overshadowed since his heyday in the 50s and 60s.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 7, 2011
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Tenor saxophonists Wilkerson and Brown blow into Hamilton Park on Friday
Local tenor heavies Edward Wilkerson Jr. and Ari Brown visit Hamilton Park for a free Friday show.
- Music, Post No Bills Apr 8, 1999
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Orchestrating Change
Muhal Richard Abrams: A Man of Influence