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Music, Music Feature Sep 27, 2017
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Chicago bass clarinetist Jason Stein isn’t kidding around

Not even arena gigs with his famous sister, comedian Amy Schumer, can tempt him from his drive to make better jazz.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Feature, Jason Stein, bass clarinet, jazz, Lucille!, Delmark, Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer, Last Comic Standing, Celebrity Family Feud, Locksmith Isidore, Hearts & Minds, Jason Stein Quartet, Constellation, Hungry Brain, 3030, Northern Spy, Greg Ward, Eric Revis, Jim Black, Paul Giallorenzo, Jason Roebke, Mike Pride, Keefe Jackson, Joshua Abrams, Tom Rainey, Ken Vandermark, Bridge 61, In Exchange for a Process, The Story This Time, Journal, Nate McBride, Mike Reed, Josh Berman, Frank Rosaly, University of Michigan, Don Walden, Montana, Bozeman, Helena, Bennington, Russ Johnson, Kyle Bruckmann, Charles Rumback, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 18, 2014
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A busy weekend for live jazz: Pandelis Karayorgis, Michael Moore, Pat Mallinger, and more

An action-packed weekend for jazz fans
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Jazz, Music, Post No Bills, jazz, Pandelis Karayorgis, Circuitous, Here in July, Constellation, Nate McBride, Dave Rempis, Keefe Jackson, Frank Rosaly, Michael Moore, ICP Orchestra, Michael Vatcher, Harmen Fraanje, Clemens van der Feen, Achim Kaufmann, Herbie Nichols, Furthermore, Crisp Day, Pat Mallinger, Sabertooth, Bill Carrothers, Elevate, Green Mill, Ho-Ho-Kus Blues, King Fleming, Overt, Video, Audio

Music, Music Feature Aug 27, 2013
Sunday: 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival according to Reader writers

The Robert Glasper Quartet is one of the acts closing out the final day of Jazz Fest.
- By Peter Margasak, John Corbett, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Music Feature, 35th annual Chicago Jazz Fest, Anthony Carrillo, Carlos Maldonado, Pritzker Pavilion, Jimmy Heath Quartet, Jeb Patton, Winard Harper, Michael Karn, Hamid Drake, Bindu: Reggaeology, Jeff Albert, Jeff Parker, Joshua Abrams, Napoleon Maddox, 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival, Robert Glasper Quartet, Derrick Hodge, Corey Benjamin, Mark Colenburg, Donald Harrison, Congo Square Nation, Willie Pickens, Detroit Brooks, Max Moran, Darren James, James Dyson, Zaccai Curtis, Mardi Gras Indians, Von Freeman Pavilion, Nelson Thompson, Anthonase Johnson, Nathaniel Cooper, Fast Citizens, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Aram Shelton, Juli Wood Quintet, Larry Bowen, Steve Berry, Pete Benson, Todd Howell, Evan Christopher Clarinet Road, Don Vappie, Joe Ashlar, Ocie Davis, Atomic jazz band, Haavard Wiik, Fredrik Ljungkvist, Magnus Broo, Paal Nilssen-Love, Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten, Young Jazz Lions Pavilion, Jones College Prep High School Jazz Combo, Chicago High School for the Arts Jazz Combo, Morgan Park High School Jazz Ensemble, Curie Metro High School Jazz Ensemble, Roosevelt University Chicago College of Performing Arts Latin Jazz Ensemble, Lincoln Park High School Jazz Ensemble, Engines jazz group, Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Nate McBride, Tim Daisy, Fareed Haque, Tony Monaco, Hammond B-3, Makaya McCraven, Papo Vazquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours, Willie Williams, Rich Germanson, Alexander "Apolo" Ayala, Alvester Garnett, Millennium Park

Blogs, Bleader Jun 28, 2013
A bounty of brilliance from Boston pianist Pandelis Karayorgis

Four new recordings on his Driff Records show off the brilliance and range of Boston pianist Pandelis Karayorgis.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Jazz, Music, Post No Bills, Pandelis Karayorgis, jazz, Driff Records, Jorrit Dijkstra, Guillermo Greogrio, Circuitious, Dave Rempis, Keefe Jackson, Nate McBride, Frank Rosaly, Jef Charland, Luther Grey, Steve Swell, Cocoon, Window and Doorway, Whammies, Music of Steve Lacy, Hazy Recall, Swarm, You Took My Coffee and Left, Threads

Blogs, Bleader Nov 9, 2012
Audio
Jazz: The Whammies and Anat Cohen

New music from Pandelis Karayorgis and Anat Cohen
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Umbrella Music Festival, Pandelis Karayorgis, the Whammies, Steve Lacy, Dutch Masters, Jorrit Dijkstra, Nate McBride, Jeb Bishop, Han Bennink, Mary Oliver, lyricon, Anat Cohen, Claroscuro, Hideout, Space, jazz, Audio

Blogs, Bleader Jul 9, 2012
Shows to see: Black Breath, Fiona Apple, Mister Lies, and more

Retro dubstep, boxy bass, and my future wife
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Do This, Music, Black Breath, Burning Love, Fiona Apple, Mister Lies, Supreme Cuts, Harrison Bankhead, Kent Kessler, Nate McBride, Joshua Abrams, Soundboard, concerts, live music

Music, Three Beats Jun 11, 2012
Three Beats: MC Legit drops a free song every Saturday

Plus: Drummer Frank Rosaly claims his Puerto Rican roots with Bootstrap, and power-ambient group Chord make a "country" album
- By Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, and Leor Galil
- Tags: Three Beats, Frank Rosaly, Puerto Rico, salsa, plena music, bootstrap, Mars Williams, Nate McBride, Jim Baker, Todos de Pie, Chord, Gmaj7, Trevor de Brauw, Delicious Design League, MC Legit, Lamar Israel, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Calez, Brkf$t Club

Music, Three Beats May 26, 2011
Three Beats: Jazz great Eddie Johnson gets a posthumous CD release; experimental duo Cleared celebrates the cassette; Rockford emo band Joie de Vivre says au revoir
- By Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer, and Leor Galil
- Tags: Three Beats, Eddie Johnson, Nessa, Delmark, Cootie Williams, Louis Jordan, Paul Serrano, John Young, Eddie de Haas, George Hughes, the Whistler, Jason Adasiewicz, Nate McBride, Mike Reed, Griffing Rodriguez, Ken Vandermark, Elastic, Joe mcPhee, Cleared, cassettes, Steven Hess, Michael Vallera, Digitalis Industries, Joie de Vivre, Mineral, Parick Delehanty, Dowsing, Evan Thomas Weiss, Into it. Over it., No Sleep, Mightier Than Sword, Whistler

Blogs, Bleader Apr 1, 2011
Post-Rock and the Amazon

Ken Vandermark performs Saturday 4/2 at a free screening of the Amazon river documentary "Roads of Water," which he scored. Also showing clips from "Roads" director Augusto Contento's in-progress post-rock-doc "Parallax Sounds."
- By Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Film, Music, Free Shit, Swag, Ken Vandermark, MacArthur, genius, saxophone, amazon, brazil, river, Chicago Cultural Center, documentary, roads of water, augusto contento, giancarlo grande, steve albini, azita, damon locks, eternals, post-rock, wayne montana, azita youssefi, don caballero, david grubbs, ian williams, gastr del sol, hideout, tim tuten, tim daisy, parallax sounds, nate mcbride, jeb bishop, devin hoff

Music, Music Sidebar Sep 2, 2010
The Reader's Guide to the Chicago Jazz Festival

Featuring Nicole Mitchell's Sonic Projections, the Kurt Elling Quintet with Ernie Watts, the Ramsey Lewis 75th birthday celebration, and much more
- By Peter Margasak, John Corbett, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Music Sidebar, Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival guide, Jazz Institute of Chicago, Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavilion, Grant Park, Chicago Cultural Center, Nicole Mitchell, AACM, Umbrella Music, Michael Zerang, Blushing Poppy Dance Club, Jim Baker, Nate McBride, Mars Williams, Jason Roebke, Josh Berman, Brian Labycz, Jodie Christian Quintet, Miyumi Project Big Band, Jim Wagner's All-Stars, James Dapogny, Tomeka Reid, Mike LeDonne Trio, Black Earth Orchestra, Ramsey Lewis, Douglas Ewart, Paul Giallorenzo, Dana Hall, Nicholas Payton, Cameron Pfiffner, Corey Wilkes, Chuchito Valdes, Rene Marie, Getatchew Mekurya, Teshome Mitiku, Brad Goode, Brian Blade, Nomo, Brad Mehldau, Ted Sirota, Kurt Elling, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Petrillo Music Shell, Grant Park, Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University

Music, Soundboard Jun 17, 2010
The List: June 17-23, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Kings Go Forth, Shemekia Copeland, Eyehategod, the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Jeff the Brotherhood, DM Stith, and more
- Tags: Soundboard, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, FitzGerald's, UIC Forum, Double Door, Riviera Theatre, Schubas, Empty Bottle, Subterranean, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Abbey Pub, Eyehategod, Nachtmystium, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Jeff the Brotherhood, DM Stith, Devin Hoff, Kent Kessler, Nate McBride, Jason Roebke, Hideout

Blogs, Bleader Feb 2, 2010
Tony Buck Heads to the Front of the Band

Improvising drummer Tony Buck of the Necks straps on an electric guitar for his rock effort Projekt Transmit.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Tony Buck, the Necks, Aus, Peril, Ken Vandermark, Empty Bottle, Magda Mayas, Nate McBride, Steve Hess, Hideout, Projekt Transmit, Kletka Red, Heaven

Music, Soundboard Jan 28, 2010
The List: January 28-February 3, 2010

Critic's Choices and other notable concerts: Algernon, Tape, Rosanne Cash, Gates of Slumber, La Roux, and more
- By Peter Margasak, Monica Kendrick, Steve Langendorf, Miles Raymer, Ann Sterzinger, Bill Meyer, and Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Soundboard, Algernon, Tape, Mountains, Dave Miller, Tomas Hallonsten, Arch Enemy, Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, Rosanne Cash, Jet W. Lee, Nate McBride, Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten, Dave Rempis, Rabid Rabbit, Loto Ball Show, Gates of Slumber, Magda Mayas, Michael Zerang, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Alec Ounsworth, Flashy Python, Michael Attias, Frank Rosaly, La Roux, Elly Jackson, Neil Jendon, Zelienople, Project Transmit, Hideout, Empty Bottle, Mandel Hall, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Quenchers Saloon, Cal's, Heaven Gallery, the Vic, Hungry Brain, Skylark, Myopic Books, Lincoln Hall, Mandel Hall, University of Chicago

Blogs, Bleader Jan 19, 2010
Vandermark Salutes Don Cherry

Ken Vandermark premieres his new Don Cherry Project at the Hideout on Wednesday.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Ken Vandermark, Don Cherry, Don Cherry Project, DKV Trio, free jazz, suites, Elastic, Hideout, Ars Nova, Pandelis Karayorgis, Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Chad Taylor, Nate McBride, Jeff Parker, Complete Communion, Brown Rice

Blogs, Bleader Oct 16, 2008
Ken Vandermark and his low-end friends

Thursday night at Elastic, Ken Vandermark plays duets with three of his most trusted bassists in celebration of the new album "Collected Fiction."
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Ken Vandermark, Nate Mcbride, Chicago Jazz, Kent Kessler, Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten, Wilbert de Joode

Blogs, Bleader Aug 12, 2008
Taylor Ho Bynum gets busy

Radical trumpeter Taylor Ho Bynum reunites with old Boston cohorts this Wednesday at the Hideout.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Nate Mcbride, Free Jazz, Taylor Ho Bynum

Blogs, Bleader Jul 2, 2007
Old friends

Boston pianist Pandelis Karayorgis is in town, playing with some old cohorts.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Nate Mcbride, Free Jazz, Pandelis Karayorgis, Guillermo Gregorio

Blogs, Bleader Jun 26, 2007
Low End Theory

The lowdown on a four-bass concert tomorrow night.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Nate Mcbride, Free Jazz, Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Ingebrigt Haaker-Flaten

Blogs, Bleader Aug 3, 2006
Powerhouse Sound, indeed

Powerhouse Sound blows up the Hideout
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Powerhouse Sound, Ken Vandermark, Jeff Parker, John Herndon, Nate Mcbride

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Not even arena gigs with his famous sister, comedian Amy Schumer, can tempt him from his drive to make better jazz.

An action-packed weekend for jazz fans

The Robert Glasper Quartet is one of the acts closing out the final day of Jazz Fest.

Four new recordings on his Driff Records show off the brilliance and range of Boston pianist Pandelis Karayorgis.

New music from Pandelis Karayorgis and Anat Cohen

Retro dubstep, boxy bass, and my future wife

Plus: Drummer Frank Rosaly claims his Puerto Rican roots with Bootstrap, and power-ambient group Chord make a "country" album

Ken Vandermark performs Saturday 4/2 at a free screening of the Amazon river documentary "Roads of Water," which he scored. Also showing clips from "Roads" director Augusto Contento's in-progress post-rock-doc "Parallax Sounds."

Featuring Nicole Mitchell's Sonic Projections, the Kurt Elling Quintet with Ernie Watts, the Ramsey Lewis 75th birthday celebration, and much more

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Kings Go Forth, Shemekia Copeland, Eyehategod, the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Jeff the Brotherhood, DM Stith, and more

Improvising drummer Tony Buck of the Necks straps on an electric guitar for his rock effort Projekt Transmit.

Critic's Choices and other notable concerts: Algernon, Tape, Rosanne Cash, Gates of Slumber, La Roux, and more

Ken Vandermark premieres his new Don Cherry Project at the Hideout on Wednesday.

Thursday night at Elastic, Ken Vandermark plays duets with three of his most trusted bassists in celebration of the new album "Collected Fiction."

Radical trumpeter Taylor Ho Bynum reunites with old Boston cohorts this Wednesday at the Hideout.

Boston pianist Pandelis Karayorgis is in town, playing with some old cohorts.

The lowdown on a four-bass concert tomorrow night.

Powerhouse Sound blows up the Hideout

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