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Must-see summer classical and jazz/blues concerts in Chicago
Tribune music critics John von Rhein (classical) and Howard Reich (jazz/blues) each pick 10 shows you shouldn't miss this summer: Classical: “The Circus Princess” and “The Cousin from Nowhere”: Emmerich Kalman's three-ring...
Tags: Opera (genre), Ravinia Festival, Michigan Avenue, Music Industry, Concerts
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Two resignations signal doubts at Jazz Ensemble
In another sign of the impending demise of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble at Columbia College Chicago, artistic director Dana Hall and executive director Kate Dumbleton have resigned. A report that became public in March, titled "Blueprint: Prioritization"...
Tags: Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Colleges and Universities, Festive Events, Spider (music group), New Music Mondays Millenium Park
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From Wynton Marsalis to Yo-Yo Ma, a rich weekend in Chicago jazz
A busy jazz weekend, even by Chicago standards: Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra: The three-concert residencies that Marsalis and the JALC Orchestra play at Symphony Center are always highlights of the season, for listeners get to...
Tags: Wynton Marsalis, Music Industry, Concerts, Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Lloyd Wright
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Chicago jazz saxophonist Pat Mallinger gets his moment in the spotlight
When veteran Chicago saxophonist Pat Mallinger planned the CD release party for his rambunctious new recording "Home on Richmond" (PJM Jazz), he looked forward to a sense of resolution.
Mallinger had been leading his quartet – with pianist Bill...Tags: Music Industry, Concerts, Columbia College Chicago, Music, Culture
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George Benson swings guitar back to jazz standards
Few living jazz musicians have enjoyed the broad acclaim of George Benson, and fewer still are likely to in the future. The implosion of the record industry and the marginalization of jazz in our popular culture — notwithstanding the recent...Tags: Music Industry, George Benson, Joe Williams, Cab Calloway, Music
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Chicago Jazz Orchestra picks up the tempo
You don't have to be clairvoyant to anticipate that music of Dizzy Gillespie will emerge when Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra takes the stage of Northwestern University's Pick-Staiger Concert Hall in Evanston on Saturday night.
The evening's...Tags: Rodney Dangerfield, Harold Washington Library Center, Academy Awards, YouTube, Dizzy Gillespie
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Music and dance swing into Millennium Park for summer
Music and dance in Millennium Park will take on slightly new forms this summer, though several popular series will be returning. The new "Loops and Variations" series (see John Von Rhein's column inside today) will cast dual spotlights on new music and...
Tags: Music Industry, Concerts, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, River North, Spider (music group)
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July 27: Midday Fix - CJP/UIC Jazz Academy
WGN NewsCJP/UIC Jazz Academy Event: CJP/UIC Jazz Academy All-Stars Chicago Jazz Fest Sunday, September 4 3:00 p.m. Young Lions Stage CJP/UIC Jazz Academy: in session from July 18 - 29. This two-week intensive summer music camp brings band students, ages 10-17...Tags: Music Industry, WGN, Jazz (genre)
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When a critic should advocate for a subject
The stage lights went out during Orbert Davis’ symphonic performance at the Chicago Jazz Festival last weekend.
The sound went haywire when Cassandra Wilson appeared with her band at the acoustically challenged Petrillo Music Shell, drowning out...Tags: Mass Media, Facebook, LeBron James, Festive Events, Arts
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UPDATE: From Wilmette to jazz: New Trier grads embarking on music career
TribLocal - Wilmette & Kenilworth » NewsJohn and Michael Fatum grew up in Wilmette, making the annual excursion downtown to watch jazz legends perform at the Chicago Jazz Festival. And barely …... -
The moment that never was
In 34 years of covering music for the Tribune — including the 22 years of Richard Daley's mayoralty — I have not once seen him at a jazz concert. Unless you count that tiny photo of him smiling in the Chicago Jazz Festival program book....Tags: Music, Barbra Streisand, Minority Groups, Rahm Emanuel, African Americans
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June 15: Midday Fix - Elmhurst College Jazz Band
WGN NewsElmhurst College's 16th Annual Summer Extravaganza Saturday, June 18 6:30 p.m. The Elmhurst College Mall 190 Prospect Avenue Elmhurst www.elmhurst.edu Under the direction of Emmy Award winner Doug Beach, the Elmhurst College Jazz Band has earned...Tags: Dee Dee Bridgewater, WGN, Colleges and Universities, Festive Events, Indonesia
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