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Nonstop week of music surrounds Chicago Jazz Festival
Though the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival surely has its flaws, it generates tremendous energy and interest for America's greatest gift to the arts: jazz. The festival proper features major shows at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Aug. 31 at Pritzker...
Tags: Lincoln Center, Music Theater, Dizzy Gillespie, Concerts, Miles Davis
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Cornet player Josh Berman explores past, future with a host of bold collaborators
Fascinating music constantly bubbles up from the caldron that is Chicago jazz, the latest example coming from the horn and pen of Josh Berman. The very fact that he plays cornet, an instrument largely relegated to the history books, and collaborates with...
Tags: Old Town School of Folk Music, Hyde Park, Music, Entertainment, Music Theater
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Venues
This list is not all inclusive. Acting troops The Drama Group This all-volunteer theater group has been bringing Broadway to the south suburbs since 1931. Its current season includes: "Avenue Q" in October,"12 Angry Men"in December, and "Superior...
Tags: Motley Crue (music group), Education, Museums, Music Industry, Arts
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Von Freeman dies at 88; jazz tenor saxophonist with singular sound
Von Freeman was revered as a tenor saxophonist but was never a major star, worshiped by critics but perpetually strapped for cash. He seemed to purposely avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles Davis phoned Freeman in the 1950s looking for a...
Tags: Fred Anderson, Music Industry, Entertainment, Music, John Coltrane
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Puerto Rican music meets Chicago jazz in Frank Rosaly's premiere
For anyone intrigued by Chicago jazz, Thursday night's concert at Millennium Park stands as one of the most intensely anticipated event of the summer. But for the widely admired Chicago drummer-composer Frank Rosaly, who will lead the performance, it's...
Tags: Howard Reich, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Music Industry, Millennium Park, Entertainment
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Bandleader finds his vibe
Bob DeSena didn't grow up in a family where Latin jazz was a common presence on the stereo. Instead, it was an instrument that got him hooked to its sound. The bandleader, whose combo will perform this weekend in Huntington Beach, discovered his...
Tags: Swiss Confederation, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Tito Puente, Arts and Culture, Concerts
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Originalites make music top priority
The Originalites' show calendar is not only booked on the band's website, but also in members' minds. "We already know which shows we're going to play, so that's money already made," said drummer Peter Fontes, 22. Booking as many shows as possible is...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Popular Music (genre), Dance Music (genre), Concerts
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Sunset Jazz lands in Newport
The award-winning trombonist Wycliffe Gordon will headline Wednesday night's Sunset Jazz show in Newport Beach with a concert paying tribute to Louis Armstrong. The third season of the 11-show summertime jazz series at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Concerts, Personal Service, Louis Armstrong
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Jazz star Esperanza Spalding to perform at the Orpheum Theatre
The Orpheum Theatre is proud to announce that Esperanza Spalding, GRAMMY®-winning jazz bassist, will be performing on Oct. 10 at 7:30 pm. Esperanza Spalding was one of the biggest breakout starts of 2011. Her receipt of the 2011 GRAMMY® for Best New...
Tags: David Letterman, Music Industry, White House, Barack Obama, Music
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Jazz Fest lineup announced Thursday
Jazz lovers, mark your calendars! Some pretty big names are coming to town. Backed by a smooth jazz band, Indy Jazz Fest rolled out its lineup Thursday. The week long festival will include performances by Brian Culbertson, Stanley Clarke and George...
Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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TGIF: Powell to portray Billie Holiday
As a long-time jazz singer, Jessie Laine Powell said she had always admired Billie Holiday, but never really understood her. “I think Billie has an air of mystery. No one knew that much about her. I never knew why she had such a haunting sound about...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Music, Entertainment, Heroin, Substance Abuse
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Venetian Festival kicks off in Charlevoix
CHARLEVOIX -- It began as a candle lit boat parade 82 years ago, and has grown into one of Northern Michigan's most beloved festivals. Charlevoix's week-long Venetian Festival runs Saturday-Saturday, July 21-28. Events are centered throughout the town,...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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