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    Dec 23, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Jazz pianist, educator Ken Chaney dead at 73

    Pianist Ken Chaney wasn't as famous as many of his Chicago colleagues, but the high caliber of his playing, the originality of his composing-arranging and the extent of his advocacy efforts for jazz made him an important figure in Chicago music.
    Pianist Ken Chaney wasn't as famous as many of his Chicago colleagues, but the high caliber of his playing, the originality of his composing-arranging and the extent of his advocacy efforts for jazz made him an important figure in Chicago music. As...

    Tags: Jazz Institute of Chicago, Music Industry, Entertainment, Mirage (music group), Ramsey Lewis

    2. May 1, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Chicago Jazz Festival 2013 lineup announced

    Drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, pianists Jason Moran and Robert Glasper and saxophonists Donald Harrison, Charles Lloyd, Jimmy Heath and Rudresh Mahanthappa will headline the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival, running Aug. 29 through Sept. 1.
    Drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, pianists Jason Moran and Robert Glasper and saxophonists Donald Harrison, Charles Lloyd, Jimmy Heath and Rudresh Mahanthappa will headline the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival, running Aug. 29...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, DePaul University, Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Millennium Park

    3. Apr 30, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. For pianist Osorio, passion drives a life in music

    Jorge Federico Osorio knows firsthand the power of classical music to move young minds and hearts.
    Jorge Federico Osorio knows firsthand the power of classical music to move young minds and hearts. "Many years ago I was playing a concert in a church in the Mexican city of Leon," the Mexican-born, Highland Park-based pianist recalls. "When I began...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Jorge Federico Osorio, Music Industry, Media Industry, Mexico City

    4. Mar 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. A woman's fantasies and fears take wing in 'Amelia'

    It's heartening to see area college and university music programs taking up the slack with respect to significant recent American operas Chicago's professional opera companies have ignored. A little more than a week ago, student singers and orchestra...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Music Industry, The Grapes of Wrath (movie), Human Interest, Arts and Culture

    5. Dec 11, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Sinfonietta reaches out to city's Latino community with new concert series

    The Chicago Sinfonietta, long a national model for promoting diversity and inclusiveness in orchestral performance, is reaching out to whet the cultural appetite of the city's Latino community with a promising new series of concerts in various venues on the city's Southwest Side, beginning this week.
    The Chicago Sinfonietta, long a national model for promoting diversity and inclusiveness in orchestral performance, is reaching out to whet the cultural appetite of the city's Latino community with a promising new series of concerts in various venues on...

    Tags: Cinco de Mayo, Arts, Soccer, Chicago Children's Choir, Arts and Culture

    6. Oct 28, 2012 |Column| South Bend Tribune

  6. Preparing to make his way in the business world

    Jordan Gosztola, of Osceola, is a freshman at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is one of eight incoming freshmen to be named as Heller Fellows by the university’s Heller College of Business.
    South Bend Tribune
    Jordan Gosztola, of Osceola, is a freshman at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is one of eight incoming freshmen to be named as Heller Fellows by the university’s Heller College of Business. The program gives students a chance to discover...

    Tags: Golf, Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, Soldier Field, Sports

    7. Aug 24, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. How to awaken a sleeping jazz festival

    Two months ago, the Chicago Gospel Music Festival made a bold move, presenting performances for the first time on the South Side of Chicago, in Ellis Park. Throngs turned out.
    Two months ago, the Chicago Gospel Music Festival made a bold move, presenting performances for the first time on the South Side of Chicago, in Ellis Park. Throngs turned out. Next month, the World Music Festival will take a bold step, for the first time...

    Tags: Humboldt Park, Arts, Hyde Park, Festive Events, Arts and Culture

    8. Aug 30, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. What to hear at the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival

    Now that the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival is fully underway – having kicked off Thursday night at Millennium Park – Chicagoans can focus on figuring out what to catch this weekend.
    Now that the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival is fully underway – having kicked off Thursday night at Millennium Park – Chicagoans can focus on figuring out what to catch this weekend. Following is an annotated guide to some of the most...

    Tags: Duke Ellington, Jazz (genre), Music Industry, Festive Events, Arts and Culture

    9. Aug 28, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. 'Genius grant' winner Ken Vandermark gets nod from Chicago Jazz Festival

    The most intriguing work at this year's Chicago Jazz Festival, running Thursday through Sunday, may come from the horn of MacArthur "genius grant" winner Ken Vandermark.
    The most intriguing work at this year's Chicago Jazz Festival, running Thursday through Sunday, may come from the horn of MacArthur "genius grant" winner Ken Vandermark. As this year's artist-in-residence, the hyperinventive Chicago reedist-bandleader-...

    Tags: Grant Park, Music Industry, Entertainment, Chicago Jazz Fest, Michigan Avenue

    10. Aug 23, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. 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.
    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: Duke Ellington, Music Theater, Ella Fitzgerald, Arts and Culture, Festive Events

    11. Aug 22, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Message to symphony orchestras in troubled times: Think positive

    Fifty years ago, a group of 30 musicians from a dozen different orchestras in the U.S. and Canada met at Roosevelt University here to discuss how they could save their beleaguered profession.
    Fifty years ago, a group of 30 musicians from a dozen different orchestras in the U.S. and Canada met at Roosevelt University here to discuss how they could save their beleaguered profession. It was a terrible time for symphony players. In 1962, most...

    Tags: Arts, Collective Contract, Interior Policy, Music Industry, Chicago Mayor

    12. Aug 7, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68

    Marvin Hamlisch, the composer of "A Chorus Line" and a prolific Broadway and Hollywood figure known for his accessible, toe-tapping melodies, thick glasses, love of silky strings and ebullient if nerdy personality, died Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 68. Jason Lee, a family spokesman, announced the death and referenced a brief illness, but gave no other details of the cause of death.
    Marvin Hamlisch, the composer of "A Chorus Line" and a prolific Broadway and Hollywood figure known for his accessible, toe-tapping melodies, thick glasses, love of silky strings and ebullient if nerdy personality, died Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age...

    Tags: Marvin Hamlisch, Scott Joplin, Tony Awards, Sting, Awards and Prizes

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