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    Dec 7, 2009 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  1. Obama, the night the stars came out

    The Swamp
    by Mark Silva First Lady Michelle Obama sat next to "the Boss'' last night. Seated on her other side at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington was the president of the United States, there to......

    Tags: Aretha Franklin, Alan Alda, Harry Connick Jr., Melissa Etheridge, National Government

    2. Dec 27, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Singer Frank D'Rone hits a high note late in his career

    As his old friend Frank Sinatra might have put it, it was a very good year for Chicago singer Frank D'Rone.
    As his old friend Frank Sinatra might have put it, it was a very good year for Chicago singer Frank D'Rone. In April, D'Rone turned 80, and in June he overcame a series of health challenges to play a triumphant comeback engagement at the Jazz Showcase....

    Tags: Chicago Jazz Fest, Music, Frank Sinatra, Entertainment Events, Green Mill (club)

    3. Nov 30, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Trumpeter Tom Harrell's quintet hits hard from the outset

    Tom Harrell always has been a singular voice on trumpet, a fervently lyrical player with an uncommonly sensitive ear as composer-arranger, as well.
    Tom Harrell always has been a singular voice on trumpet, a fervently lyrical player with an uncommonly sensitive ear as composer-arranger, as well. The music he brought to the Jazz Showcase on Thursday night, where he's leading his quintet through...

    Tags: Tom Harrell, Music Industry, Music, Entertainment

    4. Nov 20, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Chicago jazz jets to Poland for the holidays

    Several of Chicago's most admired jazz musicians won't be spending Thanksgiving at home – they'll be converging in Poland, instead.
    Several of Chicago's most admired jazz musicians won't be spending Thanksgiving at home – they'll be converging in Poland, instead. For the seventh year straight, the city of Poznan – a vibrant cultural hub – will present its Made in...

    Tags: Concerts, Louis Armstrong, Music Industry, Music, Jazz Institute of Chicago

    5. Nov 27, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. The Fugs still riotous after all these years

    The Fugs finally return to Chicago on Saturday at the City Winery after a 44-year absence. The reception for the band is bound to be a bit warmer than it was when the counter-culture pioneers last performed here, on Dec. 28, 1968, at the Aragon Ballroom.
    The Fugs finally return to Chicago on Saturday at the City Winery after a 44-year absence. The reception for the band is bound to be a bit warmer than it was when the counter-culture pioneers last performed here, on Dec. 28, 1968, at the Aragon Ballroom....

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Politics, William F. Buckley, Kim Novak, Entertainment

    6. Dec 22, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Christopher McBride and Isaiah Spencer light up Andy's

    First the disappointing news: Jimmy Ellis, the veteran alto saxophonist who had been listed as guest soloist with drummer Isaiah Spencer's band at Andy's Jazz Club, wasn't there on Friday night.
    First the disappointing news: Jimmy Ellis, the veteran alto saxophonist who had been listed as guest soloist with drummer Isaiah Spencer's band at Andy's Jazz Club, wasn't there on Friday night. Though Spencer and Andy's management offered different...

    Tags: Blues (genre), Music Industry, Music, Times Square, Sonny Rollins

    7. Jan 6, 2013 |Column| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  7. Exciting lineup of shows coming in the early months of 2013

    The holidays are behind us, and it's time to turn our attention to what's shaping up as an exciting first quarter in the Hampton Roads arts arena. Several premieres are coming our way, and some major talent is dropping by. Here's a look at some upcoming highlights:
    The holidays are behind us, and it's time to turn our attention to what's shaping up as an exciting first quarter in the Hampton Roads arts arena. Several premieres are coming our way, and some major talent is dropping by. Here's a look at some upcoming...

    Tags: Theater, Artists, Philip Glass, A Streetcar Named Desire (movie), Alan Menken

    8. Nov 17, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Grazyna Auguscik takes on music of Nick Drake, to mixed effect

    Jazz artists love to take chances, and Chicago singer Grazyna Auguscik has taken a big one with her plunge into the music of Nick Drake.
    Jazz artists love to take chances, and Chicago singer Grazyna Auguscik has taken a big one with her plunge into the music of Nick Drake. The eclectic British singer-songwriter died in 1974, at age 26, his slim discography never embraced by the wide...

    Tags: Nick Drake, Music Industry, Music, Green Mill (club), Entertainment

    9. Nov 17, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  9. A jazzy crescendo to a night with buddies

    Before I tell you about one of the finest music clubs in the city, and before I tip you off to the best red-bricked<strong> </strong>little bar this side of SoHo &mdash; down a slender alley, a swanky place that ought to have a CIA operative as a bouncer and a guy with a serious scar mixing drinks for rich men's wives &mdash; let's talk about Thursday night football for a moment. What a disaster.
    Before I tell you about one of the finest music clubs in the city, and before I tip you off to the best red-bricked little bar this side of SoHo — down a slender alley, a swanky place that ought to have a CIA operative as a bouncer and a guy with...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Music Industry, Culture, Viagra (drug), Andrew Luck

    10. Nov 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Polish jazz blossoms at the Chopin Theatre

    Jazz took root in Poland long ago &ndash; even before World War II &ndash; and the country has prized it ever since.
    Jazz took root in Poland long ago – even before World War II – and the country has prized it ever since. If the music lived underground in the 1950s, when the Soviet Union considered it "decadent," Polish listeners – and their...

    Tags: Roman Polanski, Music Industry, Jimi Hendrix, Festive Events, Vocal Music (genre)

    11. Nov 6, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Bears score one for veterans -- via jazz

    When the <a href="http://chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears">Chicago Bears</a> and the Houston Texans step off the grass at Soldier Field for halftime on Sunday evening, 60,000-plus fans &mdash; and possibly a national TV audience &mdash; will see and hear something they've never encountered before.
    When the Chicago Bears and the Houston Texans step off the grass at Soldier Field for halftime on Sunday evening, 60,000-plus fans — and possibly a national TV audience — will see and hear something they've never encountered before. For...

    Tags: Soldier Field, Music Industry, Human Interest, Culture, Veterans Day

    12. Oct 26, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Chicago Humanities Festival: Let freedom swing

    How fitting that a festival exploring a theme as vast as "America" should be playing stages across Chicago next month.
    How fitting that a festival exploring a theme as vast as "America" should be playing stages across Chicago next month. For no art form reflects the fundamentals of the American experiment more urgently than jazz, and no city has contributed more to the...

    Tags: Concerts, PBS (tv network), Dizzy Gillespie, Culture, Europe

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