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Theater's growing but searching
Special to the TribuneThis past summer, Chicago's About Face Theatre snagged a $200,000 grant from The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund (U.S.A.), which made this relatively young troupe the envy of the off-Loop theater community. The funds are to be disbursed over...Tags: Broadway Theater, Lakeview (Chicago, Illinois), Chicago Park District, Gays and Lesbians, Wales
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INSIDE: Lush Life
Lush Life 226 E. Ontario St. 312-649-5874 I used to visit all the very gay places Those come what may places Where one relaxes on the axis Of the wheel of life To get the feel of life From jazz and cocktails -Opening lyrics from "Lush Life" Sights:...Tags: Duke Ellington, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs, Alcoholic Beverages, Jazz (genre)
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Music review, Union Trio at Green Mill Jazz Club
Tribune Arts CriticThere's no telling whether the broad listening public ever will recognize the originality and sonic allure of the Union Trio. But until it does, the band's most fervent admirers will brave inclement weather, snow-packed parking places and just about any...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Career and Workplace, Ray Charles, Bars and Clubs, Music Industry
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Jazz review, Jason Moran at the Green Mill
Tribune Arts CriticPianist Jason Moran often sounds as if he wants to convey more ideas than his 10 remarkably accomplished fingers can articulate. So when Moran is playing at full tilt, as he was over the weekend at the Green Mill Jazz Club, his music skitters...Tags: Duke Ellington
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Rock music: Beck and Bob Dylan
++++++++++++++++++++ || Upcoming events: • Metro • Double Door • House of Blues • The Vic • Green Mill • Jazz Showcase • HotHouse • Davenport's • Empty Bottle • Schubas • Abbey Pub • Martyrs' || ++++++++++++++++++++ The big-ticket shows of...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Japan, Dining and Drinking, The Who (music group), Bruce Springsteen
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Jazz: Clubs and beyond
++++++++++++++++++++ || Find more jazz: - Sept. - Oct. - Nov. - Dec. - HotHouse - Jazz Showcase - Green Mill Make a night of it. Find: - Recommended dining - Recommended bars || ++++++++++++++++++++ By any measure, the coming jazz season...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Education, Chet Baker, Redman, Music Industry
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All that jazz
Here's how to do the Jazz Fest right: How to get there: Use public transportation. To find out how to get to Grant Park from where you are, call the RTA at 312-836-7000, or visit www.transitchicago.com. But even when there's nothing going on, parking...Tags: Radio Industry, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Music Industry, Arts and Culture
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Jazz review, Franz Jackson at the Green Mill
At age 88, Chicagoan Franz Jackson isn't merely a sublimely creative jazz musician, he's an invaluable link to an earlier era in the music's history. So when Jackson takes the stage, as he did over the weekend at the Green Mill Jazz Club, he offers...Tags: Lester Young, Jazz (genre), Music Industry, Billy Strayhorn, World War II (1939-1945)
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Sweet deals
Score points with your date or fly solo and save big with these inexpensive outings. Put your love on ice Ice skating with your sweetheart at illennium Park is an excellent excuse to get close--if just to keep warm. Note to men: Nothing's more...Tags: Appetizers, Death
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The simpler life
Tribune staff writerThe Amish country of central Illinois is about as far away from Chicago as you can get without resorting to time travel. The area around the towns of Arcola, Arthur and Sullivan has much more than Amish farms, though. You'll find a museum dedicated to...Tags: Mennonite, Business, Pennsylvania, Horse (animal), Arts and Culture
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Jazz review, alto saxophonist Greg Osby
Tribune Arts CriticIn recent years, alto saxophonist Greg Osby has been cast as a jazz radical, thanks largely to his forays into certain aspects of hip-hop. To those who wish jazz would follow current musical fashions, Osby's collaborations with rappers and deejays... -
Patricia Barber
Along with Kurt Elling, Patricia Barber is a fixture at Chicago's Green Mill jazz club, where her smoky voice and daunting piano technique attract fans from both in and out of the city. "Companion," the follow-up to her commercially successful "Modern...Tags: MP3s, Sonny Bono
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