Pianist Matthew Shipp has released more than a dozen albums with Brazilian saxophonist Ivo Perelman just in the past two years, and their Jazz Festival set is the first time they’ve played together in Chicago.
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Clarinetist Ben Goldberg and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt highlight this weekend’s Hyde Park Jazz Festival
The 11th annual installment of the south-side jazz summit is typically packed with strong bookings.
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The strengths of the annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival are highlighted by two poignant, inventive duos
One feature of the Hyde Park Jazz Fest that has quietly distinguished it over the last few years is the prevalence of dynamic duos, whether the pairings are new or seasoned, improvised or driven by tunes. Notable among this year’s terrific offerings is the first local performance by alto saxophonist Nick Mazzarella and cellist Tomeka […]
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Winter Jazzfest electrifies a chilly New York weekend
Standouts among more than 150 strong groups included Bill McHenry & Andrew Cyrille, Marc Ribot’s Young Philadelphians, and Battle Trance.
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The U. of C.’s Seth Brodsky on Kendrick Lamar’s instructions for resistance
Current musical obsessions of Reader critic Peter Margasak, SAIC assistant professor Seth Kim-Cohen, and U. of C. assistant professor Seth Brodsky
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The debut album of brilliant tenor saxophonist David S. Ware is back in print
Birth of a Being, David S. Ware’s blazing 1977 recording with Apogee, has been reissued by Aum Fidelity.
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Jazz: new albums by Bill McHenry and David Virelles
New recordings from saxophonist Bill McHenry and pianist David Virelles