Calvin “Fuzz” Jones, who spent most of his five-decade career in Chicago, was one of the most prominent sidemen in electric blues.
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Jazz iconoclast Steve Coleman on the ancient bedrock of human creativity
Saxophonist and composer Steve Coleman talked to local reedist Geof Bradfield during a Chicago residency that ends with a Millennium Park concert on Thursday.
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Our guide to the Chicago Jazz Festival
With 49 sets in four days, the oldest of the city’s big lakefront music festivals stays strong in hard times
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Chicago Jazz Festival Headliners Announced
The headliners of this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival include Randy Weston, the Saxophone Summit (with Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman, and Ravi Coltrane), Cassandra Wilson, and Roy Hargrove.
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Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Spotlighting the south-side jazz scene with free jazz performances at 13 venues all day Saturday
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Best of 2008, part one
This week I’ll be talking about my 40 favorite albums of 2008, in four installments; here are numbers 40 through 31.