Prolific musician Kahil El’Zabar has hardly gone unnoticed, but I wish every music fan knew about this living legend. The son of a drummer, El’Zabar was born Clifton Blackburn in Chicago in 1953, and raised on the city’s south side. He joined the Association of the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) at age 18, and […]
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The fest around Jazz Fest
This year’s Jazz Festival preshows and aftershows include Tony Malaby, Kidd Jordan, Ira Sullivan, Alvin Fielder, and Edward Wilkerson Jr.
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Thursday and Friday: 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival according to Reader writers
Jack DeJohnette and Wadada Leo Smith are just two of the highlights of the first two days of the 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival.
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Tenor saxophonists Wilkerson and Brown blow into Hamilton Park on Friday
Local tenor heavies Edward Wilkerson Jr. and Ari Brown visit Hamilton Park for a free Friday show.
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Three Beats: Bassist Harrison Bankhead finally releases an album of his own
Plus: There’s only room for one Canadian Girlfriend in this town, and Kid Sister Everything jumps on the tape train
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The List: December 3-9, 2009
Critics’ Choices and other notable concerts: The Dutchess & the Duke, Dave Rawlings, Gwar, Priestess, and more