I can’t rattle off a list of my most beloved guitarists, despite being a so-so guitar player myself, but I can quickly tell you my top ten bassists. One of my favorites has played with famous musicians across many genres, but most folks don’t even recognize his name. As far as I know, my first […]
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Husband-and-wife pianists Schlippenbach and Takase salute Eric Dolphy
A new project in which the duo play the music of the idiosyncratic, brilliant reedist
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There’s plenty to see this weekend at the HotHouse’s Old and New Dreams Festival
Mark Helias and Karl Berger are among the artists playing this weekend’s event at Promontory.
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Booker Little
Brilliant Chicago-schooled trumpeter Booker Little recorded dozens of albums—including several with Max Roach and Eric Dolphy—before his death at 23.