Ken Vandermark’s Resonance Festival begins at the Hideout on Wednesday with three small-group sets.
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A Monument to the Living
Venerable free-jazz label FMP is dead, but it leaves behind a box set chronicling the thriving community it helped nurture.
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Steve Swell and Mikolaj Trzaska: Intimate Free Jazz at the Velvet Lounge Wednesday
New York trombonist Steve Swell and Polish reedist Mikolaj Trzaska play duets and improvise with some Chicagoans at the Velvet Lounge on Wednesday night.
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Chicago Jazz Great Fred Anderson Has Died
Chicago tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson has died at 81.
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Starting Tonight: A Ken Vandermark Mini Fest at the Velvet
Ken Vandermark leads three different groups, all with recent recordings, over the next three nights at the Velvet Lounge: the Frame Quartet, the Vandermark 5, and his duo with Tim Daisy.
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Reissued: Philadelphia Freedom
A lost slice of funky free jazz from Philadelphia’s Sounds of Liberation gets a much-deserved CD reissue.
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Bassist and Composer Carl Testa Plays Elastic
Bassist, composer, and former Chicagoan Carl Testa debuts a new piece tonight at Elastic.
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Vandermark Salutes Don Cherry
Ken Vandermark premieres his new Don Cherry Project at the Hideout on Wednesday.
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Rashied Ali RIP
Rashied Ali According to his official Web site, brilliant drummer Rashied Ali has died at the age of 74. No details about the cause have emerged yet. Ali will probably always be known best for his radical contributions to Interstellar Space (Impulse, 1967), the free-jazz masterpiece that established the blueprint for saxophone-drum duos.
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Swedish trumpeter Magnus Broo blows into Chicago
Regular readers of this blog know how much I love and admire the Scandinavian quintet Atomic—to my ears they’re one of the most exciting jazz bands on the planet. Tonight the band’s remarkable Swedish trumpeter, Magnus Broo, leads an excellent ad hoc quartet with trombonist Jeb Bishop, bassist Nate McBride, and drummer Frank Rosaly over […]
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Swedish trumpeter Magnus Broo blows into Chicago
Superb Swedish trumpeter Magnus Broo kicks off four nights in Chicago with a great lineup at the Hideout tonight.
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Saturday’s loud listening
Milwaukee percussionist Jon Mueller plays the Hideout; Peter Brotzmann and his electric trio Full Blast hit the Empty Bottle.
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David S. Ware’s new sound and new kidney
Great free-jazz saxophonist David S. Ware, who was in danger of dying of kidney failure six months ago, has undergone a successful transplant.
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Okka Disk turns 15
Chicago-born free-jazz label Okka Disk celebrates its 15th anniversary with a weekend-long blowout in Milwaukee.
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Bass greats Richard Davis and Henry Grimes salute Fred Anderson tonight at the Velvet
Fred Anderson’s 80th birthday celebration continues tonight with performances by two of jazz’s greatest bassists, Richard Davis and Henry Grimes.