Eric Novak is a prolific Chicago multi-instrumentalist who plays with jazz quartet Whtvr Frvr and jazz-fusion sextet Cordoba. They’ve also loaned their talents to a variety of local artists, including indie-rock band the Curls and folk singer Reno Cruz, and most recently they added warm woodwinds to Portrait, the new album from rapper Davis. Novak […]
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The Ashby Ostermann Alliance have a second album after 37 years
One of the hardest-gigging groups in the city’s early-80s jazz-fusion scene reunited in 2016.
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12 O’Clock Track: Gut-punching keyboard explorations from the Italian duo Satelliti
New uses for the early-70s explorations of Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock
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Getting back to Marcos Valle
Brazilian singer-songwriter Marcos Valle’s best records just got their first U.S. release.
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Artist on Artist: Squarepusher talks to STV SLV of the Hood Internet
Artist on Artist: Squarepusher talks to STV SLV of the Hood Internet
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In Rotation: Prog-rock guru Charles Snider on Conrad Schnitzler and District 97
Plus: Reader music editor Philip Montoro on Abana Ba Nasery, and Ga’an drummer Seth Sher on Absu, Razor, and Alphonse Mouzon
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Fusion pioneer Joe Zawinul passes away
Jazz fusion pioneer and keyboardist Joe Zawinul has died.