The Mariachi Heritage Foundation has partnered with CPS to create a student band that’s already played Kennedy Center, toured internationally, and opened for the likes of Lila Downs and Los Lobos.
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Jazz bassist and vocalist Katie Ernst rises like the tide
Jazz bassist and vocalist Katie Ernst hasn’t helped only herself with her talent, wit, and confidence—she’s also lifting up her peers and students.
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With the arrival of US Artists, Chicago becomes home to still more ‘genius’ grants
The arts nonprofit, which awards dozens of $50,000 fellowships yearly, joins the MacArthur Foundation in what’s becoming a hub of the ‘prestige economy.’
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Will Chicago’s most daring and virtuosic jazz singer finally get the recognition she deserves?
Dee Alexander has earned international acclaim, but fame has eluded her. Her great new album might change that.
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Jason Moran builds a bigger bandwagon
Theaster Gates and Ken Vandermark join pianist Jason Moran in an oral history of their evolving Chicago collaboration Looks of a Lot.
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Betty Ford
The accidental Ford presidency put a nice guy in the White House for a couple of years and made a public figure of his wife. Her new prominence was a good thing for the country.