Ari Brown hasn’t often sought the spotlight, but his blend of bebop rigor and avant-garde daring puts him on par with the likes of Fred Anderson and Von Freeman.
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Bob Koester leaves a colossal legacy in Chicago jazz and blues
For nearly 70 years, Bob Koester owned the Jazz Record Mart and Delmark Records—and though his businesses could be “crazy town,” they helped nurture thriving communities.
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The Art Ensemble of Chicago celebrate 50 years of pushing great Black music into the future
Art Ensemble cofounders Roscoe Mitchell and Famoudou Don Moye expand the group into an 18-piece big band with the likes of Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, Jaribu Shahid, and Fred Berry.
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Avant-garde elder Roscoe Mitchell celebrates 50 years of Nessa Records
AACM elder and Art Ensemble of Chicago founder Roscoe Mitchell honors a record label that helped his innovations reach the world.
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An out-of-print experimental gem from drummer Phillip Wilson gets new life
Corbett vs. Dempsey continues to reissue overlooked, out-of-print treasures from the Hat Hut catalog.
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A career highlight of soul and gospel singer Fontella Bass
The great soul and gospel singer Fontella Bass is dead at 72
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Brass bonanza
I’ll be spinning a bumper crop of brass-band music Wednesday night at the Hideout, where the main attraction is saxophonist Fred Anderson–he’ll play in a trio with Harrison Bankhead and Tim Daisy and in a duo with Hamid Drake.