The cornetist’s new album, Alternate Moon Cycles, is the first LP released on the new local label International Anthems.
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Track premiere: Local drummer Makaya McCraven’s ‘Three Fifths a Man’
A sneak preview of the drummer’s forthcoming album on the new International Anthem imprint
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Listen to ‘Thembi,’ get psyched for Pharoah Sanders on Saturday
The saxophonit joins the Chicago Underground Duo at the Promontory for his first appearance in Chicago in more than a decade.
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The year in Chicago jazz and improvised music
My favorite albums of 2013, helmed by Chicago musicians.
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Rob Mazurek presents the latest iteration of his Exploding Star Orchestra tonight
The prolific Chicago cornetist and composer gives the Chicago debut of two new suites.
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The Reader’s guide to Pitchfork afterparties
Pitchfork afterparties: There’s no Bitchpork this year, but there is Rotted Tooth, plus plenty more.
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Best shows to see: Freakwater, Michael Vallera
Shows to see over the next few days include Freakwater, Michael Vallera, Femi Kuti, Castle, and the NRG Ensemble
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Best shows to see: Magas, Rob Mazurek Pulsar Quartet, Gorilla Biscuits, Cody DeCamry
Local synthesizer experiments, local jazz, local rap, and nostalgic punk
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Best shows to see: Extraordinary Popular Delusions, Graham Parker & the Rumour, and People’s Temple
As the touring circuit cools down for the holidays, let’s take notice of the great Chicago talent that surrounds us all year round
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Rob Mazurek’s new Pulsar Quartet debuts starting tonight
Rob Mazurek’s new Pulsar Quartet, featuring superb New York pianist Angelica Sanchez, kicks off a four-night Whistler residency.
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12 O’Clock Track: Chicago Underground Duo, “Moon Debris”
New music from the Chicago Underground Duo
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Jazz: A Revived Label Does Right by Late Trumpeter Bill Dixon
A couple weeks ago a meticulously produced and packaged CD reissue of Intents and Purposes, a classic and incredibly rare 1967 album by trumpeter Bill Dixon, began turning up in record shops. International Phonograph, the Chicago label behind it, isn’t exactly new, but its only other release is an album by reedist pianist Richie Beirach […]
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Chicago, Brazil
Sao Paulo percussionist Mauricio Takara (Hurtmold, Sao Paulo Underground) leads a group of his own this Wednesday at Heaven Gallery.