It’s not hard to tell the difference between New Orleans and Chicago: open a window in the wintertime, or take back-to-back bites of gumbo and a hot dog. Each city has its own proud and particular musical traditions, including distinctive past and present approaches to jazz. Just like a meal of gumbo and a hot […]
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This weekend the Instigation Orchestra combines musicians from Chicago and New Orleans
This weekend an ambitious project organized by guitarist Steve Marquette and dance producer Marie Casimir brings together musicians and dancers from the Crescent City and the Windy City.
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Soul scholar Aaron Cohen on the forgotten history of Black Power TV
Plus: Drummer Charles Rumback on the indescribable Arto Lindsay, the Reader‘s Peter Margasak on Elyse Weinberg’s lost folk-rock treasure, and more
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Catalytic-Sound’s free-jazz online clearinghouse
Ken Vandermark, Mats Gustafsson, Peter Brötzmann, and Paal Nilssen-Love band together to sell their music direct to fans.