Dave Rempis organizes concerts, mentors young musicians, and connects players from across the States and abroad—modeling the commitment and generosity that keep the jazz scene viable.
Tag: Umbrella Music
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Improv/experimental label Peira packages the abstract
A tale of four record labels: Peira packages the abstract
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Mike Reed, the improviser
The People Issue: Mike Reed, jazz drummer and music festival impresario
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The Reader’s Guide to the Chicago Jazz Festival
Featuring Nicole Mitchell’s Sonic Projections, the Kurt Elling Quintet with Ernie Watts, the Ramsey Lewis 75th birthday celebration, and much more
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“Five Years” of Jazz at Heaven Gallery
Protest Jazz, the weekly series at Heaven Gallery, celebrates its fifth anniversary—sort of.
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Umbrella up!
The Umbrella Music Festival begins tonight with a solo set from trumpeter Peter Evans.
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Ten years later, Chicago free jazz officially exists
The Sun-Times finally writes a story about Chicago’s cutting-edge jazz scene and blows it.
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Commissioned jazz
Gallery 37 Center for the Arts announces the composers for this fall’s Downtown Sound Gallery series