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Review: James Sanders ‘Blue Violin, A Jazz Legacy’
by Don Macica / from Arte y Vida Chicago Violinist James Sanders has been involved in various artistic endeavors during his two decades of making music. He is likely best known for exploring his...
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REVIEW: Jorge Federico Osorio performs Carlos Chávez’s Piano Concerto
by Don Macica / from Arte y Vida Chicago Jorge Federico Osorio performs Carlos Chávez’s Piano Concerto To anyone even somewhat familiar with Mexican pianist Jorge Federico Osorio’s previous recorded...
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Preview: Matt Ulery’s Loom CD-release at Green Mill, July 12-13
LOOMing large this weekend, from left: Marquis Hill, Geof Bradfield, Matt Ulery, Rob Clearfield, Jon Dietemyer The word “gorgeous” gets thrown around a fair amount in music reviews, as an easy...
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Preview: Aakash Mittal CD-Release at Skylark August 5
A handful of modern jazz artists – specifically pianist Vijay Iyer, saxist Rudresh Mahanthappa, guitarists Rez Abassi and Fareed Haque, and the ageless percussionist Zakir Hussain – have breached the...
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Preview: Rob Clearfield unveils new CD at Green Mill August 10
Chicago keyboardist Rob Clearfield has recorded only one full-length album under his own name, back in 2009; small wonder that this week’s release of The Long And Short Of It – featuring the quintet...
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Preview: Wertico, Cain & Gray debut DVD at SPACE August 11
Video stills on the cover of Paul Wertico’s new DVD convey the visual as well as aural nature of his latest project. Among the things I find most enjoyable about the protean drummer Paul Wertico is...
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Preview: Ryan Cohan Septet in CD-release shows Sept. 13-15
On his recently released album The River (Motéma) – the music from which will fill his sets at three CD-release shows this weekend (on both sides of town) – the Chicago pianist and composer Ryan Cohan...
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CD Release: Ian Torres Big Band at Jazz Showcase, Nov. 27
The jazz orchestra is a large but relatively fragile organism, tough to maintain and susceptible to slight changes in its environment. Even in the best of economic times, you don’t see all that many of...
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Album Review: Spektral Quartet
Album Review: Spektral Quartet: Chambers (Parlour Tapes+) By Elliot Mandel @Cello_guy Whether in performance or on its debut recording, Chambers (Parlour Tapes+), the Spektral Quartet is a visual...
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Album Review: Pacifica Quartet, The Soviet Experience, Vol. IV
By Elliot Mandel @Cello_guy In 2011, the Pacifica Quartet completed its concert cycle of all fifteen string quartets of Dmitri Shostakovich, a monumental series of performances that gave Chicago...
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