- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 18, 2013
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The blustery blowouts of saxophonists Colin Stetson and Mats Gustafsson
The first-time meeting of singular saxophonists Colin Stetson and Mats Gustafsson has been released as Stones.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 16, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: Sand, "White Nights"
A buoyant track from the debut album of former Chicagoan Dylan Ryan's new trio, Sand
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 11, 2013
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Joe Lovano releases the first great jazz album of 2013
Lovano's Us Five quintet releases its third album, Cross Culture, for Blue Note.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 18, 2012
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Witches & Devils return to play the music of Albert Ayler and Christmas
Mars Williams's Albert Ayler tribute band mixes in songs of the season for its annual holiday concert
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 17, 2012
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'Tis the season for less-ubiquitous holiday sounds
Some of this year's better holiday releases, both old and new
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 14, 2012
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The view from the terrace: on the death of Nicholas Wieme
A personal anecdote tied to some terrible news
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 14, 2012
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The new sound of Ethio jazz from Samuel Yirga
Pianist Samuel Yirga revives the sound of Ethio jazz on his new album Guzo
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 11, 2012
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This Friday, the final Willie Pickens jazz Christmas concert
Jazz pianist Willie Pickens presents his final Christmas concert at Hyde Park Union Church on Friday
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 7, 2012
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Local saxophonist Ernest Dawkins plays it Afro Straight
On his new album, the AACM stalwart takes on jazz standards
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 4, 2012
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An eight-minute 54-second master class by Ettore Scola
A short film by Ettore Scola
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 30, 2012
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A haiku on being a critic during the holidays
Dealing with dozens of Christmas shows
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 30, 2012
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Jazz: Dutch cornetist Eric Boeren's Ornette Coleman thing
The great Dutch cornetist Eric Boeren keeps finds meaning and material in the music of Ornette Coleman
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 29, 2012
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The American-Cuban project Ninety Miles sans Cuba
Ninety Miles play Symphony Center Friday without the Cuban half of their American-Cuban collaboration
- Music, Music Feature, Nov 28, 2012
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Unmaking themselves at home
Den are too weird for the hardcore scene that nurtured them, but they don't have anywhere else to go
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 23, 2012
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Jazz: pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach returns to the Monk songbook
The veteran German free jazz pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach finds renewed inspiration in Thelonious Monk
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 23, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Doom, "Why!?"
Manic Japanese progressive thrash from Doom's 1986 EP Go Mad Yourself! is just the thing for Black Friday
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 21, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: JuJu, "Nightwalk"
A heavy, hypnotic jam from the new album by British guitarist Justin Adams and Gambian griot Juldeh Camara
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 21, 2012
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Trumpeter Russ Johnson raises his Chicago profile
The underrated trumpeter Russ Johnson leads a terrific Chicago band through a set of his music at the Hideout on Wednesday
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 16, 2012
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Jazz: new albums by Bill McHenry and David Virelles
New recordings from saxophonist Bill McHenry and pianist David Virelles
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 14, 2012
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The bounty of John Cage's centennial
Three new versions of John Cage's classic prepared piano masterpiece Sonatas & Interludes are just a sampling of the deluge of performances and recordings associated with his centennial
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