- 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, 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 2, 2012
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Jazz: The undiminished power of Hal Russell's NRG Ensemble
Nessa Records reissues the killer 1981 debut of Hal Russell's NRG Ensemble
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 19, 2012
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Jazz: Saxophonist David S. Ware dead at 62
Titanic free-jazz saxophonist David S. Ware has died
- Music, Three Beats, May 21, 2012
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Three Beats: A live Empty Bottle compilation gets a proper release party
Plus: Corbett vs. Dempsey sprouts a full-grown reissue label, and a Yakuza documentarian turns to Kickstarter after a decade of work
- Blogs, Bleader, May 1, 2012
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Mats Gustafsson launches Discaholic Corner
Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson shares his obsessive love of obscure records with a new website.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 24, 2012
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Just how many limbs does drummer Ches Smith have?
Drummer Ches Smith (Secret Chiefs 3, Xiu Xiu, Mary Halvorson Quintet) plays a solo set at the Hideout Wednesday.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 25, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Albert Ayler, "Our Prayer—Bells"
A previously unissued recording made on Albert Ayler's famous 1966 European tour surfaces on Hatology.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 12, 2012
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The enduring soul of Julius Hemphill
Two albums featuring brilliant reedist Julius Hemphill made a deep impact in 2011
- Music, Three Beats, Jan 5, 2012
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Three Beats: Alex White and Righteous Love repay a favor from God
Plus: Drummer Ben Billington goes solo with the synthy Quicksails, and MC ShowYouSuck throws another one-man pizza party
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 31, 2011
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Tonight is Hal the Weenie
The annual Hal the Weenie concert celebrates the music of Hal Russell, tonight at Beat Kitchen.
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 9, 2011
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The many moods of Craig Taborn
New York pianist Craig Taborn, who plays Sunday night at the Hungry Brain, keeps showing off different sides of his musical personality.
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 31, 2011
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Norwegian reedist Frode Gjerstad returns to Chicago tonight
The veteran Norwegian free jazz reedist Frode Gjerstad carries on his long-term relationship with drummer Paal Nilssen-Love, playing the Hideout tonight with a new trio line-up.
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 19, 2011
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Saxophonist David S. Ware, sound and vision
Saxophonist David S. Ware is the subject of a new documentary coming to the David Lynch Foundation website, and some of his 2010 concert at Elastic Arts will soon turn up on the album "Organic (Solo Saxophones, Volume 2)."
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 5, 2011
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Vandermark and Daisy duo at the Hungry Brain
Reedist Ken Vandermark and drummer Tim Daisy end a U.S. tour in support of their fine new duo album, "The Conversation," with a show on Sunday night at the Hungry Brain.
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 2, 2011
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The Renaissance Society live on your TV
A new partnership between the Renaissance Society and CAN TV brings excellent avant-garde music to the small screen: Tony Conrad, David Moss, Jacques Demierre, and more.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 25, 2011
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Umbrella Music Festival announces its 2011 program
This year's Umbrella Music Festival features Franz Hautzinger, Ab Baars, Sten Sandell, Tim Berne, John Butcher, Marshall Allen, and Mary Halvorson.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 6, 2011
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Portuguese jazz at the Hideout
Portuguese guitarist Luis Lopes brings his Humanization 4tet, featuring saxophonist Rodrigo Amado, to the Hideout tonight.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 1, 2011
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Ken Vandermark's Resonance Festival Opens Wednesday
Ken Vandermark's Resonance Festival begins at the Hideout on Wednesday with three small-group sets.
- Music, Music Feature, Feb 3, 2011
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A Monument to the Living
Venerable free-jazz label FMP is dead, but it leaves behind a box set chronicling the thriving community it helped nurture.
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