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Music
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Music Feature
Aug 27, 2013
Thursday and Friday: 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival according to
Reader
writers
Jack DeJohnette, Wadada Leo Smith, Hamid Drake, and others highlight the first two days of Jazz Fest.
By Peter Margasak, John Corbett, and Bill Meyer
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Music Feature
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35th annual Chicago Jazz Fest
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T.S. Galloway
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Dudley Owens
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Irvin Pierce
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Rajiv Halim Orozco
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Mwata Bowden
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Corey Wilkes
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Larry Bowen
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Pharez Whitted
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Audrey Morrison
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Norman Palm
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Willie Woods
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Larry Gray
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Robert Irving III
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Geof Bradfield
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2013 Chicago Jazz Festival
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Melba!
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Ryan Cohan
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Joel Adams
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Mike Allemana
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Clark Sommers
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George Fludas
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Wadada Leo Smith's Ten Freedom Summers
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Golden Quartet
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Pacifica Red Coral
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Jesse Gilbert
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Anthony Davis
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John Lindberg
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Pheeroan Aklaff
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Randolph Cafe
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Alison Bjorkedal
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Charles Lloyd
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Bill Frisell
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Chicago Cultural Center
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Corylus
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Mankwe Ndosi
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AACM
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Edward Wilkerson Jr.
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Darius Savage
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JoVia Armstrong
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Fat Babies
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Beau Sample
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Alex Hall
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Jake Sanders
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Paul Asaro
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Dave Bock
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John Otto
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Andy Schumm
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Jon Doyle
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Randy Weston
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Claudia Cassidy Theater
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Larry Gray Trio
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John Moulder
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Charles Heath
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Harrison Bankhead Sextet
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Hinda Hoffman Trio
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Dennis Carroll
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Garland Room
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What Is This Thing Called "Jazz"?
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Paul Wertico
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The Rhythm Method
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Roosevelt University
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Hamid Drake's Chicago Trio
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Ernest Dawkins
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Jack DeJohnette
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Muhal Richard Abrams
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Larry Gray
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Roscoe Mitchell
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Henry Threadgill
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Von Freeman Pavilion
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George Freeman
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Hammond B-3
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Kyle Asche
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Hyde Park Jazz Society
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Ari Brown
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Mike Smith Quartet
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Michael Zerang
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Tatsu Aoki
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Ken Chaney
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Young-Holt Unlimited
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Pritzker Pavilion
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Chicago Cultural Center, Randolph Cafe
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Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center
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Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center
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Garland Room, Chicago Cultural Center
Music
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Music Feature
Nov 6, 2012
Video
The
Reader
's guide to the 2012 Umbrella Music Festival
Chicago's bravest jazz fest features Sven-Ake Johansson, William Parker, Fred Van Hove, Joe Morris, and many more
By Peter Margasak
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Hideout
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Chicago Cultural Center
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Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center
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Chicago Cultural Center, Randolph Cafe
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Elastic
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Hungry Brain
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Music
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Music Sidebar
Sep 16, 2010
World Music Festival Chicago: India Calling
World Music Festival Chicago 2010 gets under way on Tuesday, September 21, with a three-day minifestival called India Calling.
By Peter Margasak and Monica Kendrick
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Music Sidebar
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Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
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Chicago Cultural Center, Randolph Cafe
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Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center
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Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
Music
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Music Review
Apr 8, 2010
The List: April 8-14, 2010
Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Baaba Maal, the Tomasz Stanko Quintet, Major Lazer, Mission of Burma, Florence & the Machine, Pissed Jeans, and more
By Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Bill Meyer, and Kevin Warwick
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Morseland
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Old Town School of Folk Music
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Empty Bottle
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Logan Square Auditorium
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Velvet Lounge
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Chicago Cultural Center, Randolph Cafe
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Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall
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Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music
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