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Blogs, Bleader Oct 17, 2013
Reader's Agenda Thu 10/17: Aofie O'Donovan, Clark Sommers Ba(SH), and Cute Is What We Aim For

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Thursday, October 17
- By Jillian Sandler
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Aoife O'Donovan, Schubas, Fossils, Kristin Andreassen, Clark Sommers, Dana Hall, Geof Bradfield, Constellation, Cute Is What We Aim For, Bottom Lounge, Turnover, Tallhart

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Blogs, Bleader Aug 14, 2013
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The subtle power of pianist Orrin Evans

The terrific Philadelphia pianist Orrin Evans kicks off one of two Chicago performances in 2013 with Dana Hall's Black Fire project Thursday night in Millennium Park.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Dana Hall, Andrew Hill, Black Fire, Orrin Evans, jazz, Philadelphia, "...it was beauty, " Black Elk Speaks, Eric Revis, Donald Edwards, Tarbaby, Umbrella Music Festival, Audio

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Blogs, Bleader Apr 2, 2013
City announces 2013 lineups for Downtown Sound, Loops & Variations, and Made in Chicago

What's scheduled for some of this summer's best free concert series.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Downtown Sound, Loops & Variations, Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz, Jack McLarnan, Carlos Tortolero, Lee Ranaldo, Marc Ribot, Sharon Van Etten, Speck Mountain, Glen Hansard, Daniel Lanois, Brokeback, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Angela James, Lee Fields, Theo Huff, Dawes, Cairo Gang, Fatoumata Diawara, Alasdair Roberts, Handsome Family, Azita, Dessa, Psalm One, Falty DL, Bill Kouligas, Matmos, Fonema Consort, ICE, Nosaj Thing, Dan Deacon, Eighth Blackbird, Glenn Kotche, Lesley Flanigan, Olaf Arnalds, Sarah Neufeld, Jeff Parker, Dee Alexander, Nels Cline, Dana Hall, Pat Mallinger, Cameron Pfiffner, Jack DeJohnette, Victor Garcia, Henry Threadgill, Muhal Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell

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Blogs, Bleader Sep 28, 2012
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The rise of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival

The sixth annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival opens up its artistic parameters
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Miguel Zenón, Kate Dumbleton, Wycliffe Gordon, jazz, Greg Ward, Sun Rooms, Dee Alexander, Dana Hall, Tomeka Reid, Zach Brock, Laurent Coq, La Muerte de Rocamadour, Rayuela, Audio

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Blogs, Bleader Jan 19, 2012
Meshell Ndegeocello and Mingus

Meshell Ndegeocello is a natural choice to guest at the Chicago Jazz Ensemble's Mingus homage Friday night
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Meshell Ndegeocello, Joe Henry, Weather, Dirty World, Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Charles Mingus, Dana Hall, Joni Mitchell, Christian McBride, jazz

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Music, Music Sidebar Sep 23, 2010
Hyde Park Jazz Festival

Saturday's jazz marathon features an impressive cast of local players, including Ernest Dawkins, Nicole Mitchell, Willie Pickens, Dana Hall, Robert Irving III, and Dee Alexander.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Music Sidebar, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Dee Alexander, Dana Hall, Ernest Dawkins, Nicole Mitchell, Hyde Park, Willie Pickens, Orbert Davis, University of Chicago, International House, University of Chicago, Experimental Station, DuSable Museum of African American History, Robie House, Hyde Park Art Center, Hyde Park Bank, Hyde Park Union Church, Little Black Pearl Workshop, Oriental Institute Museum, Quadrangle Club, University of Chicago, Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, Smart Museum of Art, Midway Plaisance Park

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Music, Music Sidebar Sep 2, 2010
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
- By Peter Margasak, John Corbett, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Music Sidebar, Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival guide, Jazz Institute of Chicago, Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavilion, Grant Park, Chicago Cultural Center, Nicole Mitchell, AACM, Umbrella Music, Michael Zerang, Blushing Poppy Dance Club, Jim Baker, Nate McBride, Mars Williams, Jason Roebke, Josh Berman, Brian Labycz, Jodie Christian Quintet, Miyumi Project Big Band, Jim Wagner's All-Stars, James Dapogny, Tomeka Reid, Mike LeDonne Trio, Black Earth Orchestra, Ramsey Lewis, Douglas Ewart, Paul Giallorenzo, Dana Hall, Nicholas Payton, Cameron Pfiffner, Corey Wilkes, Chuchito Valdes, Rene Marie, Getatchew Mekurya, Teshome Mitiku, Brad Goode, Brian Blade, Nomo, Brad Mehldau, Ted Sirota, Kurt Elling, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Petrillo Music Shell, Grant Park, Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University

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Blogs, Bleader Jun 22, 2010
Chicago Jazz Fest Lineup Announced

The Jazz Institute of Chicago has announced the lineup for this year's Jazz Festival, which includes Henry Threadgill's Zooid, the Brad Mehldau Trio, Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band, and the Either/Orchestra with Mahmoud Ahmed.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Free Shit, Post No Bills, Swag, Chicago Jazz Festival, Jazz Institute of Chicago, Henry Threadgill, Brad Mehldau, Dana Hall, Nicole Mitchell, Either/Orchestra, Mahmoud Ahmed, Brian Blade

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Blogs, Bleader Mar 2, 2010
3/3— Free Listening Session: Exploring the African Roots of Jazz Percussion

The Chicago Jazz Ensemble and the Center for Black Music Research at Columbia College cosponsor a African diaspora listening session at the Chicago Cultural Center on Wed 3/3 at 2 PM.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Music, Free Shit, Other Stuff, Apropos of Nothing, Swag, Terenga, Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Jon Faddis, Dana Hall, Alioune Faye, Rich Baba Faye, Center for Black Music Research

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Blogs, Bleader Feb 5, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Friday 2/5

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Explode Into Colors, Subterranean, Birchwood Kitchen, Dana Hall, Green Mill, Seth Troxler, Smart Bar, Arco de Cuchileros, Le's Pho, Beeswax, Gene Siskel Film Center, Xoco, The Hurt Locker, La Bombonera, The Brother/Sister Plays, Steppenwolf, Old Town Social, Little Boy Needs Ride and Notes to Molly, Prop Thtr, Kuma's Corner

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Music, Soundboard Feb 4, 2010
The List: February 4-10, 2010

Critic's Choices and other notable concerts: Mose Allison, Explode Into Colors, Dana Hall, Seth Troxler, Polysics, and other notable shows
- By Peter Margasak, Barbara Yaross, Jessica Hopper, Miles Raymer, Bill Meyer, Monica Kendrick, and Ann Sterzinger
- Tags: Soundboard, Mose Allison, Lights, Roche Moche, The Elixir of Love, Explode Into Colors, Dana Hall, Seth Troxler, James Blackshaw, Colorlist, GPKism, Polysics, Jazz Showcase, Mutiny, Civic Opera House, Subterranean, Green Mill, Smart Bar, Empty Bottle, Heaven Gallery, Quimby's, Double Door, Quimby's Bookstore

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What's on the Reader's Agenda for Thursday, October 17

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The terrific Philadelphia pianist Orrin Evans kicks off one of two Chicago performances in 2013 with Dana Hall's Black Fire project Thursday night in Millennium Park.

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What's scheduled for some of this summer's best free concert series.

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The sixth annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival opens up its artistic parameters

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Meshell Ndegeocello is a natural choice to guest at the Chicago Jazz Ensemble's Mingus homage Friday night

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Saturday's jazz marathon features an impressive cast of local players, including Ernest Dawkins, Nicole Mitchell, Willie Pickens, Dana Hall, Robert Irving III, and Dee Alexander.

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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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The Jazz Institute of Chicago has announced the lineup for this year's Jazz Festival, which includes Henry Threadgill's Zooid, the Brad Mehldau Trio, Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band, and the Either/Orchestra with Mahmoud Ahmed.

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The Chicago Jazz Ensemble and the Center for Black Music Research at Columbia College cosponsor a African diaspora listening session at the Chicago Cultural Center on Wed 3/3 at 2 PM.

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Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

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Critic's Choices and other notable concerts: Mose Allison, Explode Into Colors, Dana Hall, Seth Troxler, Polysics, and other notable shows