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Music, Concert Preview Aug 16, 2019
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Endlessly adaptable multi-instrumentalist and storyteller Cooper-Moore plays during the Dog/Days of summer jazz
- By Bill Meyer
- Tags: Concert Preview, Cooper-Moore, Gene Ashton, Digital Primitives, Lost Brother, Stephen Gauci, ecstatic jazz, David S. Ware, William Parker, Recommended

Music, Music Feature Aug 27, 2018
Pianist Matthew Shipp can make magic with the perfect partner

He’s released more than a dozen albums with Brazilian saxophonist Ivo Perelman just in the past two years, and their Jazz Festival set is the first time they’ve played together in Chicago.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Jazz Festival, Jazz Festival, jazz, piano, pianist, Matthew Shipp, Ivo Perlman, William Parker, Heptagon, David S. Ware, Bobby Kapp, Edward “Kidd” Jordan, Henry Rollins, Thirsty Ear, Aum Fidelity, quartet, Andrew Cyrille, Gerald Cleaver, Nate Wooley, Brandon Lopez, Seraphic Light, Daniel Carter, Sonic Fiction, ESP-Disk, Michael Bisio, Whit Dickey, Mat Walerian

Music, Music Feature Aug 27, 2018
The jazz doesn’t stop when the park goes dark

This year’s Jazz Festival aftershows include Mako Sica with Hamid Drake, Dee Alexander performing Nina Simone, and the traditional engagements by Ira Sullivan and Edward “Kidd” Jordan.
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Jazz Festival, Jazz Festival, jazz, aftershows, jam sessions, Green Mill, Jazz Showcase, Hereafter Fest, Elastic, Constellation, Chris Speed Trio, Edward “Kidd” Jordan, Kidd Jordan, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Alvin Fielder, Ira Sullivan, Dee Alexander, Nina Simone, Fareed Haque, David Boykin, Håvard Wiik, Mako Sica, Hamid Drake, George Freeman, Makaya McCraven, Nolatet, AACM Generations, Alfonso Ponticelli, Swing Gitan

Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Aug 30, 2016
Hamid Drake drums around the world, but he's not a star at home

Hamid Drake's fluid fusion of jazz, reggae, and world-music percussion styles has made him an invaluable part of countless groups.
- By Steve Krakow
- Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, Hamid Drake, Fred Anderson, drummer, percussionist, improviser, reggae, jazz, Foday Musa Suso, Mandingo Griot Society, Bindu, Michael Zerang, Don Cherry, Adam Rudolph, Peter Brotzmann, Ed Blackwell, Bindu, DKV Trio, AACM, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Evanston, Waukegan, Bowmanville, Louisiana, William Parker, Painkiller, Yakuza, Pharoah Sanders, Herbie Hancock, Archie Shepp, David Murray, Evan Parker, Joe McPhee, Dewey Redman

Music, Music Feature Nov 26, 2013
Holiday gifts for music fiends

Ten of the year's best box sets—including 17 discs of Harry Nilsson, six decades of southeast Asian 78s, and every bit of Woody Guthrie's Library of Congress sessions
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Feature, William Basinski, Temporary Residence, box sets, records, cds, compilations, Le Grand Kallé, Sterns, Woody Guthrie, Rounder, Herbie Hancock, Columbia, Sony, Legacy, RCA, Harry Nilsson, William Parker, Aum Fidelity, Tompkins Square, Dust-to-Digital, Numero Group, Verve, Universal Music Enterprises, singles

Music, Music Feature Aug 27, 2013
The Reader's guide to the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival

The fest moves to Millennium Park with its best lineup in five years—including Jack DeJohnette, Wadada Leo Smith, Atomic, Robert Glasper, Jimmy Heath, Satoko Fujii, and lots of Hamid Drake.
- By Peter Margasak, John Corbett, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Jazz Festival 2013, 35th Annual Chicago Jazz Fest, Grant Park, Millennium Park, Chicago Cultural Center, Pritzker Pavilion, Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz, Hamid Drake, Roosevelt University, Jack DeJohnette, AACM, Muhal Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell, Henry Threadgill, William Parker, Edward "Kidd" Jordan, Bindu, Charles Lloyd, Bill Frisell, Wadada Leo Smith, Ten Freedom Summers, Jason Moran, Fats Waller Dance Party, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak, Gregory Porter, Donald Harrison, Ganz Hall, Von Freeman Pavilion, Young Jazz Lions Pavilion, Harris Theater

Music, Music Feature Aug 27, 2013
Saturday: 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival according to Reader writers

Jason Moran and Gregory Porter are just two of the acts on a loaded third day of Jazz Fest.
- By Peter Margasak, John Corbett, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Cultural Center, Howard Levy, Orbert Davis, Pritzker Pavilion, Stafford James String and Percussion Ensemble, M'Boom, Akira Tana, Warren Smith, Ray Mantilla, Eli Fountain, Geraldo de Oliveira, Gregory Porter, Chip Crawford, What Is This Thing Called "Jazz"?, Aaron James, Emanuel Harrold, Yosuke Sato, Rudresh Mahanthappa's Gamak, Francois Moutin, Dan Weiss, David Fiuczynski, Jason Moran, Fats Waller Dance Party, Earl Travis, Joshua Roseman, Leron Thomas, Paul Wertico, Charles Haynes, Lisa E. Harris, Martin Sewell, Maija Garcia, Larry Gray, David Cain, The Rhythm Method II, Von Freeman Pavilion, Frank Russell Band, Hamid Drake, Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Cooper-Moore, Ernie Krivda Quartet, Lafayette Carthon, Jeff Halsey, Renell Gonsalves, Satoko Fujii's Orchestra Chicago, KAZE, Peter Orins, Christian Pruvost, Natsuki Tamura, Dave Rempis, Ernest Dawkins, Keefe Jackson, Jeb Bishop, Corey Wilkes, Kent Kessler, John McLean, Michael Zerang, Young Jazz Lions Pavilion, Whitney Young High School Jazz Combo, Kelly High School Jazz Ensemble, Rauner College Prep High School Ensemble, Pritzker College Prep High School Jazz Ensemble, Kenwood Academy High School Jazz Ensemble, Nick Mazzarella Trio, Anton Hatwich, Frank Rosaly, Erin McDougald Quartet, Ron Block, Larry Gray, Eric Montzka, Chevere de Chicago, Alejo Povedo, Ruben Alvarez, Joe Rendon, Eric Hochberg, Chris Cameron, Mark Ohlsen, Ernie Denov, Steve Eisen, Garland Room, Chicago Cultural Center

Music, Music Feature Aug 27, 2013
Aftershows: 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival

2013 Chicago Jazz Festival aftershows: Kidd Jordan, the Rempis Percussion Quartet, and other late-night diversions
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Feature, 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival, 35th annual Jazz Fest, aftershows, George Freeman-Mike Allemana Quartet, Aram Shelton Quartet, Josh Berman, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Frank Rosaly, Ira Sullivan, Hereafter Fest VII, Satoko Fujii, KAZE, Renee Baker, David Boykin, Dan Godston, Microcosmic Sound Orchestra, Edward "Kidd" Jordan, William Parker, George Freeman, Dan Shapera, Joe Jenkins, Bradley Parker-Sparrow, Joanie Pallatto, Remembering Fred Anderson, Mwata Bowden, Tatsu Aoki, Douglas Ewart, Dushun Mosley, Hanah Jon Taylor, Francis Wong, Kioto Aoki, Delmark Records Jazz Brunch, Ernest Dawkins Quartet, Frank Catalano, Mike Smith, Rempis Percussion Quartet, Constellation, Jazz Showcase, Elastic, Heaven Gallery, Katerina's, Jazz Record Mart, Hungry Brain

Blogs, Bleader Oct 19, 2012
Video
Jazz: Saxophonist David S. Ware dead at 62

Titanic free-jazz saxophonist David S. Ware has died
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, David S. Ware, free jazz, Aum Fidelity, Steven Joerg, Sonny Rollins, Cooper-Moore, Marc Edwards, William Parker, Matthew Shipp, kidney disease, Planetary Unknown, Umbrella Music Festival, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 14, 2009
Burnt Sugar Tonight at Uncommon Ground

New York genre melters Burnt Sugar perform tonight at Uncommon Ground on Devon.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Burnt Sugar, Greg Tate, Lawrence "Butch" Morris, Miles Davis, jazz, improvisation, funk, Uncommon Ground, William Parker, Lewis "Flip" Barnes, James Chance, Vijay Iyer, Okkyung Lee, Matana Roberts, Shahzad Ismaily

Music, Music Feature Sep 3, 2009
Audio
The Reader's Guide to the 31st Annual Chicago Jazz Festival

The Jazz Institute of Chicago has assembled an impressive slate of talent that broadens the traditional aesthetic scope of the festival.
- By Peter Margasak, John Corbett, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Music Feature, Petrillo Music Shell, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Chicago Jazz Magazine, Grant Park, Velvet Lounge, Heaven Gallery, Katerina's, Hungry Brain, House of Trend, Jazz Showcase, AACM, Muhal Richard Abrams, Madeleine Peyroux, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble, Esperanza Spalding, Pritzker Pavilion, tribute to Benny Goodman, Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Buddy DeFranco, Grant Park, William Parker, Roscoe Mitchell, Renee Baker, Chicago Creative Music Workshop, Young Jazz Lions Stage, Roscoe Mitchell, Harrison Bankhead, Ari Brown, George Lewis, Barack Obama, Art Hoyle, Audio

Blogs, Bleader Sep 1, 2009
Chicago Jazz Festival Preview Podcast

Plus: you can now subscribe to Peter Margasak's podcast via iTunes.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Post No Bills, podcast, Chicago Jazz Festival, Von Freeman, Dee Alexander, Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown, Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, Dan Cray, Klang, James Falzone, William Parker, Nicole Mitchell, Post No Bills podcast

Blogs, Bleader Aug 13, 2009
Rashied Ali RIP
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Rashied Ali, John Coltrane, Charles Gayle, free jazz, William Parker, Gary Bar

Blogs, Bleader May 14, 2009
David S. Ware's new sound and new kidney

Great free-jazz saxophonist David S. Ware, who was in danger of dying of kidney failure six months ago, has undergone a successful transplant.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Joe Morris, William Parker, Free Jazz, David S. Ware, kidney transplant, Aum Fidelity, Warren Smith, Matthew Shipp, Shakti, kidney disease, Laura Mehr, kidney, transplant

Blogs, Bleader Jul 17, 2008
The JVC Jazz Festival: no longer a Chicago embarrassment

Pitchfork isn't this weekend's only worthwhile music fest: this year the JVC Jazz Festival makes a strong showing.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, William Parker, Von Freeman, Frank Catalano, Greg Osby, Ari Brown, Corey Wilkes, John Abercrombie

Blogs, Bleader Aug 10, 2006
Kidd Jordan's triumphant return

New Orleans saxophonist Kidd Jordan returns to Chicago for the grand opening of the new Velvet Lounge.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Velvet Lounge, Kidd Jordan, New Orleans, Hamid Drake, William Parker

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He’s released more than a dozen albums with Brazilian saxophonist Ivo Perelman just in the past two years, and their Jazz Festival set is the first time they’ve played together in Chicago.

This year’s Jazz Festival aftershows include Mako Sica with Hamid Drake, Dee Alexander performing Nina Simone, and the traditional engagements by Ira Sullivan and Edward “Kidd” Jordan.

Hamid Drake's fluid fusion of jazz, reggae, and world-music percussion styles has made him an invaluable part of countless groups.

Ten of the year's best box sets—including 17 discs of Harry Nilsson, six decades of southeast Asian 78s, and every bit of Woody Guthrie's Library of Congress sessions

The fest moves to Millennium Park with its best lineup in five years—including Jack DeJohnette, Wadada Leo Smith, Atomic, Robert Glasper, Jimmy Heath, Satoko Fujii, and lots of Hamid Drake.

Jason Moran and Gregory Porter are just two of the acts on a loaded third day of Jazz Fest.

2013 Chicago Jazz Festival aftershows: Kidd Jordan, the Rempis Percussion Quartet, and other late-night diversions

Titanic free-jazz saxophonist David S. Ware has died

New York genre melters Burnt Sugar perform tonight at Uncommon Ground on Devon.

The Jazz Institute of Chicago has assembled an impressive slate of talent that broadens the traditional aesthetic scope of the festival.

Plus: you can now subscribe to Peter Margasak's podcast via iTunes.

Great free-jazz saxophonist David S. Ware, who was in danger of dying of kidney failure six months ago, has undergone a successful transplant.

Pitchfork isn't this weekend's only worthwhile music fest: this year the JVC Jazz Festival makes a strong showing.

New Orleans saxophonist Kidd Jordan returns to Chicago for the grand opening of the new Velvet Lounge.

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