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Born and lived in the Washington Park and Englewood neighborhoods on the South Side of Chicago Charles W. Clark: Oct 15, 1865: Aug 4, 1925: Operatic baritone and vocalist teacher Lived in Chicago [3] Nat King Cole: Mar 17, 1919: Feb 15, 1965: Singer Lived in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago [4] Steve Cole: Aug 17, 1971: Jazz saxophonist ...
WDCB (90.9 MHz is a non-commercial public FM radio station licensed to Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and serving the Chicago metropolitan area. It largely airs jazz programming and is owned by the College of DuPage. Most shows are locally-hosted but some select programs come from National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Radio Exchange (PRX). [4]
The Chicago Jazz Festival is an admission-free, four-day annual jazz festival in Chicago 's Millennium Park. It is run by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and programmed with the assistance of Jazz Institute of Chicago during Labor Day weekend, integrating international and local artists playing many forms of jazz music.
10 Things to do around Chicago: Jazz Fest in Bronzeville, Lionel Richie and ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Chicago Tribune staff, Chicago Tribune August 4, 2023 at 6:00 AM
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. [2] Complete Live at the Pershing Lounge 1958 is an album by jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal. It contains performances recorded at The Pershing Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, in 1958. Some of the performances were released on the albums At the Pershing: But Not for Me and At the Pershing, Vol. 2.
Jazz Showcase. Coordinates: 41°53′29″N 87°37′49″W. Jazz Showcase is one of the oldest jazz clubs in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1947 by NEA Jazz Master Joe Segal, whose son Wayne now owns and operates the venue. [1][2] Segal's various showcases have served as a launch pad for a number of career jazz musicians.
Made in Chicago is a live album by drummer and composer Jack DeJohnette recorded at the 35th Chicago Jazz Festival on August 29, 2013 and released on ECM in March 2015. The quintet features fellow Chicagoan musicians pianist Muhal Richard Abrams, bassist Larry Gray and saxophonists Roscoe Mitchell and Henry Threadgill—a reunion of DeJohnette with colleagues from Chicago's Association for the ...
Constellation is a performing arts nightclub in Chicago, Illinois, "with an emphasis on forward-thinking practices particularly in the areas of jazz, improvised, experimental, and contemporary classical music ." Constellation was founded in 2013 by Mike Reed, a Chicago-based drummer and composer. Reed was originally Constellation's for-profit ...