CHICAGO — Chicago would seem to be a no-brainer to host International Jazz Day, a joint initiative of UNESCO and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz. The city is not only a global jazz capital but ...

Three Chicago Jazz Philharmonic students are traveling to Italy for a music residency. Founder and Artistic Director Orbert ...

When German alto saxophonist Angelika Niescier first explored Chicago jazz a few years ago—teaming with cellist Tomeka Reid on the striking Beyond Dragons (Intakt, 2023)—the collaboration sparked ...

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In honor of International Jazz Week and the upcoming International Jazz Day, let's see how much you really know about one of Chicago's biggest art forms. Who's got the jazz? I've got the (Chicago) ...

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Editor’s note: The article is updated with additional information about jazz radio station WDCB. Ever since musicians like Louis Armstrong, King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton were playing at nightclubs ...

This year, I’d planned to cut town during the Hyde Park Jazz Festival—I thought I’d finally follow in the footsteps of notorious photographer Jim Marshall and shoot the Monterey Jazz Festival in ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Jazz Showcase is not only one of Chicago's oldest jazz clubs, but also one of the oldest active jazz clubs in the entire county. Founded in 1947 by Joe Segal, 94 - who was named ...