Apr 6, 2022 9:59 PM
Jon Batiste Cleans Up at 64th Annual Grammy Awards
Jon Batiste was the big winner at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, held April 3 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. The…
Jon Batiste (center) performs at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on April 3.
Apr 6, 2022 9:59 PM
Jon Batiste was the big winner at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, held April 3 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. The…
Professor Longhair, left, with Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer in 1978.
Oct 12, 2021 2:28 PM
Farsighted and unsentimental, Bruce Iglauer has spent five decades elevating Chicago-based Alligator Records above…
Galactic will headline the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival.
Jul 13, 2021 4:21 PM
The jazz festival season for 2021 has certainly been a moving target, mostly for the good. With a host of late-breaking…
Shemekia Copeland
Jun 8, 2021 1:05 PM
The blues was on full display during The Blues Foundation’s 42nd Blues Music Awards on June 6.
This year’s…
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Feb 2, 2021 8:36 AM
If ever there were a time for the blues, it was 2020. In the United States, more than 300,000 people died, and many…
Shemekia Copeland is set to headline the Jay Pritzker Pavilion on June 5 as part of The Chicago Blues Festival.
Feb 25, 2020 11:11 AM
The Chicago Blues Festival returns to Chicago June 5–7 and marks the 70th anniversary of Chess Records, the label…
