Aug 22, 2018 9:00 AM
Vocalist Deanne Matley’s a Persistent Entrepreneur
Six years ago, as Deanne Matley was building her career as a jazz singer in Calgary, Alberta, fans kept approaching her…
Deanne Matley received grants to pay for the production expenses of her new album, Because I Loved.
Aug 22, 2018 9:00 AM
Six years ago, as Deanne Matley was building her career as a jazz singer in Calgary, Alberta, fans kept approaching her…
Lalah Hathaway performs at the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest.
Aug 21, 2018 3:20 PM
It was still a comfortable 80 degrees on an early August evening when the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest kicked off, its…
Bassist Corcoran Holt has worked with such icons as Benny Golson, Steve Turre and Jimmy Cobb.
Aug 21, 2018 9:00 AM
The first instrument that bassist Corcoran Holt ever played was the djembe, a West African rope-bound drum. As a child…
Marquis Hill Blacktet is set to play 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at The University of Chicago’s Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts.
Aug 20, 2018 1:15 PM
The University of Chicago Presents series marks its 75th season with a mixture of classical, new music and jazz…
Nicole Johänntgen recorded her album Henry in New Orleans, while Henry II was recorded in Zurich, Switzerland.
Aug 20, 2018 9:00 AM
When Nicole Johänntgen was growing up in Fischbach, Germany, she routinely was awakened by her father’s New…
Tomasz Stańko (1942-2018)
Aug 20, 2018 8:55 AM
Growing up in post-World War II Poland, trumpeter Tomasz Stańko’s first experienced jazz music as a kind of outsider…
Aug 17, 2018 4:20 PM
Following Aretha Franklin’s death on Thursday, an outpouring of emotion and appreciation for her work washed over…
Andrea Motis recently taught and performed at Stanford University in California.
Aug 17, 2018 3:30 PM
The creative seeds that 23-year-old trumpeter and vocalist Andrea Motis has been planting since her days as a teen…
Ulysses Owens Jr. has released an album, Songs Of Freedom, based on his touring show.
Aug 17, 2018 9:00 AM
Clear, purposeful communication has anchored Ulysses Owens Jr.’s artistry since he was a kid playing drums in church.…
Aretha Franklin (1942–2018)
Aug 16, 2018 9:20 AM
She was the little girl who would be queen. Graced with a huge voice and even more powerful spirit, Aretha Franklin…
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