Who Could Ask For Anything More: Critic Howard Reich Ends One Chapter, Ready For What's Next

WDCB’s Gary Zidek catches up with renowned arts, jazz & classical music critic Howard Reich as he steps away from his role at the Chicago Tribune.

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WDCB's Gary Zidek talks to arts & music critic Howard Reich about his multiple decade tenure at the Chicago Tribune.

“They’ve been saying that jazz is dead at least since 1940s, the theatre business was supposed to die a long time ago, the movie industry was supposed to have died with advent of TV, everything was supposed to have died, but what have we learned in this past century, that none of these forms really die. What they do is they go from immense popularity into a long, continuous afterlife, nothing stays in the spotlight forever.” - Chicago Tribune arts, jazz & classical music critic Howard Reich talking about the idea that certain artforms are “dying”.

Arts journalist and critic Howard Reich

Longtime arts, jazz and classical music critic Howard Reich is moving onto the next chapter after a celebrated tenure at the Chicago Tribune. In his gracious farewell column, Reich reflects on some of his favorite memories from the past 42 years at the paper.

The origins of Reich’s passion for music can be attributed to his interest in George Gershwin and traced to the 1951 MGM film, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS.

Reich is saying “good-bye” to the Chicago Tribune. But he plans to continue working on book and film projects. His next documentary, FOR THE LEFT HAND, is slated to be released later this year.

You can read Reich’s farewell column here and stay up to date on his latest projects by visiting his website at howardreich.com