My name is Gary Zidek. Welcome to The Arts Section. Tune into the radio program every Sunday morning on WDCB 90.9 & 90.7 FM or listen to it online here. I'll be showcasing a variety of arts & entertainment stories.
WDCB’s Gary Zidek checks in with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s senior director of programming for Symphony Center Presents, Jim Fahey to talk about the 23/24 jazz series.
WDCB’s Leslie Keros catches up with musican, composer and author Deanna Witkowski to talk about her two-plus decades of research of jazz legend Mary Lou Williams.
WDCB’s Gary Zidek catches up with Grammy-winning trumpeter and Oscar-nominated film score composer Terence Blanchard to talk about his new opera, FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES.
WDCB’s Gary Zidek sits down with Evanston author Jarrett Dapier to talk about his journey to creating children’s books and lifelong appreciation of jazz.
WDCB’s Gary Zidek catches up with Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Mark Kelly to talk about the city’s IN TUNE Festival.
WDCB’s Gary Zidek checks in with a group of Chicago jazz musicians a year after he spoke with them to see how they were coping in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Twelve months later a lot has changed, but some uncertainty remains.