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All tagged jazz

New Production Transports Audiences to 1930s Southside Chicago Club

Jul 6

Jul 6 New Production Transports Audiences to 1930s Southside Chicago Club

Saxophonist Maddie Vogler Releases Debut Album

Oct 17

Oct 17 Saxophonist Maddie Vogler Releases Debut Album

WDCB’s Leslie Keros talks to Chicago-based saxophonist Maddie Vogler about her career and new album, WHILE WE HAVE TIME.

Pianist Javier Red Aims to Spread Empathy For Autism With New Album

Aug 23

Aug 23 Pianist Javier Red Aims to Spread Empathy For Autism With New Album

WDCB’s Gary Zidek sits down with pianist and composer Javier Red to talk about his new album, LIFE & UMBRELLA.

Chicago Ensemble Takes Big Band Music to the Next Level

Aug 15

Aug 15 Chicago Ensemble Takes Big Band Music to the Next Level

WDCB’s Gary Zidek catches up with Joel Baer and Chris Parsons, the co-founders of the Blueshift Big Band.

Southside Jazz In the Alley Memories Inspire New Dance Program

Jun 9

Jun 9 Southside Jazz In the Alley Memories Inspire New Dance Program

Herbie Hancock, Samara Joy & Christian McBride, Among the Jazz Stars Coming to Symphony Center

Apr 20

Apr 20 Herbie Hancock, Samara Joy & Christian McBride, Among the Jazz Stars Coming to Symphony Center

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.

Searching For Irene Higginbotham

Apr 10

Apr 10 Searching For Irene Higginbotham

Terri Lyne Carrington: Setting New Standards

Mar 31

Mar 31 Terri Lyne Carrington: Setting New Standards

Harris Theater Ready to Celebrate 20 Year Anniversary

Mar 27

Mar 27 Harris Theater Ready to Celebrate 20 Year Anniversary

Serious Moonlight: Jazz Artists Explore Bowie Songs In New Project

Feb 7

Feb 7 Serious Moonlight: Jazz Artists Explore Bowie Songs In New Project

Saxophonist Dave Koz Continues Holiday Tradition

Dec 5

Dec 5 Saxophonist Dave Koz Continues Holiday Tradition

WDCB’s Gary Zidek talks to Dave Koz about the 25th anniversary of his Christmas tour, which arrives in Chicago on December 8.

New Jazz Album Explores History of the Americas

Sep 2

Sep 2 New Jazz Album Explores History of the Americas

Casting Dizzy Spellz

Apr 24

Apr 24 Casting Dizzy Spellz

WDCB’s Gary Zidek catches up with renowned trumpeter and jazz educator Sean Jones to talk about his DIZZY SPELLZ program.

Shining a Light On Mary Lou Williams

Mar 30

Mar 30 Shining a Light On Mary Lou Williams

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.

Fire It Up: Terence Blanchard Brings New Opera to Chicago

Mar 22

Mar 22 Fire It Up: Terence Blanchard Brings New Opera to Chicago

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.