One of my new favorite things is the Jazz Institute of Chicago and their website. They do so many cool things for people who love jazz. They have all kinds of scheduled performances and concerts and do what they can to keep jazz alive in this town.
You may not realize that Chicago has […]
Chicago has a lot of cool places to see live music but, without a doubt, one of the coolest is Millenium Park, which is right downtown. I meant RIGHT downtown, with the buildings rising all around you, except for the part that points toward the lake, of course. You can sit on the […]
I am declaring this Mingus Monday. I have no idea why other than I was rooting around online for some cool jazz to listen to and came across some of Charles and his and from 1975 which you will see below. He was playing live at Montreux at the time and playing his […]
There is this very cool outdoor music theater and venue in north-suburban Chicago and it is known as Ravinia. For a long, long time it was a music venue strictly for classical music. The entire atmosphere is kind of geared for it. The lawn is actually flat, like a park, with trees […]
Please understand that I understand that there are more blues musicans out there besides Buddy Guy. Just like I do understand that there are other jazz musicians out there besides Miles Davis. I just get into these moods. Right now, I am in the Buddy Guy mode when it comes to […]
The weekend is here and that means driving around a lot and listening to music in the car while running errands. I love how attractive weekends look and I always think I am going to spend time relaxing and enjoying it. Then, suddenly, I am running to the grocery store and doing laundry and other […]
It was my original intent to hunt down some video somewhere of the Sad Salamanders performing live. Apparently such an animal does not, as yet, exist. Guys, you need to get on that. Start posting to YouTube or something, wouldja? I spent the whole weekend grooving to your awesome CD “Cigarettes and Fishnets” and wanted […]
There are just some names in the world of Jazz that bring about feelings of awe and respect. Some of them are probably names you know. Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker Thelonius Monk and even Jelly Roll Morton may come to mind for you. The name of Charles Mingus should also be […]
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