The city is home to a vibrant jazz scene and the Chicago Jazz Festival. But it’s hard to catch the genre on the local radio ...

A jazz program on Chicago's Northwest Side pairs young musicians with renowned artists to hone their musical abilities while gaining exposure in the industry. La Cantera's ensemble of Chicago ...

The drummer assembles superb bands and draws on hip-hop for four new EPs, recorded over the past decade: ‘PopUp Shop,’ ...

Jazz music has soared across the globe, and these cities are the ultimate spots to experience just how diverse this ...

Recorded at two separate performances in 1997 at FitzGerald's Night Club and originally released in March of 1998, the Chicago Lakeside Jazz label has now reissued the two concerts by the Chicago ...

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Danny Seraphine is part of the “in crowd” in Indonesia. The cofounder and drummer with the pioneering jazz-rock band Chicago made that discovery when he and the members of his current Chicago Transit ...

The Chicago Jazz Festival doesn’t end when Millennium Park goes quiet. Clubs around the city put on special afterfest shows, some of them more exciting than the main-stage sets. This trio—tenor ...

Partway through the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic’s midday Saturday set, artistic director Orbert Davis made a sheepish admission. The band had just gotten back from the Havana International Jazz Festival ...

Ryan Cohan, a renowned Chicago-based jazz pianist and composer, will have the inaugural performance of his new piece titled “Prism” on September 26 at Studio5 in Evanston. Cohan’s work consists of ...

You can trace Kevin King’s musical journey on a mural in Chatham. Painted on a building at 119 E. 79th St. this year, the image depicts a large-scale saxophone case stickered with ephemera and carried ...