The Chicago Jazz Orchestra’s (CJO) Annual Summer Residency at The Jazz Showcase starts today at 5:30 PM. Tonight’s special guest is the beloved vocalist Paul Marino. TICKETS HERE “He swings hard …a giant baritone that manages to be both virile and gorgeous, Marinaro infuses the essence of jazz – the …
Producer Jimmy Katz’s decades of experience with the art of jazz have culminated in the establishment of an innovative organization that has attained a unique standard of generosity for leading-edge musicians. Giant Step Arts, which Katz and his wife Dena established in 2018, assists its roster of jazz musicians with …
Multi-Grammy Award-winning producer Ryan Truesdell and the Gil Evans Project have reopened the Gil Evans Project vaults to release a new album of material, SHADES OF SOUND: Gil Evans Project Live at Jazz Standard, Vol. 2, out May 30, 2025 on Outside in Music. Following in the footsteps of the …
Internationally acclaimed saxophonist and woodwindist Sharel Cassity’s new release, “Gratitude”, out March 28th on Sunnyside Records, shares with audiences and listeners a conversation of joy, hope, and celebration. Joining Cassity on the release are eight-time Grammy-award-winning bassist and composer Christian McBride, drummer Lewis Nash, and pianist Cyrus Chestnut as well …
“Where Were You?” Ignited Excitement Thanks to the Release of its Exclusive Lyric Video Billboard-topping hard rock veterans Earshot have announced the release of their latest single “Where Were You?” on all DSPs starting Monday, April 7. A preview from their forthcoming 11-song studio album produced by Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K (Disturbed, Staind, Megadeth), the dark and melodically-intense track offers a glimpse into …
It’s not that regional big bands are making a comeback. Regional big bands—with top-notch musicians, imaginative compositions, and unique sounds—have never gone away. Many of them, like Count Basie’s Kansas City band or King Oliver’s New Orleans band, moved to bigger cities, where larger audiences and more lucrative opportunities existed. …
Best Known for Their Stirring Chris Cornell Renditions, Superunknown’s Release “You are Never Alone” is a Tribute to Cornell and a Message to Those Struggling with Mental Illness After years of paying homage to the late Chris Cornell by faithfully recreating songs from his deep and, sometimes unexplored catalog, acclaimed …
Chiaroscuro: illumination and darkness. Saxophonist Noah Preminger has always explored sonic contrasts of brightness and shadows to explore human emotions—not to the rigid extreme of tenebrism, but instead, through investigations of the shades in between. Ever since Preminger released his first album, Dry Bridge Road, soon after he graduated from …
In the booklet contained within Elemental Music’s package of Sun Ra’s recordings in Chicago, Marshall Allen, one of the musicians who succeeded Ra in leading his orchestra, states that “Rawas preparing the band for the 21st century.” Well, now is the 21st century. And a new generation of listeners is …
Matt Oakley confirms the ‘opposites attract’ theory in his brand new single “Fire & Water.” Delving into the delicate equilibrium of polarizing personalities in a relationship, Matt Oakley touches on the complexities of love while masterfully coupling these contradictions into a poignant, relatable release. These two seemingly incompatible forces come …
