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Preview: Symphony Center Jazz 2026-27 Will Be a Memorable Tribute to Legacy and Excellence

Symphony Center Presents (SCP) has announced the 2026/27 constellation of Jazz excellence, which will include centennials for past Jazz luminaries. Their vision and skill have landed on the shoulders of […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • May 8, 2026
    • Jazz , Music , Reviews

    Review: International Jazz Day Global Concert Crowns Chicago as a Heritage Site for Jazz

    I had been waiting for this day since Herbie Hancock announced it at his fifth Chicago Symphony performance. Hancock and Kurt Elling have been lobbying UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • May 5, 2026
    • Feature , Film & TV , Jazz , Music

    Dialogs: Three Jazz Masters Celebrate Jazz Composition and Storytelling on Film for International Jazz Day

    Chicago is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for jazz music this week. Concerts, exhibits, and various symposia on the art of jazz across the city led up to International Jazz […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • May 3, 2026
    • Jazz , Music , Pop , Pop/Rock , Review , Reviews , Stages

    Review: Going Bacharach at the Apollo Theater—When the Cheese Overpowers the Craft

    Burt Bacharach’s music is famously hard to play and all‑too‑easy to cheapen. The show’s excellent Chicago‑based band proves the former with dazzling precision, while the production ladles on the latter […]

  • Doug Mose
  • April 24, 2026
    • Blues , Classical , Festivals , Folk and Bluegrass , Jazz , Music , Pop/Rock , Previews

    Preview: Ravinia Festival Returns With an Impressive Lineup for the Redesigned Hunter Pavilion

    Over the past couple of months, Ravinia Festival has been building up anticipation for the 2026 season. Specifically they’ve been noting the changes going into the Hunter Pavilion, which has […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • March 12, 2026
    • Jazz , Music , Pop , Reviews , Venues

    Review: Patti LuPone at the Auditorium—a Warm Welcome on a Cold Night

    It was a cold Saturday night when Patti LuPone returned to Chicago. But LuPone brought a warm message in a revised edition of Matters of the Heart, the concert piece […]

  • Doug Mose
  • February 6, 2026
    • Classical , Jazz , Music , Pop , Pop/Rock , Reviews , Stages

    Review: Pink Martini Stirs Up a Sparkling Seasonal Cocktail of Multicultural Music

    Founded as a progressive funky little fundraiser orchestra in 1994, Pink Martini is currently touring with a lively holiday concert called All-Stars: A Season of Stars, which stopped at the Auditorium […]

  • Karin McKie
  • December 29, 2025
    • Dance , Jazz , Music , Review , Stages

    Review: Taiko Legacy 22 Adds a Groove to the Message of Peace in Yoko Ono’s Skylanding

    In 2016, legendary avant-garde artist and musician Yoko Ono presented Chicago with a sculpture called Skylanding. It stands in Jackson Park on the same site where the Japanese Pavilion stood […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • December 23, 2025
    • Jazz , Music

    Review: Herbie Hancock Is Still a Jazz Master in His Fifth Symphony Center Performance

    Herbie Hancock landed in Chicago for his fifth appearance in a Symphony Center Presents Jazz performance. His band included another jazz master, Terence Blanchard on the trumpet, James Genus on […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • November 1, 2025
    • Festivals , Jazz , Music , Reviews

    Dispatch: Chicago Jazz Festival 2025 Ends With Some Southside Funk, Early Jazz and a Cuban Finale

    The final day of the Chicago Jazz Festival had some outstanding up-and-coming performers as well as some legends gracing the stage. This year, I managed to get to the Von […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • September 3, 2025
    • Festivals , Jazz , Music , Reviews

    Dispatch: Day Three of the Chicago Jazz Festival—Jazz Classics and New Orleans in Chicago

    It was another fabulous summer day in Chicago with some familiar names on the Pritzker Pavilion stage. First up was Ava Logan, who has been in at least two productions […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • September 2, 2025
    • Jazz , Music , Reviews

    Dispatch: Day Two of the Chicago Jazz Festival Features Music from Brazil, Jamaica and Chicago Favorite Patricia Barber

    The second day of the Chicago Jazz Festival veered into the unexpected for me. The Pritzker Pavilion stage featured an international roster of musicians and singers. Opener Sarah Marie Young […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • August 31, 2025
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