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Patrick: 'Journey Stories' at Bluegrass Heritage Museum
“I saw in their eyes something I was to see over and over in every part of the nation — a burning desire to go, to move, to get under way ... nearly every American hungers to move.”
— John Steinbeck, from “Travels With...Tags: Henry Ford, Domestic Travel, Ellis Island, California, Travel
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Obituary: Dorotha Thompson
Dorotha Colliver Thompson, 88, died June 20, 2011.
A native of Carlisle, Ky., she was the daughter of the late Howard and Willie Barr Colliver. Dorotha has packed a myriad of interesting and diversified pursuits into her busy life. She has been an...Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Sociology, American Red Cross, American Legion, Human Interest
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Patrick: The cowboy, the guru and the rock star
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller
— The Beatles,
“Come Together”
In all the books and magazine articles I’ve read about Ronald Reagan, I had never come across this weird...Tags: Politics, New York City, John Lennon, Human Interest, University of Oxford
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From Our Files for Jan. 30
100 years ago — 1911 Tidbits of Danville news include: The Queen and Crescent Route is installing a telephone line along its railway system. The telephone will be ready for service in two months; Lost — karat diamond. It came out of a ring...Tags: American Legion, Science and Technology, Emergency Incidents, Justice System, Crimes
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Israeli Jazz Festival brings Middle Eastern sounds to Chicago
Though its population hovers at just 8 million, Israel has become a powerhouse in nurturing high-caliber jazz talent. Chicago concertgoers are well acquainted with Anat Cohen, the uncommonly versatile Israeli clarinetist who's based in New York and...
Tags: Green Mill (club), Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago Cultural Center, Music Industry, Israel
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Miguel de la Cerna tells a tragic story with 'Almas Perdidas' ('Lost Souls')
Chicago jazz musician Miguel de la Cerna likes to refer to himself as "your basic piano player, commercial musician," but that modest self-assessment greatly understates the case. De la Cerna proved the point dramatically last year, when he partnered...
Tags: Green Mill (club), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Indigenous People, Politics, Music Industry
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Chicago saxophonist Pat Mallinger gets ready for his close-up
When singer-pianist Diane Schuur headlined at the Jazz Showcase last week, she wasn't the most commanding player on stage. At leat not whenever Chicago saxophonist Pat Mallinger stepped up to solo. Each time he brought the mouthpiece to his lips,...
Tags: Green Mill (club), Chicago Cultural Center, Music Industry, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Entertainment Events
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Jazz meets tango in Pablo Aslan's grand experiment
In 1959, Astor Piazzolla – a genius of tango composition and performance – released "Take Me Dancing," an album he later deemed an artistic "sin." The jazz-inspired recording, which Piazzolla had hoped would enable him to break through to...Tags: Green Mill (club), Chicago Park District, Music Industry, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture
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Victor Garcia: A chameleon on trumpet
During the past year, Chicago listeners have heard trumpeter Victor Garcia in more musical contexts than any single player could be expected to master. He hit hard in drummer Dana Hall's band at the Green Mill last month; debuted his own feisty, full-...
Tags: Green Mill (club), Old Town School of Folk Music, Music Industry, Entertainment Events, Columbia College Chicago
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A grand weekend for jazz singing
This weekend could be one for the record books, with an extraordinary confluence of major vocalists converging on our stages. Though they span a wide stylistic swath – from blues to jazz to classic pop and beyond – the level of singing...
Tags: Freddy Cole, Genres, Dr. John (music artist), Entertainment Events, Natalie Cole
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Remembering Fred Anderson: Chicago salutes a fallen jazz giant
On stage, he was a volcano, torrents of sound pouring from the bell of his tenor saxophone. In person, he couldn't be gentler, a soft-spoken jazz giant who nurtured generations of musicians and, therefore, enhanced Chicago's stature as a nexus of...
Tags: Old Town School of Folk Music, Music Industry, Fred Anderson, Entertainment Events, Charlie Parker
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Dana Hall re-emerges with a new band and a fresh approach
Last year was a volatile one for the inimitable Chicago drummer-bandleader-composer Dana Hall. With the considerable help of ace arts administrator Kate Dumbleton, Hall had rejuvenated the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, which William Russo had created at...
Tags: Green Mill (club), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Elmhurst College, Music Industry, Fine Artists
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