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‘Beetlejuice,’ ‘Company,’ ‘Lehman Trilogy’ among Broadway in Chicago’s upcoming season

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Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 14, 2023

What makes that song swing? At last, physicists unravel a jazz mystery

For nearly a century, jazz musicians have debated what gives songs that propulsive, groovy feel that makes you want to move with the music. The secret may lie in subtle nuances in a soloist's timing.

WEKU · Jan 18, 2023

Mineta? SJC? Airport rebrand aims to show the way to San Jose while still honoring namesake

New York has John F. Kennedy, Washington, D.C. has Ronald Reagan, and New Orleans has Louis Armstrong.

Tribune News Service · Dec 27, 2022

Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues review – swinging doc is a stirring tribute

Freewheeling across the trumpeter’s pathbreaking career, Sacha Jenkins’ immensely enjoyable study speeds through giddyingly rich source material

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022

Dolton voters’ key concerns, America’s pandemic baby bump and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 24, 2022

How Chicago put Louis Armstrong on a path to jazz greatness 100 years ago

The trumpeter from New Orleans was 21 when he stepped off a train at the Illinois Central Station in 1922. Now, jazz events in Chicago are exploring his influence on the city.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 22, 2022

Gris-gris enigma: can a new posthumous release shed light on the elusive genius of Dr John?

How did a middle-class white kid break into New Orleans’ feverish 1950s R&B scene and enjoy a wildly eclectic six-decade career? As a new release puts it: things happen that way

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022

Not a wonderful world: Louis Armstrong tapes reveal how racism scarred his life and career

Audio diaries including previously unheard material tell of the jazz giant’s anger over the prejudice he faced

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2022

Chicago Jazz Festival offers music to soothe a shaken city

The music fest arrives at a good time for a city battered by critics.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 30, 2022

Louiz Banks, the godfather of Indian Jazz, is teaching children again

From a Kolkata night club to the world stage, Louiz Banks is a pioneer of Jazz in India. Now, at 81, he is eager to reprise an old role

The Hindu · May 16, 2022