Ramsey Lewis

An NPR holiday tradition celebrates two decades this winter: It's the 20th annual A Jazz Piano Christmas . Read More

Noon Ernie Adams Trio with special guest Richie Cole Local drummer Ernie Adams has had his highest-profile gigs in the realms of fusion and commercial jazz—he's toured and recorded with Al DiMeola and Ramsey Lewis—but he's also well-versed in bop. 1:10 PM Fareed Haque & the Flat Earth Ensemble On Flat Planet (Owl Studios), the debut CD by this genre-bending band, Chicago guitarist Fareed Haque brings proggy complexity to a mix of funk, Indian music, and jazz. Read More

Despite the title, this was not recorded at New York's Madison Square Garden or any other venue with Garden in the name. Read More

In his Connecticut home, Dave Brubeck regularly uses a dancer's barre to stretch, keeping his limbs flexible as part of his morning exercise program. Read More

Melody Swink's riotous one-woman comedy THE D-CUP DIATRIBES, makes its world premiere at the Gorilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee, opening Thursday, December 3 at 8 p.m. and running through December 19, 2009. Read More

One of the best holiday traditions of my childhood was the Advent calendar. Read More

Melody Swink's riotous one-woman comedy THE D-CUP DIATRIBES, makes its world premiere at the Gorilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee, previewing November 27, opening Thursday, December 3 at 8 p.m. and running through December 19, 2009. Read More

Let me start by recognizing that there is the genre of jazz/rock fusion. Read More

Long before his musical passion turned into his profession, jazz guitarist Bryan Lubeck got an old-fashioned lesson about perseverance. Read More

Those who have followed the music of smooth-jazz artist Michael Ross since his debut album We Finally Meet (1992) will find that his new album, A Special Thing , represents a different direction for his soundtrack for seduction. Read More