Ramsey Lewis

The ferocious singer-pianist – who fearlessly merges jazz , blues and Japanese folkloric music – was drawingcrowds to the old HotHouse, on North Milwaukee Avenue, in the early 1990s. Read More

I'm not one of those critics who creates a "best of" list by merely dumping a bunch of names and titles. Read More

Featuring ORIGINAL music spanning John Beasley's solo recording career from his critically acclaimed first release, Cauldron, to his latest release, Positootly, which has been on the Jazz Charts for five consecutive months since its release in September 2009. Read More

Chicago's biggest cultural export to Washington since Pres. Obama took office may unfold at the Kennedy Center in mid-November. Read More

Some baseball players earn a roster spot by mastering a specialty (a pinch-hitter, a closer, a base-runner), while most earn their pay by trying to do everything well. Read More

The 2010 NEA Jazz Masters Awards ceremony and concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. EST in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, and feature the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis in a program dedicated to the honorees' works. Read More