Jazz trumpeter Marques Carroll’s pandemic dreams bear fruit on live album series
At the end of the day, Carroll admits he’s a live-music guy. He set a goal to record a live recording series captured in the city’s four major clubs: Andy’s,...
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Review: Music of the Baroque presents ‘Fathers & Sons,’ crowned by one of Chicago’s own musical sons
Headlining was flute soloist Demarre McGill — who grew up in city music programs like the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and Merit School of Music.
Chicago will host International Jazz Day 2026. Here’s what’s coming this spring.
Representatives for the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz announced details for the 15th annual International Jazz Day, a month of jazz programming culminating in a globally broadcast concert at the...
Jazz for winter 2026: Concerts to heat up the cold months
Trumpeter Pharez Whitted returns to the Jazz Showcase, Angel Bat Dawid pays tribute to W.E.B. Du Bois at the Harris Theater, and Emmet Cohen plays Miles and Coltrane at SPACE...
In 2026, Grant Park Music Festival commemorates the United States’ founding and bids adieu to its leader
The Grant Park Music Festival on Tuesday announced its summer schedule, running June 10 to August 15.
Classical music for winter 2026: Embracing the unexpected
Surveying the music calendar this season, I noticed a theme: Presenters, big and small, were going out on a limb with bold and unusual themes.
Museums for winter 2026: ‘Oz,’ owls and ‘Costumes of Paul Tazewell’
Also not to miss at Chicago's museums this winter, new exhibits at the DuSable Museum, the Adler and the National Public Housing Museum.
When a rock dive became a jazz destination: New album ‘The Bottle Tapes’ revisits epochal Empty Bottle series
Curating “The Bottle Tapes” gave Ken Vandermark and John Corbett an opportunity to revisit the Empty Bottle’s Jazz & Improvised Music Series.
Shake-ups at classical station continue with exit of longtime WFMT host
A new host is taking over the station's long-running “Exploring Music” program from founding host Bill McGlaughlin next year.
Review: At the CSO, Mäkela and Lim make the 19th century new
Pianist Yunchan Lim pairs a Schumann concerto with Klaus Mäkelä's Beethoven 7 headliner.