Review: An astounding cast of jazz talent packs the stage for crowning Jazz Day concert
From Herbie Hancock to blues great Buddy Guy to a message from Pope Leo XIV, this globally watched concert was both a who's who of jazz and a love letter...
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Herbie Hancock kicks off Jazz Day festivities with a high school homecoming
Hancock, 86, performed in the Hyde Park Academy High School auditorium, where he heard his first live jazz performance. He even remembers where he was sitting.
Never-before-heard tapes by late Jazz Showcase founder hit shelves — just in time for his 100th birthday
Zev Feldman has curated four double- and triple-LP sets gleaned from live Jazz Showcase performances in the 1970s.
For ‘Jazz’ of a different sort, head to the Art Institute’s once-in-a-lifetime Matisse exhibition
The "Matisse’s Jazz: Rhythms in Color" exhibition has proved popular, tallying more than 60,000 visitors since opening in March.
International Jazz Day is right around the corner: 16 picks for the global event taking over Chicago
Chicago would seem to be a no-brainer to host International Jazz Day, and the April 30 day itself spills out into events and concerts all over Chicago for the next...
Review: An accordion concerto at the CSO? It’s this week’s must-hear cultural event.
Soloist Ksenija Sidorova and guest conductor Paavo Järvi presented Erkki-Sven Tüür’s “Prophecy” — the 2007 concerto’s U.S. premiere, and the first accordion concerto ever programmed by the CSO.
Review: Muti is back at the CSO and so is the drama — at the opera, on the silver screen and onstage
This weekend's concerts included Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 3 and selections from Italian composer Nino Rota’s scores to “The Godfather” and “The Leopard.” But last weekend's didn't all go smoothly.
Lyric Opera’s ‘El último sueño de Frida y Diego’ goes beyond Fridamania
Kahlo arrives on the Lyric mainstage this month when the company presents “El último sueño de Frida y Diego,” with music by Gabriela Lena Frank to a libretto by Pulitzer...
Ravinia Festival this summer: The CSO, Paul Simon and Ricky Martin in a brand new Pavilion
The Ravinia Festival’s wide-ranging 2026 season celebrates the newly refurbished Pavilion.
Review: Back from a tour with Mäkelä, the CSO delivers a ‘Rite’ to remember
Music director-designate Klaus Mäkelä leads the orchestra in an all-Paris program, including Milhaud’s “Le Boeuf sur le Toit,” Gershwin’s "An American in Paris" and Stravinsky’s "The Rite of Spring."