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...
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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.
Chicagoan of the Year in Jazz: In 2025, Gustavo Cortiñas’s drums sang
Gustavo Cortiñas doesn’t “do” absolute music — music for music’s sake. The Humboldt Park-based drummer’s work is always about something.
Chicagoans of the Year for Museums: National Public Housing Museum staff keeps residents at heart
Museum staffers, many of whom are have lived in public housing, share their experiences, inspiring visitors to open up about their own.
Chicagoan of the Year in Classical Music: Seth Boustead is the musical dreamer behind CheckOut
The CheckOut — a cozy music venue housed in a former 7-Eleven — opened in September and has already become a fixture both in Chicago's contemporary music scene and the...