June 13th, 2008
Recommended Reading: June 13, 2008
Okay, this “catching up” thing is not working… I’m still two weeks behind on my online reading list! Guess it’s time to start taking items off the top of the pile rather than the bottom.
Here’s another batch of articles and blog posts worthy of your attention…
RETURN OF THE JAZZ SHOWCASE
There’s lots of coverage out there regarding the re-opening of Joe Segal’s Jazz Showcase in Chicago, which has moved to Dearborn Station after the previous Grand Avenue location was killed by a massive rent hike in 2006. Never having been to Chicago myself, I have no idea where those places are. But even I know how essential the Showcase has been to Chicago’s vibrant jazz scene (it’s existed in one form or another, one place or another, for about 60 years), so I’m happy to hear they’re up and running again.
- “Joe Segal’s Jazz Showcase Lives Again” by Michael Jackson (Chicago Sun-Times, June 13)
- “Jazz Showcase Opens Tonight” by Micah Maidenberg (Chicago Journal, June 12)
- “New Jazz Showcase Set to Open” by Howard Reich (Chicago Tribune, June 8)
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VISION FESTIVAL XIII
Also getting a lot of ink right now is the Vision Festival, New York’s annual celebration of avant-garde jazz and other creative music.
- Review: Kidd Jordan by Nate Chinen (New York Times, June 13)
- Howard Mandel enthuses over Vision and other festivals (Jazz Beyond Jazz blog, June 13)
- Festival profile by Nate Chinen (New York Times, June 6)
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QUICK HITS
The other day I linked to a profile of bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding. Here’s another one, by Paul de Barros, whose feelings echo my own (Seattle Times, June 13). Seriously, check her out.
Jazz Festivals a Go-Go:
- “Playboy Jazz Fest has its 30th edition” (Associated Press, June 13)
- Ben Ratliff looks at the evolving JVC Jazz Festival New York (New York Times, June 13)
- James Hale asks, “What Makes a Festival Festive?” (Jazz Chronicles blog, June 12)
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