Battle of the Bands By Mark Loehrke We pit three large-ensemble jazz bands in a Chicago versus Chicago versus New York face-off Read more
The Five By Mark Loehrke If "free jazz" sounds more like an activist's cry than a music genre, check out the third annual Umbrella Music Festival. Here are our five picks. Read more
Three Questions By Mark Loehrke Jazz impresario Joe Segal makes good on a promise with the long-delayed opening of his new Jazz Showcase. Read more
Six Degrees of Ken Vandermark By Mark Loehrke We examine the sphere of influence of Ken Vandermark, Chicago's hardest-working musician. Read more
The Avant Guardians By Mark Loehrke Meet four rising jazz stars who are bellowing their way out of the local fringe and into the big time. Read more
