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THE CHICAGO JAZZ ENSEMBLE, AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JON FADDIS, CELEBRATE THE 10th AMERICAN HERITAGE JAZZ SERIES WITH PATTI AUSTINS AVANT GERSHWIN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 8 PM, HARRIS THEATER CHICAGO, October 8, 2008 ...

A technical difficulty arose when singer/songwriter Rob Teter's The DesChamps Band were invited to perform at Merlefest 2007.

The album premiered on iTunes and now it has received great reviews there and it has arrived at all major music retailers.

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Click here to download the show. Courtesy of the Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University Ellis Larkins was best known for his work with singer Ella Fitzgerald.

Robert Battle drives his dancers hard, making them fast, fierce vehicles that rocket along a highway of rhythm -- whether dancing to Bach or Ella Fitzgerald.

"Sensual" and "swinging" are the words that sprout to mind when listening to the style of Davis & Dow, an award-winning jazz duo that puts as much passion into their music as they do into their relationship.

In a world where every singer struggles with the ghost of Frank Sinatra or Ella Fitzgerald, it is a rare and refreshing treat to hear a vocalist who can genuinely be said to have their own voice.

For folks looking for a bracing cuppa joe on their way to work - ' and as a place to unwind after the grind - ' It's A Grind is fast becoming the new destination coffee shop in town.

Jeff Lindberg's Launches "30 Years and Still Swinging" Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra Launches "30 Years and Still Swinging" in memory of co-founder, Steve Jensen to celebrate the Orchestra's 30th ...

SRI Jazz announces Ray Brown Jr's new CD, an all-star duets album entitled "Family and Friends" is finally in stores.

Jazz musician Hugh 'Peanuts' Whalum spent his 80th birthday on Sept. 8 exactly the way he planned it - doing nothing.

At this late date, as the 20th Century recedes ever more quickly into the past, can anyone have anything significant to add to the work of America's most suavely literate songwriter, Cole Porter? Can anyone ...

On-demand stream is available at WRSI.com . Here's what we played: Segment 1 TMBG - It's Spare the Rock -Ella ID TMBG - Birdhouse in Your Soul Beatles - Good Day Sunshine ID Dan Wilson - Sidewalks of New York ...

Applause, applause - expect to hear it in high-fidelity surround sound as Geva's Ella pays tribute to the world's legendary "First Lady of Song." Right from the get-go of this musical biodrama directed by Rob ...

Tickets are $20 to $57. Call 232-4382 or go to www.gevatheatre.org . 2. Two other plays open as well: The Gin Game at Blackfriars Theatre with tickets at $24 and Boomermania at Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center ...

About the artist It is easier to define Dionne Warwick by what she isn't rather than what she is.

The voice: it's not tautly classical, not wispy and ethereal, and thankfully not the hormonally nasal sound that infiltrates current pop music.

'Is it live, or is it Memorex?" In that memorable TV ad of the 1970s, jazz artist Ella Fitzgerald sang a note that shattered a glass while being recorded on a Memorex cassette, and then fractured another during ...

"Ella" kicks off the 2008-2009 season at Geva Theatre next week. It's the story of jazz great Ella Fitzgerald.