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Jim Barclay & Friends delivered an outstanding performance of the 1978 Pat Metheny Group album at Fulton Street Collective, FSC, in Chicago. Several tunes including Phase Dance and Jaco were well-known and much loved. Chris Siebold guitar, Chris Mahieu keys, Patrick Williams bass, and Jim Barclay drums & cymbals. Visual artist John Ross Wilson created original artwork re...

Nearly five years after his debut album Altitude, Chicago trumpeter Connor Bernhard gathered most of his cohorts for another recording of personalized themes, now released as Pathways, which continues along the same lines as the debut, albeit with more offerings and chances at covers. What also returns is the same bright, engaging horn that distinguishes Bernhard and lifts the p...

Neil Tesser is a Grammy Award-winning jazz historian, writer, and radio host whose work has helped define modern jazz criticism. With decades of experience covering the Chicago jazz scene, he’s written for major publications including the Chicago Reader and Chicago Sun-Times. Known for his thoughtful analysis and deep musical knowledge, Tesser continues to bring insight into the...

Mark Ruffin—Program Director and on-air host of SiriusXM’s Real Jazz channel—joins Chicago Music Revealed with Mike Jeffers to preview “Our Jazz Life: A Celebration of the History of Jazz Radio in Chicago,” a special panel presented for International Jazz Day. In this interview, Ruffin shares insights into the legacy of jazz radio in Chicago, the voices and stations that shaped ...

On Threefold, Chris Madsen and his ultra-talented rhythm section extend their already evident fellowship into new territory that cements them as a formidable jazz unit.