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Markus Rutz, His latest album, Many Moons, is both an expansion and a reflection of his career, but with a significant difference: this is the first one where he left the recording booth to someone else and was just a musician among others.

Acclaimed guitarist and composer Fareed Haque joins Mike Jeffers on CHICAGO MUSIC REVEALED to discuss two exciting Mandala Arts initiatives: the Red Line Project and the Mandala Makers Festival.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3 CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER 78 E. WASHINGTON ST. 11 A.M. - 5 P.M. PRESTON BRADLEY HALL 3RD FLOOR SOUTH 11 a.m. - Noon - Shy Shēks. Presented by Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz 12:15-1:15 p.m. - Tom McCarthy Quartet performing John McLaughlin's 1969 EXTRAPOLATION. Presented by Fulton Street Collective 1:45-2:45 p.m. - Larry Brown Jr. Quartet. Presented by South ...

JAY PRITZKER PAVILION 7:45 - 9 p.m. - Paquito D’Rivera name) emblemized the Latin jazz of the ‘50s and ‘60s, Paquito (ditto) has long been the poster boy for a broader version of Latin jazz in the modern era. A 2005 NEA Jazz Master, the Cuban-born alto saxophonist and clarinetist would be deserving of all-time honors had he done nothing but co-found (with Chucho Valdes) the grou...

CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER Preston Bradley Hall, 3rd Floor South 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. - Julius Tucker Quartet Presented by Hyde Park Jazz Society Over the last several years, Julius Tucker has been one of the hardest working musicians at the Chicago Jazz Festival, backing up any number of artists on piano and electric piano – something he has done on recordings and in club performances...