Artists
Yusef Lateef Interview Transcription courtesy of Rahsaan Clark Morris
Some time late last year, I think in October of 2012, WHPK radio host Al Carter Bey recorded an interview on the air with a great reedman, artist, and spiritual individual. This is a transcription of that talk.
Ken Chaney, platinum jazz pianist and revered educator, dies in Chicago
By Neil Tesser
Ken Chaney – the Chicago pianist, bandleader, composer, and educator, who played on a million-selling soul-jazz single in 1968 – died Wednesday in Chicago. He would have turned 74 years old tomorrow, December 21.
Haunting New Year's Eve show exposed listeners to what Von Freeman was all about
Haunting New Year's Eve show exposed listeners to what Von Freeman was all about
August 16, 2012|Howard Reich | Arts critic
The thin, elderly man onstage at the Green Mill Jazz Club sat nearly motionless. His legs, he told a few of us before the show, were failing him, and he needed to stay seated as long as possible.
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Pete Cosey, 1943-2012
Copyright © 2012, Chicago Tribune
Jazz guitarist Pete Cosey used electronic distortion and innovative methods of stringing and tuning his guitar to impress his signature sound on recordings by artists from bluesmen Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf to jazz great Miles Davis.
Chicago guitar genius Pete Cosey dead at 68
R.I.P. / Music / Post No Bills Chicago guitar genius Pete Cosey dead at 68
Posted by Peter Margasak on 05.30.12 at 12:26 PM
Pete Cosey in the Reader in 1997
Pete Cosey in the Reader in 1997
Beloved jazz pianist Jodie Christian had exceptional ear for harmony
February 13, 2012|Howard Reich | Arts critic
Chicago pianist Jodie Christian accompanied the greatest artists in jazz, from Stan Getz to Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins to Benny Carter, Gene Ammons to Roscoe Mitchell.
Von Freeman, NEA Jazz Master
The NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship is the highest honor that our nation bestows on jazz artists. Each year since 1982, the program has elevated to its ranks a select number of living legends who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of jazz.
GBMP Interview: Gavin Christopher
Gavin Christopher is a R&B singer and musician, born in Chicago, Illinois where he started out playing music at a very early age. Having been schooled by the likes of Oscar Brown Jr., Donny Hathaway and later on Curtis Mayfield, he honed his writing and singing skills and began his career, first in a band called Lyfe (which also included Chaka Khan).
