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Christian McBride Brings Mack Avenue SuperBand to Chicago Symphony Center

Since its debut at the 2012 Detroit Jazz Festival, the Mack Avenue SuperBand's all-star lineup has undergone four incarnations with the latest being helmed by jazz bassist Christian McBride. Fresh from recording his new album, Out There, with his Christian McBride Trio, the celebrated virtuoso will be bringing the supergroup to Chicago for the Symphony Center Presents (SCP) Jazz series on Friday, February 19, at 8 p.m.
By Shane Jordan

  • Brevard Music Center Announces 2016 Music Festival

    This year the Brevard Music Center's 2016 Summer Music Festival commemorates a historic 80th Anniversary with over eighty performances spanning a wide array of musical genres. Adding an added twist to his year's gathering is the Super Bowl based rivalry between the Brevard's Mark Weinstein and the Aspen Music Festival and School's Alan Fletcher. It would appear that the two CEO's have a friendly bet that will leave one man buying the other institution's board member's dinner depending on the outcome of the NFL championship game this Sunday night.
    By Shane Jordan

  • Tor Hyams Talks 'The Songs of Tor and Lisa' with Lisa Rothauser

    While Tor Hyams and Lisa Rothauser have had no problem publicizing the amazing pool of singers they have assembled for their one night only concert at the Feinstein's/54 Below stage on February 8, entitled The Songs of Tor and Lisa, they haven't been too forthcoming about exactly which songs are scheduled for the performance.
    By Shane Jordan
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