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"We will continue our analysis of proposals and options that are on the table," said Darryl Seibel, a spokesman for the USOC, which is Chicago 's partner in its bid for the 2016 Summer Games. "There is still no timetable. (www.chicagotribune.com....4345.story)
As previously reported by the Tribune, the lead site in Chicago is the Sears Tower, though the city also put forward Navy Pier, a suggestion that has not gotten as much consideration (www.chicagotribune.com....4345.story)
There would be numerous complications involved in moving the USOC staff and their families, which gives Colorado Springs an edge, but Chicago remains a viable possibility, sources said (www.chicagotribune.com....4345.story)
No matter what decision is made, it is likely the USOC will continue to increase its presence in Chicago . There are currently two USOC employees working with the 2016 bid (www.chicagotribune.com....4345.story)
on Tuesday. His meeting with Chicago Tribune personnel reached a dramatic pitch when Public Editor Timothy J. McNulty told Zell his profanity-laced remarks elsewhere raised concerns among staff, particularly wome (www.chicagotribune.com....994.column)
CHICAGO (CBS) 53; An attorney is claiming that six off-duty Chicago Police officers brutally beat four men in a bar a few months ago, leaving them so injured that they are still undergoing medical treatmen (cbs2chicago.com....36027.html)
Chicago Police News Affairs Director Monique Bond said the incident is under investigation by both police and the state's attorney's office, and had no further comment Saturday (cbs2chicago.com....36027.html)
"Somebody identifying himself as the owner of the bar came out and said, 'You can't come in here. You can't come in here,'" Saltzberg said. "Those were Chicago Police officers who beat you up. I'll lose my license. This is a cop bar. (cbs2chicago.com....36027.html)
Chicago and the suburbs are home to many fine doctors, some of whom may not appear on our list. But when your next medical crisis looms, it's reassuring to know that the 350 doctors listed here have won the confidence of their fellow MDs (www.chicagomag.com....p-Doctors/)
Please note that , because of contractual obligations, Chicago may post Castle Connolly's list on our Web site only until mid-March, 2006. After that date, copies of the January 2006 issue will still be available for purchase. Or to access the complete Castle Connolly list (for a $21.95 annual fee), go to www.castleconnolly.com . (www.chicagomag.com....p-Doctors/)
Been away from Chicago for 30+ years. Thanks for reminding me of the joys (snow) , challenges (serious but bottom line friendly Chicago police ) and crazy fun (urban skiing) you can only have in this fantastic city. (www.chicagolive.com....n_chicago/)
Earlier today Monica Kendrick mentioned a CD-release party by Sabertooth this weekend, and I just found out about another release celebration this Sunday night-fellow Delmark artist Ari Brown will play three sets, beginning at 7:30 PM, at the New Checkerboard Lounge at 5201 S. Harper Court. A few months ago Brown, one of the sturdiest and most flexible saxophonists in the city, put out a live CD and DVD cut at the Green Mill -no idea why that venue wasn’t chosen for this occasion-and it ably captures his range, from Coltrane-style soprano workouts to blues-rich Chicago hard bop and modal balladry. The album also paints a warm portrait of Brown’s unfussy skill and charismatic humility: for much of his career he’s worked as a sideman, supporting everyone from Elvin Jones to Kahil El’Zabar (this is only his third work as a leader since the 90s), and I’ve always had the sense that he isn’t interested in the spotlight. He just loves to play the horn (blogs.chicagoreader.com....go%20Jazz/)
The 10th anniversary festivities for the Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet continue this week with performances by a number of killer spin-off projects. On Wednesday at the Hideout the superb reeds trio called Sonore (pictured) reconvenes. Brötzmann, Ken Vandermark, and Mats Gustafsson formed this configuration about four years ago and recorded an excellent album called No One Ever Works Alone Okka Disk , 2004) that challenged the status quo of the all-saxophone group, keeping things fully improvised but generating pieces marked by the kind of compositional logic that arises when musicians share sensibilities and thoroughly understand one another’s art. Both on the record and at a stunning live gig back in 2004 at the Empty Bottle, the trio ran a sort of musical relay race, using spontaneous riffs as launch pads that the other players either embraced or rejected. But rather than the hot-potato back-and-forth, these guys focus on sustained development and intense interactio (blogs.chicagoreader.com....go%20Jazz/)
Another rare treat happens Saturday night at the Hideout, when bassist Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten presents his killer quintet. He started the group a few years ago with Norwegian musicians, including guitarist Anders Hana (MoHa, Ultralyd), before he relocated to Chicago , and last year he revamped the combo with locals Dave Rempis (saxophone), Jeff Parker (guitar), and Frank Rosaly (drums), keeping Norwegian violinist Ola Kvernberg. The original lineup cut a terrific, self-titled album for Jazzland, but the forthcoming second album with the Chicago lineup raises the temperature and the ensemble feel. The Year of the Boar , which is due from Jazzland in February 2008, was recorded live in Oslo following several weeks of touring, so the group was playing the tunes—one remnant from the original lineup and six new Haaker Flaten compositions—at a very high level. The band will play locally for the first time in over a year, with Dave Miller sitting in for Parker, who will be out of the country with Tortois (blogs.chicagoreader.com....go%20Jazz/)
Since relaunching his label the Sirens six years ago, Steven B. Dolins has been feverishly redressing some of the injustices that have affected a handful of Chicago ’s finest musicians. Thanks to his efforts the discography of folks like Erwin Helfer, Geraldine Gay, and Earma Thompson have expanded significantly. This week he’s been celebrating the release of two new titles with some gigs at Katerina’s . Last night gospel pianist Gay and her brother Donald, who’s a fine if slightly mannered singer, played in honor of their new Soulful Sounds , while tonight Thompson is joined by saxophonists Ari Brown and John Brumbach, bassist Yosef Ben Israel , and drummer William “Bugs” Cochran to officially launch Madam Queen . (blogs.chicagoreader.com....go%20Jazz/)
Over the last two decades or so there hasn’t been a Chicago jazz musician as overlooked as drummer Damon Short . Apart from this item I wrote back in 2001, I&ve been as guilty of it as anyone. Most of us don’t think of drummers as composers and bandleaders, but Short excels at all three disciplines. Yet because he’s older than the Ken Vandermark crew and has always retained a stronger connection to post-bop fundamentals, he’s never really fit neatly within the local aesthetic. It’s a shame for us and for him (blogs.chicagoreader.com....go%20Jazz/)
While in Lisbon , Vandeweyer and Brazilian saxophonist Alipio C. Neto cofounded Imi Kollektief , an international quintet featuring French trumpeter Jean-Marc Charmier and the Portuguese rhythm section of bassist Joăo Hasselbring and drummer Rui Gonçalves. The band’s sole recording, Snug as a Gun (Clean Feed, 2006), offers the only extended evidence of Vandeweyer’s work; while the songs are spiky and angular, her harmonically rich, jagged lines recall the golden era of Blue Note Records, when Bobby Hutcherson was a fixture on loads of classic albums. Sadly, Vandeweyer&s playing is too low in the mix, but when she solos or her darkly shimmering chords fight their way through, her talent is plain. The raw energy of the quintet and the predilection of Neto to ramp his solos into explosive free jazz terrain fits in nicely with some of the free jazz made here in Chicago , so Vandeweyer ought to feel right at home when she plays three gigs with locals this wee (blogs.chicagoreader.com....go%20Jazz/)
Since arriving here back in 1997, drummer Nori Tanaka has made an ever-increasing impact on the local jazz scene. A native of Fukuoka, Japan, he moved here to study English at Roosevelt College and planned to relocate to a city on the east coast, but after meeting and playing with important mainstream figures like Bobby Broom, Robert Shy, Ron Dewar, and Dennis Carroll he decided to stay. In the last few years he’s really come into his own, and his playing has grown more flexible and daring. He’s a key member of ensembles like A Cushicle, Lay All Over It , and most recently AAT . But on Tuesday, July 17, he’s playing his last gig here, at Rodan , before returning to Japan, even though he wants to stay. It will be a major loss to the Chicago jazz community (blogs.chicagoreader.com....go%20Jazz/)
Veteran Chicago violinist Johnny Frigo died yesterday of complications from a fall in his condo two weeks ago. Although he was trained on the violin, he switched to the bass early in his career, and while he worked under Jimmy Dorsey and Chico Marx his most steady work came from sessions, particularly radio and TV commercials. He made a handful of records as a leader over the years—all but 1957’s I Love Johnny Frigo, He Swings were made after 1988 when he returned to the violin exclusively—and he was still actively performing, although he hadn’t played locally in two years. Here’s a story I wrote in March of 2002, when some of the session albums Frigo had made for choreographer Gus Giordano as records for dance instructors were reissued by the hip California label Ubiquity. (blogs.chicagoreader.com....go%20Jazz/)
Few jazz musicians boast a resume as impressive as Chicago -born-and-bred trombonist Julian Priester . Sun Ra, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Griffin, Max Roach, Booker Little, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, and Charlie Haden are among the bandleaders he’s worked under since the mid-50s, masterfully tailoring his exceptional skills to the needs of each. Over the decades he’s demonstrated an astonishing flexibility, whether playing straight-ahead charts or taking the music out. He was a key ingredient in defining the sound of Dave Holland’s Quintet, which has maintained the same sonic model for two subsequent decades. In the 70s, when he lived in San Francisco , he delivered his powerful take on post-Miles fusion on a pair of albums for ECM, including the classic Love, Love . But otherwise he&s made just a few records as a leader, which goes a long way toward explaining why he isn’t known better. (blogs.chicagoreader.com....go%20Jazz/)
Priester has always been a team player—even when soloing at the highest level—and as far as I can tell he’s never been driven too much by stardom . In the early 80s he moved to Seattle, where he began a long stint on the faculty of the Cornish School of Music, but the most threatening blow to his performance availability came in the late 90s when his health failed. In 2000 he received a successful liver transplant, but he still remains a pretty scant presence on the scene. (His last album, In Deep End Dance (Conduit), was released in 2002.) On Thursday and Friday Priester returns home for a pair of rare appearances at the Velvet Lounge with drummer Jimmy Bennington (who recently moved here from Seattle) and bassist Eric Warren. To the best of my knowledge, it’s Priester&s first gig here since 1998, when he played the Chicago Jazz Festival as part of a Sun Ra tribute band. It’s been much longer since he led a group in town. The gigs celebrate a new duo recording by Priester and Bennington called Portraits and Silhouettes (TSP (blogs.chicagoreader.com....go%20Jazz/)
As the title suggests, the disc is a musical interpretation of the life of Malcolm X . There’s some nice urban blues - with extended guitar playing by Pete Cosey - and a portrayal of drug-and-alcohol-fueled excesses in a kind of jazz jump blues called “Detroit Red.” Another piece captures his transformation from morally bankrupt street tough to spiritually-awake visionary. The album features Cohran on trumpet rather than kalimba, and there aren’t many examples of the former Sun Ra Arkestra member playing his horn during this era. There are also some excellent performances by future Earth, Wind Fire members like Louis Satterfield (bass) and Donald Myrick (baritone sax). Among the other key figures in the band were tuba player Aaron Dodd , drummer Bob Crowder, and percussionist Master Henry Gibson . The reissue comes at a great time - it&s a valuable piece of progressive black culture in Chicago at the end of the 60s , which compliments the mid-50s activity of Sun Ra captured in the exhibition currently at the Hyde Park Art Cente (blogs.chicagoreader.com....go%20Jazz/)
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