Some of Chicago’s finest jazz musicians are helping out Japanese earthquake relief efforts by providing the entertainment from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at Erwin: An American Cafe and Bar’s “Jazz for Japan” benefit. Do your part by making a reservation for dinner at the Lakeview restaurant and bringing a donation of any [...]
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Heather Moran Audrey Morris Tomorrow night presents a conundrum for cabaret fans. You can go hear legendary Chicago cabaret diva Audrey Morris in a celebration of “The Great American Songbook.” Morris’s career dates back to the 1950s, when she was a regular performer at places like the Capitol Lounge and Mister Kelly’s. Or you can [...] The 14th annual Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival kicks off Thursday with the first of three CD-release concerts. The fest showcases the best of Chicago’s contemporary Asian American music and collaborations, bringing together the modern sounds of American-born jazz with the traditional music of the artists’ Asian heritage. “Through music,” says saxophonist Francis Wong, “I [...] Jazz duo Heather Moran and Gabriel Datcu bring their dynamic sound to The Waterfront Cafe in Edgewater at 8 p.m. Friday, July 24. This hidden gem in Berger Park offers a simple menu, beer and wine and weekend jazz performances 20 feet from the water’s edge. Chicago singer Moran, who also performs with the [...] The defining event of the French Revolution, the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, launched a decade of vast upheaval and terror in France, and ended, not with liberty, equality and fraternity, but with the crowning of Napoleon as emperor. France would go on to have numerous monarchs, coups and revolts between then [...] |
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