Jazz with Mr. C: The Brubeck legacy grows with the release of Time OutTakes.
Jazz with Mr. C: The Brubeck legacy grows with the release of Time OutTakes. Chris Brubeck takes us through the family’s near-tragic...
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- Oct 6, 2020
- 7 min
Jazz with Mr. C: Bill Beuttler’s “Make It New: Reshaping Jazz in the 21st Century”
A new publication that represents for today what the former writers did is Make It New...What Beuttler brings to the table is a shrewdly ana
- Sep 8, 2020
- 13 min
Revisiting “Mr. C Goes to the 2019 Montréal Jazz Festival: A Letter, Travelogue, Primer, and Review”
My first trip to Montréal, and my first attendance at the acclaimed Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, came at the end of a whirlwi
- Jul 31, 2020
- 10 min
Jazz with Mr. C: Charlie Ballantine and Amanda Gardier Make Do
Saying that the COVID-19 outbreak has upended the broad entertainment industry is a colossal understatement, considering that “industry” her
- Jun 30, 2020
- 7 min
Jazz with Mr. C: What I Can Do, Besides What I Have Tried to Do
I have always been aware that my status as a white guy who advocates for the Black arts culture could be associated with the stereotype of t
- May 28, 2020
- 12 min
Jazz with Mr. C: “Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power” by Aaron Cohen
Remember the Year of Chicago Music? Yeah, that was supposed to be happening right now. While some of the energy of that celebration may stil
- Apr 30, 2020
- 7 min
Jazz with Mr. C: The Revised Definitive Jazz & Blues Encyclopedia
Until several years ago, the jazz world was rife with publications that had encyclopedic value. I regularly dipped into the All Music or the
- Mar 31, 2020
- 4 min
Jazz with Mr. C: Jazz in the Age of Coronavirus
Mr. C talks about ways to connect to jazz during the coronavirus closures.
- Mar 2, 2020
- 2 min
Mr. C's CD Review: Kitt Lyles’ Real Talk Collective “Wake Before Dawn”
Chicago Jazz Magazine contributor Jeff Cebulski reviews Kitt Lyles' new CD "Wake Before Dawn."
- Mar 2, 2020
- 15 min
Jazz with Mr. C: The Indomitable Wayne Powers Hits Chicago
Chicago Jazz Magazine interviews vocalist/entertainer Wayne Powers about his life in TV sitcoms, radio, and music.
- Jan 31, 2020
- 7 min
Jazz with Mr. C: Within a New Album and Concert, Jeremy Cunningham Has a Heartfelt, Urgent Message
Jeff Cebulski talks to drummer/composer Jeremy Cunningham about the tragic inspiration for his new CD "The Weather Up There."
- Dec 31, 2019
- 13 min
Jazz with Mr. C: For the New Year, Remembering the People Who Give Me a Reason to Write
Mr. C catches up with several musicians he's interviewed over the last two-and-a-half years.
- Dec 2, 2019
- 10 min
Jazz with Mr. C: Bassist/Bandleader Kitt Lyles on his 12/6 CD Pre-Release Concert @ Constellation
Bassist/bandleader Kitt Lyles talks about his CD pre-release event at Constellation on Dec. 6, his 2020 projects, and much more.
- Dec 2, 2019
- 6 min
Jazz with Mr. C: Time for Christmas Music!
Mr. C discusses his favorite holiday/Christmas recordings of jazz bands, vocalists, and label compilations.
- Nov 1, 2019
- 3 min
Mr. C's CD Review: Chris Madsen “Bonfire”—An All-Star Effort That Lives Up to Its Potential
Jeff Cebulski reviews saxophonist Chris Madsen's latest CD, Bonfire, with a lineup of Dana Hall, Stu Mindeman, and Clark Somers.
- Nov 1, 2019
- 3 min
Mr. C’s CD Review: The Metropolitan Octet and Dee Alexander “It’s Too Hot for Words”
Jeff Cebulski reviews Chicago's Metropolitan Octet and Dee Alexander's CD, "It's Too Hot for Words."
- Nov 1, 2019
- 4 min
Jazz with Mr. C: Jazzmeia Horn, Billie Holiday, and the Evolution of the Female Jazz Singer
The jazz singer and songwriter Jazzmeia Horn’s newest album, Love and Liberation, is, in my humble view, the Album of 2019, not only because
- Oct 29, 2019
- 2 min
Mr. C's Show Preview: A “Rediscovered” Singer Returns to Chicago in November
Vocalist Josephine Beavers and the Ed Vodicka Quartet with special guest Orbert Davis perform at PianoForte on Nov. 1 and 2, 2019.
- Oct 2, 2019
- 14 min
Jazz with Mr. C: Remembering Larry Coryell with Guitarist John Moran
Chicago Jazz Magazine contributor Jeff Cebulski talks to guitarist John Moran about his musical and personal friendship with Larry Coryell.
- Sep 3, 2019
- 4 min
Jazz with Mr. C: Why Do I Still Have This Album? (Vol. 1)
By Jeff Cebulski Please bear with me on this one. This new theme incorporated into my column is initiated by my wife Barb’s recent...
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