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...visit www.safehome-ks.org. Sam Stryke's trio will be performing Christmas Jazz Concerts in Chicago (12/6; almost sold out as of 11/11); Kansas City (12/8); Three Oaks, MI (12/11) and Grand Rapids (12/13). Stryke is also performing his...

In this article: Sam Stryke, Atlanta Symphony, Super Bowl, XM Satellite Radio, USA Today, National Endowment for the Arts, and Vince Guaraldi

...artist he is increasingly showing himself to be. Two years ago, Lewis made his superb Chicago debut with Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto. A year ago, he made his Orchestra Hall recital debut...

In this article: Paul Lewis, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Berlin Philharmonic, World's Finest, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis, Bela Bartok, and String orchestra

...if you guys got to see that movie -- incredible movie. We're also going to have Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, who's a Chicago hometown guy and we're pleased to have him. And we're also going to have the National Symphony...

In this article: Mahatma Gandhi, White House, India, Oscar, and State Department

...Rattle leavened Brahms with Schoenberg. On that score, the no less raucous Chicago audience got the better of it -- a magical performance of Schoenberg's heatedly romantic Chamber Symphony No. 1. The Hill Auditorium crowd heard the rarely...

In this article: Simon Rattle, Ann Arbor, Berlin Philharmonic, Jaundice, Hill Auditorium, Compuware, and IRS

...sauce, cheese and... well, pretty much anything else that's bad for you. Provided you're not too full to move, the city's nightlife offers something for everyone. There are dozens of theatres offering everything from improvisation to...

In this article: John Dillinger, Public Enemies, US, Crown Point, Tomato sauce, Pizza, and Tax

...the Newport All-Stars. Catch a rare performance by the jazz impresario on Friday, November 13, at 8:00 pm when George Wein brings his Newport All-Stars to Jazz at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago. The Newport Jazz Festival...

In this article: George Wein, Newport, Lew Tabackin, Woody Allen, Bucky Pizzarelli, Dick Hyman, New York City, and Howard Alden

...down to around 40, Berlin is truly a 21st century world treasure. What a shame then that Chicago has not had a chance to see and hear this sterling group in six years. Although the orchestra is touring with three programs that include all...

In this article: Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Berlin, Arnold Schoenberg, Orchestration, Vienna Philharmonic, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, and Claudio Abbado

Lawrence Loh takes over for the departed Daniel Meyer as music director of the one of the city's best musical deals, the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, which continues to offer free music played at a level belying its "youth" tag. At...

In this article: The Academy Is..., Blackbird, Joan Didion, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, General Public, Dave Wakeling, and TR3