Music Lounge - 2022
September
What's New on WDCB... with Dan Bindert
September 26th, 2022
Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Brian Blade – Long Gone (Nonesuch)
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 19th, 2022
Bobby Broom – Keyed Up (Steele Records)
Bobby Broom is not just one of Chicago’s great guitarists, he’s also one...
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Ramsey Lewis Dead at 87
September 12th, 2022
Ramsey Lewis on September 1, 2018 at the Chicago Jazz Festival – photo by Alan Frohlichstein
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 12th, 2022
Tim Fitzgerald’s Full House (Cellar Live)
Tim Fitzgerald is a busy guitarist in Chicago, playing with musicians all ...
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Hyde Park Jazz Fest 2022 Line-Up!
September 9th, 2022
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival is thrilled to announce that the HPJF will return to presenting in partnership with its long-...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 6th, 2022
Walt Weiskopf European Quartet – Diamonds and Other Jewels (AMM Records)
Saxophonist Walt Weiskopf is back with a ba...
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August
Visit our WDCB Jazz Lounge at Chicago Jazz Fest!
August 31st, 2022
This year, for the first time ever, we’ll be hosting our own live music venue at the fest, the “WDCB Jazz Lounge.” We...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 29th, 2022
Hey everybody! This week, we're going to look back at three new releases from artists that will be at the Chicago Jazz Fe...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 22nd, 2022
T.S. Monk – Two Continents, One Groove (Storyville)
T.S. Monk, son of the legendary Thelonious Monk, is a fantastic ...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 15th, 2022
Joe Policastro Trio – Sounds Unheard: Odds and Ends 2012-2022 (Jeru Jazz)
Bassist Joe Policastro is one busy guy. Be...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 8th, 2022
Tom Harrell – Oak Tree (High Note)
A new Tom Harrell album is always a cause for celebration. They happen with some ...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 1st, 2022
Ethan Philion – Meditations on Mingus (Sunnyside)
Chicago based bassist Ethan Philion has put together a phenomenal ...
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July
Donald Harrison, Bill Frisell & Jazzmeia Horn to highlight to 2022 Chicago Jazz Festival!
July 25th, 2022
Saxophonist Donald Harrison, guitarist Bill Frisell and vocalist Jazzmeia Horn are among the mainstage headliners for thi...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 25th, 2022
Pasquale Grasso – Be-Bop! (Sony Masterworks)
Guitarist Pasquale Grasso got on my radar last year when he appeared on...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 18th, 2022
NYO Jazz – We’re Still Here (Carnegie Hall Productions)
I’ll be frank. As WDCB’s music director, I don’t add...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 11th, 2022
Steve Cardenas, Ben Allison & Ted Nash - Healing Power: The Music of Carla Bley (Sunnyside)
Casual Jazz fans have prob...
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June
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
June 27th, 2022
Petra Van Nuis & Andy Brown – Lonely Girl: I Remember Julie (String Damper)
The husband and wife team of guitarist A...
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What's New on WDCB... with Leslie Keros
June 20th, 2022
The Paxton/Spangler Septet – Ugqozi (Eastlawn)
Ugqozi represents the latest from a Detroit-based group co-led by tro...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
June 13th, 2022
Alan Broadbent Trio – Like Minds (Savant)
Pianist Alan Broadbent has emerged from the studio with a solid effort fro...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
June 6th, 2022
Out to Dinner – Episodes of Grace (Posi-Tone)
The Posi-Tone label, in addition to putting out excellent mainstream a...
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May
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 30th, 2022
Kim Nalley Band – I Want A Little Boy (self-produced)
I Want a Little Boy is the first I’d heard of Bay Area vocal...
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Some headlining acts announced for 2022 Chicago Jazz Festival!
May 23rd, 2022
The Chicago Jazz Festival (Thurs, Sept 1 to Sun, Sept 4) returns with performances in Millennium Park and at the Chicago Cult...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 23rd, 2022
Mike Allemana – Vonology (Ears & Eyes)
I wish Mike Allemana recorded more often. Sure, there was that great album, L...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 16th, 2022
Lynne Arriale – The Lights are Always On (Challenge)
Pianist Lynne Arriale’s latest album, the recently released T...
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Shemekia Copeland, Billy Branch and Ronnie Baker Brooks to headline 2022 Chicago Blues Festival
May 11th, 2022
Blues stars Shemekia Copeland, Billy Branch, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Eric Gales are among the Millennium Park headliners ...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 9th, 2022
Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Dee Alexander – On the Way to Be Free (JMarq)
Chicago Jazz fans have long known th...
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Behind the Mic with Peter Oprisko
May 5th, 2022
Peter Oprisko is the host of our new “Saturday Soiree” program.
It’s an hour of classic singers & swingers, airing...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 2nd, 2022
Catherine Russell – Send for Me (Dot Time)
Vocalist Catherine Russell has a new album out, and that’s always a cau...
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April
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 25th, 2022
Pat Mallinger, Brent Griffin, Jr. & Lenard Simpson – Perspectives (Afar Music)
Keyboardist, composer, bandleader and...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 18th, 2022
Eric Hochberg & Steve Million – Passion Flower (self-produced)
Bassist Eric Hochberg and pianist Steve Million...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 11th, 2022
George Freeman – Everybody Say Yeah! (Southport)
Guitarist George Freeman is one of Chicago’s elder statesmen, one...
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WDCB's John 'Radio' Russell Retires
April 8th, 2022
The longtime host of “Midwest Ballroom” is retiring after more than 20 years of presenting swinging music on WDCB eve...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 4th, 2022
Joel Ross – The Parable of the Poet (Blue Note)
On The Parable of the Poet, Joel Ross’ third album for Blue Note, ...
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March
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 28th, 2022
I figured a great way to wrap up Women’s History Month would be to check out three great new releases from some women who h...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 21st, 2022
Addison Frei – Time and Again (Next Paradigm Records)
Pianist Addison Frei has been becoming an ever more in-demand ...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 14th, 2022
Let’s consider this a “Best of…” edition of my weekly What’s New on WDCB. All three of these I’ve already profile...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 7th, 2022
This week's review features our Spring Pledge Drive Early Bird Special (for donations of $120 ($10 a month through the En...
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February
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 28th, 2022
Hinda Hoffman & Soul Message – People (Know You Know Records)
Hinda Hoffman and the Soul Message Band have been freq...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 21st, 2022
Brev Sullivan & The Blue Road Session Band – Ira: The Tribute Album (Blue Road)
We might claim Ira Sullivan as a Chi...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 14th, 2022
Pete Malinverni – On the Town (Planet Arts)
In the world of Jazz, there are always going to be a lot of interesting ...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 7th, 2022
Patricia Barber – Clique! (Impex)
Vocalist, pianist, songwriter and Chicagoan Patricia Barber has a new album out ca...
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January
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 31st, 2022
Blue Moods – Myth & Wisdom (Posi-Tone)
Posi-Tone Records has put together an impressive stable of artists, both for ...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 24th, 2022
The Reid Hoyson Project – Your Move (RHP)
Drummer Reid Hoyson’s latest project, Your Move, features him with two e...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 17th, 2022
Farnell Newton – Feel the Love (Posi-Tone)
Trumpeter Farnell Newton did some recording throughout 2018 and 2019 that...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 10th, 2022
Louis Hayes – Crisis (Savant)
Drummer Louis Hayes is still swinging at the age of 84, and on his latest album, Crisi...
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What's (been) on WDCB - Best of 2021 Part 2
January 3rd, 2022
This week - in the second of two installments - Paul, Dan, & Bruce share their favorite discs from 2021.
Paul Abella - ...
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