Music Lounge - General Interest
May 2025
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 5th, 2025
Lucia – self-titled (La Reserve Records)
Lucia is a young vocalist who has just released a very nice debut album wit...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
April 2025
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 28th, 2025
Cyrus Chestnut – Rhythm, Melody and Harmony (High Note)
Pianist Cyrus Chestnut returns in 2025 with a new album call...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 21st, 2025
Bill O’Connell – Touch (JoJo Records)
You could be forgiven if you only associate the name Bill O’Connell with W...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
Mavis Staples, Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram, and Bobby Rush set to headline 2025 Chicago Blues Festival!
April 16th, 2025
The City of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) has announced the full lineup and p...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 14th, 2025
Bob James & Dave Koz – Just Us (Just Koz)
Bob James and especially Dave Koz are not names normally associated with s...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 7th, 2025
Artemis – Arboresque (Blue Note)
The supergroup Artemis has just released their third album, Arboresque, and their t...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
March 2025
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 31st, 2025
Eric Alexander – Chicago to New York (Cellar Music)
Tenor Saxophonist Eric Alexander has Chicago ties that have rema...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 24th, 2025
The Greg Abate Quartet – Positive Energy (Summit)
Saxophonist Greg Abate returns in 2025 with a new album called Pos...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 17th, 2025
Hey everyone – since we’re in the middle of our spring pledge drive this week on WDCB, I figured I’d share the CDs that...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 10th, 2025
Jarod Bufe – Brighter Days (Calligram Records)
In order to write something smart about Jarod Bufe’s latest album, ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 3rd, 2025
Emily Remler – Cookin’ at the Queens (Resonance Records)
If you’ve been hearing a lot of this two-disc set recen...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
February 2025
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 24th, 2025
Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds – Horns Locked (Cellar Music)
New York City tenor saxophonist Nick Hempton recorded with f...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 17th, 2025
Jeremy Pelt – Woven (High Note)
Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt is a fascinating character. Always moving, always evolving, he...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 10th, 2025
Kevin Fort – Everything I Love (Jeru Jazz)
Chicago based pianist Kevin Fort can be seen all over town, backing up an...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 3rd, 2025
Michel Petrucciani Trio – Jazz Club Montmartre, CPH 1988
Michel Petrucciani was a monster of a piano player. Every a...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
January 2025
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 27th, 2025
Blue Moods – Force & Grace (Posi-Tone Records)
Blue Moods is the brainchild of Posi-Tone head Marc Free. So far, the...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 20th, 2025
Renee Rosnes – Crossing Paths (Smoke Sessions)
Plugged in modern Jazz fans already know that Renee Rosnes is a power...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 13th, 2025
M.T.B. – Solid Jackson (Criss Cross)
MTB (or Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner, Peter Bernstein) is an all-star group by any...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
In Memoriam 2024
January 6th, 2025
This week, we’d like to take a moment to remember some of the amazing artists that passed away over the course of 2024.
...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
December 2024
WDCB DJs - Top 10 Jazz Releases in 2024
December 30th, 2024
There was an abundance of great new jazz in 2024 and we enjoyed sharing it with you every day on WDCB. Here is a list of a fe...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
WDCB's Holiday Gift Edition... with Paul Abella
December 16th, 2024
This week, a slight detour…instead of telling you what you’ll be hearing on WDCB in the next few weeks, I’m going to su...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
December 9th, 2024
Ben Waltzer – The Point (Calligram Records)
Pianist Ben Waltzer recorded a new album with a fantastic band of Chicag...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
December 2nd, 2024
Entre Amigos – Entre Amigos (self-released)
The young Chicago all-star group calling themselves Entre Amigos has rel...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
November 2024
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 25th, 2024
Dwayne Clemons – Center of Gravity: Live at Smalls (Cellar Music)
Trumpeter Dwayne Clemons assembled a great crew fo...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 18th, 2024
Ben Paterson – Cookin’ in the Couve (Cellar Music)
Chicago pianist (and organist, but pianist here) Ben Paterson j...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 11th, 2024
George Cables – I Hear Echoes (High Note)
Pianist George Cables, who celebrates his 80th birthday later this week, i...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 4th, 2024
Steve Davis – We See (Smoke Sessions)
If you wanted to pull together an all-star straight-ahead Jazz sextet, it woul...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
October 2024
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 28th, 2024
Andy Baker – From Here, From There (Calligram Records)
Chicago based trombonist Andy Baker has a new album out calle...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 21st, 2024
Peter Bernstein – Better Angels (Smoke Sessions)
Guitarist Peter Bernstein recently recorded a new album with a grou...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 14th, 2024
Chris Greene Quartet – Conversance (Pravda Records)
The Chris Greene Quartet is back with a new studio album, Conver...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 7th, 2024
Hey everyone – since we’re in the middle of our fall pledge drive this week on WDCB, I figured I’d share the CDs that w...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
September 2024
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 30th, 2024
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach – Hot House: The Complete Jazz at Massey Hall R...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 23rd, 2024
Rahsaan Barber & Everyday Magic – Six Words (Jazz Music City)
First off, I think it’s necessary to state that Rahs...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 16th, 2024
Neil Swainson Sextet – Here for a While (Cellar Music)
Canadian bassist Neil Swainson has been around long enough to...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 9th, 2024
Caity Gyorgy – Hello! How Are You? (self-released)
Vocalist Caity Gyorgy (pronounced “George”) is back after one...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 3rd, 2024
Bill Charlap Trio – And Then Again (Blue Note)
The always tasteful, always swinging Bill Charlap Trio is back with a...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
August 2024
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 26th, 2024
Catherine Russell & Sean Mason – My Ideal (Dot Time)
Vocalist Catherine Russell not only has a new album out, but sh...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
Chgo Jazz Fest Week Events (Pre-Fest)!
August 23rd, 2024
WDCB Jazz Week - Two Special Concerts - Both FREE!
In addition to playing the music of Jazz Fest artists, WDCB has sch...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 19th, 2024
Eric Jacobson – Heading Home (Origin)
Trumpeter Eric Jacobson has a new album out, Heading Home, and I’m digging t...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
Get Festive at the WDCB Jazz Lounge!
August 13th, 2024
It’s a like a festival within a festival! For the third straight year, WDCB will again host our very own live music venue a...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 12th, 2024
Emmet Cohen – Vibe Provider (Mack Avenue)
Pianist Emmet Cohen put the Covid pandemic of 2020-21 to great use, puttin...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 5th, 2024
Joe Clark Big Band – Black and Cardinal (self-produced)
Chicago based musician, composer, arranger, bandleader and e...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
July 2024
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 29th, 2024
Jihee Heo – Flow (OA2) Records
Jihee Heo, a pianist born in Korea, educated in Amsterdam, and now living in New York...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 22nd, 2024
Brian Ho – Bridges (Cellar Music)
If West Coast organist Brian Ho ever asks for my advice, he’ll get this: put out...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 15th, 2024
Louis Hayes – Artform Revisited (Savant)
Legendary drummer Louis Hayes is still swinging at the age of 87, and the p...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 8th, 2024
Rob Parton’s Ensemble 9+ - Relentless (Calligram Records)
One time Chicagoan, and current professor for the prestigi...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 1st, 2024
Kenny Reichert – Switch (Calligram Records)
Chicago based guitarist Kenny Reichert has recently released his third a...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
June 2024
Catherine Russell, Kenny Garrett, and Spanish Harlem Orchestra highlight 2024 Chicago Jazz Fest lineup!
June 28th, 2024
Vocalist Catherine Russell, saxophonist Kenny Garrett, pianist Amina Claudine Myers and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra will...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
June 24th, 2024
Brother Jack McDuff – Ain’t No Sunshine: Live in Seattle (Reel to Real)
For these weekly features, I really try to...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Dan Bindert
June 17th, 2024
Antonio Adolfo – Love Cole Porter (AAM Music)
The skilled Brazilian pianist-arranger has developed a style for his o...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
June 10th, 2024
Etienne Charles – Creole Orchestra (Culture Shock Music)
Trumpeter Etienne Charles finds himself leading a large ens...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
It's Blues Fest Week!
June 5th, 2024
The City of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) presents the 2024 Chicago Blues Festiva...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
June 3rd, 2024
Andrew Bird Trio – Sunday Morning Put-On (Loma Vista)
Violinist, vocalist and Chicagoan, and Jazzy prodigal son, And...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
May 2024
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 27th, 2024
The Bobby Broom Organi-Sation – Jamalot (Steele Records)
The Bobby Broom Organi-Sation, with Bobby playing guitar, B...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 20th, 2024
Eric Alexander – Timing is Everything (Cellar Music)
Eric Alexander’s latest album, Timing is Everything, might be...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 13th, 2024
Charles McPherson – Reverence (Smoke Sessions)
So, here’s a pretty easy recipe for success: take a legendary saxop...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 6th, 2024
Petra Van Nuis & Dennis Luxion – From Me to You (String Damper Records)
It should be a surprise to no one that a ste...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
April 2024
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 29th, 2024
Nicole Glover – Nicole Glover Plays (Savant)
Saxophonist Nicole Glover has been making a name for herself over the p...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 22nd, 2024
Jason Anick & Matt DeChamplain – Reverence: A Tribute to Stephane Grappelli and Oscar Peterson
While it might be obv...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 15th, 2024
Alyssa Allgood – From Here (Next Records)
Chicago based vocalist Alyssa Allgood is releasing her new album this comi...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 8th, 2024
Charles Lloyd – The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note)
The legendary saxophonist Charles Lloyd pulled toge...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 1st, 2024
Vanisha Gould & Chris McCarthy – Life’s a Gig (Fresh Sound/New Talent)
Credit goes to Leslie for hearing this one ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
March 2024
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 25th, 2024
Alex Beltran – Rift (Calligram Records)
Chicago based tenor saxophonist Alex Beltran recently released his new album...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 18th, 2024
Hey everyone! So, this week, I wanted to take a moment to check out six of the albums that are available during our Spring Pl...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 11th, 2024
Joel Ross – Nublues (Blue Note)
Taken as a whole throughout the course of its 10 tracks, the latest album from Chica...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
2024 Chicago Blues Festival Lineup Announced, featuring one of Buddy Guy’s final Chicago performances!
March 6th, 2024
Today the City of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced the full lineup and pro...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 4th, 2024
Neal Alger – Old Souls (Calligram Records)
Chicago based guitarist Neal Alger has finally released some new music th...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
February 2024
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 26th, 2024
Greg Murphy – You Remind Me (Whaling City Sound)
Pianist and Chicago native, Greg Murphy, is back with a new disc fo...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 19th, 2024
The Heavy Sounds – Live at Fitzgerald’s Sidebar (Modern Jive Records)
Chicago’s answer to New York’s Dap-Kings...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 12th, 2024
The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective – Fiesta at Caroga (self-produced)
I love that Chicago is a hub for excellent Lat...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 5th, 2024
Blue Moods – Swing & Soul (Posi-Tone)
Blue Moods is one of the handful of collectives put together by the brain trus...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
January 2024
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 29th, 2024
Sam Robinson Sextet – Third Time’s a Charm (self-produced)
If you’ve been trying to catch live music throughout ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 22nd, 2024
Shawn Maxwell – J Town Suite (Cora Street Records)
Saxophonist Shawn Maxwell has recently released an album dedicate...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Dan Bindert
January 15th, 2024
Gerald Cannon - Live at Dizzy's Club: The Music of Elvin & McCoy
Bassist, visual artist and Racine native Gerald Canno...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
Desert Island Discs!
January 8th, 2024
Now that Winter seems to have finally arrived, we thought it would be fun for our hosts to pick 5 of their personal favorite ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
WDCB Favorites from 2023
January 1st, 2024
There was an abundance of great new jazz in 2023 and we enjoyed sharing it with you every day on WDCB. Here is a list of a fe...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
December 2023
Remembering Isaac “Redd” Holt and jazz greats we lost in 2023… with Dan Bindert
December 26th, 2023
As we prepare for the excitement of each new year, it feels appropriate to acknowledge some of the jazz greats who died durin...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's (not) New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
December 18th, 2023
This week, we revisit some holiday jazz oldies (but definitely still goodies) that were reviewed in 2020.
Jimmy Smith ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
December 11th, 2023
Hey everyone! So, with the holidays upon us, we are once again visited by new holiday albums. 2023 is interesting for having ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
December 4th, 2023
Gregory Porter - Christmas Wish (Blue Note)
I figured that it was only a matter of time before Gregory Porter would ge...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
November 2023
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 27th, 2023
Mike DiRubbo – Inner Light (TRR Collective)
I love being pleasantly surprised when I pop a disc into the CD player. ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 20th, 2023
Scott Hesse Trio – Intention (Calligram)
Chicago based guitarist, composer and educator Scott Hesse doesn’t record...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 13th, 2023
Stacey Kent – Summer Me, Winter Me (Token)
Vocalist Stacey Kent’s latest album, Summer Me, Winter Me, might be one...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Dan Bindert
November 6th, 2023
Steve Million – Perfectly Spaced (Calligram)
The latest entry from Chicago’s new Calligram record label is an outg...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
October 2023
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 30th, 2023
Clark Sommers – Feast Ephemera (Irabbagast Records)
Clark Sommers certainly assembled an all-star crew for the ages ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 23rd, 2023
Constatine Alexander – Firetet (self-produced)
Trumpeter, composer and bandleader Constantine Alexander has just rel...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 16th, 2023
Richard Johnson, Geof Bradfield, John Tate & Samuel Jewell – Our Heroes (AFAR Music)
Pianist Richard Johnson, saxoph...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 9th, 2023
Hey everyone! So, this week, I wanted to take a moment to check out three of the albums that are available during our Fall Pl...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 2nd, 2023
Joshua Redman – Where Are We (Blue Note)
Saxophonist Joshua Redman has a new album out, and it’s his first for Blu...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
September 2023
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 25th, 2023
Joel Haynes – The Return (Cellar Music)
Educator and Drummer Joel Haynes found himself back in a studio earlier in 2...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 18th, 2023
Ted Piltzecker – Vibes on a Breath (OA2 Records)
I’ll admit it, I didn’t have a Birth of the Cool styled group l...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 11th, 2023
Pete Zimmer – Dust Settles (Tippin’ Records)
Drummer Pete Zimmer recently released his latest album, Dust Settles,...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 5th, 2023
Andy Brown – Good Atmosphere (String Damper)
If you happen to make your way to Andy’s Jazz Club on nearly any Sund...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
August 2023
WDCB Jazz Lounge Line-Up Announced for Jazz Fest!
August 29th, 2023
WDCB will again be presenting the WDCB Jazz Lounge - Friday, September 1 through Sunday, September 3 at Chicago Jazz Fest! Th...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 28th, 2023
Patrick Cornelius – Book of Secrets (Posi-Tone)
New York native and saxophonist Patrick Cornelius recently released ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 21st, 2023
John Wojciechowski – The Swing of the Pendulum (AFAR Music)
Chicago saxophonist John Wojciechowski has just released...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 14th, 2023
Bill O’Connell – Live in Montauk (Savant)
Pianist Bill O’Connell is largely known for leading some pretty excell...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 7th, 2023
Michael O’Neill – Conversations with Birds (Jazzmo)
Saxophonist Michael O’Neill has been putting out excellent a...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
WDCB Remembers Victor Parra
August 1st, 2023
The legendary Chicago radio host, musician, bandleader and music historian Victor Parra has died. Parra passed away on We...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
July 2023
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 31st, 2023
Joe Alterman – Joe Alterman Plays Les McCann: Big Mo & Little Joe (self-released)
Joe Alterman’s latest is a tribu...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 24th, 2023
Fareed Haque – Casseus! (self-released)
Chicagoan, guitarist and educator Fareed Haque has released a new and absolu...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
Ron Carter, Brandee Younger, and Makaya McCraven highlight 2023 Chicago Jazz Fest lineup!
July 20th, 2023
The lineup for this year's Chicago Jazz Festival has been announced. It includes a mix of NEA Jazz Master Ron Carter, r...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 17th, 2023
Altin Sencalar – In Good Standing (Posi-Tone)
Altin Sencalar is a trombonist originally out of Austin, Texas, and a ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 10th, 2023
The Harry Allen Orchestra – With Roses (Triangle 7)
Harry Allen, a swinging tenor saxophonist, dons another hat on h...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 3rd, 2023
Orrin Evans – The Red Door (Smoke Sessions)
Pianist Orrin Evans has been recording a ton for the Smoke Sessions labe...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
June 2023
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
June 26th, 2023
George Freeman – The Good Life (High Note)
If a new George Freeman album is always a blessing, then what is a new Ge...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
Hyde Park Jazz Fest Announces 2023 Line-Up!
June 20th, 2023
This year’s Hyde Park Jazz festival will be highlighted by a solo set from piano master Kenny Barron, the hard bop quin...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
Cantigny Jazz & Wine Fest Preview!
June 12th, 2023
The first-ever Cantigny Jazz & Wine Fest – presented by WDCB and Cantigny Park – is launching in a big way with an in...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
"Last Call with WDCB" at the Chicago Blues Festival!
June 8th, 2023
WDCB is partnering with DCASE and Rosa’s Lounge to add three extra sets of music to this year’s Chicago Blues Festival li...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
June 5th, 2023
Dan Wilson – Things Eternal (Brother Mister)
Guitarist Dan Wilson isn’t a household name yet, but if he keeps putt...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
May 2023
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 29th, 2023
Jim Alfredson – Family Business (Posi-Tone)
Usually, when we hear Jim Alfredson’s name, it’s attached to Organis...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 22nd, 2023
George Coleman – Live at Smalls Jazz Club (Cellar Music)
At 88, and a career that saw him playing with Ray Charles, ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 15th, 2023
Joanie Pallatto – Accidental Melody (featuring Fareed Haque) (Southport)
Vocalist Joanie Pallatto has recently relea...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 8th, 2023
Artemis – In Real Time (Blue Note)
The all-star group Artemis has reconvened their second album, In Real Time. The b...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 1st, 2023
Lauren Henderson – Conjuring (Brontosaurus Records)
I love the fact that Lauren Henderson just does not sound like a...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
April 2023
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 24th, 2023
Benny Green – Solo (Sunnyside)
Pianist Benny Green eschews the sidemen on his latest for Sunnyside Records, simply t...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 17th, 2023
Juan Pastor’s Chinchano – Cachito (Bace Records)
Juan Pastor is a triple threat as a drummer, percussionist and co...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 10th, 2023
Walter Smith III – Return to Casual (Blue Note)
It’s about time that tenor saxophonist Water Smith III gets a shot...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
Sugaray Rayford, Mud Morganfield and Los Lobos to headline 2023 Chicago Blues Festival!
April 3rd, 2023
The City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, DCASE, has announced the artist lineup for this ye...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 3rd, 2023
Being a percussionist myself, it's not every week I get to preview three drummer or percussionist led bands in the Music Loun...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
March 2023
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 27th, 2023
Cecile McLorin Salvant – Mélusine (Nonesuch)
Vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant looks back at her French and Haitian r...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 20th, 2023
Eric Reed – Black, Brown and Blue (Smoke Sessions)
Pianist Eric Reed recorded some songs late last year, and they’...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 13th, 2023
Tammy McCann – Do I Move You? (Io Canto Records)
Chicago vocalist Tammy McCann doesn’t record enough. There, I sai...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 6th, 2023
Hey everyone! So, this week, I wanted to take a moment to check out some of the albums that are available during our Spring P...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
February 2023
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 27th, 2023
Buster Williams – Unalome (Smoke Sessions)
Buster Williams has put together an all-star group for his 2023 release, ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 20th, 2023
Markus Rutz – Storybook (JMARQ Records)
Chicago trumpeter Markus Rutz has a new album that he’s just released on J...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 13th, 2023
Roy McGrath – Menjunje (JL Music)
Saxophonist Roy McGrath has put together a monster of a group and a recording for ...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 6th, 2023
Libby York – DreamLand (OA2 Records)
Vocalist Libby York is back with a new album called DreamLand. This is a unique...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
January 2023
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 30th, 2023
Ahmad Jamal – Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1964 (Jazz Detective)
The fact that Jim Wilkie did rad...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 23rd, 2023
Rachael & Vilray – I Love a Love Song! (Nonesuch)
Rachael Price, of Lake Street Dive fame, is back with her second d...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 16th, 2023
Mike LeDonne – The Heavy Hitters (Cellar Live)
It’s been a minute since I’ve heard a record that tried to captur...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 9th, 2023
Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets – Pan Africa (Impact Jazz)
Trumpeter Derrick Gardner has put out a new concept a...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 3rd, 2023
Art Hirahara – Verdant Valley (Posi-Tone)
Pianist Art Hirahara has been recording with the same fantastic core of mu...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
December 2022
What's (been) on WDCB - Best of 2022
December 26th, 2022
It's that time of year where we look back at 2022 and think about all of the fantastic albums that have come out in the last ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
December 19th, 2022
This week, I wanted to throw the spotlight on some of the new and notable holiday releases that you'll be hearing this week o...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
December 12th, 2022
Sam Taylor – Let Go (Cellar Live)
Saxophonist Sam Taylor has put together a solid band for his latest album on Cella...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
December 5th, 2022
Tim Lin – Romance in Formosa (Linsanity)
Saxophonist Tim Lin released his debut album, Romance in Formosa in 2022, a...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
November 2022
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 28th, 2022
Ron Carter – Finding the Right Notes (In + Out Records)
Bassist Ron Carter is the most recorded bassist in history. ...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 21st, 2022
Spike Wilner Trio – Spike Wilner Trio Plays Monk & Ellington (Cellar Live)
Piano trio tributes to Thelonious Monk an...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 14th, 2022
Shawn Purcell – 180 (Origin)
Guitarist Shawn Purcell is back with a new album, and he put together about as good of ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 7th, 2022
Tawanda – Smile (Resonance Records)
When we look at the list of astounding vocalists who have won the Sarah Vaughan ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
October 2022
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 31st, 2022
Tito Carrillo – Urbanessence (Origin)
Fun fact: the weekend that trumpeter Tito Carrillo recorded Urbanessence, I pl...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 24th, 2022
Paul Marinaro – Not Quite Yet (122 Myrtle)
Vocalist Paul Marinaro has taken his time between albums…seven years to...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 17th, 2022
Amina Figarova – Joy (AmFi Records)
Pianist Amina Figarova has put together a powerful sextet for her latest album J...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 10th, 2022
Hey everyone! So, this week, I wanted to take a moment to check out some of the albums that are available during our Fall Ple...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 3rd, 2022
Devon Sandridge – Storyteller (self-produced)
Vocalist Devon Sandridge has put together a nice band for his debut al...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
September 2022
What's New on WDCB... with Dan Bindert
September 26th, 2022
Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Brian Blade – Long Gone (Nonesuch)
All four members of this quartet ...
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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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Music Lounge - General Interest
Ramsey Lewis Dead at 87
September 12th, 2022
Ramsey Lewis on September 1, 2018 at the Chicago Jazz Festival – photo by Alan Frohlichstein
Ramsey Lewis
May 2...
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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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
August 2022
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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 Festiv...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
July 2022
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
June 2022
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
May 2022
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
April 2022
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
March 2022
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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 Encore...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
February 2022
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
January 2022
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
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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Music Lounge - General Interest
December 2021
What's (been) on WDCB - Best of 2021 Part 1
December 27th, 2021
This week and next, Paul is sharing the stage with his fellow DCB Jazz hosts to bring you two installments featuring our fav...
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What's (not) New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
December 20th, 2021
Every year we see a number of new releases focusing on holiday jazz. And new material is always great to see, in fact I profi...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
December 13th, 2021
So, this is a special edition of “What’s New on WDCB” because we’re going to take a look at four, new holiday release...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
December 6th, 2021
Bruce Forman – Reunion! (B4Man Music)
Bruce Forman is a huge Barney Kessel fan, and by extension, was also a big fan...
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November 2021
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 22nd, 2021
Oscar Peterson - A Time For Love (Mack Avenue)
The latest entry in the “new albums from old artists” category is t...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 15th, 2021
Bill Charlap Trio - Street of Dreams (Blue Note)
Pianist Bill Charlap, and his usual trio, with bassist Peter Washingt...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
WDCB's celebrates "Public Radio Music Day" with jazz concert & live radio broadcast!
November 8th, 2021
WDCB will partner with the Fulton Street Collective to celebrate "Public Radio Music Day" with a performance and live bro...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 8th, 2021
The Scenic Route Trio – Flight Of Life (self-produced)
Led by Bay Area bassist Ollie Dudek, the Scenic Route Trio is...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
November 1st, 2021
Nicole Henry - Time To Love Again (Banister)
Vocalist Nicole Henry has been off the scene for a while, but this listen...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
October 2021
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 25th, 2021
Brian Lynch - Bus Stop Serenade (Hollistic Music Works)
Trumpeter Brian Lynch has just released a new and interesting ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 18th, 2021
Houston Person – Live in Paris (High Note)
It’s great to see Houston Person back in the format that he got started...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
October 11th, 2021
Joey DeFrancesco – More Music (Mack Avenue)
Joey DeFrancesco has just released what might be his most ambitious albu...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
September 2021
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 27th, 2021
Joe Farnsworth – City of Sounds (Smoke Sessions)
Drummer Joe Farnsworth has just released a nice trio disc with Kenn...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 20th, 2021
Brandee Younger – Somewhere Different (Impulse!)
One of the more interesting new albums from 2021 has got to be the ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 13th, 2021
The Jae Sinnett Trio – Altered Egos (self-released)
Drummer and radio host in Washington D.C. Jae Sinnett has just r...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
Hyde Park Jazz Fest 2021 Line-Up!
September 10th, 2021
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival is on September 25th and 26th across the Hyde Park neighborhood, including the return of the ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
September 6th, 2021
Kenny Garrett – Sounds from the Ancestors (Mack Ave)
Kenny Garrett’s latest, Sounds from the Ancestors, is an all-...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
August 2021
What's New on WDCB... with Dan Bindert
August 30th, 2021
Gerry Gibbs – Songs From My Father (Whaling City Sound)
Drummer Gerry Gibbs 15th release is the result of a 15,000 m...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 23rd, 2021
Steve Million – What I Meant To Say (Origin)
Chicago based pianist Steve Million got together with some old friends ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 16th, 2021
Richard D. Johnson – First Glance (Afar Music)
Pianist Richard D. Johnson has been all over the place since he moved...
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Chicago In Tune Festival Kicks Off August 19
August 11th, 2021
NEW CITYWIDE “CHICAGO IN TUNE” FESTIVAL WILL CELEBRATE CITY’S DIVERSE AND LEGENDARY MUSIC SCENE AND THE 2021 YEAR OF CH...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 9th, 2021
Nightcrawlers – Do You Know a Good Thing? (Cellar Live)
One of Cory Weeds’ many ensembles, the Nightcrawlers is al...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
August 2nd, 2021
Willie Jones III – Fallen Heroes (WJ3 Records)
Drummer Willie Jones III has been busy for a while now. Between showi...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
July 2021
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 26th, 2021
Kyle Asche Organ Trio – Five Down Blues (Cellar Live)
Guitarist Kyle Asche went into the studio the week before the ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Leslie Keros
July 19th, 2021
Harold Land - Westward Bound! (Reel to Real)
The West Coast saxophonist Harold Land may not be a household name, but i...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
July 12th, 2021
Altoizm – Altoizm (Afar Music)
The debut album for Chicago’s Afar Music is an auspicious way to kick things off. A...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
June 2021
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
June 28th, 2021
George Cables – Too Close For Comfort (High Note)
Pianist George Cables recently released a new trio album, with Ess...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
June 21st, 2021
Kevin Hays, Ben Street & Billy Hart – All Things Are (Smoke Sessions)
Recorded at a closed Smoke in New York City du...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
June 14th, 2021
Jazz From Planet Flippo – Dedications (Oppilf)
Chicago pianist Dave Flippo’s Jazz from Planet Flippo has a new alb...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
June 7th, 2021
Jane Monheit – Come What May (Club 44)
Vocalist Jane Monheit has a new album out called Come What May, and it’s a ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
May 2021
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 31st, 2021
Jeremy Monteiro, Jay Anderson & Lewis Nash – Live at No Black Tie (Jazz Note)
Pianist Jeremy Monteiro has made 40 al...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 24th, 2021
Shawn Maxwell – Expectation & Experience (Jazzline)
One of the in vogue trends of 2021, thus far, has been albums cr...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 17th, 2021
Nnenna Freelon – Time Traveler (Origin)
It has been entirely too long between albums from Nnenna Freelon. Discountin...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 10th, 2021
Charles Lloyd – Tone Poem (Blue Note)
Charles Lloyd has had the same band together for a few years now, and Tone Poe...
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Kurt Elling and Wynton Marsalis Headline Ravinia's Summer
May 6th, 2021
The Ravinia Festival, under the direction of its new President and CEO Jeffrey P. Haydon, announced its summer schedule t...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
May 3rd, 2021
Marques Carroll – The Ancestors’ Call (self-produced)
Trumpeter Marques Carroll has a big sound, and he clearly kn...
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April 2021
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 26th, 2021
Jim Snidero - Live at the Deer Head Inn (Savant)
Jim Snidero puts out strong, solid completely straight ahead albums. ...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 19th, 2021
Vincent Herring – Preaching to the Choir (Smoke Sessions)
Vincent Herring is back with a new album for Smoke Session...
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WDCB Celebrates Our Volunteers!
April 18th, 2021
Approximately one-third of WDCB's broadcast schedule is covered by volunteer program hosts. As April is National Volunteer Mo...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 12th, 2021
Russell Ferrante Trio – Inflexion (Blue Canoe)
Mention the name Russell Ferrante, and people in the know will immedi...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
April 5th, 2021
Out To Dinner: Play On (Posi-Tone)
So, the brains behind Posi-Tone Records is smart about a bunch of things…he gets ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
March 2021
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 29th, 2021
Tom Tallitsch: Message (self-produced)
Saxophonist Tom Tallitsch has been on the scene for a while, putting out a stri...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 22nd, 2021
Fred Cantu and His Big Band: M.F.G. (self-produced)
Chicago-based trumpeter Fred Cantu can be seen with his small grou...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 15th, 2021
Joe Chambers: Samba de Maracatu (Blue Note)
The biggest shock on Joe Chambers’ first album in five years, Samba de...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 8th, 2021
Sharel Cassity: Fearless (self-produced)
Saxophonist Sharel Cassity’s latest is called Fearless and it features he...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
March 1st, 2021
This week, I'm focusing on three CDs that are available in our list of Thank You Gifts during WDCB's Spring Pledge Drive. Al...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
February 2021
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 15th, 2021
Dave Stryker: Baker’s Circle (Strikezone Records)
Guitarist Dave Stryker has been busy these past few years, with ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 8th, 2021
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio: I Told You So (Colemine)
Organist Delvon Lamarr is helping to make 2021 a little bit funkier...
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What's New on WDCB... with Paul Abella
February 1st, 2021
Leon Lee Dorsey: Thank You Mr. Mabern (JazzAvenue1)
This fantastic album by bassist Leon Lee Dorsey, with support from...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
January 2021
What's on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 25th, 2021
Charlie Apicella: Classic Guitar (zoho)
Guitarist Charlie Apicella has made a career out of wearing his love for Grant...
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What's on WDCB... with Paul Abella
January 18th, 2021
Emmet Cohen: Future Stride (Mack Avenue)
If you’ve been watching Emmet Cohen’s career, he’s been a very solid, s...
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Ramsey Lewis Announces Monthly "Saturday Salon" Schedule
January 14th, 2021
GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist, NEA Jazz Master, and host of WDCB's "Legends of Jazz" program, Ramsey Lewis continues his...
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December 2020
What's on WDCB - Best of 2020 Part 2
December 28th, 2020
This week Paul continues to share the stage with his fellow WDCB Jazz hosts as we bring you Part 2 of our favorite discs of ...
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What's on WDCB - Best of 2020 Part 1
December 21st, 2020
Over the course of these next two weeks, I’m sharing the stage with my fellow WDCB Jazz hosts to bring you our favorite dis...
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What's on WDCB... with Paul Abella
December 14th, 2020
Last week I covered three new Holiday CDs. Today, I'll revisit some classics; there's a whopping five CDs in today's list!
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What's NEW on WDCB... with Paul Abella
December 7th, 2020
Warren Wolf – Christmas Vibes (Mack Avenue)
As of late, vibraphonist Warren Wolf has been dabbling with different mu...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
November 2020
WDCB Celebrates 100 Years of Dave Brubeck!
November 30th, 2020
Sunday, December 6th marks the 100th birth anniversary of Dave Brubeck (1920-2012), one of the most influential pianis...
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What's new on WDCB? ... with Paul Abella
November 30th, 2020
Eric Binder Trio – Hard Bop (Ropeadope)
Eric Binder is a Chicago-based drummer who went to New York to record with t...
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What's new on WDCB? ... with Paul Abella
November 23rd, 2020
The Pete Ellman Big Band – For Pete’s Ache (self-released)
Pete Ellman’s big band managed to get into the studio...
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What's new on WDCB? ... with Paul Abella
November 16th, 2020
Fred Hersch – Songs from Home (Palmetto)
Fred Hersch made good use of his time at home, and recorded a beaut...
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What's new on WDCB? ... with Paul Abella
November 9th, 2020
Here's what's new on WDCB this week...
Joel Ross – Who Are You? (Blue Note)
Former Chicagoan (and current Brookly...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's new on WDCB? ... with Paul Abella
November 2nd, 2020
Here's what's new on WDCB this week...
Peter Bernstein – What Comes Next (Smoke Sessions)
Guitarist Peter Bernste...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
October 2020
What's new on WDCB? ... with Paul Abella
October 26th, 2020
Here's what's new on WDCB this week...
Teodross Avery – Harlem Stories: The Music of Thelonious Monk (WJ3)
Saxoph...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's new on WDCB? ... with Paul Abella
October 19th, 2020
Here's what's new on WDCB this week...
Kenny Washington – What’s the Hurry? (Lower 9th Records)
You’ve likely...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
What's new on WDCB? ... with Paul Abella
October 12th, 2020
Here's what's new on WDCB this week...
Eddie Henderson – Shuffle and Deal (Smoke Sessions)
Trumpeter Eddie Hende...
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What's new on WDCB? ... with Paul Abella
October 5th, 2020
Who would have thought in 2020 we would be talking about new releases from Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey? T...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
September 2020
What's new on WDCB? ... with Paul Abella
September 28th, 2020
Here are three discs we're focusing on this week...
Josie Falbo – You Must Believe In Spring (Southport)
Chicag...
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What's new on WDCB? ...with Paul Abella
September 21st, 2020
Over the course of the past couple of months, there’s been a deluge of top tier Latin Jazz releases that have come out, so ...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
Hyde Park Jazz Fest 2020 Line-Up!
September 15th, 2020
Join us for the 14th annual (adapted) Hyde Park Jazz Festival September 26 & 27, featuring 6 Streamed Performances from t...
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What's new on WDCB? ...with Paul Abella
September 14th, 2020
Here are some of the albums we’re spinning this week at WDCB…
Bobby Watson - Keepin' It Real
Bobby Watson has b...
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Chicago Jazz Fest - Jazz @t Home!
September 1st, 2020
Millennium Park's renowned Summer music continues online. For everyone missing this year's Chicago Jazz Festival, "Jazz @ H...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
August 2020
What's new on WDCB? ...with Paul Abella
August 31st, 2020
Here are some of the albums we’re spinning this week at WDCB…
Joshua Redman Quartet - 'Round Again' (Nonesuch)
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What's new on WDCB? ...with Paul Abella
August 24th, 2020
Here are three jazz discs that we’re spinning this week...
The Christian McBride Big Band - For Jimmy, Wes and ...
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What's new on WDCB? ...with Paul Abella
August 20th, 2020
Here are three jazz discs that we’re spinning this week...
Jordan Siegel - Beyond Images
Pianist Jordan Siegel...
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May 2020
Remembering 'DCB Jazz host John Burnett
May 27th, 2020
We are sad to pass along news that our long-time morning jazz host and friend, John Burnett, passed away Monday, May 25th...
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Miles Davis Weekend on WDCB!
May 19th, 2020
WDCB will again celebrate the May 26th birthday of jazz legend Miles Davis (1926-1991) throughout our jazz programming hours ...
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Symphony Center Presents Jazz Series announces 2020-21 season
May 6th, 2020
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) announces the 2020/21 Symphony Center Presents (SCP) Jazz series programmin...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
April 2020
2020 Chicago Blues Festival Cancelled
April 21st, 2020
With regret, the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) has announced the cancellation o...
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February 2020
City of Chicago announces headliners for 37th annual Chicago Blues Festival!
February 5th, 2020
The City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events has announced the headliners for the 2020 Chicago B...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
October 2019
WDCB launches new two-week streaming audio archive!
October 7th, 2019
Ever miss your favorite program on WDCB and wish you could turn the clock back and listen to it later? We're excited to intro...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
August 2019
WDCB Jazz Fest Week Live Broadcasts
August 20th, 2019
WDCB will add to the excitement of Jazz Fest Week with three live broadcast events from PianoForte Studios in Chicago:
M...
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Barry Winograd to Retire
August 14th, 2019
WDCB's long-time midday jazz host Barry Winograd will be stepping down from his weekday on-air shift next month after mor...
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July 2019
Chicago Jazz Festival: Full Schedule Announced!
July 2nd, 2019
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) has announced the full schedule for the 41st Annual...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
May 2019
Blues Fest Week live radio broadcasts on WDCB!
May 20th, 2019
The 2019 Chicago Blues Festival is almost here! The festival takes place June 7-9 in Chicago's Millennium Park. WDCB, "Chicag...
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April 2019
Headlining acts announced for 2019 Chicago Jazz Festival!
April 23rd, 2019
With a lineup including Cecile McLorin Salvant, Christian McBride, Roscoe Mitchell and Eddie Palmieri, the headliners for thi...
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Chicago Blues Festival 2019 - Full Lineup!
April 15th, 2019
The City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events has released the full schedule for the 36th Ann...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
WDCB Announces Summer Concert Series at Lakeside Pavilion
April 2nd, 2019
WDCB will again partner this summer with College of DuPage’s McAninch Arts Center to present a series of three free con...
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March 2019
Bobby Rush, Bettye LaVette, & Ruthie Foster headline this year's Chicago Blues Festival!
March 29th, 2019
With a diverse lineup celebrating the blues’ past, present and future, the Chicago Blues Festival features li...
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February 2019
COD celebrates Black History Month
February 8th, 2019
College of DuPage’s Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion celebrates Black History Month throughout the month of Febru...
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January 2019
'House Party' Celebrates Five Years
January 29th, 2019
February marks the fifth anniversary for WDCB's Monday night Bluegrass show, House Party. It was in 2013 that co-hosts Imelda...
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November 2018
Marshall Vente Leads Roosevelt University Band In Live Performance of Classic Chick Corea Album
November 15th, 2018
Our “WDCB Night at the Jazz Showcase” free event on November 26 features WDCB “Jazz Tropicale” host Marshall Vent...
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October 2018
Rajiv Halim Quintet plays WDCB's next Fundraising Concert!
October 31st, 2018
On Tuesday, November 13, join us at the Jazz Showcase for a special WDCB fundraising concert with the Rajiv Halim Quintet –...
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September 2018
Scenes from 2018 Chicago Jazz Festival
September 4th, 2018
Whether you attended the 40th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival in person or tuned in for our live radio broadcasts on WDCB, w...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
August 2018
CAN TV provides video broadcast of WDCB Live Concert for Jo Ann Daugherty Trio concert!
August 27th, 2018
WDCB will add to the excitement of Jazz Fest Week with a special live broadcast event from PianoForte Studios in Chicago:...
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July 2018
WDCB to Broadcast Live from 40th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival!
July 30th, 2018
For the second year in a row, radio listeners will hear live coverage from the main stage of the Chicago Jazz Festival ri...
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June 2018
Hyde Park Jazz Fest 2018 Line-Up!
June 11th, 2018
The Festival program will celebrate the lives of Chicago pianists: Willie Pickens, Muhal Richard Abrams, and John Wright....
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Chicago Blues Fest: The Top Picks!
June 4th, 2018
written by Leslie Keros
Now in its second year at Millennium Park, the Chicago Blues Festival is hosting more than one hun...
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May 2018
WDCB to present pre-Blues Fest live broadcast with pianist Ariyo!
May 29th, 2018
For the fifth consecutive year, WDCB celebrates Chicago Blues Fest with a live broadcast spotlighting the art of blues pi...
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Announcing Kind of Brew Coffee!
May 25th, 2018
WDCB is partnering with Big Shoulders Coffee to release Kind of Brew (get it?). This is a single-origin coffee from Brazil.
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Randy Brecker & CJO kick-off WDCB Summer Concert Series at MAC!
May 11th, 2018
WDCB is proud to again partner this summer with College of DuPage’s McAninch Arts Center to present a series of three f...
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America's Oldest Jazz/Blues Label Delmark Records Announces New Ownership
May 1st, 2018
Delmark Records, Chicago’s leading blues & jazz record label and studio, announces new ownership as it marks its 65th Anniv...
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April 2018
Symphony Center Presents Jazz series 2018/19 season announced!
April 24th, 2018
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) announces the 2018/19 Symphony Center Presents (SCP) Jazz series progra...
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The 40th annual Chicago Jazz Fest announces Millenium Park lineup!
April 18th, 2018
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is pleased to announce the 40th Annual Chicago Jazz...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
Chicago Blues Festival 2018 - Full Lineup!
April 2nd, 2018
Experience Chicago’s blues music legacy at the 35th Annual Chicago Blues Festival happening June 8–10 in Millennium Park ...
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February 2018
Mavis Staples to headline 35th annual Chicago Blues Festival!
February 12th, 2018
Experience Chicago’s blues music legacy at the 35th Annual Chicago Blues Festival happening June 8–10 in Millennium P...
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December 2017
WDCB’s favorite 2017 releases!
December 22nd, 2017
Every year, WDCB presents new music from hundreds of artists, young and old. Over the past year, many well-known veterans mad...
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November 2017
Victor Parra is retiring
November 30th, 2017
The legendary Victor Parra, who has shared his deep knowledge and love of Afro-Cuban jazz with Chicago radio listeners fo...
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Vocalist Kurt Elling Taking Thoughtful Approach to New Music
November 26th, 2017
WDCB's Gary Zidek catches up with Vocalist Kurt Elling
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September 2017
Hyde Park Jazz Fest!
September 4th, 2017
The 2017 Hyde Park Jazz Festival will celebrate the 100th birthday of Thelonious Monk with four special programs:
a so...
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August 2017
The Arts Section: Grammy-nominated Matt Wilson Brings HONEY AND SALT Project to Chicago Jazz Festival
August 30th, 2017
WDCB's Gary Zidek talks to drummer/composer Matt Wilson about his HONEY AND SALT PROJECT
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WDCB Live Broadcasts from 39th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival
August 15th, 2017
For the first time since 2001, radio listeners across Chicagoland will hear live coverage from the main stage of the Chic...
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WDCB to present two Jazz Fest Week concerts at PianoForte, broadcast live on WDCB!
August 10th, 2017
For the fourth straight year, WDCB will broadcast concerts from the PianoForte Studios in Chicago as part of WDCB’s week of...
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July 2017
WDCB and Jazz Night in America present Mike Reed's Flesh & Bone
July 19th, 2017
This concert will be recorded and later broadcast on NPR's Jazz Night in America on WDCB, and across the country! A post-conc...
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WDCB hosts free Lakeside Pavilion concerts at MAC!
July 18th, 2017
WDCB is pleased to announce its 2017 Summer Music Series at The MAC! All three concerts will be held at the Lakeside Pa...
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Chicago Jazz Festival Festival 2017 - Full Lineup!
July 13th, 2017
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is pleased to announce the full lineup of performan...
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Join WDCB at Jazz Up Glen Ellyn!
July 6th, 2017
The second annual Jazz Up Glen Ellyn outdoor jazz fest features a ton of jazz, for free!
Innovations Stage
2:00-2...
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June 2017
Memphis Soul Legend Headlines Bluesfest
June 8th, 2017
written by Bill Dahl
It’s been quite a year for William Bell.
The legendary Memphis-born soul singer has been red-hot...
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Chicago Dedicates Muddy Waters Mural
June 8th, 2017
WDCB's Gary Zidek talks to Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Mark Kelly about Muddy Wate...
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Chicago Blues Fest: Top Twelve Picks!
June 6th, 2017
With five stages featuring some six dozen acts, the Chicago Blues Festival can feel like a marathon for the uninitiated. ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of June 5, 2017
June 5th, 2017
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new discs being played on WDCB!
And as a...
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May 2017
New Releases Spotlight: Week of May 15, 2017
May 16th, 2017
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new discs being played on WDCB!
Let’s ...
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April 2017
New Releases Spotlight: Week of April 24, 2017
April 25th, 2017
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella takes you through three new discs being played on WDCB!
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The 39th annual Chicago Jazz Festival announces centennial celebrations for Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dizzy Gillespie
April 21st, 2017
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is pleased to announce the headlining performers fo...
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Symphony Center Presents Jazz 2017/18 Season!
April 18th, 2017
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) announces the 2017/18 Symphony Center Presents (SCP) Jazz series progra...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
New Releases Spotlight: Week of April 10, 2017
April 11th, 2017
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new discs being played on WDCB!
Hey, Eve...
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JJA names 2017 Jazz Heroes, including Chicagoan Tomeka Reid!
April 5th, 2017
When the Jazz Journalists Association named its 2017 Jazz Heroes this week, Chicago was represented by cellist/composer T...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of April 3, 2017
April 4th, 2017
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new discs, all from the Midwest!
So, thi...
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Blues Legend Lonnie Brooks: December 18, 1933 - April 1, 2017
April 3rd, 2017
Grammy-nominated Chicago blues icon Lonnie Brooks, whose music Rolling Stone called, "witty, soulful and ferociously energeti...
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March 2017
Chicago Blues Festival 2017 - Full Lineup!
March 28th, 2017
The City of Chicago is pleased to announce the full lineup of the 34th Annual Chicago Blues Festival happening June 9–1...
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Music Lounge - General Interest
New Releases Spotlight: Week of March 27, 2017
March 28th, 2017
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new discs!
I’m back! Let’s take a ...
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Contribute Today and automatically be entered into our giveaway for a trip-for-two to the Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival!
March 16th, 2017
EVERYONE who contributes today by 11:59pm on Thursday, March 16 will be entered into our drawing for a trip-for-two to the Kn...
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Jazz Giant Gary Burton Retiring
March 13th, 2017
WDCB's Gary Zidek talked to vibraphonist Gary Burton on The Arts Section in the winter of 2016 about his nearly six decade c...
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February 2017
New Releases Spotlight: Week of February 6, 2017
February 7th, 2017
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new discs!
Hey everyone, I’m back with...
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January 2017
Branford Marsalis On New Album, Music Business and Almost Getting Into a Fight at Wrigley Field
January 27th, 2017
WDCB's Gary Zidek caught up with saxophonist Branford Marsalis
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of January 23, 2017
January 23rd, 2017
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new discs!
Hey everyone! Let’s take a look...
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December 2016
WDCB jazz hosts name their favorite releases of 2016!
December 20th, 2016
Every year, WDCB presents new jazz recordings from hundreds of currently active artists, young and old. During 2016, plenty o...
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WDCB presents monthly “Sammie Jay’s Soul Blues Party” …on the third Wednesday at T & JJ’s in Maywood
December 16th, 2016
WDCB is partnering with T & JJ’s Banquet Hall and series sponsor Currie Chevy in Forest Park to present “Sammie Jay’s ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of December 12, 2016
December 13th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new holiday discs!
Hey everyone!
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of December 5, 2016
December 6th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new discs!
Hey everyone! Let’s check...
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November 2016
New Releases Spotlight: Week of November 28, 2016
November 28th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella’s reviews three new discs!
Hey everyone! Let’s c...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of November 21, 2016
November 21st, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella’s reviews have an “All Chicago” focus!
This week in th...
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The Arts Section: Chicago Jazz Philharmonic's Latest Program Celebrates America
November 8th, 2016
WDCB's Gary Zidek, host of The Arts Section, sat down with Orbert Davis to talk about Chicago Jazz Philharmonic's new program...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of October 31, 2016
November 2nd, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three more new releases!
Hey everyone. Keep readin...
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October 2016
New Releases Spotlight: Week of October 24, 2016
October 24th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases!
Hey everyone – this week, let...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of October 10, 2016
October 11th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases… from Tierney Sutton, and two form...
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September 2016
New Releases Spotlight: Week of September 26, 2016
September 28th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases, including John Scofield’s long-aw...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of September 19, 2016
September 19th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases, including Dave Stryker’s second r...
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Enter to win our Early Bird Drawing! ...a trip-for-two to French Quarter Fest!
September 12th, 2016
Please donate and be entered to win an unforgettable musical adventure, courtesy of WDCB!
WDCB is giving away a trip t...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of September 12, 2016
September 12th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases, including: a wonderful piano trio, ...
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August 2016
New Releases Spotlight: Week of August 29, 2016
August 29th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews four releases from artists performing at this weekend...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of August 22, 2016
August 22nd, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases from Steve Turre, Kenny Garrett and ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of August 15, 2016
August 16th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella has an “all-piano” edition of three new releases!
Let’...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of August 1, 2016
August 3rd, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases!
Let’s start off with gui...
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July 2016
Chicago Jazz Festival Week
July 28th, 2016
Thanks to our Jazz Festival Week Sponsors!
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of July 25, 2016
July 26th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases!
Let’s check out new music from...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of July 18, 2016
July 19th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases!
Hey all – let’s check out so...
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Hyde Park Jazz Fest line-up announced!
July 14th, 2016
The full schedule for the 2016 Hyde Park Jazz Festival has been released. This year's performing artists include: Dana Hall d...
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WDCB hosts free Lakeside Pavilion concerts at MAC!
July 12th, 2016
WDCB is pleased to announce its 2016 Summer Music Series at The MAC! All three concerts will be held at the Lakeside Pa...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of July 11, 2016
July 11th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases!
Hey everybody! Let’s take a ...
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June 2016
Trumpeter Marquis Hill Ready to Show the World THE WAY WE PLAY
June 15th, 2016
WDCB's Gary Zidek interviewed trumpeter Marquis Hill ahead of the release of his new album THE WAY WE PLAY
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of June 6, 2016
June 7th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases, including one from a fantastic loca...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of May 30, 2016
June 1st, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases!
Hey everybody! Let’s check o...
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May 2016
The Arts Section: WDCB's Gary Zidek Talks to Jazz Legend Wayne Shorter
May 25th, 2016
WDCB's Gary Zidek caught up with saxophonist and composer extraordinaire Wayne Shorter.
Tune into The Arts Secti...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of May 23, 2016
May 24th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases, including Dave Gordon’s newest wh...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of May 16, 2016
May 17th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella checks out music from a young master, an old master and some gr...
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Complete 2016 Chicago Jazz Festival schedule released!
May 9th, 2016
The full schedule for the 2016 Chicago Jazz Festival has been released. In addition to the previously announced headliners li...
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WDCB’s new 90.7FM signal in Chicago!
May 4th, 2016
WDCB is proud to announce that we’ve now secured long term use of a radio signal at 90.7FM in Chicago. You’ll still be ab...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of May 2, 2016
May 4th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella takes a look at three stellar new releases, including two from ...
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April 2016
Headliners announced for 2016 Chicago Jazz Festival!
April 28th, 2016
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is pleased to announce the headliners for the 38th A...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of April 25, 2016
April 26th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella takes a look at three new discs, including a fresh look at Ella...
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WDCB to broadcast three days of the 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival!
April 20th, 2016
For the third straight year, WDCB, 90.9FM and WDCB.org will bring Chicago listeners live coverage from three days of the ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of April 11, 2016
April 14th, 2016
This week in the Music Lounge, our music director Paul Abella takes a look at three new discs that we’ve been featuring on ...
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Symphony Center Presents Jazz 2016/17 Season!
April 12th, 2016
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is pleased to announce the 2016/17 Symphony Center Presents (SCP) Jazz series...
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New Bill Evans Release from Resonance Records
April 10th, 2016
A new release is planned from the late pianist/composer Bill Evans which documents a previously unreleased recording se...
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Chicago Blues Festival 2016 – Full Lineup!
April 5th, 2016
Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events has announced the full lineup for the 33rd Annual Chicago B...
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March 2016
New Releases Spotlight: Week of March 28, 2016
March 29th, 2016
Music director Paul Abella takes a look at three new releases that we’re playing on WDCB!
Jim Rotondi’s usually ...
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Pink Martini Continues to Shake and Stir
March 24th, 2016
WDCB's Gary Zidek, host of The Arts Section, interviewed Pink Martini founder Thomas Lauderdale ahead of an upcoming stop in...
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Donate to our Spring Pledge Drive to receive 'The Complete Ellington at Newport' 2-CD set!
March 8th, 2016
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at The Complete Ellington at Newport – the expanded ...
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February 2016
The Arts Section: Willie Pickens Talks About His Nearly Six Decade Career
February 16th, 2016
WDCB's Gary Zidek talked to pianist Willie Pickens on a recent edition of The Arts Section.
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of February 15, 2016
February 15th, 2016
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at three new releases, something Latin, something with...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of February 8, 2016
February 11th, 2016
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at three new releases, including one from Chicagoan Ca...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of February 1, 2016
February 4th, 2016
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at three new releases!
Let's start off with R...
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City of Chicago announces 2016 Blues Festival headliners!
February 2nd, 2016
Get ready to sing the blues…Chicago style, at the 33rd Ann...
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January 2016
New Releases Spotlight: Week of January 25, 2016
January 25th, 2016
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at three new releases, including one from Cyrille Aime...
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WDCB’s 2015 “Host Favorites” from Blues, Folk & Americana
January 14th, 2016
Along with our wide variety of jazz we present every day, WDCB also broadcasts blues, folk, & roots music! Below our WDCB hos...
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'DCB Jazz 2015 "Host Favorites"
January 11th, 2016
Every year, WDCB presents new jazz recordings from hundreds of currently active artists, young and old. During 2015, plenty o...
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WDCB adds two programs in 2016!
January 4th, 2016
First the bad news… two of our favorite shows, “Riverwalk Jazz” (Saturday at 10am) and “Song Travels” (Tuesday at...
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December 2015
Tickets now on sale for WDCB's Valentine's Dinner/Dance & Fundraiser!
December 17th, 2015
Tickets are now on sale for WDCB's Valentine's Dinner Dance & Fundraiser, Friday, February 12th at Drury Lane Oak Brook! ...
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November 2015
Your WDCB donation will be MATCHED today and tomorrow!
November 30th, 2015
This Friday and Saturday, WDCB is holding its annual “Food Drive-Pledge Drive” which simultaneously raises funds to s...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of November 30, 2015
November 30th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at three new holiday jazz releases!
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of November 23, 2015
November 24th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at three new releases, including the first-ever trio r...
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Jazz Night in America on WDCB
This week features Sabertooth at the Green Mill
November 19th, 2015
In Chicago, one band holds down a midnight-to-5 a.m. gig on Saturday nights — or, technically, on Sunday mornings. It's a t...
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WDCB's Strayhorn Centennial Celebration
November 18th, 2015
We hope you’ll join is for a very special event as we present our Billy Strayhorn Centennial Celebration on Fri, Novemb...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of November 16, 2015
November 17th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at music from a Chicagoan, a former Chicagoan, and thr...
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October 2015
New Releases Spotlight: Week of October 26, 2015
October 26th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella checks out three albums from three vastly different parts of the ja...
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WDCB’s John Burnett to retire at the end of October!
October 23rd, 2015
WDCB's long-time morning jazz host, John Burnett, best known to his listeners as "Your British-American Buddy" has announ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of October 19, 2015
October 19th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella reviews an old disc that’s also a new disc, and two fantastic new...
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September 2015
Enter to win a trip to French Quarter Fest!
September 25th, 2015
Win an unforgettable musical adventure, courtesy of WDCB!
WDCB is giving away a trip to the 2016 French Quarter Festiv...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of September 21, 2015
September 22nd, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases currently airing on WDCB!
When ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of September 14, 2015
September 16th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella reviews two local new releases from Chicagoans, and a new gem from ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of September 7, 2015
September 7th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella reviews three new releases from two former Chicagoans – Dan Trude...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of August 31, 2015
September 1st, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella reviews three new discs released just in time for the Chicago Jazz ...
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August 2015
New Releases Spotlight: Week of August 24, 2015
August 25th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella reviews new releases from trombonist Nick Finzer, as well as pianis...
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WDCB Celebrates Chicago Jazz Festival Week
August 25th, 2015
For 2015 Jazz Fest Week, WDCB has put together a number of great activities to keep you fully-immersed in the jazz experience...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of August 10, 2015
August 10th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella reviews three new and exciting releases.
Let’s start off with ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of August 3, 2015
August 5th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella talks about three cool releases from some veterans of the jazz scen...
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July 2015
New Releases Spotlight: Week of July 27, 2015
July 27th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella talks about three fantastic releases: Terrell Stafford paying tribu...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of July 20, 2015
July 22nd, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at three new releases from veterans of the jazz scene....
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of July 13, 2015
July 13th, 2015
Hey all –
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at two new releases:
Let’s start i...
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Chicago Jazz Festival: Free Neighborhood Nights Series
July 9th, 2015
The Chicago Jazz Festival, one of the most acclaimed and richly curated jazz festivals in the U.S., will be presenting perfor...
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MCA's New Exhibit Explores AACM's Influence On Contemporary Art & Culture
July 6th, 2015
WDCB's Gary Zidek previews the Museum of Contemporary Art's upcoming exhibit, The Freedom Principle: Experiments in Art and M...
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June 2015
New Releases Spotlight: Week of June 29, 2015
June 29th, 2015
Hey all –
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at music from the pen of Gary McFarland...
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FitzGerald's American Music Fest features 40 bands in four days
June 29th, 2015
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from the Chicago Tribune
"I like the way the dates lined up here," quipped Bill ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of June 22, 2015
June 22nd, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at new music from a fantastic pianist, an up-and-comin...
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Jazz Night in America's Christian McBride wins JJA Award
June 17th, 2015
Congrats to Christian McBride, host of Jazz Night In America, produced by public radio station WBGO, on winning the Jazz Jour...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of June 15, 2015
June 17th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at three new releases:
Former Chicago bassist Lorin...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of June 1, 2015
June 1st, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at new releases from a current Chicagoan, a former Chi...
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May 2015
Oscar Brown Jr honored with street naming ceremony in Hyde Park
May 20th, 2015
On Saturday, May 30, 2015, starting at 10:00 A.M., there will be a street naming ceremony and tribute to Oscar Brown, Jr. at...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of May 18, 2015
May 18th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at new releases from three pianists… two veteran pia...
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Get your sweet and savory fix at Long Grove Chocolate Fest
May 15th, 2015
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Chicago Tribune Media Group
For some people, seeing the word chocolate is e...
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Tower Chorale's Folk Fest gives classics a new spin
May 12th, 2015
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Chicago Tribune Media Group
What would Simon & Garfunkel's "Sound of Silenc...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of May 11, 2015
May 12th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at new releases from Chicago jazz pianist/composer/imp...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of May 4, 2015
May 4th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, it’s an organ lover’s dream, as music director Paul Abella takes a look at new releases fr...
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April 2015
New Releases Spotlight: Week of April 27, 2015
April 27th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at three new recordings, two from excellent bass playe...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of April 20, 2015
April 22nd, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at three new releases:
First off, guitarist Russell...
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WDCB to broadcast three days of the 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival!
April 17th, 2015
For the second straight year, WDCB, 90.9FM and WDCB.org will carry live coverage from three days of the 2015 New Orleans ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of April 13, 2015
April 17th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at three of the new releases… so let’s get to them...
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Chicago Vocalist Keri Johnsrud Talks About Her New Album
April 15th, 2015
WDCB's Gary Zidek talked to Keri Johnsrud about her new album "This Side of Morning".
WDCB's Gary ...
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March 2015
New Releases Spotlight: Week of March 30, 2015
March 31st, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at three of the new releases hitting your ears this we...
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Music Programmer Extraordinaire Mike Reed Discusses This Year's Chicago Jazz Festival
March 25th, 2015
Gary Zidek met Mike Reed at Constellation to talk about this summer's Chicago Jazz Fest.
Tune into The Arts Section ev...
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Buddy Guy to Headline the Chicago Blues Festival
March 24th, 2015
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announces the headliners for the 32nd Annual Chicago Blues Fest...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of March 23, 2015
March 24th, 2015
First… a big THANK YOU to all for supporting WDCB during our Spring Pledge Drive! Your support ensures we keep bringi...
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Chicago Jazz Festival Announces 2015 Dates & Headliners
March 17th, 2015
Chicago Jazz Festival Announces 2015 Dates & Headliners: AACM at 50: The Muhal Richard Abrams' Experimental Band; Chicago...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of March 09, 2015
March 9th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at recent recordings from Jacky Terrasson, Allan Harri...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of March 02, 2015
March 2nd, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella takes a look at three local releases that you can hear on WDCB!
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February 2015
New Releases Spotlight: Week of February 23, 2015
February 23rd, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, let’s take a look at some phenomenal music being made by three relatively young masters on t...
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Introducing the 2015 Luminarts Fellows in Jazz
February 19th, 2015
The Luminarts Cultural Foundation named five young jazz musicians as Luminarts Fellows during its annual jazz improvisation c...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of February 16, 2015
February 16th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, music director Paul Abella features new music from three legends of Jazz…
First off, ECM ...
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The Arts Section: Gregory Porter Talks About His Musical Influences and His Favorite Chicago Memory
February 10th, 2015
WDCB's Gary Zidek, host of The Arts Section, recently talked to Grammy Award-winning vocalist Gregory Porter.
Gregory ...
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Chicago Blues Festival to Celebrate Legacy of Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon
February 5th, 2015
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events is ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of February 2, 2015
February 2nd, 2015
Let’s see what we’re hearing this week in The Music Lounge…
Charles McPherson - The Journey
First off, a great al...
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January 2015
"The Rebirth of the Third Stream" WDCB Live Broadcast from PianoForte Chicago!
January 29th, 2015
WDCB's next live broadcast from PianoForte Chicago is coming up on Wednesday, February 4th at 6pm. Barry Winograd will host a...
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Jazz Institute of Chicago rolls out 18th JazzCity season!
January 29th, 2015
The Jazz Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Park District have built one of the city’s strongest cultural partnership...
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"MusicHeads" with Patricia Barber... "The Double Bass"
January 28th, 2015
Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Patricia Barber hosts WDCB’s three-part series “MusicHeads,” recorded in the...
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Door County-style fish boil dinner comes to FitzGerald's in Berwyn
January 27th, 2015
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Chicago Tribune Media Group
Most Chicago residents are dreaming of warmer d...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of January 26, 2015
January 26th, 2015
This week in The Music Lounge, we've got some fantastic music to tell you about…
Chris Potter - Imaginary Cities
First ...
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"MusicHeads" with Patricia Barber... "Piano As Percussion"
January 21st, 2015
This week’s show - “Piano as Percussion” - deals with the changes that “Modernism” in the 20th century brought ...
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"MusicHeads" with Patricia Barber... "What is Swing?"
January 14th, 2015
Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Patricia Barber hosts WDCB’s new three-part series “MusicHeads,” recorded ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of January 12, 2015
January 12th, 2015
This week in the Music Lounge, we have three outstanding new discs to tell you about…
Bob Lark - Sweet Return
First off...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of January 5, 2015
January 5th, 2015
The first couple weeks in the new year is a perfect time to catch up on the last few releases of the previous year, and maybe...
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"Blues Time with Tom Marker" debuts on WDCB!
January 3rd, 2015
WDCB announces our new blues show "Blues Time with Tom Marker!" heard every Saturday night from 7 to 9pm. Each week, Marker g...
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December 2014
WDCB announces special NYE programming!
December 23rd, 2014
WDCB is pleased to announce its New Year’s Eve line-up!
On Wed. Dec. 31, WDCB will broadcast its normally scheduled DCB ...
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WDCB Faves: Top Five Jazz Discs in 2014
December 22nd, 2014
Hey everyone!
As we wrap up 2014, a few of us jazz DJs at WDCB took a fond look back at the multitude of jazz releases thi...
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WDCB to add former XM host's “Jammin’ Jazz” show to weekly lineup!
December 16th, 2014
WDCB is pleased to announce the addition of an exciting new weekly program, "Jammin' Jazz - Jazz for the New Generation." The...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of December 15, 2014
December 15th, 2014
This week in the Music Lounge, we profile three holiday discs that we’re playing on WDCB over the next couple of weeks…
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WDCB presents special holiday programming in December!
December 12th, 2014
As is our tradition, you’ll hear music of the season woven into our shows throughout the month. And we have specials you ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of December 8, 2014
December 8th, 2014
Hey everyone, we’re back with another installment of New Releases in the Music Lounge. This week, we look at David Hazelt...
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College of DuPage hosts end-of-semester performances for student and community jazz ensembles!
December 3rd, 2014
College of DuPage’s various student and community jazz ensembles invite you to their end-of-semester performances in th...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of December 1, 2014
December 1st, 2014
Happy December! This week in the new releases section of the Music Lounge, we’ve got a couple of great local singers to t...
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November 2014
New Releases Spotlight: Week of November 24, 2014
November 24th, 2014
We’re back with another installment of New Releases in the Music Lounge, and this week, we’ve got two legendary drummers ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of November 17, 2014
November 17th, 2014
This week in the Music Lounge, we’ll take a look at three breathtakingly fantastic releases with some deep Chicago roots.
...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of November 3, 2014
November 3rd, 2014
This week in the Music Lounge, let’s focus on a few singers with some great new disc out in the past few weeks, two with so...
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October 2014
The Arts Section: Cyrille Aimee Talks About Her New Album, Favorite Chicago Venue
October 28th, 2014
Gary Zidek, host of The Arts Section, caught up with Cyrille Aimee while she was in Chicago for a recent performance. The f...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of October 27, 2014
October 27th, 2014
This week in the WDCB Music Lounge, we’ve got a couple of great new local releases and the latest from one of New York’s ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of October 20, 2014
October 20th, 2014
This week in the Music Lounge, three of the albums you’ll be hearing this week on WDCB!
Before I start, though, I wanted...
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The Arts Section: Keep On Keepin' On Profiles Clark Terry
October 20th, 2014
WDCB's Gary Zidek talked to Alan Hicks about his new documentary, Keep On Keepin' On. The film captures jazz great Clark Terr...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of October 6, 2014
October 6th, 2014
This week in the Music Lounge, let’s take a look at three new releases that have some thematic common ground. Jason Moran...
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September 2014
New Releases Spotlight: Week of September 29, 2014
September 29th, 2014
In the Music Lounge this week, we’ve got some great new releases that we’re playing on the air, and a couple of great new...
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Donate as an "Early Bird" to our Fall Pledge Drive, and receive a special thank you gift CD!
September 26th, 2014
We have a goal of $150,000 to reach during our Fall Pledge Drive. Your pre-drive contribution will give us a head start on hi...
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Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic kicks off 10th anniversary season at Hyde Park Jazz Festival!
September 15th, 2014
(Chicago Tribune article by Howard Reich; photo credit Antonio Perez)
More than a decade ago, Chicago trumpeter Orbert...
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August 2014
WDCB’s “Jazz Fest Week” live broadcasts kick off tonight!
August 25th, 2014
WDCB 90.9FM and Maxwell Drums present six live radio broadcasts from the PianoForte Studios in Chicago and the Chicago Cu...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of August 25, 2014
August 25th, 2014
This week in the Music Lounge, we’re looking at some fantastic new releases, including one that is ever so relevant…
T...
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WDCB announces live radio broadcast of 2014 Chicago Jazz Festival from Chicago Cultural Center on Thursday, August 28!
August 20th, 2014
Chicago’s jazz radio station, WDCB 90.9FM, will broadcast two jazz performances from the Chicago Cultural Center on the ope...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of August 18, 2014
August 18th, 2014
In this week’s edition of new releases in the Music Lounge, we’ve got some great music from bands big and small…
Sea...
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The Arts Section:Blues Before Sunrise Host Steve Cushing Talks About His New Book
August 6th, 2014
WDCB's Dan Bindert talks to Blues Before Sunrise host Steve Cushing about his new book “Pioneers of the Blues Revival”.
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of August 4, 2014
August 4th, 2014
This week, we’ve got some outstanding new releases that you’ll be hearing more of here on WDCB…
Cyrus Chestnut – M...
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July 2014
New Releases Spotlight: Week of July 21, 2014
July 22nd, 2014
This week in the music lounge, we’ve got three really great discs to talk about…
Joshua Redman - Trios Live
First u...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of July 14, 2014
July 15th, 2014
This week in the music lounge, we’re going to stay close to home and check out three great new releases from right here in ...
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June 2014
New Releases Spotlight: Week of June 23, 2014
June 24th, 2014
This week in the new releases section of The Music Lounge, we’re going to be taking a look at some new CDs that are making ...
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It's All Good For DownBeat Award Winner
June 20th, 2014
Alyssa Allgood won Downbeat Magazine’s 2014 National Student Music Award for Best Collegiate Jazz vocal soloist. WDCB's Gar...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of June 16, 2014
June 17th, 2014
This week in the music lounge, we’re going to take a look at a couple of vocalists and a fantastic organ trio that we’ve ...
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Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz Celebrates its 10th Year at Millenium Park
June 11th, 2014
The Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz series at Millennium Park will celebrate 10 years this summer with a diverse program fe...
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Dave Specter On His New Album "Message In Blue"
June 10th, 2014
Scott Hammer, host of Hambone's Blues Party, recently talked to Chicago guitarist Dave Specter about his new album "Message I...
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May 2014
The June eNewsletter is out!
May 29th, 2014
WDCB's monthly electronic newsletter - The eCuetone - has been sent. Have you received yours? Every issue contains weekly pro...
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Jazz Occurrence Mixes Art and Jazz
May 29th, 2014
WDCB's Gary Zidek got an up-close look at a new jazz-inspired art exhibit and opening night live painting performance.
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of May 19, 2014
May 20th, 2014
In this week’s edition of New Releases from the Music Lounge at WDCB.ORG, we’ve got a lot of great new music to throw at ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of May 12, 2014
May 13th, 2014
This week in the new releases section of The Music Lounge, we’re going to be taking a look at some new CDs that are making ...
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New Releases Spotlight: Week of May 5, 2014
May 6th, 2014
This is our first in an ongoing series profiling new releases that you will hear on 90.9FM! This edition includes a couple ...
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The Arts Section: Two Chicagoans To Be Inducted Into Blues HOF
May 5th, 2014
If missed this The Arts Section this past Sunday, WDCB's Leslie Keros profiles two Chicago-based blues icons as they prepare ...
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April 2014
The Arts Section: CIMMFest Growing in Size and Popularity
April 27th, 2014
The sixth Chicago International Movies and Music Festival will kick-off Thursday, May1. The annual mixed-media celebratio...
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WDCB to broadcast select acts from 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest
April 23rd, 2014
90.9fm WDCB Chicago Jazz & Blues will broadcast live music from this year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. W...
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The Arts Section: Some Music Fans Are Turning to Vinyl
April 20th, 2014
This Sunday on The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek took a closer look at the growing popularity of vinyl records.
Ab...
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WDCB Celebrates International Jazz Day!
April 17th, 2014
WDCB will be celebrating International Jazz Day on Wednesday, April 30th by presenting the following events throughout the Ch...
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John Coltrane - "Offering: Live At Temple University" 1966 Concert To Be Released In Full For First Time Ever!
April 7th, 2014
Resonance Records and UME are proud to present Offering: Live At Temple University, documenting a legendary concert by John ...
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The Arts Section 04/06/14
April 6th, 2014
This Sunday on The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek talked to Madeleine Peyroux. The popular vocalist was in the Chicago-area a...
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The April eNewsletter is out!
April 1st, 2014
WDCB's monthly electronic newsletter - The eCuetone - has been sent. Have you received yours? Every issue contains weekly...
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March 2014
The Arts Section 03/30/14
March 30th, 2014
On this edition of The Arts Section, Chicago drummer Ted Sirota stops by to talk about his new project "Ted Sirota's Heavywei...
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WDCB's Spring Pledge Drive - THANK YOU!
March 27th, 2014
Thanks to the more than 1,200 of you who contributed during WDCB’s Spring Pledge Drive! With your help, we raised just ov...
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The Arts Section 03/23/14
March 24th, 2014
This past Sunday on The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek got an up close look inside Tailwinds Distilling. The Plainfield-based ...
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June 2013
'Big Bill' among the ShedFest lineup
June 27th, 2013
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Sun-Times Media
Big Bill Morganfield, son of late great blues musician McKi...
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FitzGerald's to sizzle with four-day music fest
June 27th, 2013
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Sun-Times Media
"It will be musical fireworks from start to end," gushed Bi...
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Gordon Lightfoot returns to the 'Carefree Highway'
June 19th, 2013
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Sun-Times Media
Gordon Lightfoot wasn't always an international music legen...
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April 2013
Bluegrass artist returns to her roots
April 10th, 2013
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Sun-Times Media
Renowned songwriter and musician Kathy Kallick has been des...
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May 2012
Claudia Schmidt sings in ‘open-hearted’ key
May 1st, 2012
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Sun-Times Media
Claudia Schmidt has been lighting up rooms for decades. Thi...
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April 2012
Marty Stuart performs in River Forest
April 17th, 2012
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Sun-Times Media
At age 53, Marty Stuart is a “young” legend. But he’s...
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Edwards shines on with solar-powered career
April 17th, 2012
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Sun-Times Media
He brought us “Sunshine” four decades ago, a watershed ...
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April 2011
Caroline Kennedy opens up with new book of poems
April 19th, 2011
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Sun Times Media
Caroline Kennedy’s She Walks in Beauty: A Woman’s Journ...
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Maxwell going for more melodic, more mature jazz
April 14th, 2011
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Pioneer Press
Shawn Maxwell is firmly establishing himself on the jazz scen...
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March 2011
Rose's musical career is starting to bloom
March 24th, 2011
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Pioneer Press
Haroula Rose, a Chicago native and formerly of Lincolnwood, k...
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Larkin, Curley celebrate singer-songwriter mode
March 24th, 2011
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Pioneer Press
"I'm a singer and a songwriter, so went back to acoustic guit...
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January 2011
Himmelman brings his eclectic show to SPACE
January 12th, 2011
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Pioneer Press
He knows it's cold here and is shopping for warm gloves.
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April 2010
Feldman puts spotlight on kindness
April 15th, 2010
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Pioneer Press
Hilary Ann Feldman has always striven to be a kind person, st...
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September 2009
Peggy Seeger turning out for Fox Valley Folk Fest
September 4th, 2009
by Lilli Kuzma; reprinted with permission from Pioneer Press
33rd Annual Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival Sun...
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