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A cemetery with green grass, trees, and headstones, featuring a photo overlay of a man playing a saxophone. The man wears a patterned shirt and appears focused on his music.

by Joe Cothrel | May 21, 2026

Remembering Chicago Jazz Great Eddie Harris “Listen Here!” is a tribute to the Chicago-born jazz saxophone legend with words and music at Oak Woods Cemetery Chapel.

by Newcity | October 29, 2025

Music 45 2025: Musicians

Klaus Mäkelä

by Todd Hieggelke | March 27, 2025

Music Top 5: April 2025

Rockefeller Chapel at dusk.

by Todd Hieggelke | September 3, 2024

Can’t-Miss Fall Music Events (Fall Arts Preview 2024)

by Robert Rodi | July 2, 2020

Music 45: Who Keeps Chicago In Tune 2020

by Seth Boustead | January 17, 2020

Declassifying Classical: Origin of Animal Heads a Genre-Bending Concert

by Brian Hieggelke | April 20, 2015

Still Facing East: AACM Celebrates Fifty Years of Great Black Music

by Kenneth Preski | September 23, 2013

Preview: Hyde Park Jazz Festival

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