Chicago Underground Duo

Rob Mazurek: Jazz Composer / Visual Artist Challenges Boundaries of Sound, Light, and Color

Though not himself a synesthete, prolific jazz composer and visual artist Rob Mazurek finds inspiration in the multi-sensory stimulation of…

100 Unheralded Albums from 2010

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…

Morrow vs. Hajduch: Chicago Odense Ensemble

Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…

Morrow vs. Hajduch: Mikrokolektyw’s Revisit

Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…

Chicago Underground Duo embarks on mini-tour of Midwest and East Coast

Long-time collaborators Rob Mazurek (Exploding Star Orchestra, Sao Paulo Underground, Mandarin Movie, and more) and Chad Taylor (Iron and Wine,…

Pre-order the cross-continental, improvised jazz of the Chicago Odense Ensemble

In the winter of 2008, Danish musicians Jonas Munk and Jakob Skøtt hunkered down in a Chicago studio with locals…