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…
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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…
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Chicago Odense Ensemble’s special offer for ALARM readers
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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…
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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…
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Jason Adasiewicz: Virtuosic Jazz Vibraphonist
Jason Adasiewicz has made a name for himself as a strong, unique voice in Chicago's rich underground jazz and improvisational…
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What We’re Seeing This Weekend: William Elliot Whitmore, Serengeti, Zing!
As we make our rounds this weekend, we plan to catch soulful folk crooner William Elliot Whitmore, multi-genre rapper Serengeti,…
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Exploding Star Orchestra: Rob Mazurek’s Freeform Jazz Ensemble
Highly regarded musicians Rob Mazurek and Bill Dixonof Exploding Star Orchestra combines classical music with the cosmos for a truly…
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ALARM’s Top Ten Albums of 2007
Despite increasingly miserable mainstream hits (how can the radio get any worse?), 2007 was an excellent, indulgent, fulfilling year of…
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