Jazz Institute of Chicago

Welcome to the Jazz Institute of Chicago Journal, an archive of jazz writing. You'll find incredible articles about the history of Jazz in Chicago, as well as interviews with a variety of musicians and jazz related figures and reviews of recordings and live shows.

IRA G. SCHULMAN Dec. 1, 1926 - July 20, 2008

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1984 Chicago Jazz Festival

Taken backstage at the Chicago Jazz Festival in 1984, we find Art Blakey, Johnny Griffin, Mayor Harold Washington, Randy Weston, and Dempsey Travis.

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Remembering Max

By Don Rose

“Max!”

That was the first word Charlie Parker ever said to me.

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The DuSable Hotel and the Drexel Square Area

by Charles Walton

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47th Street and South Park Boulevard — Bronzeville's Downtown

by Charles Walton

REGAL OPENS THIS WEEK
Headline in the Pittsburgh Courier, 1927

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Al Benson—the Godfather of Black Radio in Chicago

by Charles Walton

The year is 1950—the time 4:00 pm...

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Steve Galloway and the Count Basie Experience

by Charles Walton

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A Conversation with Joe Daley

by Larry Birnbaum (2/22/79)

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A Conversation with Paul Wertico

By Alain Drouot

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Earma Thompson

Earma Thompson is one of our historic pianists, mother of Terry Thompson, a drummer, and wife of the late Marshall Thompson, known for his tap dancing and drumming.

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