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Dee Alexander Among 2026 Jazz Legacy Fellows

On February 17, 2026, the Mellon Foundation announced its 2026 Jazz Legacy Fellows: a prestigious distinction honoring lifetime achievements of the world’s top 12 jazz artists.

Keegan MorrisApril 17, 2025

Playlist: Music to Help Your Garden Grow

Third Coast Percussion poses with percussion instruments and mallets in front of a yellow-green background

Keegan MorrisApril 15, 2025

New Releases Apr. 15: Suites, Unheralded Women, Third Coast Percussion

Keegan MorrisApril 11, 2025

Classical Voyages: Paris

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In ‘Sinners’ and his music, Buddy Guy is keeping the blues alive. It hasn’t been easy

Associated PressJuly 30, 2025

Guy's new album features Peter Frampton and the Eagles' Joe Walsh and arrives a few months after the blues legend appeared in Ryan Coogler's critically acclaimed film Sinners.

Newberry Consort Announces 2025-26 Season, “Metamorphosis”

Keegan MorrisJuly 30, 2025

The respected Chicago early music ensemble will present four programs between October 2025 and May 2026.

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New Releases Apr. 8: Instrument Spotlights

Keegan MorrisApril 8, 2025

Deep dives into contemporary violin repertoire, recent trombone works, and not-so-recent concertos for lute, as well as an album-length survey of preludes and chamber arrangements of beloved Stephen Sondheim touchstones.

The delicate dance to preserve the magic of Abbey Road’s legendary Studio One

Associated PressApril 4, 2025

Nearly a century after its opening, Studio One underwent a six-month, multimillion-pound refurbishment, with the main priority being the preservation of one very important thing: the sound.

Iconic Chicago buildings — including the Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, and the Hancock Center — with happy, multicolored tulips in the foreground

Playlist: Feel-Good Classical Music

Keegan MorrisApril 1, 2025

From the jubilant to the blissful and everything in between, this longform playlist has something for anyone looking for a classical music mood booster.

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