Mandolin Virtuoso
In case you thought the mandolin was just for slicing vegetables or playing bluegrass. Here is a cool piece from the Chicago Symphony of Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital playing Bach Gigue from second partita in D minor.
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Podcast episodes and video related to musical theater, musical film, music performance and musicians in Chicago.
Includes classical, traditional, folk, reggae, jazz, blues, theater, pop, rock, current, and avant-garde styles.
Art, Music and Fun at Rogers Park Beach in Chicago 2018
Every year since 1993 artists of all kinds gather to decorate the wall at Loyola Park near Jarvis Beach in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. Rogers Park which includes the campus of Loyola University is perhaps one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the …
Skatterplot
Featured Profile with pianist and pop composer Chicago native, Steven Solomon a/k/a “Skatterplot”.
Mad Song Avant Garde Vocal Performance
Chicago composer Janice Misurell-Mitchell translates the text and imagery of William Blake into a sonic experience in “Mad Song” presented at Northwestern University. Performed by twelve students of the Bienen School of Music, conducted by A.J. Keller, DMA candidate in Choral Conducting. The performance was …
Jerry G. & Company Aired on WFLD-Chicago in 1969
A cool vintage video we found thanks to “Obsolete Video.” Before cable TV there was something called UHF (Ulta High Frequency) TV that extended the over-the-air bandwidth introducing a number of additional channels and providing for more diversity that included more local programs. This pilot …
“Dream Come True” by Rohan Murray
This music video produced by Chicago’s Boom Shot Records was shot in Rogers Park and on the Northshore by RenoWeb.net. “Dream Come True” featuring Rohan “Indian” Murray with D.J. Donnie Silk is distributed by VPAL Music. The song by Murray has a classic reggae vibe …
Propaganda Machine Blues Performance
The Propaganda Machine with Stann Champion performs 4-AM with harmonica & blues vocal by Michael Hollywood at IndependenceTap in Chicago.
Liberation Music Video | Leslie Ming with Tony Aiken and Future
This reggae music video was shot at the Wild Hare in Chicago on Halsted. The song “Liberation” features a vocal by Leslie Ming accompanied by Tony Aiken and Future. Produced by Boom Shot Records and distributed by VPAL.