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City of Chicago "Chicago Jazz Archive". The University of Chicago Library This site may move. Uncomment this archive if it is suddenly lost. Archived from the original on 2007-08-20; Independent Music The Black Musician and the White City: Race and Music in Chicago, 1900-1967 by Amy Absher
George R. "Dick" Buckley (August 26, 1924 – July 22, 2010) was an American radio presenter who had hosted the jazz program, Jazz with Dick Buckley, on Chicago Public Radio. [1] His program, which was on WBEZ from 1977 through 2008, tended toward jazz of the 1930s and 1940s, or what he has called "Golden Era" jazz. In the early eighties, he ...
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He formed another band, the Jazz Entertainers, in 1980. [3] He moved to Dowagiac, Michigan in 1975. [4] He died in Niles, Michigan, on May 6, 2008. [3] A son and daughter survived him. [5] [6] "The Franz Jackson Collection at the Chicago Jazz Archive contains his papers and oral history material". [3]
Ken Nordine (April 13, 1920 – February 16, 2019) was an American voice-over and recording artist, best known for his series of word jazz albums. [2] His deep, resonant voice has also been featured in many commercial advertisements and movie trailers.
McKenzie and Condon's Chicagoans was an American jazz band from Chicago, led by banjo player Eddie Condon and sponsored by singer and comb player Red McKenzie. Their four recordings in December 1927 were important influences on early Chicago style jazz. [1] The group got together in 1962 for a reunion, to record the album Chicago and All That Jazz.
The Jazz Institute of Chicago is a non-profit arts presenting organization that produces jazz concerts and runs educational programs. It was founded in 1969 by a small band of jazz fans, writers, club owners, and musicians to preserve the historical roots of Chicago music and to ensure that the music would still be heard.
Joe Daley (July 30, 1918 – March 5, 1994) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and music teacher. Daley was part of the Chicago jazz scene for 40 years. Musicians who studied with Daley include Grammy winners David Sanborn and Paul Winter, Emmy winner James DiPasquale, Richard Corpolongo, Chuck Domanico, and John Kl