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Joe Segal (April 24, 1926 – August 10, 2020) founded the Jazz Showcase in 1947 in Chicago, Illinois and was the club's owner until his death in 2020. Born April 24, 1926 in Philadelphia, he grew up listening to Louis Armstrong , Sidney Bechet and Fats Waller on the radio.
Andriacchi was identified in a 1995 Chicago Tribune article as being an underboss for day-to-day operations for the Chicago Outfit. [5] In 1997, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Andriacchi was "at the top of the Outfit's new organizational chart," identifying Andriacchi as a reported longtime lieutenant of Chicago Outfit kingpin John ...
Joseph Kromelis (1947 – December 11, 2022) known as 'Walking Man', 'Walking Dude' [1] [2] or Walking Yanni [3] was a Chicago-area homeless man and street vendor known for his physical appearance and for wandering about the city.
Lost among most of the discussions about the health of Venezuela's president-for-life, Hugo Chavez, as he moves toward what seems will be an imminent death is the future of the nation's oil exports.
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In his review for AllMusic Scott Yanow states: "Although it had been more than 40 years since his debut recording, pianist Ahmad Jamal's playing was as viable as ever in the 1990s. Teamed up with bassist John Heard and drummer Yoron Israel for this live Telarc CD, Jamal plays a particularly inspired repertoire that includes "All the Things You ...
NBC | The opening hour of the #OneChicago crossover drew 6.3 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating (season highs for Chicago Fire), the second hour (6.6 mil/0.5) hit and tied season highs ...
Oscar "43 Street" Wilson, the second front-man of the band, was born in Chicago into a musical family: his father was a jazz, blues, and gospel musician and composer. He taught himself guitar, piano, drums and harmonica, and remembers performing at the age of 11 at a neighbor's house party.