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The zydeco accordionist and singer Buckwheat Zydeco released his last studio album eight years ago. Buckwheat, you’ve been gone too long!
The country-tinged tales on his national debut If You Knew My Mind are sung by a young man who’s seen more hardships than his age would indicate.
Regina Spektor is an utterly self-assured performer.
The Chicago Luzern Exchange brings together three young Chicago avant-garde jazz players and a Swiss.
The Forgotten Arm smolders but never catches fire.
The Ponderosa Stomp, two nights of nearly twelve hours of music, is three times as much fun as Jazz Fest.
The two nights of the Ponderosa Stomp, April 26 and 27, celebrate the unsung creators of rock 'n' roll, R&B, rockabilly, blues and swamp pop.
With this larger group, David Holland explores how the history of big bands fits into contemporary jazz.
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