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South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization, awarded $2 million in grants in October to support jazz musicians through its Jazz Road…

Bandcamp / Buy For over 30 years, Damon Locks has been in the middle of Chicago arts and culture. Locks moved to the city in the late ’80s to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the first of many local pillars that would become well acquainted with the multi-talented composer, musician, educator, and visual artist. He’s worked for cultural institutions ranging from the cherished indie label Thrill Jockey to the world-famous Field Museum where, legend has it, he once planted a cassette of his punk band Trenchmouth in the African exhibit. His endeavors look differ...

2 of 5  — James Brandon Lewis 3 of 5  — Damon Locks 4 of 5  — Alexa Tarantino 5 of 5  — Roxana Amed Jen Shyu, "Living's a Gift | Part 3: My Unsolved Regrets" Zero Grasses: Ritual For the Losses is the latest artistic statement from Jen Shyu, a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer with the blazing heart of an artist and the curious mind of an ethnographer. It seems unlikely that we'll encounter another album this year with a more striking balance of formal invention and perso...