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New musical attempts to sum up an inventive and daring career in jazz that started in Chicago.

The Near North Side neighborhood tavern Weeds has been a garden of cultural delights. It was a cornerstone of Chicago’s poetry scene. It was the site of historic Thursday night jazz sessions…Actor John Cusack tended bar and Jamie Lee Curtis once drank tequila there. And there was Weeds bartender-host Sergio Mayora.

Viki Mammina, now 66, recalled the years she was close to Joseph Kromelis in the 1970s and the cast of characters in their friend group.

Since 1985, KUVO has provided a rare blend of music & news. We broadcast the best in Jazz, Latin Jazz & Blues in addition to 17 locally produced, culturally diverse programs.

Modern Drummer Magazine Trixon: Reborn! This vintage white marine pearl Trixon kit comes to us from Chicago-based reader Jim Murray, who explains that the set was custom-built for him by superior craftsman Bain Creasy, of Huntington, WV, who has been restoring drums for over fifty years. Jim met Bain at the Chicago Drum Show in 1995, and they have worked on several restoration projects together. Jim is a drummer, singer, and producer who has played in several bands, including Skip Towne and the Greyhounds and the Drunk Whisperers, has recorded commercials and jingles, and has been musical dir...