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An in-depth look at the powerhouse American label... “A celebration of the humanity that is inherent in what you hear. A celebration of craft in musicianship. An emphasis on telling the real story of a person, and some things that happened, and how they sound. Focusing on context. How historical, communal, architectural and spatial context affects and informs musical composition and performance. The expanding and evolving nature of community and geography through sound. A celebration of community through collaboration.” That’s how Scott McNiece defines the ethos be...

Reply Pictured: Ruy López Nussa and his band (Photo courtesy of HotHouse and the artists) Tonight Sunday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. is the final program for the internationally streaming "Jazz Plaza: HotHouse Meets Havana." The award-winning Chicago-based nonprofit arts presenter HotHouse is providing the official international streaming platform. Each program will be preceded by a 30 minute dance party hosted by DJ Madrid. More information is available at hothouse.net. Host for the Jan. 24 program is Richard Steele. This recently retired host and contributor to Chicago's NPR station WBEZ's talk sho...

5 Things to Do This Weekend Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually. Jan. 21, 2021 Image Roberto Fonseca will play a set on Saturday night on HotHouse’s YouTube and Twitch channels as part of “Jazz Plaza: HotHouse Meets Havana.”Credit...Arien Chan At HotHouse, a Chicago-based nonprofit devoted to integrating the arts with community activism, organizers presented a virtual concert in July honoring Cuba’s contributions to global health — particularly those of its doctors who have provided care in over two dozen foreign countries during ...

click to enlarge The Reader's first gig poster of 2021 is a tribute to jazz, Cuba, and collaborative concert organizing by a designer with roots in alternative weekly papers. Venerable local arts presenter HotHouse, which has been bringing diverse online programming to international audiences for the past few months, celebrates its 34th year with HotHouse Meets Havana, a five-night stream of Latin-jazz musicians based in Cuba interspersed with sets by artists based in the States—including current and former Chicagoans Hamid D...