Growing up in the Chicagoland area Alyssa Allgood was inspired to be a vocalist at a young age. She attended the Janice Borla Vocal Jazz Camp at a very early age and continued to study all the way through college at North Central College.
Interviews and show previews with national, international and local jazz artists
Episodes
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
NOTE: the first answers from Mark are muted but then the audio returns.Chicago Music Revealed EPISODE 002, Quarantine Edition.
The new daily talk show for music in Chicago featuring news and interviews with music industry professionals. On the show today Mike Jeffers interviews Burnell Music (Mark and Anne Burnell) about the Year of Chicago Music, the Chicago Cabaret Professionals and much more. Also on the show is bassist Frank Russell, talking about his recent long run with Lady Smith black Mambazo, his new project and how things are going during the shut down.
Thanks to the Epiphany Center for the Arts for presenting the show.
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
New online daily show..."Talking Chicago Jazz" which is now "Chicago Music Revealed" with Mike Jeffers. News and interviews about the Chicago music scene. Today's guests for the first show are Shawn Maxwell Music and Roy Mcgrath Music.
Chicago Music Revealed features interviews and news about happenings on the Chicago Music scene.
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Pianist Orrin Evans previews his upcoming weekend performances at the legendary Green Mill Jazz Club with Chicago Jazz Magazine founder Mike Jeffers on this week's "Chicago Jazz Audio Experience" podcast!
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Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Now an accomplished vocalist and educator, Alyssa talks about her concepts on teaching, practicing and what she has coming up in 2020.
Visit www.chicagojazzmagazine.com to read, watch, listen to the entire interview.
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Play On Feat. Marquis Hill - A Benefit Concert for Merit School of Music happens March 2nd at City Winery in Chicago. Charles Grode discusses the upcoming benefit concert with founder of Chicago Jazz Magazine, Mike Jeffers, and also talks about the mission of Merit School of Music and the many students they work with with.
Also on this episode one of the featured performers for the upcoming Merit School of Music benefit concert pianist Alexis Lombre. Alexis is a former student of Merit School and is currently finishing her degree at the University of Michigan. Here trio will be opening up the night at City Winery on March 2nd ahead of trumpeter Marquis Hill and his group.
For tickets visit www.citywinery.com/chicago
For more information on Merit School of Music visit www.meritmusic.org
For more information on Alexis Lombre visit www.alexislombre.com
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Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Saxophonist Rajiv Halim talks with Chicago Jazz Magazine founder, Mike Jeffers, about his upcoming performance at the Evanston High School Jazz Festival on Saturday February 15th. He also discusses his background, influences and much more.
Thanks to the Epiphany Center for the Arts for hosting the show!
Watch more episodes and get more jazz news at www.chicagojazz.com
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Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Legendary drummer Redd Holt talks about his life in music including how he got his start on the drums, his years of recording and touring with Ramsey Lewis, the inspiration of his new recording and much more.
Holt first started playing drums as a teenager and first met his collaborators Ramsey Lewis and Eldee Young while still in school in Chicago. Upon returning from military duty he re- connected with Lewis and Young to form the Ramsey Lewis Trio which produced the world wide hit, The "In" Crowd.
In 1966 Young and Holt split with Lewis and formed their own group, Young-Holt Unlimited, which went on to achieve commercial success as an instrumental soul band. After the group's dissolution in 1974 Holt continued on as Redd Holt Unlimited, playing under this name into the 1990s, and worked in jazz education in Illinois.
He founded the Gumption Artist Workshop, which was active from 1980 to 1985, and played internationally, including at the 1988 Montreux Jazz Festival and in Singapore in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
His latest recording is on Treehouse Records It's A Take!
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Bassist Joe Policastro talks with Chicago Jazz Magazine founder Mike Jeffers about his trio's upcoming performance at Andy's Jazz Club on January 18th & 19th featuring Howard Levy.
Get more information on the Joe Policastro Trio Visit TheJpTrio.com
For tickets visit www.andysjazzclub.com
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Alfreda Burke and Rodrick Dixon the stars of the show "Too Hot Too Handel - the Jazz Gospel Messiah" talk with, Chicago Jazz Magazine founder, Mike Jeffers about the 15th annual performance coming up at the Auditorium Theatre January 18th & 19th.
Get tickets and information at www.auditoriumtheatre.org
Monday Jan 06, 2020
Monday Jan 06, 2020
Ben Paterson, pianist/organist and Steinway artist, talks with the founder of Chicago Jazz Magazine, Mike Jeffers for the January 2020 Chicago Jazz Magazine feature interview.
Paterson talks about starting on piano at an early age and discovering jazz music, attending the University of Chicago as a political science major while starting to integrate himself into the Chicago jazz scene, joining Von Freeman's band and playing with him until his passing, performing and touring with Bobby Broom and his trio while opening for Steely Dan, his recent move to New York, touring with his own group throughout the world and much more.