Mose Allison

So many world-class jazz artists live and work in Chicago that the scene really never cools. Dozens of events will vie for the listener's attention each week. The best will include: Jazz From Chicago at the Morse: The new Wednesday-night jazz series...

"The Sound of Music" has nothing on Long Island, where every summer not only the hills, but the parks, beaches, fields and even parking lots are alive with the sound of music. From bouncy pop to classic rock, from country to classical, and from blues...

Sally Kellerman called her performance at Catalina Bar & Grill Tuesday night an "anti-show," meaning simply that formalities would be set aside, that she would feel free to rove the stage, chat with her audience, even redo a tune if the first try wasn't...

John Coltrane was not the only jazz great to eschew Manhattan for points east. Here are the other legends, living and dead, who've made their homes on Long Island and in Queens. MOSE ALLISON, Smithtown After growing up in a Mississippi Delta cotton town...

September 10 Evening of Stars. Amateur salsa dancers compete for prizes at 4 p.m., winner makes a return appearance at 7:30 p.m. with champion professional salsa dancers, part of the River to River Festival, rivertoriver nyc.com, Battery Park, Main...

There are two types of Long Islanders: Those who are proud of where they live and those who aren't. "There is an inherent inferiority complex that Long Islanders have, which I actually find kind of charming," explains Hicksville native and Oyster Bay...

With shout-outs to local spots from Huntington to Syosset to Levittown, a roster of musicians spanning generations and genres celebrated their one common trait last night: a connection to Long Island. The event was the inaugural induction ceremony of the...

Each year, this column enumerates at least 10 reasons why Chicago's independent music scene is second to none. I had to expand to a dozen indie albums to accommodate all my local favorites from the last year. Several of these artists will be playing in...

Nick Wells is Mr. Careful. He hasn't made it to the pinnacle of the safecracking world by being hot-headed or impulsive. The man is smooth, solid, the epitome of professionalism, and "The Score" does so well detailing what Nick hopes will be his last...

For purists, the blues is a circle enclosing the Mississippi Delta. For Bonnie Raitt, the blues is a rubber band that stretches from Los Angeles to West Africa. At 52, Raitt keeps expanding the boundaries of her music, but on Thursday she was at the...

The ones that got away? Not necessarily. In the last year, more than 30,000 compact discs were released. Here are a few small treasures that nearly were buried in that avalanche, great records that escaped wide notice but deserve your attention. Deltron...

With the exception of a couple of Fleadh festival appearances, Van Morrison has not played a Chicago area concert hall in many years. As a result, his two-night stand at the Rosemont Theatre became one of the hottest tickets in recent memory. After...