SOUND ON
Welcome to the Bridge Listening Room. The Listening Room is a discovery space programmed by the editors of the Bridge Journal featuring curated dance and music videos from our Bridge Film and Video collection, Soundcloud playlists, Bridge Audio and Readings archive recordings, and other featured recordings; sound art (such as guided sound walks, audio sculptures and installations, place sounds, etc.), live performance recordings, and other audio. Updated periodically.
REPORT: Back Alley Jazz 2022
It’s a sweltering day in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood, the mercury topping 95 degrees, and I’m walking with my son Tristan along the sparsely tree-lined street of Paxton Avenue, where the event is situated on Paxton and Oglesby Avenues, centered at 73rd and Paxton with a mobile stage. We’ve arrived just in time for the procession which opens each edition of the annual event, sponsored by Hyde Park Jazz and co-produced by residents Gail Mangrum and Zenja Vaughn, Jeannine “Katie” Sharpe, her sister, Jonita.
REVIEW: Saba, Few Good Things
Following the critical acclaim for CARE FOR ME, Saba returns with his 3rd studio album, Few Good Things. Like much of his past work, this album speaks to his upbringing on the West Side of Chicago, but with special focus on fond memories of his “Granny’s house.”
