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Archive for February, 2011

Thundersnow and stranded cars

Yazan: Jason | 02 February 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: photography

Wow! We’re getting walloped in a big way here in Chicago. It’s been 12 years since the last one like this. Luckily, all my gigs/work got cancelled and I got home just in time. I’ve been looking at abandoned cars on Lake Shore Drive and Hyde Park Boulevard all of last night and this morning. [...]

Chicago Bass Festival this Sunday

Yazan: Jason | 01 February 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass

As the worst storm in over a decade rolls into Chicago, I’d like to encourage people to register for this Sunday’s Chicago Bass Festival. Former Chicago Symphony Principal Bass Joe Guastafeste will be giving an excerpt master class, as will Michael Hovnanian (CSO), Rob Kassinger (CSO), Andy Anderson (Lyric/Roosevelt), Larry Gray (jazz artist/U of I), [...]

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