“I’m a Chicago homie — long removed but never really gone — so don’t expect objectivity, but a recent visit proved my native metropolis is #1 in America and maybe everywhere for its active, creative, meaningful, almost-economically-viable, neighborhood-rooted, exploratory and world class jazz. I say this even as my dearly adopted New York City kickstarts as freshly energized a fall season as any I recall.” – writes Howard Mandel, a Chicago-born and New York-based writer, editor, author, arts producer for National Public Radio in his article “Best American city for jazz? Chicago”.

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I thougt Chicago was city of wind. Now I know- Chicago is the best city of jazz…. :)

Marko added these pithy words on Sep 26 09 at 19:24

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