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Cuban vocal legend Omara Portuondo to open 2016-17 Jazz at Symphony Center; full details

Apr 12, 2016 – 4:04 pm
Omara Portuondo opens CSO 2016-17 jazz season

This Just In: The following is a news release written by an arts organization, submitted to Chicago On the Aisle.
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SYMPHONY CENTER PRESENTS JAZZ SERIES 2016/17 PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED
Legendary Cuban Vocalist Omara Portuondo Opens 16/17 Series
New Orleans …

Jazz premiere, youth band lead ‘Truth to Power’ and Prokofiev is spotlighted by Feltsman, CSO

Jun 2, 2014 – 5:09 pm
Jason Moran at harmonium in Looks of a Lot premiere Chicago Symphony Center 5-30-2013 (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s “Truth to Power” festival swung fully into celebratory mode, with a jazz premiere and music of Prokofiev taking center stage, in a series of four diverse concerts at Orchestra Hall over a long weekend May 29-June 1.