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- Milton Suggs
At the 2012 Chicago Jazz Festival, young singer Milton Suggs gave a galvanizing performance that signaled he was on his way to becoming one of Chicago’s finest singers. Then, a few months later, he was gone, transplanted to New York. And whereas a bunch of jazz musicians who’ve also decamped to the east coast—such as saxophonists Greg Ward and Christopher McBride—have returned so frequently it would be easy to think they never split, Suggs hasn’t popped up much at all in his hometown. I’m happy to report that he’s coming back next Thursday, July 24, when he’ll kick off the city’s Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz series at the Pritzker Pavilion at 6:30 PM. (Full disclosure: I’m a volunteer on the committee that programmed this year’s lineup.)
International Contemporary Ensemble, George Crumb: Complete Crumb Editions Vol. 12 (Bridge)Mory Kante, Touma (Mango)Inhabitants, The Furniture Moves Underneath (Drip Audio)Matt Blostein/Vinnie Sperrazza Band, Paraphrase (Yeah-Yeah)Ricardo Villalobos, Dependent and Happy (Perlon)
