Jazz Fusion Archives - Chicago Concert Reviews

Santana “Supernatural,” “Smooth” at AFI Amp, happy to have Counting Crows “Hanginaround”

Whenever Carlos Santana leads his group of the same name on a summer excursion, it’s an event of epic proportions, yet the 25th anniversary of the record-shattering [More…]

Trailblazing bassist Stanley Clarke Return(s) To Forever and elsewhere for standing room Space

A mere glance at bassist Stanley Clarke’s discography is enough to drop some jaws, starting with the sheer quantity of solo and collaborative endeavors, followed by the [More…]

Half-century of world fusion phenoms Shakti, John McLaughlin move Ravinia, Béla Fleck bonus

Few jazz fusion acts of the 1970s were as influential and marvelously mind-boggling as the Mahavishnu Orchestra, which meant leader John McLaughlin could literally do [More…]

Always dependable Dave Matthews Band “Walk Around The Moon” and Huntington Bank Pavilion

Touring may be a constant in the life of Dave Matthews Band, but recording is not, which made the pause of the pandemic a perfect opportunity for the guys to reconvene in the [More…]

Multiple Grammy winner and guitar genius Pat Metheny’s “Side-Eye” stuns in Ravinia return

Calling Pat Metheny a jazz artist is certainly accurate, but it also sells the guitar genius short since he’s won twenty Grammy Awards in a record-breaking ten categories, [More…]

Hometown heroes Chicago a “Hard Habit To Break” during Ravinia’s idyllic opening weekend

Nothing is as synonymous with summer surrounding the Windy City than Ravinia, and when it came to opening weekend, there was arguably no more quintessential act to consider [More…]

Guitar hero Jeff Beck, Hollywood Vampire Johnny Depp get Chicago Theatre feeling “18” again

Since beginning with The Yardbirds in the 1960s right between Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page’s stints, Jeff Beck became an original guitar hero who went on to front his own [More…]

Giants of jazz Spyro Gyra “Vinyl Tap” into nearly a half-century of gold and platinum recordings

Having logged over 10,000 shows on six continents, Spyro Gyra is such a well-oiled machine, even numerous pandemic delays couldn’t derail saxophone player Jay Beckenstein, [More…]

Longevity in jazz leads to a classic rock “Vinyl Tap” for the suburbs-bound Spyro Gyra

Few acts have captured the hearts of both discerning jazz aficionados and the commercial public to such a seamless degree as Spyro Gyra, whose nucleus of saxophone player Jay [More…]

Dave Matthews Band: “30” Tour at Huntington Bank Pavilion At Northerly Island

Click here for a review of Dave Matthews Band at Huntington Bank Pavilion At Northerly Island. For additional information on Dave Matthews Band, visit DaveMatthewsBand.com. [More…]