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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Smile High, keyboardist from R&B-jazz-soul fusion band The Main Squeeze, will release his highly collaborative project “The Vibetape” on Nov. 24.

The Main Squeeze’s Smile High and Corey Frye talk ongoing tour, new album

November 19, 2023

Two weeks after their most recent tour stop in North Carolina , The Main Squeeze’s keyboardist Ben “Smiley” Silverstein and lead vocalist Corey Frye sat down with The Daily to talk about their ongoing...

Sound Source: Student band Morning Dew discusses dynamics and challenges

Sound Source: Student band Morning Dew discusses dynamics and challenges

November 14, 2019

DANIELLA TELLO-GARZON: From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Daniella Tello-Garzon, and you’re listening to Sound Source. This episode features Morning Dew, a student jazz fusion band that plays a mix of...

“Jazz from Planet Flippo” performs its unique repertoire, which is inspired by world music and rock arrangements. The quartet now plays twice a month at Tommy Nevin’s Pub in Evanston.

Quartet brings interplanetary jazz to Nevin’s Pub

January 19, 2017

Dave Flippo is from his own planet. But, he counters, so is everybody else. “That’s the weird thing about human existence. Every person walking around, they’re the center of their universe,”...

Musicians rehearse a piece from the upcoming musical “Sweet Charity.” The mainstage production, which opens in the Ethel M. Barber Theatre on Friday night, features the largest student orchestra ever found in the venue.

‘Sweet Charity’ revives jazz era, features elaborate designs

November 2, 2016

A&E With the largest student orchestra in the history of the Ethel M. Barber Theatre, an LED-lined set design and 1960s-inspired dance numbers, “Sweet Charity” is bringing a hybrid of jazz and...

Evanston Township High School to host annual jazz festival

January 13, 2015

Evanston Township High School will host the 12th annual High School Jazz Festival on Sunday. The Jeff Hamilton Trio will headline the evening’s performance, according to ETHS bands’ website. The...

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