Forty years ago today Louis Armstrong passed away. Most fans of jazz and music in general know that Satchmo started to build the early versions of his Hot Fives and Hot Sevens in Chicago. more ›

This evening, we turn the floor over to Louis Armstrong. Merry Christmas, everyone. more ›

This Wednesday night Symphony Center will host the world premiere of the silent film Louis, a collaboration by Chicago native David Pritzker and Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond (Close Encounters of the Third Kind), with music performed live by Wynton Marsalis and his band. more ›

Winner of a special prize at the Berlin Film Festival, #12 on Metacritic's All-Time High Scores and one of the first 50 films chosen for preservation in the National Film Registry, Killer of Sheep has always been a film more talked about than seen. Until now. This week you'll probably be hearing a lot more about it, because twenty years after it was finished it's finally getting a release; it opens Friday at the Music Box. more ›