Though at times overshadowed by his famous brother Von Freeman, he collaborated with the biggest names in jazz and also released his own celebrated albums. Born on the South Side, he always called Chicago home.
On March 31, 1995, Tejano music star Selena, 23, died after being shot by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of Selena’s fan club, who was found to have been embezzling money from the singer.
Our picks for live music have the boldface names — Beyoncé, AC/DC, Lady Gaga and Oasis — as well as club dates and music festivals.
The woman convicted of killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Perez has been denied parole after spending decades behind bars for fatally shooting the young singer in 1995.
The three-day festival of hip hop will be June 20-22 on the campus of SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview.
Lady Gaga has announced a tour behind her new album “Mayhem” with United Center concerts on Sept. 15 and 17.
On March 22, 1963, The Beatles’ debut album, “Please Please Me,” was released in the United Kingdom on the Parlophone record label.
Discontent at WFMT spilled into the public eye last fall, when Dennis Moore, a veteran host, accused the station of firing him rather than accommodating a doctor-approved disability.
The four-day Lollapalooza music festival will be July 31 to Aug. 3 in Chicago’s Grant Park, with more than 170 bands on nine stages.
Musician Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, the principal flute of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, is taking a one-year leave of absence from the orchestra after winning the same post at the Berlin Philharmonic.