The Pride And Joy of Trans Jazz, Illinois

All at once, the room becomes a cacophony of style and character, of pride with no prejudice, steeped in color and music, joyous in its many blended acts of singular daring.

December 14, 2025 0

Jazz-Pop, Going Full-Time, and Rap Groups w/ Your Twin Brother in the CSO | Neil Carson Interview

Chicago sax player, composer, and arranger Neil Carson discusses New Nostalgia, taking the plunge as a full-time musician, his love affair with nonets, and more!

May 6, 2023 0

New Nostalgia @Andy’s, Or, What It Might Look Like If The Jazz Students Got Mortgages But Were Still Geeks

Bandleader Neil Carson described the group to the Andy’s audience as a “jazz-pop-rock” group that “can’t decide” which one they want to be. As he put it, they just “wanna rock out” while “embracing Charlie Parker and Louis Armstrong as well as The Police and Metallica.”

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