Jeff Parker

BETRAYAL Extended Again At Goodman Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 18, 2025

It's opening night for Susan V. Booth's major revival of Harold Pinter's Nobel Prize-winning drama Betrayal—which extends a second time by popular demand with eight additional performances.

Billy Mohle's THE ETERNAL Debuts New Quartet With Guitarist Jeff Parker, Altoist Devin Daniels, and Drummer Damion Reid
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2025

After three highly regarded albums at the helm of a quartet with Chris Speed, Shane Endsley and Nate Wood (Focus, Anatomy and Ultraviolet), Los Angeles bassist Billy Mohler charts a new course on The Eternal, an impressive all-original set with the renowned and utterly distinctive Jeff Parker on guitar, Devin Daniels on alto saxophone and Damion Reid on drums.

Harold Pinter's BETRAYAL Begins Performances At Goodman Theatre In February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2025

Goodman Theatre will present Artistic Director Susan V. Booth's new production of Harold Pinter's Nobel Prize-winning drama, Betrayal. Starring Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Helen Hunt, Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard, and Tony Award nominee and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Ian Barford.

Jeff Parker Releases New ETA IVtet Album 'The Way Out of Easy'
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 12, 2024

Guitarist Jeff Parker has released The Way Out of Easy, the new album with his long-running ETA IVtet featuring saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss, and drummer Jay Bellerose. Listen to it now.

Desert Daze Reveals Daily Lineup Feat. Jack White, Alex G, Thundercat, & More
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 20, 2024

Desert Daze has shared the daily lineup for this year’s installment. Taking place October 10 - 13, 2024 in Lake Perris, CA, this year features sonically diverse artists from the worlds of psych rock, hip hop, punk, indie rock, electronic, jazz, metal and much more.

Video: 'Now and for Always' from THE LORD OF THE RINGS at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Joshua Wright - Aug 8, 2024

Watch as Sam (Michael Kurowski) and Frodo (Spencer Davis Milford) sing 'Now and for Always' from The Lord of the Rings the Musical, accompanied by Suzanne Hannau, Eileen Doan, Ben Mathew, and Adam Qutaishat. 

Video: Fox 32 Live Visits the Cast of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: A MUSICAL TALE
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 4, 2024

Watch Fox 32's Jake Hamilton interview actors Tom Amades (Gandalf) Michael Kurowski (Sam), and Spencer Davis Milford (Frodo) about THE LORD OF THE RINGS - A MUSICAL TALE in the video here.

Review: THE LORD OF THE RINGS at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Rachel Weinberg - Jul 29, 2024

I think LOTR die-hards will appreciate the world-building and the visual spectacle of this production, but the material needs editing and more focus and refinement on key moments and characters.

Photos: LORD OF THE RINGS - A MUSICAL TALE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 27, 2024

Check out production photos from Chicago Shakespeare Theater's The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale, running now through September 1.

Video: THE LORD OF THE RINGS �" A MUSICAL TALE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 25, 2024

Chicago Shakespeare Theater is presenting The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale. Watch the trailer!

Desert Daze Unveils 2024 Lineup ft Jack White, Cigarettes After Sex, & More
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 23, 2024

Desert Daze returns October 10 - 13, 2024 to Lake Perris, CA – the gathering’s lakeside home since 2018. The lineup includes Main stage performances from Jack White, No Name; Cigarettes After Sex, Alex G; and more.

SML Release Debut Album 'Small Medium Large'
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 9, 2024

International Anthem has released Small Medium Large — the debut album from SML — on all streaming platforms, following its June 28 initial physical release which put the album at #15 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart. Listen to the album now!

Photos & Video: Go Inside Rehearsals for THE LORD OF THE RINGS - A MUSICAL TALE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 26, 2024

See rehearsal photos and videos for The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

Video: SML Drops Animated Video For 'Three Over Steel'
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 6, 2024

International Anthem has shared the animated video for new single 'Three Over Steel,' the latest preview of Small Medium Large, the debut album out June 28 from SML, a new quintet composed of luminaries from Los Angeles’s thriving jazz, improvised, and indie music scenes. Watch the video now!

Chicago Shakespeare Theater Reveals Cast of THE LORD OF THE RINGS - A MUSICAL TALE
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2024

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST)  has announced the cast and creative team of the highly anticipated The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale. Based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien, this production comes to the stage in a US premiere production directed by Paul Hart, July 19–September 1, 2024 in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare.

Bill MacKay Announces New Album 'Locust Land' & Shares Lead Single
by Michael Major - Feb 13, 2024

Alongside the album announcement, MacKay is sharing the album's lead single, “When I Was Here,” with its accompanying video, and tour dates, beginning in June. “When I Was Here”, featuring Mikel Patrick Avery on percussion and Sam Wagster on bass,  is a surging, blistering, blues-inflected jam with a lyric so sweet it stings.

Photos/Video: First Look At FIDDLER ON THE ROOF At Drury Lane Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 7, 2024

Drury Lane Theatre has released first look photos and video of its final show of the 2023/2024 season, the beloved Fiddler on the Roof.

Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - Feb 2, 2024

The new production at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace is Fiddler on the Roof.  Under the direction of Elizabeth Margolius, this is a different looking production. It works. The scenic design is subtle but very powerful.

Lake Black Town Receives National Endowment for the Arts Funding to Create Sonic Memorial of Historic “Drowned Towns”
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2024

JayVe Montgomery, a Nashville-based composer, and chatterbird, a Nashville-based chamber ensemble, have announced further details surrounding a year-long field recording project focused on capturing the sounds and history of the “drowned towns” of historic Black communities found throughout the Southeastern United States.

Cast Set for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Drury Lane Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 10, 2024

Drury Lane Theatre has revealed the cast of Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Elizabeth Margolius. See photos below!