Eddie Condon deserves his due as a forefather of jazz

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Why aren’t more jazz pioneers associated with the Windy City? Sure, we have legends such as the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Von Freeman, and Fred Anderson, but we definitely get short shrift compared to New York City and New Orleans. No figure is more foundational to Chicago jazz than Eddie Condon, who helped build the [] The post Eddie Condon deserves his due as a forefather of jazz appeared first on Chicago Reader.